Jobs is a 2013 film that was directed by Joshua Michael Stern, written by Matt Whiteley, and distributed by Open Road Films. The story is a dramatization of the rise of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in the establishment of Apple Computer, leading up to Jobs' launch of the iPod.
Production[]

Patty Jobs at the film shoot at the Jobs family home in 2012.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had been invited to consult on the project, but decided to decline after reading the script.[1] The film was shot in 2012 at the boyhood home of Steve Jobs, which was owned by his sister Patty.[2]
Cast[]
- Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
- Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak
- Lukas Haas as Dan Kottke
- David Denman as Al Alcorn
- Brad William Henke as Paul Terrell
- Ahna O'Reilly as Chrisann Brennan
- Dermot Mulroney as Mike Markkula
- J. K. Simmons as Arthur Rock
- Victor Rasuk as Bill Fernandez
- Ron Eldard as Rod Holt
- Eddie Hassell as Chris Espinosa
- Brett Gelman as Jef Raskin
- Lenny Jacobsen as Burrell Smith
- Elden Henson as Andy Hertzfeld
- Nelson Franklin as Bill Atkinson
- Matthew Modine as John Sculley
- Abby Brammell as Laurene Powell Jobs
- Kevin Dunn as Gil Amelio
- Robert Pine as Edgar S. Woolard Jr.
- Giles Matthey as Jonathan Ive
Reception[]
Jobs is rated 28% fresh by Rotten Tomatoes and received an audience score of 40%.[3] Steve Wozniak said that he "liked" Ashton Kutcher's acting, but felt that "there were a lot of things wrong" with the movie.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steve Wozniak says 'there were a lot of things wrong' with 'Jobs' movie by Amar Toor, The Verge. 2013-08-17.
- ↑ Steve Jobs’ sister weighs in on effort to preserve Apple co-founder’s childhood home in Los Altos by Jason Green, San Jose Mercury News, 2013-09-24.
- ↑ Jobs, Rotten Tomatoes. Accessed 2022-05-21.
See also[]
- Pirates of Silicon Valley, a 1999 made-for-television dramatization.
- Steve Jobs (film), a 2015 dramatization.
External links[]
- Jobs (2013) at History vs. Hollywood
- Jobs (2013) at the Internet Movie Database
- Jobs (film) at Wikipedia