The '90s tech bubble taught us a lot of things. Now we know not to take a company public before it figures out how to make money, for example. It taught us to stop using onomatopoeias for names, which is also cool. But the most under-appreciated difference between the Dot-Com boom of the '90s and the 'bubble' of today is the lack of movies. The Dot-Com boom spawned a sub-boom of movies about startups. These strange little films are a genre unto themselves: hackneyed morality tales written to cash in on public's excitement for startups, but which, due to feature films' long production schedules, came out after the bubble had popped. This was a dark time for American cinema, and one that - thank god - it doesn't look like we're going to repeat. (I mean sure, there's thatdumb reality show about startups, but pretty much anybody with a personality disorder can get one of those.) Anyway, here are the worst of the worst:
2. Purpo$e - 2002 Video available at:http://youtube.com/watch?v=fD_lbHsKOGk.
Synopsis: Young genius assembles motley crew of hackers, including Gary Busey's son, to build a $99 computer. Also there's a mean character who's kind of like Bill Gates. This is actually pretty much the story of theOLPC project, I think?? BestIMDB plot keyword: 'Dollar Sign In Title'
4. Antitrust - 2001 Video available at:http://youtube.com/watch?v=35_7er7Uf1s.
Synopsis: Startup dude falls in love with prostitute. BestIMDB plot keyword: 'Pretending To Use A Banana As A Telephone' OR 'Rear Entry Sex'
6. How to Make a Monster - 2001 Video available at:http://youtube.com/watch?v=GJErBcbEANs.
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Synopsis: I don't really know??? The site says: 'A tale of Dot-Com mania and sex addiction.' Just watch the trailer. BestIMDB plot keyword: 'Sex Addiction'
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