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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Paul Freiberger (book) and
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Release Date:
20 June 1999 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Good artists create... Great artists steal.
Plot:
History of Apple and Microsoft. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Noah Wyle ... Steve Jobs

Joey Slotnick ... Steve Wozniak
J.G. Hertzler ... Ridley Scott

Anthony Michael Hall ... Bill Gates

Wayne Pére ... Captain Crunch

Sheila Shaw ... Mrs. Wozniak
Gema Zamprogna ... Arlene
John Di Maggio ... Steve Ballmer (as John DiMaggio)

Josh Hopkins ... Paul Allen
Gailard Sartain ... Ed Roberts

Allan Kolman ... Therapist
Richard Waltzer ... Homebrew Tech
Harris Mann ... Longhair #1

Clay Wilcox ... Longhair #2

Marcus Giamatti ... Dan Kottke
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95 min
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At the 1999 Macworld conference, shortly after the premiere of this TV movie, the audience was stunned to learn that the introductory comments were made not by Steve Jobs, but by Noah Wyle, reprising his role in this movie. The real Jobs emerged and traded jokes with Wyle. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the opening scene where they are filming the 1984 Macintosh commercial, Ridley Scott calls the actress who throws the hammer Michelle. Her real life name is Anya Major. more
Quotes:
Steve Jobs: Maybe in a past life I was a poet - or an artist. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs Saturday Night Fever (1977) more
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Gemini Dream more

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Character is Destiny, 19 February 2004
Author: (caspian1978@hotmail.com) from Attleboro, MA

Even for TNT, this is a great movie. Could have been cut around the edges with scenes like the kid's birthday, Jobs' relationship with his daughter that never connected with his role as the founder of Apple, and Xerox's ignorance in the triumph of both Microsoft and Apple. The entire movie is filled with 'monsters' if you are the anti-businessman. Then again, most of the movie's audience is businessmen or computer freaks. Hall's performance is outstanding. HE makes Bill Gates love-able and hate-able at the same time.

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Very Accurate Depiction Of Events. eriktherandom
Wyle should have WON an Emmy for this! IanCurtisForEver
Any other tech. good movies like this? joecoolmedia
Accurate to Microsoft? PhrenicGermal
Steve Jobs interview - Are you a virgin? FlyingPie
Microsoft owns a part of Apple? clarkkent786
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