John Elias (John Light) has a brilliant new concept for the internet in the booming late 1990s. He’s a bright college student and he’s scared but determined to make this work, even though he really knows nothing about business. His realistic father (Peter Coyote), a successful business man, discourages Peter because he feels the young man isn’t ready for this. His college professor Ben Fisher (Paul Reiser) gives him some encouragement.
John’s seed capital comes from the crazy, crusty old cowboy Tom Walker (Hal Holbrook) with a weird sense of humor.
He hires a college friend, the arrogant, amoral, and cunning Robert Jennings (Jeffrey Donovan), as the business side due to Jenning’s father’s connections. John is quickly led down the path of celebrating big before the release of product and all the speed bumps, ditches, and unexpected curves of business –- brilliant concept or not. He nearly gets used to and complacent with the “high life” until he’s shaken into the reality his father warned him about.
Also appearing are Mia Farrow as Anna Simmons, their Chairman of the Board; Shaun Majumder and Archie Kao as Victor and Kiko, John’s old friends and code-writing partners; Megan Dodds as John’s girlfriend Lisa who doesn’t like the path she sees ahead; Concetta Tomei as John’s doting mother.
Written and directed by Alan Lazar, who also wrote the score.
Run time: 1 hour, 36 minutes
Rated R.
My personal rating: B-
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