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Antitrust is a 2001 film directed by Peter Howitt and written by Howard Franklin. The cast included Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani, Tim Robbins, Douglas McFerran, Richard Roundtree, Tygh Runyan, and Yee Jee Tso.

The film is a thriller portraying young idealistic programmers working at startup companies and a big closed source company (NURV) which offers money, a playful working environment and creative opportunites to talented programmers if they are willing to work for them. The charismatic CEO of NURV seems at first to be good natured, but eventually the hero of the story starts to unravel the terrible hidden truth of NURV's operation.

Trivia

Tim Robbins' CEO character appears to be based on Microsoft founder Bill Gates, while at the same time exhibiting some of the trademark characteristics of Apple founder Steve Jobs.
Sun CEO Scott McNealy makes a cameo appearance.
Miguel de Icaza makes a cameo appearance. Behind the scenes, Miguel assisted in designing the computer screenshots (in GNOME) used in the movie.
Phillippe and Cook's characters are shown pumping their own gasoline. The movie's story takes place in Portland, Oregon, and it is illegal for customers to pump their own gasoline in the state of Oregon.

Memorable quotes

Gary Winston: Are we making CHEMICAL WEAPONS? KIDDIE PORN? Are we STRIP MINING? No!!!! Why are they after me?

Inspector: Get the backslash, get the colon - keys kids don't use them, but geeks do.

Milo Hoffman: Doesn't Bill Gates have something like that?
Gary Winston: Bill Who?

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