Jobs is married to Laurene Powell Jobs (Abby Brammell) and he has accepted Lisa (Annika Bertea) as his daughter (she now lives with them). They spent 8 and a half million dollars making a movie about a guy who already had a lot of movies already Why is Steve Jobsis portrayed here as some sort of hero? This Feelgood tragedy of the century isn't worth your money. [7], Chris Espinosa stated on Twitter, "FYI My position at Apple precludes my commenting on the #JobsMovie with the press or public. Jobs persuades his father Paul to let them set up their new company in the family garage (which is a carpentry/tool center). "[25] She further discusses how Kutcher's performance and the overall movie failed to portray Jobs in the iconic manner that current pop culture suggests even after Jobs' passing. [18] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average rating of "B-". Ashton Kutcher, left, and Josh Gad star as Steve Jobs and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in the Joshua Michael Stern-directed biopic. Unacquainted Emily and Oliver join the mile-high club together on the way from LAX to NYC--end of story. Kottke (now an Apple II Plus repairer) meanwhile leaves the company after acknowledging that his friend Jobs (who hardly even has any time to talk to him) is not rewarding the Apple I team with any Apple stocks (Apple is now in the stock exchange market). I thought the acting throughout was good. "[27] At around the same time, he responded to the first promotional clip for the film on Gizmodo by stating that the "personalities are very wrong, although mine is closer ... our relationship was so different than what was portrayed. Jobs meets up with his friend Daniel Kottke (Lukas Haas), who is excited to see Jobs with a copy of Be Here Now by Baba Ram Dass. [19], E! By the time it got to the fourth draft, it was okay. I forwarded the first draft to Mike Markkula because they wanted his feedback, and Mike took such a bad reaction to it, he wouldn't have anything more to do with the project. In a January 2013 interview with The Verge, Steve Wozniak notes that he was approached by the crew of Jobs and given an early script to read. Posted: (2 days ago) Jobs is a 2013 American biographical drama film based on the life of Steve Jobs, from 1974 while a student at Reed College to the introduction of the iPod in 2001. [8] Director Joshua Michael Stern stated in an interview that all material for the screenplay was collected via research and interviews: Mark Hulme, our producer, had an expert team of researchers to comb through all public records and interviews that had anything to do with Steve Jobs. They name their new company Apple Computer, though there is another company called Apple Records that is owned by The Beatles (Wozniak teases Jobs that this symbolizes his preference for Bob Dylan). Two years later, Jobs is back in Los Altos, California living at home with his adoptive parents Paul (John Getz) and Clara (Lesley Ann Warren). Mike Markkula (Dermot Mulroney), a venture capitalist, notices Jobs and Wozniak's work, and also joins Apple. Terrell's disappointment in the Apple I (in his opinion, being only a motherboard and not a full computer as promised), inspires Jobs to restart with a second model. He read it as far as he "could stomach it and felt it was crap. The Sony people got in contact with me too and in the end I went with them. Jobs (2013) Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs. [10] The majority of the film was shot in the Los Angeles region. 1:20 AM PDT 8/30/2012 ... Matthew Modine Joins Steve Jobs Movie as Apple CEO. posth. "[7], In the same interview, Fernandez and Kottke commented on the characterization of Rod Holt (portrayed by actor Ron Eldard). Jobs is encharged by his boss Al Alcorn (David Denman) to re-develop an arcade video game (Breakout), which he ends up having Wozniak build in his place. I have no complaints with him at all, no complaints with his portrayal of Jobs. "[32], The TV show John Wants Answers took Wozniak, Kottke, and Andy Hertzfeld through the film scene by scene and discussed how the events actually occurred. As Jobs' behavior grows more erratic (for example firing an employee for not appreciating his investment in using fonts), Jobs is moved from the Apple Lisa development team to the Macintosh Group where he works with Bill Atkinson, Burrell Smith (Lenny Jacobson), Chris Espinosa, and Andy Hertzfeld (Elden Henson). In an interview with the Associated Press, Kutcher stated: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, Steve Wozniak is being paid by another company to support their Steve Jobs film. Ashton Kutcher Filming Steve Jobs Biopic in India. "[29] Wozniak responded to Kutcher's comments as well as to the film itself on Gizmodo by stating that "either film would have paid me to consult, but the Jobs one already had a script written. Online said, "Critics have taken the film to task for a reach that falls far short of its ambition, marred by its superficial and unsatisfying portrait of an icon who deserved better. The jOBS movie will shed new light on Steve Jobs’ most defining and personal moments, motivations, and the people that drove him. Bill Fernandez was part of the same interview but states that he didn't see the film because "the whole thing is a work of fiction, and I don't want to be upset by all the things that the screenwriter has invented and don't represent the truth." And I was turned off by the Jobs script. Since the late 1970s, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs wrote the future of computers with a battle between the Mac and the PC on the main stage. He's a brilliant man and I respect his work, but he wasn't available to us as a resource, so his account isn't going to be our account because we don't know exactly what it was. "[20] Forbes reported that the consensus among critics was "mixed positives for Kutcher's performance" and a "thumbs down for Joshua Michael Stern's film."[21]. [last lines] Steve Jobs : Here's to the crazy ones. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Their rivalry was so spectacular that it almost ... See full summary ». In a movie review for The New York Times, writer Manohla Dargis writes that Jobs was "inevitably unsatisfying"[26] and a result of a poor performance of the filmmakers rather than the actors themselves. 'Jobs' review: Ashton Kutcher surprises with a feverish take on Apple's co-founder We've come a long way since 'Pirates of Silicon Valley' — but not far … Ashton stood frozen with the chaos staring right in his face which helped us capture what Steve Jobs must have felt on his visit to India. The film ends with Jobs recording the dialogue for the Think Different commercial in 1997. Ashton Kutcher has been cast to portray the late Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic film written by Matt Whiteley and directed by Joshua Michael Stern. Robert X. Cringely, author of Accidental Empires and creator of the documentaries Triumph of the Nerds and Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview, argues that "the film is beautifully shot and Kutcher's portrayal of Jobs, while not spot-on, is pretty darned good. Thanks to appearing in projects like Two and a Half Men, That ‘70s Show, and Punk’d, Kutcher was able to gain legions of fans while raking in loads of cash in the process. The website's critical consensus reads, "An ambitious but skin-deep portrait of an influential, complex figure, Jobs often has the feel of an over-sentimentalized made-for-TV biopic. [30] Wozniak reiterated these points in an interview with Bloomberg Television adding that he is "really easy to get a hold of, [Kutcher] could have called me and consulted over the phone any time. You can't do both [films] and be paid. Actor Ashton Kutcher… Take a look back at these Hollywood icons in their early days to see how far they've come in their careers—and how little they've visibly aged. [35], 2013 American biographical drama film based on the life of Steve Jobs, Allegro from: Brandenburg Concerto No. Though the Macintosh is introduced with great fanfare in 1984, including a high-budget television commercial, it is seen as a failure due to the disproportionately high cost (as compared to the competitor IBM's DOS-based PCs). "[27], In August 2013, before the wide release of the film, Kutcher responded to these critiques in a few interviews. He also said that the early versions of the screenplay "were painful. He was also extremely unavailable to us when producing this film. Title: Rod comes up wearing leathers, riding up on a motorcycle with long hair ... he's like this motorcycle dude. There are a lot of historical inaccuracies that just don't have to be there. "[7] Kottke also outlines various areas that were both accurate and inaccurate in the film. Apple's success eventually causes Jobs to distance himself from his friends. Back at home, however, their idyllic life is upset when they discover their neighbors could be assassins who have been contracted to kill the couple. In an interview with Neowin, producer Mark Hulme said the biopic–whose working title is Jobs: Get Inspired–will take place between 1971 and 2000. I had no idea who he was when I met him because he doesn't look at all like Rod, he has long straight hair and he's wearing leathers. Jobs is later approached by Paul Terrell (Brad William Henke) who shows interest in the Apple I. Steve Jobs, left, co-founder of Apple Computer Inc., is pictured in April 1977 at the first West Coast Computer Faire, where the Apple II computer debuted. Jobs, convinced that the error is the limited random-access memory of the system, tries to repair by launching a new, more advanced version, but Scully forces him out of the company in 1985. Regardless of early fair-to-middlin’ reviews and Woz’s comments, this movie will still be a must-see if you’re into techmoligy. It wasn't making me cringe. Nobody really knows what happened in the rooms. Ashton Kutcher Stars in Title Role. "[12][14], The Business Insider described the film's opening as a box office flop, earning $6.7 million in its first weekend and placing seventh overall.[15]. '"[31], In an interview with Slashdot, Daniel Kottke states that he consulted on early versions of the screenplay and notes that "Ashton's very good. Jobs Through the Years Actor Ashton Kutcher is spotted on the set of the new Steve Jobs movie in Los Angeles, June 18, 2012. Ashton Kutcher is due to play Steve Jobs in the indie movie Jobs, which is scheduled to start shooting in May, says the Hollywood Reporter. For filming jOBS, Ashton kutcher is in india, where Steve Jobs settled down and developed his interest in Buddhism. Influenced by this book and their experiences with LSD, Jobs and Kottke spend time in India. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 28% rating, based on 133 reviews, with a weighted average of 4.95/10. Locations include "Delhi's Jama Masjid, the Hauz Khas Complex, Safdarjung Tomb and Humayun's Tomb. 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"[7] As for why he may have been characterized this way, Kottke states that, "Rod was really into dirt bikes. Posted: (20 days ago) Jobs (film) - Wikipedia. Ashton Kutcher is Steve Jobs, the iconic Apple innovator and groundbreaking entrepreneur. Despite the change, his behavior does not change: he forces out Jef Raskin, the original Macintosh Group team 1 leader, and takes his place, and later ragefully phones Microsoft founder Bill Gates, legally threatening him because their Word software is, in his opinion, a plagiarism of his team's word processor. In 2013, Ashton Kutcher played the man in a critically reviled drama, Jobs. Reviews for the closely watched Steve Jobs biopic, starring Ashton Kutcher as … When Apple buys NeXT, then-CEO Gil Amelio asks Jobs to return to Apple as a consultant. A young newlywed couple honeymoon in Europe, where obstacles challenge their ability to sustain the marriage. Later, Jobs discovers that Wozniak has built a prototype for a "personal home computer" (the Apple I), which he expresses interest in commercialising. I liked that guy. While television has been his bread and butter, he has a number of films to his credit, including Jobs. 3, BWV 1048, Fantasie Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. The Apple II is released at the 1977 West Coast Computer Faire where it is a remarkable success. Jobs is particularly interested in a course on calligraphy. John Sculley (Matthew Modine) is recruited as CEO of the company. The misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently. After a failed sale at his employer company HP, Wozniak reluctantly demonstrates the Apple I at the Homebrew Computer Club, much to the audience's boredom. Two years later, Jobs is back in Los Altos, California, living with his adoptive parents Paul (John Getz) and Clara (Lesley Ann Warren). Jobs is a 2013 American biographical drama film based on the life of Steve Jobs, from 1974 while a student at Reed College to the introduction of the iPod in 2001. In this period, Wozniak (part of the Apple IIe team) realizes that Jobs's ego has distantiated the company too much from their original intentions, and leaves the company, bidding a last farewell to Jobs, mellowing him. [34] The commercial film soundtrack focuses on an original score by John Debney and includes some but not all of the classical and classic rock works. In a January 2013 interview with The Verge, Steve Wozniak notes that he was approached by the crew of Jobs and given an early script to read. It just makes me so mad to think that they could get away with making something like this Spend your 14 dollars and get something to eat while you watch Pirates of Silicon Valley, a much better and much more accurate story of Steve Jobs and Apple's beginnings. 175 of 259 people found this review helpful. "[7] Fernandez, who had not seen the film at the time of the interview, was also surprised by this portrayal. Jobs had already dropped out due to the high expense of tuition, but was still attending classes with the approval of Dean Jack Dudman (James Woods) who took him under his wing. (2013). Really painful. After taking on the title role in his new movie "Jobs,"Ashton Kutcher, 35, admits he got so into the character of Steve Jobs that it forced him into the emergency room early on in the filming process. He meets up with his friend Daniel Kottke (Lukas Haas) who is excited to see that Jobs is holding a copy of Be Here Now by Baba Ram Dass. Ashton Kutcher portrays Steve Jobs in this compelling film that chronicles the career of the Apple co-founder. The Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and other experts give their views on the rise, fall and come back of Apple with Steve Jobs at the helm. 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