Steve Wozniak says scene "totally wrong" in Ashton Kutcher's "jOBS"

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, says filmmakers got it "totally wrong" in a recently-released scene from Ashton Kutcher's upcoming Steve Jobs biopic,"jOBS."

In the scene, Kutcher's Jobs tries to persuade Wozniak, portrayed by actor Josh Gad, that consumers at that time would actually be interested in buying personal computers if they were available. Wozniak is none too receptive to the idea.

"Nobody wants to buy a computer...nobody," Gad says in the scene.

But, the real-life Wozniak claims it was actually the other way around.

"Totally wrong. Personalities and where the ideas of computers affecting society did not come from Jobs," Wozniak said in one of his recently published emails to Gizmodo, also adding, "we never had such interaction and roles... personalities are very wrong although mine is closer."

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Wozniak says the idea of designing a personal computer came from his time as a member of Homebrew Computer Club, a group for computer hobbyists, and before Jobs had joined. But the fact that the scene never happened in real life isn't what's bothering Wozniak.

"It's ok to make up a dramatic scene but is much better if it sort of happened and had the meaning portrayed," Wozniak said in one of his emails.

However, Wozniak points out that only one scene from "jOBS" has been released so far and that the entire film itself "may be very good."

The film premieres Friday at the Sundance Film Festival and will hit theaters nationwide on April 19, the 37th anniversary of the founding of Apple Computers.

Tell us, do you plan to see "jOBS" when it comes out?

[ReasonableVoicesAmongUs]

I assume they didn't invite Steve to be a paid consultant. No pay. No endorsement.

[mnollette]

Kutcher is a terrible actor to begin with.

[Graymatter2000]

The CBS headline makes it sound like Kutcher got the role wrong when, in fact, "The Woz" says it's the story that's wrong.

[judymar14]

Most movies 'based on true life" are loosely based on true life, he should be happy thats the only scene he sees as not being true to form.

[hypnotoad72]

Before anyone responds with anything, hear me out.

I saw one clip of the movie... It reeked like they were hamming up Jobs' MYTH.

I'll definitely side with the Woz on this one.

And, as others said, and I've said it as well, see "Pirates of Silicon Valley" instead.

It is possible the "jOBS" movie might have some factual detail. But the released clip was probably one of the schmaltziest, most grandiose fuzzy fettering I'd seen in my life.

Never mind Jobs was a marketer and did things for himself. He was never an altruist...

[venusvegasvada]

Sort of surprising that they made this entire film without consulting Wozniak.

It would be a pity and a lost opportunity to get it right if the script really deviates from reality too much. It doesn't do anybody any real service then does it if it's all made up? Seeing Steve Jobs on TV and in interviews in the past leads me to believe he would be the first person to say keep the fiction out of it and just do the facts.

[hypnotoad72]

Hardly.

The makers are hyping up the myth of Steve Jobs. Not the reality of that man, or his company.

I've posted far more articles in the past about that man, but anyone doing a little research will find how much of an incredulous jerk he was, right down to knowing of a product defect, letting the product out anyway, and then blaming the customers for the defect. If any SMB owner tried to pull that stunt, the company would go down.

Jobs deserves zero respect and while the myth he put out was nice, I can't ascribe to it. Not when the man behind it was more like a mouse.

[Wookiee-1138]

I have nothing but respect for the great Woz. After all, he was a disciple of Captain Crunch, the father of all hackers.

Steve Jobs was NOT an innovator. He was a cutthroat marketer and snake oil salesman, nothing more. Woz was the man.

[bobnjersey]

[Steve Jobs was NOT an innovator. He was a cutthroat marketer and snake oil salesman, nothing more. Woz was the man.]
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apparently 'cutthroat marketer' was enough to create whole technology market segments worth billions ... portable digital music (ipod), smartphones (iphone), and tablet computers (ipad).

people seem to really like his snake oil.

[Adrian_ALI]

This is what WOZ really says "Woz: How can I like or dislike it when I haven't seen it? I have said many times that I expect the best and expect it to be very popular. I have commented that one clip bore no resemblance to reality. Nothing negative about a movie I haven't seen. But reporters seek sensational headlines and say that I trashed the movie when I don't. It sells better."

[Adrian_ALI]

This is what WOZ really says "Woz: How can I like or dislike it when I haven't seen it? I have said many times that I expect the best and expect it to be very popular. I have commented that one clip bore no resemblance to reality. Nothing negative about a movie I haven't seen. But reporters seek sensational headlines and say that I trashed the movie when I don't. It sells better."

[jgnv]

Thanks for clearing that up by posting the entire comment, rather than just a soundbite. I hate it when bios are released after someone's death anyway because the subject can't defend its content or accuracy. Doesn't matter to me anyway because I wouldn't watch anything with Ashton Kutcher, period.

[tsigili]

Kutcher was a really bad choice to play Steve Jobs.