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Steve Jobs

2015 · Film · 123 min

  • Drama
  • History

Plot

Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

About Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs is a 2015 biographical drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin. A British-American co-production, it was adapted from the 2011 biography by Walter Isaacson and interviews conducted by Sorkin. The film covers fourteen years in the life of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, who unveiled the Macintosh 128K in 1984 to the iMac G3 on 1998. Jobs is portrayed by Michael Fassbender, with Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffman, Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak, and Jeff Daniels as John Sculley in supporting roles. Development began in 2011 after the rights to Isaacson's book were acquired. Filming began in January 2015. A variety of actors were considered and cast before Fassbender eventually took the role. Editing was extensive on the project, with editor Elliot Graham starting while the film was still shooting. Daniel Pemberton served as composer, with a focus on dividing the score into three distinguishable sections. The production participated in the San Francisco "Scene in San Francisco Incentive Program" administered by the San Francisco Film Commission. Steve Jobs premiered at the 2015 Telluride Film Festival on September 5, 2015, and began a limited release in New York City and Los Angeles on October 9, 2015. It opened nationwide in the United States on October 23, 2015, to widespread critical acclaim, with Boyle's direction, visual style, Sorkin's…

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Cast

  • Michael FassbenderSteve Jobs
  • Kate WinsletJoanna Hoffman
  • Seth RogenSteve Wozniak
  • Jeff DanielsJohn Sculley
  • Michael StuhlbargAndy Hertzfeld
  • Katherine WaterstonChrisann Brennan
  • Perla Haney-JardineLisa Brennan (19)
  • Ripley SoboLisa Brennan (9)
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