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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
370 Views


either a one or a zero...

Alive or dead...

We're surrounded by predators.

Those who don't innovate

are doomed to die.

There is no second place.

Consumers don't care where

new ideas come from

Just so long as they are offered

a competitive price

Any kid, anywhere in the world

with a good idea,

can put us out of business.

Alive or dead

We do have a monopoly here at NURV.

There is no second place, one or

zero, alive or dead

Are you insane?

What do you think you're doing?

I'm letting people know

what you've been doing.

Phil, where is this signal coming from?

I'm working on it, I am working on it.

Work faster!

A good chess player always knows his

opponent's moves before he makes them.

Isn't that right Gary?

You think you know all my moves?

You arrogant little bastard!

You think they're going to come after me?

Now that SYNAPSE is here?

This is the technology that'll fuel

business for the next 30 years!

You think they are going to allow foreign

competitors an opening like that?

Undermine the entire economy?

Over what? A cyber prank?

Then you don't have anything

to worry about. Do you?

The Lawyers are at the gate Gary.

They say the Feds are on their way.

Oh, Jesus!

It's coming from NURV. It's building 21.

Call security, get someone

over there now.

Break down the door, if you have to.

But get me that disk. Get it here!

- How did this happen Phil?

- I dont know.

She called,

She said Milo had SYNAPSE,

he'd left the campus and..

You lied? For him?

You're playing with fire.

If you think for a second I won't

send you back where you came from...

Hey, Gary,

I want you to see this.

Are you still proud of me?

You guys know where you need to be..

Go, go, go!

Randy, Danny come on, let's get out

of here. Come on. Lets go, let's go.

Rebecca! Rebecca, come on, let's go.

I'm not going with you.

I'd rather stay here and face

the consequences of my own actions,

than be associated with yours.

This was mine, Milo.

You tell that to the people you

stole it from. Tell it to Teddy!

Come on. It's only a matter of time

before someone owns the information.

You can't stop it.

You just slowed it down.

I slowed you down Gary.

That's what matters to me.

This isn't a game.

In the real world, when you kill people,

they die. For real!

And in the real world,

you're F***ed!

Are you coming?

Let them go.

Tomorrow, he's the most

famous geek in the world.

- Gary, we need information.

- I've been betrayed!

Randy and Phil are missing?

Something's going on! Take this down.

It has come to my attention,

that certain rogue elements of my

company have been involved in

illegal activities

in an attempt to discredit me and

risk control of my company.

I'm most shocked and saddened

by this betrayal.

I will do everything in my power

to co-operate with the authorities

and to bring these criminals

to Justice.

...news that FBI agents have

arrested NURV CEO Gray Winston,

TV's, cell phones and PC's were

interrupted world-wide last night

by a rogue broadcast

initiated by programmer Milo Hoffmann.

Police have also arrested these

other members of Winston's team

at a Portland airfield

as they attempted to board a

private jet.

Justice officials reacted swiftly...

Man, Clinton's testimony didn't get

this many hits!

This is... this is awesome!

I mean, there's 400 requests

a second, Brian!

- We did this!

- I'm surprised this isn't blowing

the server!

Wow, Whoa get over her.

Come here, Come here...

Already over 18 million people have

downloaded the source code for SYNAPSE

from the Skullbocks website.

Now Skullbocks is thought to have

originated right here in this

Palo Alto garage.

Hi. We've just a couple of questions

for you about SYNAPSE...

Is Milo Hoffmann going to testify?

Do you know where he is now?

How many hits have you guys

registered?

- Good luck.

- Okay.

Milo?

It wasn't all false.

I know.

Bye.

Do you consider this

an ultimate victory for open source?

- Excuse me.

- Milo?

- We did it, partner.

- Are you going to testify?

Winston always said

that any kid in a garage

could put him out of business.

Is that what you've done Milo?

This is a garage.

Hey, there he is.

...we're just now getting word that...

...yes, yes here he is.

Here's Gary Winston himself

being led by US marshals

to the federal court in Portland....

Milo, when did you first realize

that Winston is stealing code?

What is it exactly that you think

you have done, Milo?

And what does it all mean?

It means we've given SYNAPSE back

to the people it was stolen from.

Human knowledge belongs to the world.

Can we get a picture of the

Skullbocks team?

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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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