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The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

2002 · 105 min · Director: Mick Jackson ★ IMDb 5.5 · 3,313 ratings

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Andy, a successful marketing guy quits his job, because he feels disconnected with the values about work he learned from his father. He gets a new job at a top notch research facility, where he quickly makes a powerful enemy who makes him volunteer for a nearly impossible project: The $99 Personal Computer. He recruits the only available guys at the lab, three sociopaths. Together they really compile a revolutionary PC for $99, but then they become the victims of a venture capitalist and Andy's old foe from the research lab. Can he and his new friends find a way to overcome the problems?

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The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Cast

Enrico Colantoni

Francis Benoit

Ethan Suplee

Curtis 'Tiny' Reese

AN
Anjul Nigam

Salman Fard

GJ
Gregory Jbara

Hank

Dan Butler

Lloyd Acheson

LH
Linda Hart

Mrs. 'B'

SR
Shiva Rose

Torso

RB
Rob Benedict

Willy

HD
Heather Dubrow

Claudia Goss

SW
Stoney Westmoreland

Link

AB
Andy Berman

Old Man

RL
Reggie Lee

Suit

BH
Brent Hinkley

Security Guard #1

GM
Gonzalo Menendez

Security Guard #2

AV
Amy Van Horne

Blonde Money Honey

Details

Directed by
Mick Jackson
Written by
Jon Favreau, Po Bronson, Gary Tieche, Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 3,313 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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