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infamous hugh jackman "swordfish" hack scene
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The scene from the 2001 film Swordfish in which Hugh Jackman's character is forced to hack while under pressure. The clip is widely known for its absurd depiction of hacking.
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Used as a joke or shorthand for ridiculous movie hacking and unrealistic depictions of software work.
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This is a reference to the ridiculous scene from the 2001 movie Swordfish where Hugh Jackman is writing a program to hack into a bank network. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗And here I was making fun of the Swordfish hack scene [1]. Turns out he was just assembling the crypto algorithm using vim. [1]: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗This article missed a great opportunity to post that hacking scene from Swordfish as a counterexample of what hacking does NOT look like: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗That "building the worm" scene has got to be my favorite depiction of software development of all time. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Just like watching the movie Hackers and hearing how he hacked the gibson or the 7 screens setup in swordfish : [VIDEO]
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