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

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Hotshot marketing executive Andy Caspar (Adam Garcia) gives up his steady job to join a high-tech research and development center where he's teamed with three misfits, including socially-unacceptable Darrell (Jake Busey), to create a far-fetched and highly unlikely product -- a 99-dollar desktop computer. The company wants them to fail, but they succeed against all odds and come up with a PC that doesn't use a monitor or keyboard (it's holographic, and all of the memory is stored on an Internet server). A greedy competitor, Francis (Enrico Colantoni), sabotages their project and steals their idea as his own. Meanwhile, Andy's relationship with lovely neighbor Alisa (Rosario Dawson) hits the skids. Can Andy get the PC -- and the girl -- back?
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (for language and sexual content)
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Directed By:
    Mick Jackson
  • Written By:
    Jon Favreau, Gary Tieche
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    20th Century Fox

Cast

Adam Garcia
as Andy Caspar
Jake Busey
as Darrell
Ethan Suplee
as Tiny
Anjul Nigam
as Salman
Rosario Dawson
as Alisa
Enrico Colantoni
as Francis Benoit
Gregory Jbara
as Hank
Dan Butler
as Lloyd
Linda Hart
as Mrs. B
Shiva Rose McDermott
as Terri
Chandra West
as Robin
Robert Patrick Benedict
as Willy
Heather Paige Kent
as Claudia Gross
Stoney Westmoreland
as Link
John M. Rothman
as Ben
Andy Berman
as Old Man
Reggie Lee
as Suit
Brent Hinkley
as Security Guard
Dagney Kerr
as Janie
Jerrod Cornish
as Busboy
Amy Van Horne
as Money Honey
Paul McKinney
as Griff
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Critic Reviews for The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2)

It appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up.

Jul 11, 2002 | Rating: F
Entertainment Weekly
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The movie, directed by Mick Jackson, leaves no cliche unturned, from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting.

Jul 10, 2002 | Rating: 1/4
New York Post
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Jan 12, 2004 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
TheMovieReport.com

It's also curious to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed Antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget.

Feb 26, 2003 | Rating: 0/4 | Full Review…
Film Freak Central

No way I can believe this load of junk.

Jan 13, 2003 | Rating: D | Full Review…
FilmJerk.com

The movie's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing.

Jul 10, 2002
New Times
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