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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

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Rotten:8

Average Rating:2.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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. [More]

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

Starring: Adam Garcia, Rosario Dawson, Jerry Haleva, Jake Busey, Enrico Colantoni, Ethan Suplee, Anjul Nigam

Director: Mick Jackson

Director: Mick Jackson
Screenwriter: Jon Favreau, Gary Tieche
Producer: Trevor Albert
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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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
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

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
Walter Chaw
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01/13/03
Norm Schrager
Norm Schrager
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No way I can believe this load of junk.

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01/13/03
Edward Havens
Edward Havens
FilmJerk.com

The movie's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing.

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07/10/02
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

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
V.A. Musetto
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Michael Dequina
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Robert Koehler
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