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comm160strickland · 5 years ago

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Characters in the movie: “Jobs”

Jobs is a 2013 American biographical drama film based on the life of Steve Jobs, from 1974 while a student at Reed College to the introduction of the iPod in 2001. It is directed by Joshua Michael Stern, written by Matt Whiteley, and produced by Stern and Mark Hulme. Steve Jobs is portrayed by Ashton Kutcher, with Josh Gad as Apple Computer's co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs was chosen to close the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Who’s Who in the film?

Apple Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs: Steven Paul Jobs is widely recognized as a pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs was born in San Francisco, California and put up for adoption. He was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.

JOBS WAS AWARDED OVER 450 PATENTS AS HE REVOLUTIONIZED SIX MAJOR INDUSTRIES

Steve Jobs’ ability to visualize, conceptualize and deliver path breaking products through his team and companies took the world aback and made everyone take notice. During his lifetime of work as a creative entrepreneur he focused on the “look and feel“ of his products and aspired for perfection in design. He was awarded close to 450 patents ranging from computers, touch based interfaces, keyboards, portables to staircases, clasps and sleeves. Along the way he revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing and digital publishing.

Read more about Steve Jobs: https://learnodo-newtonic.com/steve-jobs-achievements

Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak: Stephen Gary "Woz" Wozniak is an American inventor, electronics engineer, programmer, philanthropist, and technology entrepreneur. In 1976 he co-founded Apple Inc., which later became the world's largest information technology company by revenue and largest company in the world by market capitalization. He and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs are widely recognized as two prominent pioneers of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.

Lukas Haas as Daniel Kottke: Daniel Kottke was a college friend of Steve Jobs and one of the first employees of Apple Inc.

Victor Rasuk as Bill Fernandez: Bill Fernandez is a user-interface architect and inventor who was Apple Computer's first employee when after incorporated in 1977 and is, overall, Apple employee #4. He is the son of Judge Bill Fernandez and Bambi Fernandez (both Stanford University graduates). He worked on both the Apple I and Apple II personal computers, and in the 1980s was a member of the Apple Macintosh development team. He contributed to several user interface aspects of the classic Mac OS, QuickTime and HyperCard and owns a user interface patent granted in 1994. He is also credited with introducing fellow Homestead High School student Steve Jobs to his friend (and Homestead alumn) Steve Wozniak. Eddie Hassell as Chris Espinosa: Chris Espinosa is a senior employee of Apple Inc., officially employee number 8. Having joined the company at the age of fourteen in 1976 when it was still housed in Steve Jobs' parents' garage, writing software manuals and coding after school, he is the company's current and all-time longest-serving employee. Ron Eldard as Rod Holt: Frederick Rodney Holt is an American computer engineer and political activist. He is Apple employee #5, and developed the unique power supply for the 1977 Apple II.

Nelson Franklin as Bill Atkinson: Bill Atkinson is an American computer engineer and photographer. Atkinson worked at Apple Computer from 1978 to 1990. Atkinson was the principal designer and developer of the graphical user interface (GUI) of the Apple Lisa and, later, one of the first thirty members of the original Apple Macintosh development team, and was the creator of the ground-breaking MacPaint application, which fulfilled the vision of using the computer as a creative tool. He also designed and implemented QuickDraw, the fundamental toolbox that the Lisa and Macintosh used for graphics.

Elden Henson as Andy Hertzfeld: Andy Hertzfeld is an American computer scientist and inventor who was a member of the original Apple Macintosh development team during the 1980s. After buying an Apple II in January 1978, he went to work for Apple Computer from August 1979 until March 1984, where he was a designer for the Macintosh system software. Since leaving Apple, he has co-founded three companies: Radius in 1986, General Magic in 1990, and Eazel in 1999. In 2002, he helped Mitch Kapor promote open source software with the Open Source Applications Foundation. Hertzfeld worked at Google from 2005 to 2013, where in 2011 he was the key designer of the Circles user interface in Google+.

Lenny Jacobson as Burrell Smith: Burrell Carver Smith is an American engineer who, while working at Apple Computer, designed the motherboard (digital circuit board) for the original Macintosh. He was Apple employee #282, and was hired in February 1979, initially as an Apple II service technician. He also designed the motherboard for Apple's LaserWriter.

Giles Matthey as Jony Ive: Jony Ive is one of the world’s most esteemed industrial designers and has worked on products, including a wide range of Macs, the iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and more. He also had a hand in designing the company’s “spaceship” Apple Park campus and establishing the look and feel of Apple retail stores.

Dermot Mulroney as Mike Markkula: Armas Clifford "Mike" Markkula Jr. is an American electrical engineer, businessman and investor. He was an angel investor and second CEO of Apple Computer, Inc., providing early critical funding and managerial support. Markkula was introduced to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak when they were looking for funding to manufacture the Apple II personal computer they had developed, after having sold some units of the first version of this computer, the Apple I. With his guidance and funding, Apple ceased to be a partnership and was incorporated as a company.

Matthew Modine as John Sculley: John Sculley III (born April 6, 1939) is an American businessman, entrepreneur and investor in high-tech startups. Sculley was vice-president (1970–1977) and president of Pepsi-Cola (1977–1983), until he became chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc. on April 8, 1983, a position he held until leaving in 1993. In May 1987, Sculley was named Silicon Valley's top-paid executive, with an annual salary of US$10.2 million.Sales at Apple increased from $800 million to $8 billion under Sculley's management.

J. K. Simmons as Arthur Rock: Arthur Rock is an American businessman and investor. Based in Silicon Valley, California, he was an early investor in major firms including Intel, Apple Computer, Scientific Data Systems and Teledyne.

Kevin Dunn as Gil Amelio: Gilbert Frank Amelio is an American technology executive. Amelio worked at Bell Labs, Fairchild Semiconductor, and the semiconductor division of Rockwell International but is best remembered as a CEO of National Semiconductor and Apple Inc.

Brett Gelman as Jef Raskin: Jef Raskin was an American human–computer interface expert best known for conceiving and starting the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s.

Family John Getz as Paul Jobs. Steve Jobs father.

See: https://allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/key_people/paul_jobs

Lesley Ann Warren as Clara Jobs. Steve Jobs mother. See: https://g.co/kgs/AC8BCR

Abby Brammell as Laurene Powell Jobs: Laurene Powell Jobs has become an influential and formidable presence in the investing world. And she ranks among the richest women in the world, with a net worth of $21.3 billion, according to Forbes. Upon her husband's death in 2011, Powell Jobs inherited his fortune — primarily shares of Apple and Disney.

Ahna O'Reilly as Chrisann Brennan: Chrisann Brennan is an American painter and writer who wrote the autobiography The Bite in the Apple about her relationship with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. They had one child, Lisa Brennan-Jobs.

Annika Bertea as Lisa Brennan-Jobs (adult) Ava Acres as Lisa Brennan (child)

Other James Woods as Jack Dudman: Jack Dudman was a much-loved math professor and later dean of students at nearby Reed College.

David Denman as Al Alcorn: Allan Alcorn is an American pioneering engineer and computer scientist best known for creating Pong, one of the first video games.

Brad William Henke as Paul Terrell: Paul Terrell: Owned local computer store and was an original investor in Jobs and Wozniak’s very first big idea.

Robert Pine as Edgar S. Woolard, Jr.: Edgar S. Woolard Jr. is an American businessman. He was chairman and chief executive officer of DuPont from 1989 to 1995.

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wombwindow · 6 years ago

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Unplanned

Could the movie Unplanned be the catalyst for the ending of abortion in America? Only if people respond. Only if those who see it get involved—take action—by voting and fighting for our weakest most vulnerable citizens, the preborn. Certainly, some who see the movie will become involved in the pro-life struggle for the first time. Some will be emboldened to continue their efforts, while others will seek help, forgiveness, and healing. But unless we, like Abby, go in a different direction and resolve to work toward changing our culture, abortion will remain with us.

Unplanned is a powerful presentation of abortion trauma, loss, and awakening. The story of former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson’s journey from death to life. A movie that attempts to show the horrific and violent reality of abortion, the deception abortion holds over those who champion women’s rights, the mission of Planned Parenthood, and the true violation of human rights that abortion is. A movie the nation should see. But will we?

The reality of abortion and its fallout is all around us. For more than five decades men and women have championed the truth of preborn life, the horrors of abortion, and the toll it takes on those who participate in it. But like so many atrocities before, the public has failed to reckon its evil. Failed to admit our guilt and repent of our sin. We have marginalized those who��ve told us the truth. Ignored those who brought us the message or laughed at them. We’ve not read their books or engaged with them at the sidewalk in front of various abortion providers. We’ve not sought them out on the internet or social media. We’ve chosen not to view their movies or hear their sermons, talks, or presentations. We’ve left them on the shelf—shut them out of our discourse. We’ve failed to cover them in the media or show their marches and protests. We’ve refused to run their ads or turned the channel when we heard them on the radio or television. We’ve not wanted to hear. Will we listen this time? Will Abby’s story break through or will we ignore her like we ignored Carol Everett? Another director who left the abortion industry in the 1980s and went on to become a champion for life. Carol’s dedication in her book, Blood Money, is profound: “Dedicated to the 35,000 mothers to whom I sold abortions and their 35,000 unborn babies. To the 35,000 fathers and family members affected by these abortions. To Tom, the father of my unborn child, who participated in our abortion unaware that he, too, would be victimized. And to my unborn daughter, Heidi, and all the unborn who face her fate unless their cries are heard—let me live! Let me live!” Will we hear the heart cry of Unplanned? Will we listen to Abby or leave her on the margins like we did Dr. Bernard Nathanson and Dr. Anthony Levatino, two former abortionists who changed their minds, left abortion behind, and championed life after discovering the truth. Will we listen this time?

As an advocate for life for more than a decade, I can tell you one of the great pains in my heart is how long we’ve persisted in the killing of children even as so many have raised their voice against it. Why have we neglected to listen? From those with a platform to those without, millions of voices have championed the truth, prayed for deliverance, and labored for the end of abortion. But will we as a nation listen? Is this the moment? Or is Unplanned yet another cry to a blind people who’ve closed their ears? Will we hear Abby Johnson and Shawn Carney and everyone who worked on the movie Unplanned? Or will we listen anew to their fellow laborers in the cause of life? Advocates like David Bereit, Bernard Nathanson, Anthony Levatino, Nellie Gray, Fr. Frank Pavone, Ryan Bomberger, Rebecca Kiessling, Eduardo Verastegui, Harold O.J. Brown, Francis Schaefer, Randall Terry, Gianna Jessen, Melissa Ohden, Walter Hoye, George Grant, Randy Alcorn, Dr. D. James Kennedy, Linda Cochrane, Kristi Burton Brown, Frank Peretti, Michaelene Fredenburg, David Reardon, Lou Engle, Matthew West, Ben Shapiro, Eddie James, James Lucas, Julie Makimaa, Andrew and Jon Erwin, Mark Crutcher, Thomas W. Jacobson, Alveda King, Scott Klusendorf, Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy, Ian Gentles, Trent Horn, Tony Perkins, Mark Hall, Fr. Bill Carmody, Judie Brown, Sue Ellen Browder, Lee Ezell, R.C. Sproul, Charles Swindoll, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Dr. James Dobson, Dr. John Willke, Norma McCorvey, Roger Resler, Mary Verwys, John Bornshein, Janet Morana, Michael Spielman, Teri Reisser, Gary Condon, Joe Baker, Kristan Hawkins, Mary Rathke, David Daleiden, Ray Martinez, Lila Rose, Congressman Henry Hyde, Congresswoman Katrina Jackson, Governor Mike Huckabee, Eric Metaxas, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Vice President Mike Pence, Mother Teresa, Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Trump, and the many millions who’ve never had their names in print but worked just as hard to advance life? I hope so. Go see the film and tell everyone to do more than watch!

God bless, Joel Patchen

www.annaschoice.org

Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey Across the Life Line by Abby Johnson with Cindy Lambert

Blood Money by Carol Everett with Jack Shaw

The Hand of God: A Journey from Death to Life by the Abortion Doctor who Changed His Mind by Bernard Nathanson, M.D.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBLWpKbC3ww

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPiUKvtF2T0

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