History of Apple and Microsoft.
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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 DiMaggio | ... | Steve Ballmer | |
| Josh Hopkins | ... | Paul Allen | |
| Gailard Sartain | ... | Ed Roberts | |
| Allan Kolman | ... | Therapist | |
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Richard Waltzer | ... | Homebrew Tech |
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Harris Mann | ... | Longhair #1 |
| Clay Wilcox | ... | Longhair #2 | |
| Marcus Giamatti | ... | Dan Kottke | |
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This is a semi-humorous biographical film about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires of Apple Computer Corporation and Microsoft Inc. Written by Flotis
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Steve Jobs: I don't want you to think of this as just a film - some process of converting electrons and magnetic impulses into shapes and figures and sounds. No. Listen to me. We're here to make a dent in the universe. Otherwise, why even be here? We're creating a completely new consciousness, like an artist or poet. That's how you have to think of this. We're rewriting the history of human thought with what we're doing.
Ridley Scott: Right. Well, Steven, at the moment I'm a touch more worried about getting ...
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Written by Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings
Performed by The Guess Who
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At the 1999 Macworld conference, shortly after the premiere of this TV movie, the introductory comments were made not by Steve Jobs, but by Noah Wyle, reprising his role in this movie. The real Jobs emerged shortly after and traded jokes with Wyle. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Steve Jobs: I don't want you to think of this as just a film - some process of converting electrons and magnetic impulses into shapes and figures and sounds. No. Listen to me. We're here to make a dent in the universe. Otherwise, why even be here? We're creating a completely new consciousness, like an artist or poet. That's how you have to think of this. We're rewriting the history of human thought with what we're doing.
Ridley Scott: Right. Well, Steven, at the moment I'm a touch more worried about getting ...
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Aspect ratio was re-cut to 1.78:1 for some TV broadcast and DVD releases. See more »Soundtracks
No TimeWritten by Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings
Performed by The Guess Who
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An excellent movie ....
Those who refuse to learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them!! BIG corporate America incapable of a little (personal computer) vision. Put the two together and you've got ENTERPRISE.
HOW TO WIN AT BIG BUSINESS: Step #1 - Show them (the customer) that YOU have something that they really can't live without, Step #2 - CAPITALIZE on their weakness(es).
The movie is about how Steve [Steven Paul Jobs (2/24/55), Apple Computers; Cofounder, Steven Wozniak] and Bill [William Henry Gates III (10/28/55), Microsoft; Cofounder, Paul Allen] built their respective companies into their own view of what they wanted computers to be and then, in the end, who eventually gobbled-up whom.
The high point in the movie, for me at least, was when Bill Gates found himself in jail and the door to his cell was closing in on him (for a traffic violation).
In the last few scenes we hear Steve talking to Bill. "We're better than you are ... we have better stuff," Steven Jobs. "You don't get it, Steve, THAT doesn't matter!" Bill Gates.
The movie may have ended, but the STORY goes on ....
Rating: 10 out 10 stars