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| 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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male objectification | man wearing glasses | feet on table | barefoot male | bare feet on table |Taglines:
Good artists copy... Great artists steal.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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20 June 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Pirates of Silicon Valley See more »Company Credits
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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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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
When the Microsoft crew arrive at Apple's headquarters, they pull the car in to a parking spot with no spaces left on the passenger side. When the camera angle changes, there is suddenly parking spaces seen on both sides of the car. 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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As a geek in Silicon Valley I enjoyed this movie beyond my expectations. The makers of this movie seemed to agree with its protagonists that the evolution of the personal computer is a process that shaped the history of the world - and they're right. If you're not sitting in front of a Windows box or Mac right now, you're in the vast minority. The story of how Steve Jobs and Bill Gates amassed such wealth and power is an interesting one.
Noah Wyle (Jobs) and Anthony Michael Hall (Gates) fit their characters to a T. Gates was portrayed just as I imagined him - smug, opportunistic and sneaky, but hardly villainous. Surprisingly, during this movie I was more sympathetic to Gates than to the brilliant but unstable Jobs who came across as arrogant and petulant.
All in all, this was quite enjoyable for a tele-movie. If you're inclined towards the geeky yourself, and remember the early days of the PC biz, you'll probably find this movie quite educational.