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Jobs
Directed byJoshua Michael Stern
Written byMatt Whiteley
Produced byMark Hulme
Marcos A. Rodriguez
StarringAshton Kutcher
Josh Gad
Ahna O'Reilly
Dermot Mulroney
Matthew Modine
J. K. Simmons
Lukas Haas
CinematographyRussell Carpenter
Edited byRobert Komatsu
Music byJohn Debney
Production
company
Endgame Entertainment Five Star Feature Films
Distributed byOpen Road Films
Release dates
  • January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25) (Sundance)
  • August 16, 2013 (2013-08-16)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Crew filming Jobs at Steve Jobs's childhood home in Los Altos.

Jobs is a 2013 biographical drama film based on the life of Steve Jobs, from 1971 to 2011.[1][2] It is directed by Joshua Michael Stern, written by Matt Whiteley, and produced by Mark Hulme and Marcos A. Rodriguez. Jobs is portrayed by Ashton Kutcher, with Josh Gad as Apple Computer's co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Jobs was chosen to close the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.[3][4] It will be released to theaters on August 16, 2013.[5][6]

Plot

The biopic stars Ashton Kutcher as the Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and will touch on Steve Jobs' most defining and personal moments, motivations, and the people in his life. The film covers Jobs from his early years as an impressionable youth and wayward hippie, through his initial successes with and infamous ousting from the company he founded, to his storybook return and ultimate triumphs with Apple.[7]

Cast

Production

Production began in June 2012 with over three days of filming on location at Jobs' childhood home in Los Altos, California, followed by 28 days of filming in Los Angeles.

The film was originally unveiled with the name "jOBS" to mimic the common Apple practice of a lowercase letter "i" in their product names. However, this was immediately met with derision by critics saying such a design would not have been keeping with Jobs' design aesthetic. [8][9]

Reception

As of 26 June 2013, on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Jobs received an "All Critics" rating of 43% (3 Fresh, 4 Rotten), based upon 7 reviews. [10] On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 47 out of 100, based on 4 reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Vejvoda, Jim (1 April 2012). "Ashton Kutcher is Steve Jobs". IGN. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. ^ Sciretta, Peter (19 May 2012). "Ashton Kutcher's Steve Jobs Movie 'jOBS' Begins Filming in the Original Apple Garage". /Film. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. ^ "2013 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Premieres and Documentary Premieres". Sundance.org. Sundance Institute. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ^ Gibbs, Ed (28 January 2013). "Sundance film festival 2013: Jobs – first look review". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  5. ^ Ford, Rebecca (13 June 2013). "Ashton Kutcher's 'Jobs' Biopic Gets New Release Date". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  6. ^ Bahr, Lindsay (13 June 2013). "Ashton Kutcher's 'Jobs' gets a release date". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Ashton Kutcher's 'Jobs' gets the first trailer and plot summary". Film Summary. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  8. ^ Taylor, Chris (04 Jan 2013). "jOBS: The Dumbest Movie Name in History?". Mashable. Retrieved 23 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Ramos, Steve (01 Jan 2013). "A MOVIE CALLED "JOBS" AND THE PERILOUS BUSINESS OF NAMING FILMS". Fast Company Create. Retrieved 23 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "jOBS – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  11. ^ "Jobs: Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-06-26.

External links

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