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Every era has it's visionaries, and 'BlackBerry,' co-written by Director Matt Johnson and Producer Matthew Miller, investigates the brilliance of the individuals that invented the world's first smartphone. Recounting the Canadian company's humble yet chaotic rise to market dominance, 'BlackBerry' is a darkly comedic telling of the tragic tale of a Canadian company that revolutionized the way we communicate, before swiftly plummeting into obsolescence. It's 1996, and Mike Lazaridis (Jay Baruchel) and his business partner and best friend Douglas Fregin (Matt Johnson) are on the edge of creating the world's first smartphone. Unfortunately for them, they are less business savvy than they are tech, and struggle to keep their company, Research in Motion, afloat. Everything changes when cunning businessman Jim Balsillie (Glenn Howerton) agrees to join the company, bringing with him the money and experience needed to create and sell a prototype of their invention. Seemingly overnight the three men revolutionize the way people work, communicate, and connect. Celebrities, politicians, and businessmen are now addicted to their Blackberrys. The company's value skyrockets, yet within a few short years shady business dealings, personal grievances, and, perhaps most dangerously, the iPhone, threaten the company's incredible success.

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* The true story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone, BLACKBERRY is a whirlwind ride through a ruthlessly competitive Silicon Valley at breakneck speeds. Bonus Features: 1. Two presentations of the film: the 120 minute theatrical cut and BlackBerry: The Limited Series, and 136 minute extended presentation as aired on AMC+ 2. Audio Commentary with director/co-writer Matt Johnson and editor Curt Lobb 3. Audio Commentary with Matt Johnson, producer/co-writer Matt Miller, executive producer/composer Jay McCarrol, associate producer/cinematographer Jared Raab and production designer Adam Belanger 4. Audio Commentary with former RIM engineer Matthias Wand 5. The Crew of Blackberry featurette 6. Scoring Blackberry with composer Jay McCarrol 7. Editing Blackberry with editor Curt Lobb 8. Cinematography of Blackberry with cinematographer Jared Raab 9. Directing Blackberry with director Matt Johson 10. Locations of Blackberry featurette 11. Animatics of Blackberry featurette 12. Blooper reel 13. Theatrical trailer 14. Booklet with new writing by filmmaker BenDavid Grabinski

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After a series of misadventures, lifelong friends Matt and Jay continue their quest to book a gig at legendary venue, the Rivoli. This time, something goes horribly wrong and they accidentally travel back in time to the year 2008.

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After a series of misadventures, lifelong friends Matt and Jay continue their quest to book a gig at legendary venue, the Rivoli. This time, something goes horribly wrong and they accidentally travel back in time to the year 2008.