Antitrust

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6.1/10

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Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Claire Forlani in Antitrust (2001)

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A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

31K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Storyline

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Trivia
What appears in the beginning credits around the title and the actors' names is HTML code, with some alterations. Much of the HTML is taken from the Internet Movie Database's homepage.

Goofs
Although clearly set in Portland, Oregon, Milo and Lisa are shown pumping their own gas, which is against the law in Oregon. However, since they aren't yet on the run, they might be across the river in Vancouver, Washington.

Quotes
Milo: This isn't a game! In the real world, when you kill people they die - for real! And in the real world you're fucked!

Crazy credits
At the end of the cast list in the end credits, there is a section entitled "Geeks", much in the same vein as "Stunts".

Alternate versions
Deleted scenes featured on DVD edition include:
Gary asks Milo for help solving a problem he is having with the game Diablo II.
Love scenes between Lisa and Milo (which would have explained why Alice was jealous).

Connections
Featured in Antitrust: Cracking the Code (2001)

Soundtracks
Pigeon Farm
Written by John Wozniak
Performed by Marcy Playground
Courtesy of Capitol Records
under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

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Featured review

There was Potential

I saw this movie not expecting much. While I'm not disappointed in the movie, I felt that more could have been explored in the themes of the movie. Where is the line between self-interest and greed? What creates innovation? What stifles it? What are the consequences of uncontrolled self-interest?

I also found problems with some of the little details (having known lots of computer people, I get picky). For example, all of the code shown is simple html; wouldn't they have used other computer languages? Also, I know the Vancouver area quite well (where Antitrust was filmed) and sometimes, it got too obvious. (See below)

Additionally, some of the other characters' backgrounds could have been developed further.

Yet, the sets were impressive! The interiors did convey the appropriate atmosphere. The use of the Chan Centre at the University of British Columbia- good choice! However, the NURV campus was much too obviously the Burnaby campus of Simon Fraser University. (The aerial shots gave it away).

Still, it was a decent movie, all things considered.