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Passwords are common in fiction, from the simple to the complex, and the deciphering or retrieval of these passwords often plays a large part of the plot. One password in particular, swordfish, has been used in numerous works, beginning with the Marx Brothers movie Horse Feathers.

Books

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Movies

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Television

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  • Babylon 5: Peek-a-boo (system password used by Chief Warrant Officer Michael Garibaldi), Zoe's dead (system password used by Captain Elizabeth Lochley), Wine, women, song (passwords used by Londo for his "purple files")
  • Doctor Who: There is nothing more useless than a lock with a voice print. (password set by Cardinal Barusa to open a secret door. The password was guessed and used by The Doctor to evade security escorts after he was elected president of the high council of the Time Lords.)

Computer games

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  • Baldur's Gate: To gain entrance to the thieves' guild in the city of Baldur's Gate, the player has to say the password Fafhrd to the sentry at the door, a reference to Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser.
  • Larry 1: Ken sent me, to gain entrance to the door to the right in the bar. Password is written on the wall in WC.
  • Theatre Europe: Launch code for nuclear strike is MIDNIGHT SUN.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Useless [hacker|cracker|computer-criminal|*] Movie Trivia". Retrieved 2006-07-08.
  2. ^ "Trivia page for The Matrix Reloaded at the Internet Movie Database". Retrieved 2006-07-08.
  3. ^ "Trivia page for Swordfish at the Internet Movie Database". Retrieved 2006-07-08.