Swordfish Page #12

Synopsis: There exists a world within our world. A world beneath what we call cyberspace. A world protected by firewalls, passwords and the most advanced security systems. In this world we hide our deepest secrets, our most incriminating information, and of course, a whole lot of money. This is the world of "Swordfish." The world's most dangerous spy is hired by the CIA to coerce a computer hacker recently released from prison to help steal $6 billion in unused government funds.
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  5 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
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Rotten Tomatoes:
26%
R
Year:
2001
99 min
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97 CONTINUED:
97

ANGLE FROM ABOVE HELICOPTER

Water sprays everywhere as it hovers.

Slowly it drifts over to the bank and lowers where it

touches down briefly, the side door slides open.

ANGLE (SLOW MOTION)

as Gabriel steps out and walks TOWARD us. The copter

lifts off behind him.

BACK TO SCENE:

Reisman drops his rod and digs into the fishing box at

his right. Gabriel saunters toward him as the helicopter

disappears over the rise. Reisman is not happy.

GABRIEL:

(sniffing in air)

Ahh, the great American outdoors.

I'll never understand the appeal

of fly-fishing, Jim. A little too

much like masturbation for me,

without the payoff.

Gabriel looks around, suddenly realizing something.

GABRIEL:

This's a catch-and-release stream,

isn't it?

REISMAN:

That's right.

Gabriel starts to laugh. Reisman doesn't catch the joke.

GABRIEL:

Oh c'mon, Jim. You gotta see the

irony in the chairman of the

Joint Sub-Committee on Crime,

fishing in a catch-and-release

stream.

CLOSEUP - REISMAN

Grimaces, not thinking it is funny.

(CONTINUED)

73.

97 CONTINUED:
(2) 97

WIDER:

GABRIEL:

How could you do it, Jim? After

all we have sacrificed. All the

blood, all the death... I've

changed my identity so many times,

I don't even know what I look like

anymore. How could you turn on

me when we are so close?

REISMAN:

You did this to yourself.

GABRIEL:

You brought me in to get the job

done and you didn't want to know

about the consequences.

REISMAN:

The F.B.I. was watching you -

GABRIEL:

I told you there was nothing that

I was unaware of -

REISMAN:

That's why we're here. You are

too arrogant, too aggressive -

GABRIEL:

You have misplaced your loyalties,

Senator. You have sold America out.

I am a patriot, and patriotism does

not have a four-year shelf life.

Unfortunately, politicians do.

Gabriel pulls out his H&K, dangling it by his side.

REISMAN:

(arrogantly)

And what are you going to do

with that?

GABRIEL:

Thomas Jefferson once shot a man

on the White House lawn for

treason, Senator. You tried to

execute me in the name of politics,

now I execute you in the name of

the people.

Gabriel shoots Reisman in the chest. He falls into the

water.

74.

98 INT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - MORNING 98

Stanley continues to work. Marco walks in.

MARCO:

You're up, mate.

STANLEY:

Great.

MARCO:

Get your sh*t, we're headin' out.

His hands fly across the computer keys, he slides in azip disk, transfers the file, and runs for the door.

99 EXT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - MORNING 99

Outside, Marco waits in his black Porsche Turbo ready toroll. Stanley walks out of the house.

100

thru

103A

OMITTED 100

thru

103A

103B INT. PARKING GARAGE (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - NIGHT

A snazzy, sweat-suited Kaplan walks out to his shiny newsilver Porsche, racquet ball racquet flipping in hand.

He's so downright happy in his confidence that he is onthe fast track to political Valhalla, due to his handlingof this Gabriel Shear debacle, he is whistling.

He CLICKS the Porsche key, unlocking the driver's door,

tosses in his racquet and climbs in.

103B

103C INT. KAPLAN'S PORSCHE - NIGHT 103C

He shuts the door and slides the key into the ignition.

Before he cranks it, he catches himself in the rearview

and winks at himself.

Smiling, he turns the key.

BOOM.

The Claymore Mine hidden under his seat RIPS the CARapart, shrapnel tearing upward through his body and outthe roof.

75.

103D INT. PARKING GARAGE (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - NIGHT 103D

The thousand pieces of SHRAPNEL divet the concrete ceiling

and then bounce across the parking garage floor.

104 EXT. DOWNTOWN THEATER - MORNING 104

Stanley is getting out of Marco's car. Gabriel walks out

of the theater back door.

GABRIEL:

(over shoulder)

Make sure that bus doesn't top out

over fifteen-seven.

MERC (O.S.)

Yessir.

Gabriel turns and sees Stanley.

GABRIEL:

Stan, how are you?

STANLEY:

Fine.

GABRIEL:

Have you finished?

Stan pulls out the zip disk and hands it to Gabriel who

dials his cell phone.

GABRIEL:

Here.

STANLEY:

What?

(into phone)

Hello.

OPERATOR (V.O.)

Hello, Mr. Jobson. This is

Kristine Jorgenson of Credit

Suisse in Grand Cayman.

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

76.

104 CONTINUED:
104

OPERATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)

I need to verify your new accountinformation and have you choose apersonal password.

Why?

STANLEY:

OPERATOR (V.O.)

Mr. Jobson, there has just been atransfer of ten million U.S.

dollars into your account.

Stan looks at Gabriel who smiles.

GABRIEL:

Just like I promised, Stanley.

STANLEY:

Then let me go. I want to see mydaughter.

GABRIEL:

Soon, Stanley. Walk with me.

105 EXT. ALLEY - MORNING 105

GABRIEL:

I'm about to do something againstmy better judgement. I'm goingto tell you something I never tell

anyone. I'm going to tell youwho I am.

Don't bother.

STANLEY:

I know who you are.

Do you?

robber.

GABRIEL:

You think I'm a bank

Really, I'm just like you.

Like me?

STANLEY:

You're a murderer.

GABRIEL:

That I am. And worse. Much worse.

I am forced to operate on adifferent plane than you. But, I

have ethics. Rules to which I

must adhere.

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

77.

105 CONTINUED:
105

GABRIEL (CONT'D)

200 years ago Thomas Jefferson

wrote a letter to Madison because

he was concerned that the freedoms

of the constitution would be

ignored.

STANLEY:

I don't understand why the f***

you're telling me this.

GABRIEL:

Listen to me and you will. In the

1950s, armed with this letter,

J. Edgar Hoover created an

organization to protect the

freedoms of this country at all

costs.

STANLEY:

I don't care about any of this.

All I care about is my daughter.

GABRIEL:

I'm talking about your daughter.

STANLEY:

My daughter...

GABRIEL:

Yes. You, your daughter and 200

million other Americans who take

their freedoms for granted. You

don't understand what it takes

to protect those freedoms. That's

my job, Stanley, to protect your

way of life at all costs.

STANLEY:

So you and your band of lunatics

are really stealing all this money

to protect me.

GABRIEL:

That's right, Stanley -

He opens the theatre door.

GABRIEL:

-- 'cause wars cost money.

(CONTINUED)

78.

105 CONTINUED:
(2) 105

INT. THEATRE - MORNING

Stan inside. It's as if he's just teleported into

Beirut. Weapons, Hummers, a huge armored bus is

jacked up at one end of the theatre. Gabriel's men go

about readying themselves. One of the mercs walks over

to Gabriel to show a modified electronic dog collar.

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Skip Woods

John Skipper "Skip" Woods is an American screenwriter, producer and film director. He is best known for writing the screenplay for Swordfish and the film adaptation of the Hitman video game series. more…

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