Silicon Cowboys
2016 · Movie · NR · 77 min · ★ 6.8 · 88% critics
In the early 1980s, a small team launches a new computer company with an ambitious plan: build a portable personal computer that can stand up to the biggest name in tech. Facing legal threats and long odds, the upstart’s rise reshapes the industry—until the pressures of growth and competition catch up.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (80 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like true underdog stories, startup ambition, and tech history with real-world stakes, similar to Sunshine Superman; Not for you if you want lots of personal drama or slow, reflective pacing.
Pros: inspiring underdog business story; brisk tech history; high-stakes legal tension | Cons: limited personal depth; niche for non-tech viewers; ending feels abrupt
Themes
- based on novel or book
- texas
- david vs. goliath
- ibm
- 1980s
- 80s style
- computing
- compaq
- pc
- portable computer
Cast & crew
Rod Canion
as Self
Bill Murto
as Self
- JH
Jim Harris
as Self
- BF
Bill Fargo
as Self
- HB
Hugh Barnes
as Self
- GS
Gary Stimac
as Self
- SF
Steve Flannigan
as Self
- MS
Mike Swavely
as Self
- KW
Karen Walker
as Self
- BR
Ben Rosen
as Self
Directed by Jason Cohen