Antitrust
A computer programmer’s dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
- Director: * Peter Howitt
- Genre:Crime / Drama / Thriller
- Runtime:109 minutes
Cast
Ryan Phillippe : Milo Hoffman
Rachael Leigh Cook : Lisa Calighan
Claire Forlani : Alice Poulson
Tim Robbins : Gary Winston
Douglas McFerran : Bob Shrot
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Working with his three friends at their new software development company Skullbocks, Stanford graduate Milo Hoffman (Phillippe) is contacted by CEO Gary Winston (Robbins) of NURV (Never Underestimate Radical Vision) for a very attractive programming position: A fat paycheck, an almost-unrestrained working environment, and extensive creative control over his work. Accepting Winston’s offer, Hoffman and his girlfriend, Alice Poulson (Forlani), move to NURV headquarters in Portland, Oregon.
The environment of NURV seems as advertised: A friendly, family-oriented company that places great value on individual creativity. NERF footballs fly around the office, the atmosphere is relaxed, and Winston personally shows Milo to his workstation and introduces him to his co-workers. Despite development of the flagship product (Synapse, a worldwide media distribution network) being well on schedule, Hoffman soon becomes suspicious of the excellent source code Winston personally provides to him, seemingly when needed most, while refusing to divulge the code’s origin.
After his best friend, Teddy Chin (Tso), is murdered, Hoffman discovers that NURV is stealing the code they need from programmers around the world — including Chin — and then killing them to cover their tracks. Hoffman learns that not only does NURV employ an extensive surveillance system to observe and steal code, the company has infiltrated the Justice Department and most of the mainstream media. Even his girlfriend is a plant, an ex-con hired by the company to manipulate him. Read more
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