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General Magic

General Magic

Inside every pocket is a little piece of magic

20197.31h 32m

Overview

A tale of how the great vision and epic failure of General Magic, the "greatest dead company in Silicon Valley", changed the lives of billions.

Directed by Sarah Kerruish
Written by Jonathan Key
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Top Cast

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Megan Smith

Self

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Tony Fadell

Self

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Marc Porat

Self

Andy Hertzfeld

Andy Hertzfeld

Self

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Self (archive footage)

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Joanna Hoffman

Self

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John Sculley

Self

Themes & Keywords

technologyit-expertsilicon valleyinterviewrise and fallcell phonebusiness start-upphonecomputer programmingsocial historycommunicating via phonesmart phoneexpert opinionnew technologytechnological evolutionhistory and legacysmartphonedigital technologyhistorical documentaryhistory and technologyhumans and technology

About General Magic

General Magic is a documentary film released in 2019 exploring themes of technology, it-expert, silicon valley, interview, rise and fall, cell phone. Directed by Sarah Kerruish, it stars Megan Smith, Tony Fadell, Marc Porat. A tale of how the great vision and epic failure of General Magic, the "greatest dead company in Silicon Valley", changed the lives of billions.

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