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Startup.com (2001)

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Reviews Counted:91

Fresh:84

Rotten:7

Average Rating:7.5/10

Consensus: Startup.com is more than just a look at the rise and fall of the new economy. At its center is a friendship being tested to the limit, and that's what makes it worth viewing.

Genre: Special Interest

Theatrical Release:May 11, 2001 Limited

Box Office: $505,254

Synopsis: As an ailing economy reduces high-flying Internet companies around the country to bankruptcy, acclaimed documentary team Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker and newcomer Jehane Noujaim take a... As an ailing economy reduces high-flying Internet companies around the country to bankruptcy, acclaimed documentary team Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker and newcomer Jehane Noujaim take a behind-the-scenes look at the volatile start-up phenomenon, chronicling the turbulent development of govWorks.com, an award-winning Internet site that facilitates interaction between local government, citizens and businesses. Turning a familiar headline story into a high-pressure personal odyssey, Startup.com follows the trials of partners Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman, best friends since childhood, as they progress from being rookies with only a business plan to assuming the leadership of a nationally recognized Internet company struggling to survive an inhospitable economy.

With millions of dollars of venture capital at stake, Isaza Tuzman and Herman wrestle with the growing pains of a new business in the fickle Internet community, tackling technical difficulties, chartering the unpredictable venture capitalist waters, and out-smarting copy-cat competition. In one tense sequence, the partners receive a $17 million offer from a venture capital firm that they must sign that day, without leaving the office. There's only one problem: they can't locate their lawyer on the phone. GovWorks.com even becomes the victim of sabotage when its offices are broken into and valuable documents, outlining business and marketing strategies, are stolen. In the end, however, none of these challenges prepares Isaza Tuzman or Herman for their own conflict over the management of govWorks.com., a conflict that will not only endanger their company and their jobs, but will irrevocably alter their lifelong friendship.

Picking up where today's headlines leave off, Startup.com examines the current troubled state of the Internet revolution, in which inflated ideals and dreams of instant wealth have been supplanted by harsh economic realities and broken promises. Graced with sensitive storytelling and a dynamic, intimate cinema-verite style, the film also manages to personalize this crisis with intensely private views of the people involved. More than just an insider look at an industry in flux, Startup.com becomes a deft exploration of friendship and the conflict between personal and business relationships. -- © 2001 Artisan Entertainment [More]

Director: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker

Director: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
Studio: Artisan Entertainment

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...an impromptu lesson in power, duty, and betrayal that goes well beyond traditional limitations of celluloid documentaries.

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Cole Smithey
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David Rooney
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This is a very well crafted fly-on-the-wall style documentary.

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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

A fascinating, funny and cautionary look at how a world of group hugs and high fives transforms into night sweats and icy stares.

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04/16/03
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
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A gripping study of human nature and a prime example of why business and friendship don't mix

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
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Let's take advantage of this chance to peer into these paper millionaires' lives and think about what kind of human beings they are and where they went wrong.

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03/11/03
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Robert Denerstein
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Because the emotions are real, "Startup.com" is filled with powerful suspense and revelations.

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06/20/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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