A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
Acting
Tim Robbins channels unhinged Bill Gates energy
Production
Peak 2001 internet aesthetic, gloriously dated
Practical Effects
Actual sets, not green screens — refreshing!
Director
Peter Howitt
Ryan Phillippe
Milo Hoffman
Rachael Leigh Cook
Lisa Calighan
Tim Robbins
Gary Winston
Claire Forlani
Alice Poulson
Richard Roundtree
Lyle Barton
Tygh Runyan
Larry Banks
Ned Bellamy
Phil Grimes
Tyler Labine
Redmond Schmeichel
Yee Jee Tso
Teddy Chin
Nate Dushku
Brian Bissel
Douglas McFerran
Bob Shrot
Scott Bellis
Randy Sheringham
Zahf Paroo
Desi
Jonathon Young
Stinky
Nathaniel DeVeaux
Lawyer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was widely seen as a thinly-veiled attack on Microsoft; Bill Gates allegedly found it hilarious.
Released during the dot-com crash, it accidentally became a eulogy for the era's unchecked tech optimism.
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