Chronicles the story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout to one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
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Release Date:
Friday, August 16, 2013 Nationwide
some drug content and brief strong language PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED
Plot: What's the story about?
Titled jOBS, the biopic stars Ashton Kutcher as the iconic Silicon Valley visionary, and will shed new light on Steve Jobs' most defining and personal moments, motivations, and the people that drove him. The film covers Jobs from his early years as an impressionable youth and wayward hippie, through his initial successes and infamous ousting, to his storybook return and ultimate triumphs as a man who set out to change the world and did just that.
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Who stars in Jobs: Cast List
Ashton Kutcher ... Steve Jobs
Vengeance, Spread
Josh Gad ... Steve Wozniak
Strays, Moonfall
Ron Eldard ... Rod Holt (Apple Designer)
Higher Power, Roadie
John Getz ... Paul Jobs
Brampton's Own
Lesley Ann Warren ... Clara Jobs
Between Us, Going All The Way: The Director’s Edit
James Woods ... Jack Dudman (Dean of Students)
Jamesy Boy , End Game
Cash Out, Red Riding Hood
Hard Miles, Oppenheimer
Anyone But You, The Dirty South
You Can't Run Forever, Red One
Who's making Jobs: Crew List
A look at the Jobs behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Joshua Michael Stern last directed Swing Vote and Carnaval.
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Production: What we know about Jobs?
Key Facts
- April 19 is the 37th anniversary of the founding of Apple Computer.
- jOBS will premiere as the closing night film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The filmmakers were granted unprecedented access during shooting to the historic garage in Palo Alto, that served as the birthplace to Apple Inc.
- Based on the true story. Screenwriter Matt Whiteley, while penning the script, utilized a team of expert researchers based on months of exhaustive research and interviews with Steve Jobs' friends, colleagues, and mentors to develop the picture of Jobs' life.
Filming Timeline
- 2012 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
To premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival (out of competition).
- 2012 - October: The film was set to Post-Production status.
Wrapped production in July.
- 2012 - May: The film was set to Production status.
Principal photography begins in June. Will film early scenes in the actual Los Altos home where Jobs grew up and in the historic garage where he and Steve Wozniak founded Apple.
- 2012 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Set to begin principal photography in May while Kutcher is on hiatus from the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men.
Jobs Release Date: When was the film released?
Jobs was a Nationwide release in 2013 on Friday, August 16, 2013. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Kick-Ass 2, Lee Daniels' The Butler and Paranoia.
Jobs DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Jobs was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 .