The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002)
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- PG-13
- 1h 45min
- Comedy
- 11 Oct 2002 (Russia)
- Movie
Andy works in marketing but wants to create something "real" so he gets a job in research with huge a pay cut. He teams with 3 nerds to develop a $99 PC for 3rd world students. Then comes the dot-com crash.
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| Adam Garcia | ... |
Andy Kasper
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| Rosario Dawson | ... |
Alisa
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| Jake Busey | ... |
Darrell Claxton
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| Enrico Colantoni | ... |
Francis Benoit
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| Ethan Suplee | ... |
Curtis 'Tiny' Reese
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| Anjul Nigam | ... |
Salman Fard
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| Gregory Jbara | ... |
Hank
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| Dan Butler | ... |
Lloyd Acheson
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| Linda Hart | ... |
Mrs. 'B'
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| Shiva Rose | ... |
Torso
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| Chandra West | ... |
Robin
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| Rob Benedict | ... |
Willy
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| Heather Dubrow | ... |
Claudia Goss
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Stoney Westmoreland | ... |
Link
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| John Rothman | ... |
Ben
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| Andy Berman | ... |
Old Man
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| Reggie Lee | ... |
Suit
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| Brent Hinkley | ... |
Security Guard #1
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Amy Van Horne | ... |
Blonde Money Honey
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| Dagney Kerr | ... |
Janie Hickenlocker
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| Jerry Haleva | ... |
Hologram Saddam
(as Jerry M. Haleva)
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| Victoria Kelleher | ... |
Woman with Pictures
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| Jonathan Klein | ... |
Dental Patient
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Christopher Perez | ... |
Passing Guy
(as Christopher Pérez)
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Jerrod Cornish | ... |
Busboy
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Chris B. Harrison | ... |
Wake-up Newscaster
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| Gonzalo Menendez | ... |
Security Guard #2
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| Alice Davis | ... |
Hottubber
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| Katie Lohmann | ... |
Hottubber
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Laurel A. Ward | ... |
Frisbee Girl #1
(as Laurel Ward)
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| Paul McKinney | ... |
Griff
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Nancy Honaker | ... |
Frisbee Girl #2
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Diana Terranova | ... |
Screen Saver Stripper
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Kirsten Miller | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Joe Abanto | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Christina Haggerty | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Alex Mendietta | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Myriam Aboulhamid | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Mike Ticas | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Betsy Chang | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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| Lorenzo De La Cruz | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Jesus Morales | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Angeline Voss | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Jimmy Arana | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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| Mary Scanlon | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Christian Oviedo | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Maya Youcef | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Michael Soohoo | ... |
Salsa Dancer in Bahia
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Gary Locke | ... |
Riverside City College Band Leader
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Melanie Bulujian | ... |
Titan Team Girl
(as Meline Bulujian)
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| Jesse Heiman | ... |
(unconfirmed)
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| Stephen Blackehart | ... |
Talking Head at Meeting (uncredited)
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Jane Bordeaux | ... |
Hank's Office Assistant (uncredited)
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Marc Davies | ... |
Hippie Dude (uncredited)
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Nasi Glekas | ... |
College Student (uncredited)
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| Yoli Mapp | ... |
Working Woman Catching View (uncredited)
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Paul Oliver | ... |
Omega Team Member (uncredited)
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May Wang | ... |
Receptionist (uncredited)
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John Wojnowski III | ... |
Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
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Steven Paul Zsenyuk | ... |
Undercover Police Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Mick Jackson | ||
Written by
| Po Bronson | ... | (novel) |
| Jon Favreau | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Gary Tieche | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Trevor Albert | ... | producer |
| Kym Bye | ... | associate producer |
| Michele Imperato | ... | co-producer (as Michele Imperato Stabile) |
| Neil A. Machlis | ... | executive producer (as Neil Machlis) |
| Harold Ramis | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Marco Beltrami | ||
Cinematography by
| Ronald Víctor García | ||
Editing by
| Don Brochu | ||
Editorial Department
| Gary Burritt | ... | negative cutter |
| Shannon Carey | ... | second assistant editor |
| Dennis McNeill | ... | color timer |
| Richard Perkins | ... | first assistant editor |
| Dennis Thorlaksen | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Mindy Marin | ||
Production Design by
| William Sandell | ||
Art Direction by
| Bruce Crone | ... | supervising art director |
| Brad Ricker | ... | (as Bradford Ricker) |
Set Decoration by
| Robert Gould | ||
Costume Design by
| Jill M. Ohanneson | ||
Makeup Department
| June Brickman | ... | makeup department head |
| Gail Hagopian | ... | key makeup artist (as Gail Hogopian) |
| Lisa Meyers | ... | key hair stylist |
| Diane Pepper | ... | hair stylist (as Dianne Pepper) |
| Tania Saylor | ... | additional makeup artist |
Production Management
| Michele Imperato | ... | production manager |
| Kris Fullan Martinez | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Aaron Barsky | ... | first assistant director |
| Michael McCue | ... | second second assistant director |
| Liz Radley | ... | second unit director |
| Barbara M. Ravis | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Ellis J. Barbacoff | ... | assistant property master |
| Cliff Berns | ... | painter |
| Tony Bonaventura | ... | property master |
| Erin Boyd | ... | set decorating buyer (as Erin Gould) |
| Joe F. Bravo | ... | greens |
| John Bryant | ... | propmaker gangboss |
| David Brack Burriss | ... | set dresser (as Brack Burris) |
| Charlie Campbell | ... | assistant art department coordinator |
| Donna Cline | ... | storyboard artist |
| Dale DeStefani | ... | construction coordinator |
| Fred Deyoe | ... | construction foreman |
| Mark Foley | ... | greens foreman (as Mark D. Foley) |
| Anthony Gaudio | ... | stand-by painter (as Tony Gaudio) |
| John A. Gomez | ... | signwriter |
| Michael Gregan | ... | set dresser |
| Kevin W. Grimsley | ... | propmaker |
| Donald Gross | ... | head painter |
| George E. Hanson | ... | painter |
| Paul Luther Jackson | ... | set dresser (as Paul Jackson) |
| Kristin Frances Jones | ... | on-set dresser |
| David Ladish | ... | lead man |
| Gerald Lehtola | ... | art department coordinator |
| Tom Lifsey | ... | general foreman (as Thomas E. Lifsey) |
| Roy Lujan | ... | labor foreman |
| Heidi Mayfield | ... | set decorating coordinator |
| Frank McEldowney | ... | greens coordinator |
| Martin Roy Mervel | ... | set designer |
| Johnny Molina | ... | laborer |
| Lisa Ozanne | ... | set dresser |
| Anthony D. Parrillo | ... | set designer |
| Robert Prchal | ... | propmaker |
| Steve Rice | ... | greens stand-by |
| Cheryl Gould Strang | ... | lead man (as Cheryl Gould) |
| Jesse Verette | ... | laborer |
Sound Department
| David Betancourt | ... | foley mixer |
| James Bolt | ... | re-recording mixer (as Jim Bolt) |
| Ted Caplan | ... | foley editor |
| Jean Clark | ... | boom operator (as Jean L. Clark) |
| Blake R. Cornett | ... | second assistant sound editor (as Blake Cornett) |
| Dawn Fintor | ... | foley artist |
| Dave Kulczycki | ... | dialogue editor (as David Kulczycki) |
| Skip Longfellow | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| David Lucarelli | ... | adr recordist |
| Kevin Maloney | ... | second boom operator / utility sound |
| Matt Patterson | ... | sound recordist |
| Charleen Richards | ... | adr mixer |
| Brad Sherman | ... | re-recording mixer |
| William Stein | ... | sound re-recording engineer (as Bill Stein) |
| Alicia Stevenson | ... | foley artist (as Alicia Stevenson-Irvin) |
| Donald Sylvester | ... | supervising sound editor |
| James M. Tanenbaum | ... | sound mixer |
| Roland N. Thai | ... | sound effects editor |
| Fred Vogler | ... | ProTools operator (as Fred R. Vogler) |
| Greg Steele | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| James Fredburg | ... | special effects assistant (as James K. Fredburg) |
| Alan E. Lorimer | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Lambert Powell | ... | special effects |
| Gary Zink | ... | special effects foreman |
| Valek Sykes | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr. | ... | visual effects producer / visual effects supervisor |
| Kevin Clark | ... | junior digital compositor |
| Craig Clarke | ... | digital compositor |
| Ken Dackermann | ... | digital compositor |
| Terry Dale | ... | senior composite artist / technical supervisor |
| Gilbert De La Garza | ... | film technician |
| Paul Dobson | ... | digital animator |
| Mitchell Ferm | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| John Fraser | ... | digital matte painter |
| Jos'h R.L. Fuller | ... | system administrator (as Jos'h RL Fuller) |
| Dan Hay | ... | digital animator |
| Crystal Henrickson | ... | administration assistant |
| Mike Jamieson | ... | digital compositor |
| Alan Kennedy | ... | digital compositor |
| John Kilkenny | ... | visual effects producer |
| Andrew Klaassen | ... | system administrator |
| Dan Krech | ... | visual effects executive producer |
| Nathan Lafionatis | ... | computer consultant |
| Robert Lukacs | ... | film technician |
| Jackie Lynette | ... | visual effects executive producer |
| Steven Lynette | ... | visual effects producer / visual effects production manager |
| Ron Marinic | ... | digital matte painter |
| Tina McGill | ... | digital compositor |
| Jennifer Meislohn | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Dominic Menegon | ... | digital animator |
| Juliette Mourez | ... | junior digital compositor |
| Mike Pemberton | ... | computer graphics production assistant |
| Teodor Peterson | ... | digital animator |
| Carol Prince | ... | digital animator |
| Scott Sanderson | ... | digital animator |
| Marc Streifling | ... | lead animator |
| Tommy Tran | ... | digital artist |
| Anna Wagner-Lopez | ... | digital animator (as Anne Wagner-Lopez) |
| David Watkinson | ... | computer graphics playback |
| Kurt Hall | ... | video & computer graphics technician (uncredited) |
| Carlton Munday | ... | technical administrator (uncredited) |
| Pat Wakefield | ... | digital effects designer (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Seth Arnett | ... | utility stunts |
| Rick Barker | ... | utility stunts |
| James Barney | ... | utility stunts |
| Daniel W. Barringer | ... | utility stunts |
| Gary Baxley | ... | utility stunts |
| Gilbert B. Combs | ... | utility stunts |
| Jared S. Eddo | ... | utility stunts |
| Annie Ellis | ... | utility stunts |
| Chuck Hosack | ... | utility stunts |
| Bret Kiene | ... | stunt double: Adam Garcia / utility stunts |
| Henry Kingi | ... | utility stunts |
| Barbara Anne Klein | ... | utility stunts (as Barbara Klein) |
| Steven Lambert | ... | utility stunts |
| James Logan | ... | stunts: Flying Chicken #3 |
| Kurt D. Lott | ... | stunt driver |
| Bob MacDougall | ... | utility stunts |
| Cazimir Milostan | ... | stunts |
| John Moio | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Mark Mulvehill | ... | utility stunts |
| George Palmiero | ... | utility stunts |
| Roger Richman | ... | utility stunts |
| John Robotham | ... | utility stunts |
| John-Clay Scott | ... | stunt double |
| Kenny Searle | ... | utility stunts |
| George P. Wilbur | ... | utility stunts |
| Al Wyatt Jr. | ... | utility stunts |
| Larry Holt | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Elizabeth Algieri | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Brian Callier | ... | video engineer (as Brian 'Snake' Callier) |
| Kevin Celi | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Alex Cruz | ... | dolly grip (as Alexander Cruz) |
| Damian Della Santina | ... | clapper loader |
| Paul A. Edwards | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Thomas Gibson | ... | key grip |
| Wayne D. Goldwyn | ... | time-lapse photographer |
| John Johnson | ... | still photographer |
| Ross Judd | ... | Steadicam operator / camera operator: "b" camera |
| Mark Laskowski | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Jay Laws | ... | electrician |
| Michael Laws | ... | gaffer |
| Michelle Opseth | ... | clapper loader |
| Brice Porter | ... | electrician |
| Brennan Price | ... | lighting technician |
| Liz Radley | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Jerry Sandager | ... | best boy grip |
| Michael J. Schwartz | ... | electrician |
| Steven Serna | ... | grip |
| William Skinner | ... | electrician |
| Tony Thomas | ... | grip |
| Forrest Thurman | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Ignacio Woolfolk | ... | grip |
| Eric Anderson | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Ffilip Bolton | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Curt B. Walheim | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Debbie German | ... | extras casting associate |
| Amanda Harding | ... | casting associate |
| Bill Marinella | ... | extras casting associate |
| Pamela Lynn Thomas | ... | casting assistant |
| Terri Tracy | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Amanda Gore | ... | set costumer |
| Kathleen Gore-Misko | ... | costume supervisor (as Kathleen Misko) |
| Alicia Leon | ... | cutter/fitter |
| Suzy Magnin | ... | costume assistant |
| Elizabeth Meredith | ... | wardrobe production assistant |
| Marciann Shapiro | ... | costumer |
| Sara Jane Slotnick | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Shawna Trpcic | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Tricia Bercsi Wilkin | ... | costumer (as Tricia Bercsi) |
Location Management
| Michael Brewer | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Lampton Enochs | ... | location manager: San Francisco |
| Pavel Sterba | ... | assistant location manager |
| Scott Trimble | ... | key assistant location manager: San Francisco |
| Craig W. van Gundy | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Mark Agostino | ... | music playback operator |
| Adam Akimoto | ... | musician: mellophone |
| Andrea Alexander | ... | musician: baritone saxophone |
| Robby Anderson | ... | musician: trombone |
| Michael T. Andreas | ... | music editor |
| Pete Anthony | ... | orchestrator |
| Jovany Balcazar | ... | musician: clarinet |
| Casey Bejarano | ... | musician: flute |
| Marco Beltrami | ... | conductor |
| Sharon Boyle | ... | music supervisor |
| Julian Bratolyubov | ... | music preparation |
| Bill Brendle | ... | composer: additional music (as William Brendle) |
| Michael Cimbalo-Dolnick | ... | musician: tuba |
| Samantha Curry | ... | musician: baritone saxophone |
| Debbi Datz-Pyle | ... | music contractor |
| Tim Davies | ... | orchestrator (as Timothy Davies) |
| Daniel DiPrima | ... | composer: additional music (as Dan DiPrima) |
| Mark Dougherty | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Wayne Downey | ... | music arranger: tuba and marching band |
| Alisia Fritch | ... | musician: mellophone |
| David Gomez | ... | musician: tuba |
| Matt Goms | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Richard Gutierrez | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Tom Hiel | ... | orchestrator (as Tom Heil) |
| Jimmy Hoyson | ... | music recordist |
| Oliver Hug | ... | composer: additional music |
| Kevin Kliesch | ... | orchestrator |
| John Kurlander | ... | music recordist / scoring mixer |
| Michael Lang | ... | composer: additional music |
| Peter Leinheiser | ... | composer: additional music |
| Paul Locke | ... | additional music arranger: tuba |
| Jennifer Magnant | ... | musician: clarinet |
| Chad McCormick | ... | musician: tuba |
| Chris McGeary | ... | music editor |
| Bruce Monical | ... | music recordist |
| Ginger Murphy | ... | musician: trombone |
| Bobbi Page | ... | conductor: choir |
| Gary Raymond | ... | music playback |
| Michael E. Robinson | ... | musician: tuba |
| Carlos Rodriguez | ... | orchestrator |
| Tim Seavey | ... | musician: tenor saxophone |
| Dennis Smith | ... | orchestrator |
| Elaine Szupello | ... | musician: cymbals |
| Brian Tarquin | ... | composer: additional music |
| Ceiri Torjussen | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Sean Vega | ... | musician: snare drum |
| Fred Vogler | ... | music playback |
| Daniel Wahl | ... | musician: bass drum |
| Aaron Wharton | ... | musician: tuba |
| Jett Whitworth | ... | music recordist |
| Thomas Cavanaugh | ... | music business & legal affairs (uncredited) |
| Celeste Chada | ... | music licensing (uncredited) |
| Tom Deluca | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Ellen Ginsburg | ... | music clearance (uncredited) |
| M.B. Gordy | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Sean M. Hickey | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Dennis Smith | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kim Berner | ... | script supervisor |
| Joshua Sternin | ... | script revisions (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Ventimilia | ... | script revisions (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Robert K. Johnson | ... | transportation captain (as Robert Johnson) |
| Jeff Kidman | ... | transportation office manager |
| Theresa M. Roehner | ... | driver |
| Kenny Searle | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Fabian Arroyo | ... | transportation (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Amira Bailey | ... | set production assistant: San Francisco (as Mira Bailey) |
| Susan J. Bonno-Buckner | ... | post-production accountant |
| Rick Bowman | ... | first assistant production accountant |
| Scott David Brown | ... | production assistant (as Scott Brown) |
| Craig Cannold | ... | production accountant |
| Kara Carmichael | ... | assistant to producers |
| Teresa Jaime Drapkin | ... | payroll accountant (as Teresa Jaime) / payroll accountant |
| Mitch Kelleher | ... | set production assistant: San Francisco |
| Meti Kusari | ... | craft service (as Muhamet 'Matt' Kusari) |
| Andrew Lipschultz | ... | unit publicist |
| Gary Locke | ... | band leader: marching band |
| Stephen A. Marinaccio II | ... | production coordinator |
| Vicki Marsik | ... | construction medic |
| Lucy Michael | ... | set medic |
| Alannia Perez | ... | production assistant |
| Roberta Riordan | ... | production assistant |
| Wayne T. Silva | ... | production assistant |
| Sheri St Lawrence | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Gregg Stuart | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Lori Taffet | ... | assistant to director |
| Christian L. Thomas | ... | production assistant |
| Hunter Wilson | ... | production assistant |
| Lisa Womble | ... | production assistant |
| Travis Young | ... | production assistant |
| Joe Cappelletti | ... | additional voices (uncredited) |
| Bruce Gray | ... | sculpture art provided by (uncredited) |
| Christie Moreau | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
| David A. Starke | ... | production executive (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
- FS Film (2003) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Gemini Film (Russia)
- Twentieth Century Fox
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bill Dance Casting (extras casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera equipment provided by)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (dollies)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Home on the Range (catering)
- J.L. Fisher (camera dollies)
- Loop de Loop (voice casting)
- Pacific Title (titles and opticals)
- Reno Dominik & Associates (Security)
- Riverside Community College Marching Band (music performed by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Andy, a successful marketing guy quits his job, because he feels disconnected with the values about work he learned from his father. He gets a new job at a top notch research facility, where he quickly makes a powerful enemy who makes him volunteer for a nearly impossible project: The $99 Personal Computer. He recruits the only available guys at the lab, three sociopaths. Together they really compile a revolutionary PC for $99, but then they become the victims of a venture capitalist and Andy's old foe from the research lab. Can he and his new friends find a way to overcome the problems? Written by kaeng |
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| Taglines | When things get odd... The odd get even See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $17,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $2,535, 30 Jun 2002 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | (Cameo) Po Bronson: The author of the book as one of many tuba players living in the same building as Andy's. See more » |
| Goofs | When Andy moves into Mrs. B house she puts him in room number 2. (You see the number on the door.) He then goes to the bathroom and meets Alisa and introduces himself and says he lives in number 3. Alisa says she lives in 2. After Alisa makes the prototype case she enters her room, but it's room 3. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Know Your Chicken See more » |
| Quotes |
[the guys are meeting at a restaurant after their design was "stolen"]
Andy: Guess what guys? I had a VISION! Tiny: [skeptically] That involved third-world school kids? See more » |