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The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest (2002)
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Fresh:1
Rotten:8
Average Rating:2.4/10
Synopsis: THE FIRST $20 MILLION pokes fun at the e-commerce boom of the late 1990s in a fictional story about a young man (Adam Garcia) who gives up a slick marketing job in Silicon Valley in order to pursue... THE FIRST $20 MILLION pokes fun at the e-commerce boom of the late 1990s in a fictional story about a young man (Adam Garcia) who gives up a slick marketing job in Silicon Valley in order to pursue his dream job--working for himself, trying to invent and market a $99 personal computer. At his lowest point, a sexy neighbor (Rosario Dawson) revitalizes both the entrepreneur's business and his sexual appetite. With a screenplay by Jon Favreau and Gary Tieche, the film is based on a book by Po Bronson. [More]
Starring: Adam Garcia, Rosario Dawson, Jerry Haleva, Jake Busey
Starring: Adam Garcia, Rosario Dawson, Jerry Haleva, Jake Busey, Enrico Colantoni, Ethan Suplee, Anjul Nigam
Director: Mick Jackson
Director: Mick Jackson
Screenwriter: Jon Favreau, Gary Tieche
Producer: Trevor Albert
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Reviews for The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest
It's also curious to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed Antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget.
It appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up.
The movie's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing.
The movie, directed by Mick Jackson, leaves no cliche unturned, from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting.
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