Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview

Released Nov 16, 2011

1h 10m

Documentary

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The original, unedited interview with Steve Jobs, conducted in 1995 by tech journalist and former Apple Inc. employee Robert X. Cringely when Jobs was still CEO of NeXT Computer and Pixar.

Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

The most fascinating aspect of listening to him talk comes not from what he says about what he did, but how he talks about it.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 25, 2012

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

It's just a static shot, the same angle, one guy talking. But what a guy.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 17, 2012

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Robert Koehler

Variety

Ultimately the docu shows Jobs, as always, ahead of his time.

Nov 18, 2011

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

I'm better off having been witness to an interview that is generally regarded as the most open and in-depth of the tech guru.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 24, 2020

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

It's not really fair to judge this raw footage as a movie; a general audience might need more background information, more context - but for us geeks, this is enough.

Rated: 85/100

Jun 8, 2012

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Matt Pais

RedEye

If you get excited at the use of phrases like "graphical user interface," The Lost Interview will likely feel like a fantastic slab of previously unseen geek porn.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 15, 2011

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Audience Member

Entrevista cargada de expectacion, este hombre sabia que iba a cambiar el mundo, se le veia en la cara. Tenia las piezas apenas acomodandose para lograrlo.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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dave d

A look inside a man who had been humbled after his termination at Apple. Jobs comes across as a likable genius who at the time of the interview was working at a relatively new startup. We don't learn much about Jobs the man but we get his perspective in a fairly raw dialogue where he wasn't protecting the giant Apple. Jobs is clearly an innovator as in 1995 he foresaw how important the WWW would be. Jobs best vision was to be able to look a decade into the future and determine what people would want.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

So much fun. Loved hearing him talk about his early days creating and innovating in his garage.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Here and there you get a few insights into the mind of an American legend, as well as some moments of depth, #thelostinterview is worth watching, but not quite the essential Jobs film that we need.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

He was a brilliant man but I'm sure a tyrant to work for.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Paul Sen

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Robert X. Cringely

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Steve Jobs

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John Gau

Producer

Stephen Segaller

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Synopsis

The original, unedited interview with Steve Jobs, conducted in 1995 by tech journalist and former Apple Inc. employee Robert X. Cringely when Jobs was still CEO of NeXT Computer and Pixar.

Director: Paul Sen
Producer: John Gau, Stephen Segaller, Paul Sen
Screenwriter: Robert X. Cringely
Production Co: Furnace, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) [us]
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 2011, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): May 11, 2012
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $104.3K
Runtime: 1h 10m

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