“Steve Jobs” is a 2015 film that tells the fascinating tale of the man behind the digital revolution. The plot travels backstage during three pivotal product launches, culminating with the release of the iMac in 1998. Leading the cast are Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs, Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffman, and Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak under the direction of Danny Boyle.
Where it Filmed?
This film was shot at various iconic California locations over a span of three months, from January 16 to April 10, 2015. Here are some of the key filming spots:
- The War Memorial Opera House, part of the San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center, was one of the filming sites.
- Parts of the movie were shot in Berkeley, California.
- San Francisco, California, also served as a backdrop for some scenes.
- Cupertino, California, another filming spot, is known for its strong connection to Apple, the tech company Steve Jobs co-founded.
- Scenes were also recorded in Palo Alto, California, Jobs’ longtime home.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Fassbender | Steve Jobs |
| Kate Winslet | Joanna Hoffman |
| Seth Rogen | Steve Wozniak |
| Jeff Daniels | John Sculley |
| Michael Stuhlbarg | Andy Hertzfeld |
| Katherine Waterston | Chrisann Brennan |
| Perla Haney-Jardine | Lisa Brennan (19) |
| Ripley Sobo | Lisa Brennan (9) |
| Makenzie Moss | Lisa Brennan (5) |
| Sarah Snook | Andrea Cunningham |
| John Ortiz | Joel Pforzheimer |
| Adam Shapiro | Avie Tevanian |
| John Steen | Mike Markkula |
| Stan Roth | George Coates |
| Robert Anthony Peters | Engineer with Diskette |
| Noreen Lee | Airline Concierge |
| Gail Fenton | Stage Manager (NeXT) |
| Karen Kahn | Stage Manager (NeXT) |
| Rachel Caproni | Stage Manager (NeXT) |
| Lily Tung Crystal | Woman on P.A. (NeXT) |
| Damara Reilly | Woman on P.A. (iMac) |
| Marika Casteel | Woman on P.A. (iMac) |
| Dylan Freitas-D’Louhy | Straggler |
| Chris Tomasso | Straggler |
| John Chovanec | VIP |
| Daniel Liddle | VIP |
| Lora Oliver | Andrea’s Assistant |
| Colm O’Riain | Violinist |
| Anita Bennett | News Anchor |
| Greg Mills | News Anchor |
| Melissa Etezadi | News Anchor |
| Rick Chambers | News Anchor |
| Sara Welch | News Anchor |
| Emmett Miller | News Anchor |
| Marc Istook | News Anchor |
| Carlo Cecchetto | News Anchor |
| Kristina Guerrero | News Anchor |
| Bill Seward | News Anchor |
| Mark Mester | News Anchor |
| Derrin Horton | News Anchor |
| Timothy A. Slater | Apple Employee (uncredited) |
| $hutter | 1988 Opera House Patron (uncredited) |
| Derek W. Adam | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Natalie Stephany Aguilar | Cafe Patron (uncredited) |
| Alister Albert | Man with Folder (uncredited) |
| Steven Alvarez | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Moises Amaya | Generation X Engineer 1998 (uncredited) |
| AnnaCorey | Jordan IMAC Marketing Team (uncredited) |
| Alice Aoki | VIP Shareholder (uncredited) |
| Andy Arness | Apple Board Member (uncredited) |
| Christopher Arnot | Audience (uncredited) |
| Aldrin Basister | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Stefonia Bavin | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Timothy Beagley | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| David Blount-Porter | VIP Press (uncredited) |
| Brianne Bogart | Alicia Johnson / Marketing Team (uncredited) |
| Johnnie Boyd | Steve Stage hand technician (uncredited) |
| Alec Boyle | P. Freeze (uncredited) |
| Dianne Brennan | 1998 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Alex Bretow | Flint Sound Engineer (uncredited) |
| Patrick D Bridges | Marketing Team (uncredited) |
| Eric Broussard | Audience (uncredited) |
| Tim Brown | Don Denman (uncredited) |
| John Edward Cabrera | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Bryan Casserly | Apple Employee (uncredited) |
| Brian Castellanos | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Cabran E. Chamberlain | Ralph |
| the Janitor (uncredited) | |
| Justin Chao | Chinatown Resident (uncredited) |
| Javier Chavarin | 1984 Launch attendee (uncredited) |
| Jared Michael Choate | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Adam Chollet | VIP Investor (uncredited) |
| Alan Chu | Press Photographer (uncredited) |
| Justin Chung | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Cameron Cloutier | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Grant Corvin | Bill Atkinson (uncredited) |
| James Cotner | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Nestor Cuellas | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Steve D’Assis | Cameraman Joseph (uncredited) |
| Alysson Da Silva | Apple Employee (uncredited) |
| Daniel da Silva | Apple Employee (uncredited) |
| Thomas Dalby | VIP Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| A.J. Deimling | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Devin Diazoni | NeXT Employee (uncredited) |
| Robert S. Dixon | Head NeXT Engineer (uncredited) |
| Carlos Narvaez Duran | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Janet Dyer | Custodian (uncredited) |
| Bob Dylan | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Daniel Ekeroth | 1998 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Sheila Ellis | Field Reporter (uncredited) |
| Nathan Emley | Field Reporter (uncredited) |
| Patrick Engler | Cable Car Patron (uncredited) |
| Chris Espinoza | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Matthew Jay Evans | 1988 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| J. Miles Feldman | VIP Shareholder (uncredited) |
| James Ferrandini | Apple Employee (uncredited) |
| Dann Fink | Tech Reporter (uncredited) |
| Tom Frikker | 1984 Apple Engineer (uncredited) |
| Kenley Gaffke | 1998 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Hayley Gagner | Pat Mcardle (uncredited) |
| Justino Garza | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Douglas Gawoski | VIP Shareholder (uncredited) |
| Maxwell Ghobadi | Product Engineer (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Giliberti | VIP Investor (uncredited) |
| Ian Gooch | Extra (uncredited) |
| Rob Gore | Event Security (uncredited) |
| Emily Marie Grant | Patti Kenyon (uncredited) |
| Karleen Griffin | Steve’s Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Ramsey Hanchette | Katie Kallick (uncredited) |
| Jake Hanson | 1998 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| McKenna Hardy | Stockholder (uncredited) |
| Tom Hart | VIP Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Linda Joy Henry | Businesswoman (uncredited) |
| Bobby Hollingsworth | Conference Attendee (uncredited) |
| Holly Horn | Press Photographer (uncredited) |
| Joe Hughes | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Nicole Huynh | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Jahmilla Jackson | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Bobby Johnsen | 1984 Apple employee (uncredited) |
| Keenan Johnston | Investor 1988 Launch (uncredited) |
| Stephanie Johnston | 1998 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Alexander Kanellakos | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Rajiv Khilnani | Indian Caterer (uncredited) |
| Tim King | Gen Xer (uncredited) |
| Luis Kiss | Apple Employee (uncredited) |
| Larry Kitagawa | Hong Kong Businessman (uncredited) |
| Elena Kobylina | Steve’s Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Andrew Koponen | Chef (uncredited) |
| Nick Kretz | 1988 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Kevin Kunze | VIP Shareholder (uncredited) |
| Eric La Febre | Theater Tech (uncredited) |
| Anthony Larice | Steve Capps (uncredited) |
| Rick Lasquete | Field Reporter (uncredited) |
| Benjamin E. Latham | VIP (uncredited) |
| Mark Lavell | VIP Investor (uncredited) |
| John Lennon | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Christopher Leong | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Nathan Levine | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Mathew Lipisko | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| John Lobato | Stock Holder Member (uncredited) |
| Adam Long | Avi’s NeXT Team Engineer (uncredited) |
| Luis E. Lopez | 1998 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Shannon Lujan | Business Woman (uncredited) |
| Ausaf Masud | Apple Security Symphony Hall (uncredited) |
| Gina Mathios | 1998 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Baran Mavi | Extra (uncredited) |
| Sean Michael McGrory | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Cooper McKay | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Melica | Keynote Presentation Attendee (uncredited) |
| Adam Meredith | NeXT Product Engineer (uncredited) |
| Landon Merrell | Tech Kevin (uncredited) |
| Lori Beth Merrill | Venture Capitalist (uncredited) |
| Heidi Michaelis | 1988 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Jose R. Montalvan Jr. | Extra / Theatre Scene (uncredited) |
| Arnold Montey | VIP Investor (uncredited) |
| Cory Montgomery | Robert Houghton (uncredited) |
| Mahal Montoya | 98 Engineer (uncredited) |
| Marc Moon | 1998 Engineer (uncredited) |
| Jake Morgan | Lead Stage Hand (uncredited) |
| Monterey Morrissey | TV News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ed Moy | 1998 Product Engineer (uncredited) |
| Jesse Muick | 1984 Product Engineer (uncredited) |
| Alisha Mullally | Apple Employee (uncredited) |
| Todd Myers | Cafe Patron (uncredited) |
| Vaughn Myovich | VIP Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Joel Myrick | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Christian Harris Neeman | Stage hand (uncredited) |
| Darlene Nesson | VIP Investor (uncredited) |
| Steven Jon Nichols | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Debra Norton-Miller | Wealthy Investor (uncredited) |
| Jason Novak | 1998 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Brendan O’Donovan | Backstage Hand (uncredited) |
| Tom O’Reilly | VIP Member (uncredited) |
| Peter K. Owen | MacIntosh Launch VIP (uncredited) |
| Lana Palmer | Straggler (uncredited) |
| Puja Patel | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Jekyns Pelaez | Marketing Team Member (uncredited) |
| Brook Penca | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Alex Phillip | Apple Gen-Xer (uncredited) |
| Pablo Picasso | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| John Paul Pollio | Apple Employee (uncredited) |
| Steve C. Porter | Event Security (uncredited) |
| Apeksha Pradhan | 1998 Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Dan A. Purcell | Extra (uncredited) |
| Speir Rahn | Lynn Levine (uncredited) |
| Jeff Rankin | Cafe Patron (uncredited) |
| Rick Richardson | News Interviewee VIP (uncredited) |
| Sandra Dee Richardson | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Vanessa Ross | Elizabeth Ramos (uncredited) |
| Cindy Sacramento-Enriquez | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| James Haruo Saito | Audience (uncredited) |
| Brian Sampson | Brian Howard – Product Engineer (uncredited) |
| Elise Scarlott | Flint Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Molly Shaiken | Product Engineer (uncredited) |
| Rebeka Shannon | Channel 4 Interviewee VIP (uncredited) |
| Mark Sho | Chinatown Resident (uncredited) |
| George Siambis | Product Engineer (uncredited) |
| Chad Sibilia | Stagehand Technician (uncredited) |
| Mike Siemsen | Larry Kenyon (uncredited) |
| Cynthia Naylor Smyth | 1998 VIP Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Anthony Snow | Arthur Rock (uncredited) |
| Laurel Steir | Core Marketing Team (uncredited) |
| Michael T Stewart | VIP Shareholder (uncredited) |
| Thomas W. Stewart | Press Photographer (uncredited) |
| Demond Stone | VIP Investor (uncredited) |
| Mike Stowe | Event Security (uncredited) |
| Michele Strider | VIP (uncredited) |
| Cristina Swift | Rony Sebok (uncredited) |
| Callan Taylor | Lisa’s Friend (uncredited) |
| Anastassia Tchibissova | Product Engineer (uncredited) |
| Fel Tengonciang | Journalist |
| NeXT Launch (uncredited) | |
| Shruti Tewari | Marketing Team 1998 (uncredited) |
| Tony Toste | Matt McKulsky Apple Security 1998 Launch (uncredited) |
| Alan Turing | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Wyatt Turner | Convention Attendee (uncredited) |
| Danielle Valdez | Audience member (uncredited) |
| Mallorie Vanghel | Extra (uncredited) |
| Sam Vegas | VIP Member (uncredited) |
| Ken Venzke | Apple Employee (uncredited) |
| Seth Vernon | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Etienne Vick | Porsche Driver (uncredited) |
| Erick Vinther | Investor (uncredited) |
| Bianca Von Krieg | VIP (uncredited) |
| Jeff Walker | Project Engineer (uncredited) |
| Phillip E. Walker | Security Guard Gillis (uncredited) |
| Harris Warren | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Clarence Watson III | Lunch Attendee (uncredited) |
| James D. Weston II | Event Security (uncredited) |
| Tyson Wheeler | Bruce Horn (uncredited) |
| Mike Whitaker | Journalist (uncredited) |
| Steven Wiig | Bill Martin (uncredited) |
| Lia Wilbourn | Apple Marketing Executive (uncredited) |
| Maximilian Winnberg | Launch Attendee (uncredited) |
| Allan Wong | Product Engineer (uncredited) |
| Kobe Wong | Tech Worker (uncredited) |
| Scotty Wood | Larry Tesler (uncredited) |
| Jerry Wu | Journalist (uncredited) |
| Bobby Ysip | Burrell Smith (uncredited) |
| Travis S. Zeiler | Attendee in Audience (uncredited) |
| Alex Zelenka | Audience Member (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- Danny Boyle is the director of the movie and the story was written by Aaron Sorkin and Walter Isaacson.
- This film saw Michael Fassbender playing Steve Jobs with Kate Winslet portraying Joanna Hoffman and Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak.
- The film was recognized at numerous award events. It received two Oscar nominations, won 28 awards, and garnered an additional 113 nominations.
- Released on November 26, 2017, the movie falls into the Biography and Drama genres and has a runtime of 2 hours and 2 minutes.
- Other actors in the film include Jeff Daniels as John Sculley and Michael Stuhlbarg as Andy Hertzfeld. The role of Lisa Brennan at varying ages was played by Perla Haney-Jardine, Ripley Sobo, and Makenzie Moss.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center – 401 Van Ness Avenue, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, USA
- Latitude: 37.7795
- Longitude: -122.4209
- Place ID: ChIJ5cCAsJmAhYARpydBWhvUCnY
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Berkeley, California, USA
- Latitude: 37.8715226
- Longitude: -122.273042
- Place ID: ChIJ00mFOjZ5hYARk-l1ppUV6pQ
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Berkeley, CA, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: San Francisco, California, USA
- Latitude: 37.7749295
- Longitude: -122.4194155
- Place ID: ChIJIQBpAG2ahYAR_6128GcTUEo
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Cupertino, California, USA
- Latitude: 37.3229978
- Longitude: -122.0321823
- Place ID: ChIJq3fTG1e0j4ARtHjho-E_TTk
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Cupertino, CA, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Palo Alto, California, USA
- Latitude: 37.4418834
- Longitude: -122.1430195
- Place ID: ChIJORy6nXuwj4ARz3b1NVL1Hw4
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
