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Synopsis: This movie is the fictional story of computer programming genius Milo Hoffman after graduating from Stanford and getting out into the competitive world of computer software. In his contemplation of where to begin his career, he is contacted by Gary Winston whose character is loosely based on Bill Gates. Winston is the CEO of a company called NURV, and they are on the brink of completing the global communication's system, Synapse. They need Hoffman to help them meet their launch date, so after much thought and with the full support of his girlfriend Alice, he accepts the job. Tragedy soon after strikes and Milo becomes suspicious of the company he has been wrapped up in. He learns that trusting anyone could be a mistake, and that nothing is as it seems.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Peter Howitt
Production: MGM/UA
  2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
31
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
PG-13
Year:
2001
105 min
$10,965,209
Website
365 Views


Well. Now he knows.

Nothing in there.

- Maybe he'll get back to work now.

- Yeah. Copy that.

- Speaking of which...

- Okay. I'm on my way back.

- Did you download Callier in San Jose.

- Oh sh*t.

I'll do it.

- Shame we can't walk in the front door.

- Yeah, wouldn't Bob love that?

Ooh!

Jesus!

I need a thorough background check.

I want to know every organization

he's been involved with.

All church groups, all...

- Mr. Barton?

- Yes

Excuse me...

Do you remember me?

Meelo, isn't it?

Milo

I really need to talk to you sir...

Right. Give me a few seconds

with Lacy here.

You can go in my office.

I won't be a moment.

Send him the facts as soon as possible.

I don't want to surprise him.

Milo.

Thank you for seeing me, sir.

- No problem, have a seat.

- I'm OK.

- You look a little upset.

- I am sir, I am.

What's the problem, son?

Ah.. well...

My friend, my best friend Teddy,

he was killed in Silicon Valley and I..

I thought maybe there is some way

I could help them find the suspects.

- You mean Teddy Chan?

- Yes, sir.

Well, I guess you didn't see

the 11 o'clock news last night.

San Jose police picked up the suspects

and they're holding them without bail.

That's great. That's...

I hope I'll sleep better, tonight.

I'm... a little disappointed.

I thought that you decided to

join our side.

No sir, no. I'm...

I'm real happy there at NURV.

But....

Thank you.

Thank you for your time.

- So he didn't mention he was going to

the Justice Department?

- No.

You're not losing your hold on him,

are you, Rebecca?

Don't forget your part of the deal.

You've got a very good thing going here.

Phil, he'll tell me when he gets back.

Well, that will be the test.

Won't it?

Yeah.

Prick!

It's 10 o'clock,

I've been so worried about you

What did you see in there?

- Nothing.

- Nothing?

It's exactly what they said it is.

An unfinished broadcast studio.

You know, I think I've been

putting my own guilt on Gary.

Guilt?

Yeah. If I'd done the start up,

maybe Teddy would still be alive.

Or maybe you'd be dead too.

Anyway, I figured, instead of indulging

in all these paranoid delusions

and scaring you, I should do something

useful with my grief.

So I went to see that guy Barton

at the DOJ, remember him?

Yeah.

I wanted to see if I could help him

find Teddy's killers

and it turns out that

they got the guys last night, so...

I have been so worried about you.

You were right

to let him break into 21.

He felt pretty foolish afterwards.

He said it was all to do

with his own guilt, you know.

Not being there.

Not doing the start up.

I mean, his best friend was just killed.

You're convinced he is completely focused

on SYNAPSE again.

- He's not acting?

- No

He's pretty honest with his feelings.

I don't think he knows how to act.

All right?

Good.

That's all for now.

Lisa, I had to tell someone.

They know everything

about everybody.

There're stealing code

from all over the place.

And sometimes, if someone gets ahead

of them, like Teddy...

- And it's all undetectable.

- What?

The crimes are hand-tailored. These

guys are in the information business.

If it's a Chinese guy, frame the

local racist.

Plus, I'm sure Gary has

maximum deniability.

He tells his people,

surprise me, solve the problem,

defy me.

They turn around and

tell the next person the same things.

That sounds crazy. Why would he put

himself on the line like that?

SYNAPSE...

The guy has invested billions

on getting there first.

He'll do anything to get his date.

He has to.

Lisa...

They killed my best friend.

Maybe others.

I'm living with someone

that they paid to sleep with me.

- We have to do something.

- Like what? What could we possibly do?

I don't know yet.

But we are one step ahead of them.

They don't know I've been in the

Daycare Center. Just 21.

They let me do that.

That's all they know, though.

Lisa...

Lisa!

I'm sorry, Milo.

All right? I'm sorry.

Lisa, I know why

you won't let anybody near you.

I know what he did to you.

If you leave now,

you could be in danger.

They would use my step father?

They could frame him

if they had too, yeah.

What about the FBI?

Too risky.

I went to the DOJ, but they got a guy

on payroll over there. Maybe others.

Who knows who they're paying?

Well, who can we trust?

I mean how do you let go of a secret

without telling the wrong person?

I don't know.

We tell everybody at once!

See, that way there is no secret

left to protect.

If everybody knows,

they can't touch us.

Right?

What about 60 minutes?

CBS news has partnered

with NURV Information Systems

in a cable news network

due to launch Fall of 2001.

AOL-Time Warner has a 40% stake in

Gary's setup device.

That also takes out CNN.

Disney joins NURV in new venture.

ABC is out.

Look, any of these places

could a mole. Or all of them.

- Wait

- What?

How close are you to finishing

SYNAPSE?

He's got all the satellites up.

There are dishes on top of 21. He's

building this mega network

just for SYNAPSE.

We can connect to everybody

on every device simultaneously.

That's what SYNAPSE is.

That's what we'll use.

Got him.

So what's in the Daycare Center is

a ton of raw material, and it's

all over the place.

What I need you to do is

design some kind of a graphic format

so people can following

what there're seeing.

No problem.

- Sh*t

- What?

I'd have to get into Gary's house

to get the satellite addresses.

He's running the whole thing

from his work room.

You mean break in?

I don't know,

I don't know...

And what if the dishes

on top of 21 aren't hot yet?

The place isn't even finished.

I'll go up.

You're not afraid?

Testing...

UPLINK ACTIVE.

Welcome back to Good Morning Portland.

This Thursday,

will attend a gala party at the home

of Gary and Clarissa Winston.

to raise money

for the Portland Art museum.

Julie is at the museum.

Last year partygoers pledged over

- Look at this.

- What?

Why doesn't he invite us to his party?

He's never even met you.

Milo, he has thousands of employees.

I know Alice.

But this is for the art museum,

and you're an artist.

- If anybody should be invited,

you should.

- Ah, hum.

This is not live feed.

This is playback from some other day.

It's been messed with.

- Do we call Randy and Phil?

- Not yet.

I'll have to bust my ass

'cause I'm not a friggin' mensa.

I swear to God it's that kid Milo.

Let's run a check on card entries.

Go back two weeks.

Skullbocks, Larry speaking.

Hey Larry, it's Milo.

Hey buddy.

- How's it going?

- I'm good.

I'm... back in the garage.

Didn't want to stay at that other place.

What's up?

Milo?

You there?

Larry, you got a second?

I might need your help with something.

You bet man, name it.

Milo.

Giving a benefit for the art museum

Thursday night. Thought you'd like

to bring Alice.

That's great. Thank you.

Sorry about the late notice.

You went into 21 twice

without coming out.

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Howard Franklin

Howard Franklin is an American screenwriter and film director, known for such films as The Name of the Rose and Quick Change, his collaboration with Bill Murray. His other films include The Public Eye, about a 1940s tabloid photographer modeled on the photojournalist Weegee and starring Joe Pesci; Someone to Watch Over Me and The Man Who Knew Too Little. more…

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