The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
- Adam Garcia: Andy Kasper
- Rosario Dawson: Alisa
- Jake Busey: Darrell Claxton
- Enrico Colantoni: Francis Benoit
- Ethan Suplee: Curtis Reese
- Anjul Nigam: Salman Fard
- Gregory Jbara: Hank
- Dan Butler: Lloyd Acheson
- Linda Hart: Mrs. B
- Shiva Rose: Torso
- Chandra West Robin
- Rob Benedict: Willy
- Heather Paige Kent: Claudia Goss
- Stoney Westmoreland: Link
- John Rothman: Ben
My first twenty million ( Original title: The First $ 20 Million Is Always the Hardest ) is an American comedy film from 2002 directed by Mick Jackson, the screenplay is by Jon Favreau and Gary Tieche based on a novel by Po Bronson. .
Action
Andy Kasper works for the marketing department of a company and is frustrated. He announces and takes a job at LaHonda Research Institute, where a personal computer is developed, which could be sold for $ 99. The idea of storing all the software on the Internet, does not bring the desired savings. Meanwhile, look for the team members female friendships.
Kasper and his colleagues announce in LaHonda and working on your own on. They develop a process called emagi device. Meanwhile, Kasper is his neighbor Alisa closer. Alisa gets for their help shares in the company. They sold their shares to Francis Benoit, chief of LaHonda who wants to use the patents in order to build a computer that he wants to sell for $ 999. Alisa comforts the downcast Kasper, who comes to a new idea. Kasper and his friends go to the manager of the LaHonda Research Institute, Hank, who helps in the development of a new computer.
The Friends interrupt Benoit's press conference and announce a new invention that they demonstrate the enthusiastic spectators. It turns out that they had the orders that are received by Benoit and moved him to invest its assets in the production of fakes.
Reviews
Robert Koehler wrote in the magazine Variety from 1 July 2002, the " would-be comedy as" Cast " worn out ". Dawson just trying to act natural and human, while the other actors would act stereotypically. Garcia plays the worst and exaggerate " terrible ".
Movie service described the film as "a boring and unimaginative comedy".
Background
The film was shot in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He started on 28 June 2002 in two cinemas in the U.S., he grossed about 2.5 thousand U.S. dollars. In most countries it was released directly to video, DVD or on television.