9/11 at the Movies Pt. 1: Gone in 60 Seconds & Swordfish (with Nick Laskin)

What did action movies look like in that small sliver of time between the dawn of the millennium and the events of 9/11? In our first 2000s miniseries, we'll be looking back at what genre filmmaking looked like before and after September 11th. Today, we'll be joined by podcast regular Nick Laskin to discuss a pair of early aughts action flicks from Bruckheimer protege and music video maverick, Dominic Sena: the 2000 remake of "Gone in 60 Seconds" starring Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, and Robert Duvall, as well as the 2001 techno thriller "Swordfish," starring Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and John Travolta with blonde streaks and a landing strip goatee. Did these two moderately successful summer action flicks mark the end of an era? Why is "Swordfish" more famous for a 3 second shot of Halle Berry's tits when there's an entire scene devoted to Hugh Jackman getting a blowjob with a gun to his head while he hacks the Department of Defense? Was Timothy Olyphant the low-key MVP of the early 2000s? And most importantly, how many closeted Paul Oakenfold fans walk amongst us?



"Gone in 60 Seconds" is streaming with ads on Tubi and "Swordfish" is streaming on Netflix!