At the behest of Hoffman, Jobs apologizes to Lisa for his mistakes and accepts that he is her father, admitting that he is "poorly made." He confesses to Lisa that "the Lisa" was actually named after her. Jobs and Sculley discuss Jobs' life as an adopted child, and Jobs admits that his need for control stems from his feelings of powerlessness in being given up. Sculley arrives in secret and the two make amends. Wozniak again asks that Jobs credit the Apple II team during the presentation, and again he refuses. Hertzfeld admits that he paid Lisa's tuition and suggested she attend therapy.
Hoffman reminds Jobs that he threatened to withhold Lisa's college tuition. He is delighted by Hoffman's strong commercial forecasts, but furious that Lisa has allowed her mother to sell the house Jobs bought for them. After Hoffman and Jobs discuss NeXT's unclear direction, she realizes Jobs designed the computer to entice Apple to buy the company and reinstate him.īy 1998, Apple has fired Sculley, purchased NeXT, and named Jobs CEO, and Jobs is about to unveil the iMac at Davies Symphony Hall. Jobs lambasted the decision and dared them to cast a final vote on his tenure, despite Sculley's warnings. Jobs defends his role as that of a conductor, who directs "musicians" like Wozniak.Īpple CEO John Sculley demands to know why the world believes he fired Jobs – Jobs was actually forced out by the Apple board, who were resolute on updating the Apple II following the Macintosh's lackluster sales. Jobs confronts him about his public criticism of him, and Wozniak questions Jobs' contributions to computing history. Wozniak arrives and predicts the NeXT will be another failure. Before the NeXT Computer launch at the War Memorial Opera House in 1988, he spends time with 9-year-old Lisa, but his relationship with Brennan is still strained – he accuses her of irresponsible behavior and of using Lisa to get money from him. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak asks Jobs to acknowledge the Apple II team in his presentation, but Jobs feels that mentioning the computer (which he considers obsolete) is unwise.īy 1986, following the apparent failure of the Macintosh, Jobs has founded a new company, NeXT. Jobs bonds with Lisa over her MacPaint art and agrees to provide more money and a house. Brennan arrives with Lisa to confront him – she is bitter over his denials and his refusal to support her despite his wealth. Jobs rants to marketing executive Joanna Hoffman about a Time magazine article exposing his paternity dispute with ex-girlfriend Chrisann Brennan – he denies he is the father of Brennan's five-year-old daughter, Lisa. Hertzfeld finally suggests faking the demo using the prototype Macintosh 512K computer.
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs demands engineer Andy Hertzfeld to fix it, threatening to publicly implicate him in the presentation's credits if he does not. In 1984, the Apple Macintosh 128K's voice demo fails less than an hour before its unveiling at Flint Center. Winslet won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress and Sorkin won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay at the 73rd Golden Globes, while Fassbender and Winslet received nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, at the 88th Academy Awards. People close to Jobs such as Steve Wozniak and John Sculley praised the performances, but the film also received criticism for historical inaccuracy. However, it was a financial disappointment, grossing $34 million worldwide against a budget of $30 million. on Octoto critical acclaim, with Boyle's direction, Sorkin's screenplay and the acting of Fassbender, Winslet, and Rogen garnering praise. Steve Jobs premiered at the 2015 Telluride Film Festival on September 5, 2015, and began a limited release in New York City and Los Angeles on October 9, 2015. Daniel Pemberton served as composer, with a focus on dividing the score into three distinguishable sections. Editing was extensive on the project, with editor Elliot Graham starting while the film was still shooting. A variety of actors were considered and cast before Fassbender eventually took the role. Jobs is portrayed by Michael Fassbender, with Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffman and Seth Rogen, Katherine Waterston, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jeff Daniels in supporting roles.ĭevelopment began in 2011 after the rights to Isaacson's book were acquired. A British-American co-production, it was adapted from the 2011 biography by Walter Isaacson and interviews conducted by Sorkin, and covers 14 years (1984–1998) in the life of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs is a 2015 biographical drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin.