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.
MPAA rating: R for language throughout.|||adult
IFC Films, Elevation Pictures + XYZ Films present ; with the participation of Telefilm Canada, CBC Films and Ontario Creates ; in association with IPR.VC ; a Rhombus Media + Zapruder Films production ; produced by Fraser Ash, Kevin Krikst, Niv Fichman, Matthew Miller ; screenplay by Matt Johnson & Matthew Miller ; directed by Matt Johnson.
Based on the book "Losing the Signal" by Jacquie McNish & Sean Silcoff.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.
Wide screen (2.00:1).
Special features: audio commentary by writer/director Matt Johnson, writer/producer Matt Miller, executive producer/composer Jay McCarrol, associate producer/cinematographer, Jared Raab and production designer Adam Belanger; audio commentary by Matt Johnson and associate producer/editor Curt Lobb; audio commentary by former RIM engineer Matthias Wandel; 9 featurettes: Creating animatics, Fly on the wall, Locations and art, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Scoring, Goofs and spoofs, The crew of Blackberry.
Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Michelle Giroux, Saul Rubinek, Cary Elwes.
DVD, widescreen, 2:1; Dolby digital 5.1.
English dialogue, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH), described audio.
Music, Jay McCarrol ; editor, Curt Lobb ; director of photography, Jared Raab.
