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The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest

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The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 9 Fresh: 1  Rotten:8 Average Rating: 2.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Synopsis:
THE FIRST $20 MILLION pokes fun at the e-commerce boom of the late 1990s in a fictional story about a young man (Adam Garcia) who gives up a slick marketing job in Silicon Valley in order to pursue his dream job--working for himself, trying to invent and market a $99 personal computer. At his... [More]
THE FIRST $20 MILLION pokes fun at the e-commerce boom of the late 1990s in a fictional story about a young man (Adam Garcia) who gives up a slick marketing job in Silicon Valley in order to pursue his dream job--working for himself, trying to invent and market a $99 personal computer. At his lowest point, a sexy neighbor (Rosario Dawson) revitalizes both the entrepreneur's business and his sexual appetite. With a screenplay by Jon Favreau and Gary Tieche, the film is based on a book by Po Bronson. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Adam Garcia, Rosario Dawson, Jerry Haleva, Jake Busey, Enrico Colantoni

Director: Mick Jackson
Screenwriter: Jon Favreau, Gary Tieche
Producer: Trevor Albert
Composer: Marco Beltrami

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Nov 5, 2004

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01/12/04 12:12 AM
Michael Dequina
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It's also curious to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed Antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget.

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02/26/03 03:30 PM
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01/13/03 08:40 AM
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No way I can believe this load of junk.

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01/13/03 08:40 AM
Norm Schrager
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It appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up.

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07/11/02 04:05 PM
Owen Gleiberman
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The movie's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing.

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07/10/02 04:20 PM
Gregory Weinkauf
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The movie, directed by Mick Jackson, leaves no cliche unturned, from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting.

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07/10/02 04:18 PM
V.A. Musetto
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