Antitrust
Film poster
Directed by	Peter Howitt
Produced by	Keith Addis David Nicksay
Written by	Howard Franklin
Starring	Ryan Phillippe Rachael Leigh Cook Claire Forlani Tim Robbins Douglas McFerran Richard Roundtree Tygh Runyan Yee Jee Tso
Music by	Don Davis
Cinematography	John Bailey
Editing by	Zach Staenberg
Release date(s)	January 12, 2001
Running time	108 min
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

Antitrust is a 2001 film directed by Peter Howitt and written by Howard Franklin. The cast included Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani, Tim Robbins, Douglas McFerran, Richard Roundtree, Tygh Runyan, and Yee Jee Tso.^{[1] [2] [3]} Outside the United States and the UK, this film is titled Conspiracy.com^[4] and Startup.^[5] Image File history File links Antitrust_poster. ... Peter Howitt (born May 5, 1957 in Manchester) is an English actor and film director. ... Howard Frankin is an American screenwriter and director. ... Ryan Phillippe (born Matthew Ryan Phillippe on September 10, 1974) is an American actor. ... Rachael Leigh Cook (born October 4, 1979) is an American actress. ... Claire Forlani (born July 1, 1972) is an English actress. ... Tim Robbins at Cannes, 2001 Height: 6 ft 4 in / 1. ... Richard Roundtree Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942 in New Rochelle, New York) is an African American actor and hero famous for portraying John Shaft in the film Shaft (1971) and in its two sequels: Shafts Big Score in 1972, and Shaft in Africa in 1973. ... Tygh Runyan (born 13 June 1976 in British Columbia, Canada) is an actor. ... Yee Jee Tso (born March 10, 1975) is a Canadian actor. ... Donald Romain Davis (born February 4, 1957) is an American film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator. ... John Bailey (cinematographer) (born 10 August 1942 in Moberly, Montana) is an award-winning American cinematographer and film director. ... Zach Staenberg is an Academy Award winning film editor best known for the Matrix Trilogy. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... “Moving picture” redirects here. ... Peter Howitt (born May 5, 1957 in Manchester) is an English actor and film director. ... Howard Frankin is an American screenwriter and director. ... Ryan Phillippe (born Matthew Ryan Phillippe on September 10, 1974) is an American actor. ... Rachael Leigh Cook (born October 4, 1979) is an American actress. ... Claire Forlani (born July 1, 1972) is an English actress. ... Tim Robbins at Cannes, 2001 Height: 6 ft 4 in / 1. ... Richard Roundtree Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942 in New Rochelle, New York) is an African American actor and hero famous for portraying John Shaft in the film Shaft (1971) and in its two sequels: Shafts Big Score in 1972, and Shaft in Africa in 1973. ... Tygh Runyan (born 13 June 1976 in British Columbia, Canada) is an actor. ... Yee Jee Tso (born March 10, 1975) is a Canadian actor. ...

Plot

The film is a thriller portraying young idealistic programmers working at startup companies and a large corporation (NURV) which offers money, a playful working environment and creative opportunities to talented programmers if they are willing to work for them. The charismatic CEO of NURV seems at first to be good natured, but eventually the hero of the story starts to unravel the terrible hidden truth of NURV's operation. The film concludes with the collapse of NURV and the arrest of NURV CEO Gary Winston. In computing, a programmer is someone who does computer programming and develops computer software. ... A startup company is a company with a limited operating history. ... For other uses, see Money (disambiguation). ...

Trivia

• Several Dandy Warhols songs appear in this movie.^[6]
• Then-Sun CEO Scott McNealy makes a cameo appearance.^[6]
• Miguel de Icaza makes a cameo appearance. Behind the scenes, Miguel assisted in designing the computer screenshots (in GNOME) used in the movie.
• The director Peter Howitt makes a cameo appearance as a homeless man.^{[7] [6]}
• Parts of the movie depicting the Nurv campus were filmed at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.^[8]

The Dandy Warhols is a psychedelic power pop band formed in Portland, Oregon by Courtney Taylor-Taylor (born Taylor) (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboard), Peter Leow (born Holmstrom) (guitar), and Eric Hedford (drums). ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... Scott McNealy holding Suns new UltraSPARC T1 processor, unveiled on November 14, 2005. ... Peter Jackson in The Fellowship of the Ring (top), The Two Towers (middle) and The Return of the King (bottom). ... Miguel de Icaza Miguel de Icaza (born c. ... This article is about the mythical creature. ... Peter Howitt (born May 5, 1957 in Manchester) is an English actor and film director. ... Simon Fraser University (SFU) is located on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, part of the metropolitan area of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Aerial view of Metrotown and central Burnaby from the south, with Burrard Inlet and North Vancouver beyond. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment)) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735...

Quotes

• "When you kill people, they die!"

References

External links

• Antitrust at the Internet Movie Database
• Antitrust at Rotten Tomatoes
• Antitrust at Box Office Mojo