Swordfish (film) Swordfish (film) Swordfish is a 2001 American action crime thriller film directed by Dominic Sena and starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Vinnie Jones and Sam Shepard. The film centers on Stanley Jobson, an ex-con and computer hacker who is targeted for recruitment into a bank robbery conspiracy because of his formidable hacking skills. The film was a slight box office success but was negatively received by critics upon release. Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) is a computer hacker that infected the FBI's Carnivore program with a computer virus. His parole forbids use of computers and the internet.
John Travolta acting career. These included "Two of a Kind" (1983), a romantic comedy reteaming him with Olivia Newton-John, and "Perfect" (1985), co-starring Jamie Lee Curtis. He also starred in "Staying Alive", the 1983 sequel to "Saturday Night Fever", for which he trained rigorously and lost 20 pounds; the film was a financial success, grossing over $65 million, though it too was scorned by critics. During that time Travolta was offered, but declined, lead roles in what would become box-office hits, including "American Gigolo" and "An Officer and a Gentleman", both of which went to Richard Gere. In 1989, Travolta starred with