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

Director:

Mick Jackson

Writers (WGA):

Po Bronson (novel)
Jon Favreau (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 October 2002 (Russia)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

When things get odd... The odd get even

Plot:

Andy, a successful marketing guy quits his job, because he feels disconnected with the values about work he learned from his father...

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Hologram | Friendship | Money In Title | Dollar Sign In Title

Cast

Adam Garcia	...	Andy Kasper
Rosario Dawson	...	Alisa
Jake Busey	...	Darrell Claxton
Enrico Colantoni	...	Francis Benoit
Ethan Suplee	...	Curtis 'Tiny' Reese
Anjul Nigam	...	Salman Fard
Gregory Jbara	...	Hank
Dan Butler	...	Lloyd Acheson
Linda Hart	...	Mrs. 'B'
Shiva Rose	...	Torso
Chandra West	...	Robin
Rob Benedict	...	Willy (as Robert Patrick Benedict)
Heather Paige Kent	...	Claudia Goss
Stoney Westmoreland	...	Link
John Rothman	...	Ben (as John M. Rothman)

Also Known As:

The First $20 Million (USA) (working title)
The Ironmen (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Denmark:A | Finland:K-11 | Italy:T | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Ocean Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Andy moves into Mrs. B house she puts him in room number 2. (You see the number on the door.) He then goes to the bathroom and meets Alisa and introduces himself and says he lives in number 3. Alisa says she lives in 2. After Alisa makes the prototype case she enters her room, but it's room 3.

Quotes:

Salman: Eat flaming death, Francis.

Movie Connections:

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Soundtrack:

Life is Good

and who said that B movies were dead

it has Rosario Dawson *yay*

-based on the book by Po Bronson the movie tells the story is about a successful 20 something computer guy that decides to give up all the good things he has by taking on a project that is a wee bit ridiculous. He has to make a laptop for under $100 that people can actually buy. he assembles together a group of kids at the college he's staying to help him build this machine in which they dub the "I-Magic". As the story progresses they actually manage to find a way to build the technology and find someone who wants to distribute it. But before they can celebrate problems arise from a competitor who attempts to steal their machine and so the gang must come up with a way to stop the guy and also at the same time also better the machine they already have. Through all this, we also get time for a romantic story and watch as an insecure overweight kid gets the confidence he needs in life.

-I really love this movie, it's one of those that you watch on a rainy day when you have nothing better to do. It's cute, silly, funny, smart and a classic tale about the underdogs coming out on top. Thankfully the movie avoids all the usual underdog clichés and gives us a highly entertaining movie. The actors are all perfectly cast. Adam Garcia plays the main character Andy and he does an okay job. He's not going to win any awards for his performance but he's great in this nonetheless. Jake Busey, Enrico Colantoni, and Ethan Suplee also round up the gang as the guys that help Andy get his ideas of the ground. the always stunning Rosario Dawson rounds up the cast by playing Andy's love interest who basically comes up with the design for the I Magic. Jon Favreau and Guy Techie wrote the stellar screenplay that brought this movie to life. Not sure how accurate it is to the book but I don't really care since I love the movie so much. Director Mick Jackson also shows great potential by doing an amazing job of keeping the movie from going too over the top.

-this is a highly enjoyable movie that never takes itself too seriously. It fun, silly, and is just what a B movie should be.