65 of 89 people found this review helpful. It wasn't making me cringe. Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs. ‎Jobs (2013) directed by Joshua Michael Stern • Reviews, film + … [4][5], The film opens in 2001 with a middle-aged Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) introducing the iPod at an Apple Town Hall meeting.[6]. The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness. 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. College dropout Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher), together with his friend, technical whiz-kid Steve Wozniak (Josh Gad), sparks a revolution in home computers with the invention of the Apple 1 in 1976. By the time it got to the fourth draft, it was okay. Is the war between Microsoft and Apple featured in this movie? John Sculley (Matthew Modine) is recruited as CEO of the company. Published: 16 Jul 2013 "[23] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone suggests that "Kutcher nails the genius and narcissism. Sundance film festival 2013: Jobs – first look review. It's personal for him, but it's also business. 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. [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. Ashton did a great job at portraying steve jobs, and the supporting characters also did a great job. We shot near the Red Fort and the famous Jama Masjid for two full days with multiple cameras spread across everywhere. 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. [35], 2013 American biographical drama film based on the life of Steve Jobs, Allegro from: Brandenburg Concerto No. The film opens in 2001 with a middle-aged Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) introducing the iPod at an Apple Town Hall meeting. posth. 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). 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. The complaint that people would rightly have about the film is that it portrays Woz as not having the same vision as Steve Jobs, which is really unfair." He hires Rod Holt (Ron Eldard) to re-conceptualize the power supply for what will be called the Apple II. "[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]. 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. Steve Jobs is giving an impassioned motivational speech to a small team working on Apple’s Lisa. Cupertino, 1980. 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). But Ashton Kutcher also produced this film and he's definitely a better actor than producer. Mark, the screenwriter and the research team, also took it upon themselves to interview quite a large pool of people who either worked at Apple or worked with Steve to make sure we portrayed as accurate a portrait and telling of the events possible within the constraints of the film's length. It is directed by Joshua Michael Stern, written by Matt Whiteley, and produced by Stern and Mark Hulme. '"[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. [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. Rod comes up wearing leathers, riding up on a motorcycle with long hair ... he's like this motorcycle dude. Was this review helpful to you? This movie was reviewed at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century. 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. A róla készült életrajzi filmben Ashton Kutcher megformálásában követhetjük nyomon pályafutásának főbb állomásait, a … Wozniak was a consultant on Aaron Sorkin's 2015 Steve Jobs film. "jOBS" tells the story of Steve Job's … 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. We did the best job we could. Jobs is married to Laurene Powell Jobs (Abby Brammell) and he has accepted Lisa (Annika Bertea) as his daughter (she now lives with them). 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. Carmine Gallo Senior Contributor. Influenced by this book and their experiences with LSD, Jobs and Kottke spend time in India. "[7] Kottke also outlines various areas that were both accurate and inaccurate in the film. Steve Jobs believed that passion was a critical component of success. Jobs is particularly interested in a calligraphy course. 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"[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. He is working for Atari and develops a partnership with his friend Steve Wozniak (Josh Gad) after he sees that Wozniak has built a personal computer (the Apple I). As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. This inspiring and entertaining film chronicles Jobs' early days as a college dropout to his rise as the co-founder of Apple Computer Inc. and forced departure from the company. "[7] Fernandez, who had not seen the film at the time of the interview, was also surprised by this portrayal. Come join us at Tubi! Jobs also recruits Kottke, fellow engineer Bill Fernandez (Victor Rasuk), and young neighbour Chris Espinosa (Eddie Hassell) to the Apple team.[7]. Don't believe this people: go see the movie and make up your own mind.So don't be discouraged by the low IMDb ranking and see this movie with expectations of a great movie about a man who was an inventor, a visionary, a man who changed the world, but was still only that: a man, nothing more, nothing less.P.s. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. [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. Steve Jobs is portrayed by Ashton Kutcher, with Josh Gad as Apple Computer's co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs (2013) Online Subtitrat – Povestea ascensiunii lui Steve Jobs de la abandonul universitar într-unul dintre cei mai venerati antreprenori creativi ai secolului XX. Locations include "Delhi's Jama Masjid, the Hauz Khas Complex, Safdarjung Tomb and Humayun's Tomb. 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. [3] It is directed by Joshua Michael Stern, written by Matt Whiteley, and produced by Stern and Mark Hulme. But I can say that I enjoyed watching the film. Jobs 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. Steve Jobs film trailer first ever to premiere on Instagram. Jobs was chosen to close the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Nobody really knows what happened in the rooms. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. He was stubborn, he always wanted the impossible and here comes the part that made him a legend: he always got the impossible out of people.Eventually he was driven from his company, he made bad calls, bad decisions, bad products, but later came back and dominated the computer scene again. Their rivalry was so spectacular that it almost ... See full summary ». He read it as far as he "could stomach it and felt it was crap. Kottke disputed the characterization, noting that: "What completely cracked us all up is the scene where Rod arrives for the first time. The trouble with this biopic about Apple guru Steve Jobs is that we don't find out much about the guy's motivations save for his take-no-prisoners drive to be the best in the biz. iSteve Directed byRyan Perez Written byRyan Perez StarringJustin Long Jorge Garcia James Urbaniak Michaela Watkins Production company Funny or Die Distributed byFunny or Die Release date April 17, 2013 Running time 79 minutes CountryUnited States LanguageEnglish iSteve is a 2013 parody film released on April 17, 2013 by producer Funny or Die, marking their first full-length movie. The movie actually ends in 1996, so many are disappointed that the movie did not show the era of Ipod's, Ipad's, Iphone's and Macbook's. When Apple buys NeXT, then-CEO Gil Amelio asks Jobs to return to Apple as a consultant. 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. The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century. He certainly has the look down and the walk. [8][11]Russell Carpenter was the cinematographer. Kisah Steve Jobs 'kenaikan dari putus sekolah menjadi salah satu pengusaha kreatif yang paling dihormati dari abad ke-20. The job is such a success that Alcorn presents it to President Nolan Bushnell, but Jobs inequitably distributes the salary for the game development between Wozniak and himself. And no one wants to see a movie about a man who nobody liked half of the movie...but it is how he was and you have to accept that.Ashton Kutcher's portrayal was also quite good and it seems that all the comedy movies and series that he has done have earned him a title of a bad actor, so you will hear a lot people saying this was a miss cast. The film jumps to 1996. 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. 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. "[17] Review aggregator Metacritic gave the film a score of 44 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Upon learning his high-school girlfriend Chrisann Brennan (Ahna O'Reilly) is pregnant, Jobs ends their relationship. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac. He has a son, Reed (Paul Baretto) and is also running NeXT. It seems to me that there's a lot of fan fiction about Apple Computer and about Steve Jobs, and I think that this is the biggest, flashiest piece of fan fiction that there's been to date." I met him on the set. Jobs becomes interested in the work of Jony Ive (Giles Matthey), particularly during the design of the iMac and strives to reinvent Apple. View production, box office, & company info, Rated PG-13 for some drug content and brief strong language, Shailene Woodley joins De Niro, Shia Labeouf in a crime-drama, Shailene Woodley Joins Robert De Niro, Shia Labeouf in ‘After Exile’, Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf to Star in Crime Drama ‘After Exile’, Sundance Film Festival 2013: Films Sold So Far, Genius Minds - Mental Expansion - Mental Borders (Outliners) - [Fictional or Real Life], Oddest Casting Choice for a Real-Life Person, Title Role Performances — Last Name Titles, Favorite Hollywood Movie That Was Shot in India, Favorite Streaming or Digital Video Service. 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. (2013). 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). 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. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Jobs was chosen to close the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. Nonton Jobs (2013). Jobs (2013) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I can't take that creative leadership from someone else. "[7] Fernandez, who was equally amused by this vision of Holt responded by asking, "Who could this possibly be in the Apple universe? This was a satirical film directed by Funny or Die Ryan Perez in which Jobs is portrayed by … A look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs. And I never saw him riding one, but he talked about it all the time. "[27], In August 2013, before the wide release of the film, Kutcher responded to these critiques in a few interviews. [12], In August 2012, production moved to New Delhi and Vrindavan in order to provide the setting for Jobs' 1974 trek to India. We have to keep that in mind. Celebrate Black History Month with IMDb's exclusive galleries, recommendations, videos, and more. 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. After his death, his legendary status grew even more (as it always does with passed away celebrities), so it is perfectly reasonable that there were high expectations for this movie. "[11][13] Aseem Bajaj (Bandit Queen, Chameli, and Khoya Khoya Chand) served as cinematographer for scenes shot in India, though cinematographer Russell Carpenter went to India as well. Jobs is later approached by Paul Terrell (Brad William Henke) who shows interest in the Apple I. The combination is a masterpiece. "[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. He also believed several individuals portrayed in the film were inaccurately and/or unfairly portrayed including himself and Steve Jobs. Is Bill Gates even involved. When asked why he did not at least correct the inaccuracies he saw, Wozniak said, 'I have a very busy life, and it came at a very busy time in my life. The film ends with Jobs recording the dialogue for the Think Different commercial in 1997. They name their new company Apple Computer, though ... Apple is currently the highest net worth company in the world and to own any of the Apple gadgets has become a status symbol. Brennan gives birth to Lisa Brennan whom Jobs denies is his child. Directed by Joshua Michael Stern. Steve Jobs is a fascinating character who changed the world while pissing off a lot of people. Holt, however, (according to Kottke), "thought it was hilarious. Aaron Sorkin is one of the greatest director/screenwriters in the history of Hollywood. 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. The great failing of this film is the same failing as with Walter Isaacson's book: something happened during Steve's NeXT years (which occupy less than 60 seconds of this 122-minute film) that turned Jobs from a brat into a leader, but they don't bother to cover that. There are a lot of historical inaccuracies that just don't have to be there. [19], E! On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 28% rating, based on 133 reviews, with a weighted average of 4.95/10. ... Steve Jobs… Download on Amazon - Seven Years Later / Steve Jobs the Gardner Play on Apple Music - Seven Years Later / Steve Jobs the Gardner Download on iTunes - Seven Years Later / Steve Jobs the Gardner Play on YouTube - Seven Years Later / Steve Jobs the Gardner Except that they keep meeting constantly over the next seven years.. My guess is that Jobs would give it a swat. ... Film Credits. Later, Jobs discovers that Wozniak has built a prototype for a "personal home computer" (the Apple I), which he expresses interest in commercialising. It is a cruel representation of what you have to go through in this world to achieve the status that he now has. It just cracked us all up. But did a pretty poor job at being 'historically accurate'. 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). Bajaj notes that they "shot guerrilla style in the crazy and mad by-lanes of Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi. This movie is not an epic journey of a strange protégé who eventually achieved everything there was to achieve and was carried on the arms of a cheering crowd at the end, followed by the end credits. So the author just had him riding up on a motorcycle. « Sully – Miracolul de pe raul Hudson (2016) Steve Jobs is an idol, a revolutionary and an inspiration to the millions of people who want to change the world. 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. "[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. 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. At the beginning, you will only briefly get to see the first generation Ipod, while other products are all the ones from the era before 1996. iSteve. "[24] Contributor for rogerebert.com, Susan Wloszczyna, gave the movie 2/4 stars, saying that, "Rather than attempting a deeper plunge behind the whys and wherefores of the elite business-model gospel according to Apple Inc. guru Steve Jobs and – more importantly – what it says about our culture, the filmmakers follow the easy rise-fall-rise-again blueprint familiar to anyone who has seen an episode of VH1's Behind the Music. I liked that guy. [citation needed] It was also observed by his sister Patricia. Koleksi film dengan label steve jobs terbaru dan subtitle Indonesia. Screenwriter Matt Whiteley began work on the screenplay around the time Steve Jobs took medical leave from Apple to battle pancreatic cancer. My only criticism is why the main character looks nothing like Steve Jobs who had a recognizable and iconic look. Category: film & animation Steve Jobs, az Apple alapítója és elnöke a számítástechnika egyik megújítójaként vonult be az iparág történetébe és a köztudatba. He was also extremely unavailable to us when producing this film. The Apple II is released at the 1977 West Coast Computer Faire where it is a remarkable success. "[31] The Verge noted that "Wozniak was in fact invited to consult on the film, but declined after reading the script, saying he and his wife were 'abhorred' by it. Use the HTML below. I have no complaints with him at all, no complaints with his portrayal of Jobs. It's a quietly dazzling performance" but also notes that "Jobs is a one-man show that needed to go for broke and doesn't. Jobs is soon named the new CEO, and ultimately fires Amelio and also his ex-friend Markkula (who refused to support him when he was forced out of Apple 11 years prior). It claims to be the first biopic on the life of Steve Jobs … 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. The Sony people got in contact with me too and in the end I went with them. Title: You can't do both [films] and be paid. It had a worldwide gross of $42.1 million against its $12 million budget,[16] making the film a modest box office success. He also said that the early versions of the screenplay "were painful. Steve Jobs is an idol, a revolutionary and an inspiration to the millions of people who want to change the world. 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." Steve Jobs, the film: two movie studios seek the definitive portrayal This is how excited David Fincher was about the Steve Jobs movie Steve Wozniak says 'there were a … Jobs (2013) Rated PG-13 122 minutes Cast. He talked about the role of passion constantly, so it’s no surprise that this quote would appear in ‘Jobs’, the film. Really painful. "[7], In the same interview, Fernandez and Kottke commented on the characterization of Rod Holt (portrayed by actor Ron Eldard). Two years later, Jobs is back in Los Altos, California, living with his adoptive parents Paul (John Getz) and Clara (Lesley Ann Warren). People were expecting a grand masterpiece of epic proportions about a man who many want to relate to and who many want to be. The high tuition forces Jobs to drop out, but Dean Jack Dudman (James Woods) allows him to sit in on classes. Unacquainted Emily and Oliver join the mile-high club together on the way from LAX to NYC--end of story. 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. NO! But I still hoped for a great movie." Aug 13, 2013, 10:40am EDT | 'Jobs' Film Director Reveals Steve's Early Struggle To Communicate Simply. A vacationing woman meets her ideal man, leading to a swift marriage. "[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]. While working for Atari as a video game developer, Jobs develops a partnership with his friend Steve "Woz" Wozniak (Josh Gad). A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive. Steve Jobs is portrayed by Ashton Kutcher, with Josh Gad as Apple Computer's co-founder Steve Wozniak. Celebrate Black History Month with some of the most iconic figures in Hollywood. (L-R) Ashton Kutcher, Joshua Michael Stern and Josh Gad attend the premiere of "jOBS" at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2013. "[7] As for why he may have been characterized this way, Kottke states that, "Rod was really into dirt bikes. This is a movie about Jobs - about his personality, about his decisions, about his victories and about his failures. Kottke responded that he didn't think of the film as fiction because "I was involved early on in the film, and they really, sincerely tried to make it as accurate as they could. After his death, his legendary status grew even more (as it always does with passed away celebrities), so it is perfectly reasonable that there were high expectations for this movie. 3, BWV 1048, Fantasie Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. He probably had more bad moments than good, but it's the good ones that count...and it's the good ones that changed the world.The people didn't get what they wanted...they didn't get a people's hero nor the man that was always right. The leading FREE ad-based streaming media platform with the largest library of content, the best streaming technology and an unparalleled personalization engine to bring the best content to our viewers. 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. And I was turned off by the Jobs script. 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.