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Pirates of Silicon Valley. 5. Description. The story about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires of Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corporation. Director. Martyn Burke. Casting.
- Martyn Burke
- Marcus Giamatti
The filming of the commercial fades to the actual ad as it opens on a gray network of futuristic tubes connecting non-descript oppressive buildings. Inside the tubes, we see the greyed-out downtrodden masses marching into an auditorium, where they bow before a Big Brother figure preaching from a giant TV screen.
Pirates of Silicon Valley was originally scheduled to be shot in Toronto, with more than $1 million in sets. However, when Wyle was unable to receive a long enough release from ER to shoot in Canada, the film temporarily shut down.
- Drama Biography
Pirates of Silicon Valley: Directed by Martyn Burke. With Noah Wyle, Joey Slotnick, J.G. Hertzler, Anthony Michael Hall. History of Apple and Microsoft.
- (25K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Martyn Burke
- 1999-06-20
A captivating docu-drama that covers the rise of PC industry by focusing on the events that eventually led to the intense rivalry between Apple Inc. & Microsoft Corp.; the two companies that single-handedly spawned a revolution that went on to change the whole world, Pirates of Silicon Valley offers an insight into the lives of the genius ...
Films of 1995–1999. Plunkett & Macleane. Pirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 made-for-TV docudrama. Based off of the book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger ….
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Paul Freiberger. Novel. Reviews. The story about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires of Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corporation.
