Pirates of Silicon Valley

Pirates of Silicon Valley
Publicity photo for Pirates of Silicon Valley
Genre	Drama Film
Based on	Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine
Screenplay by	Martyn Burke
Directed by	Martyn Burke
Starring	Noah Wyle Anthony Michael Hall
Theme music composer	Frank Fitzpatrick
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Leanne Moore
Cinematography	Ousama Rawi
Editor(s)	Richard Halsey
Running time	95 minutes
Production company(s)	Turner Network Television
Distributor	Turner Network Television
Release
Original network	Turner Network Television
Original release	June 20, 1999 (1999-06-20)

Pirates of Silicon Valley is an original 1999 TNT American drama film, directed by Martyn Burke and starring Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs and Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates. Spanning the years 1971–1997 and based on Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine's book Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer, it explores the impact of the rivalry between Jobs (Apple Computer) and Gates (Microsoft) on the development of the personal computer.

Steve Jobs (Noah Wyle) is speaking with director Ridley Scott (J. G. Hertzler), about the creation of the 1984 commercial for Apple Computer, which introduced the first Macintosh. Jobs is trying to convey his idea that "We're creating a completely new consciousness." Scott is more concerned with the technical aspects of the commercial.

Next in 1997 with Jobs, returning to Apple, and announcing a new deal with Microsoft at the 1997 Macworld Expo. His partner, Steve Wozniak or "WOZ" (Joey Slotnick), is introduced as one of the two central narrators of the story. Wozniak notes to the audience the resemblance between Big Brother and the image of Bill Gates (Anthony Michael Hall) on the screen behind Jobs during this announcement. Asking how they "got from there to here," the film turns to flashbacks of his youth with Jobs, prior to the forming of Apple.