TNT Will Rebroadcast Steve Jobs Film
by Chris Harnick, posted Oct 6th 2011 5:15PM
As the world mourns the loss of Apple visionary Steve Jobs, TNT will rebroadcast its Jobs-centric film, 'Pirates of Silicon Valley,' on Thurs., Oct. 6, 8PM ET.A rerun of the movie will air at 10PM ET.
'ER' star Noah Wyle played Jobs opposite Anthony Michael Hall as Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Joey Slotnick as Apple's co-found Steve Wozniak.
The 1999 film was nominated for five Emmys, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie.
Written and directed by Martyn Burke, the movie tells the story about the rise of rivals Apple and Microsoft. The film was adapted from the Paul Frieberger and Michael Swaine's novel 'Fire in the Valley.'
Following his death, stars took to Twitter to pay their respects to the Apple co-founder.
"We have all surfed on the wake of Steve Jobs ship. Now we must learn to sail, but we will never forget our skipper," Ashton Kutcher wrote.
Apple has set up an email address for consumers to share their thoughts: rememberingsteve@apple.com.
More on Steve Jobs from around AOL & The Huffington Post:
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Click here for more celebrity condolences.
Steve Jobs' Most Important Moments at Apple
Steve Jobs' Influence in Film
Steve Jobs: His Entertainment Legacy Remembered

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