Movie

Once Upon Atari

“The uncensored story of what happened behind the scenes at Atari”

★ 6.1(8)20032h 0m

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Good to know

Director: Howard Scott Warshaw
Release date: 2003-08-10
Runtime: 2h 0m
Language: English
Status: Released

Once Upon Atari — trailer

About Once Upon Atari

Once Upon Atari is a 2003 movie in the Documentary genre, directed by Howard Scott Warshaw, starring Larry Anderson Jr., Marlin Bates, IV and Nolan Bushnell. It has a runtime of 2 hours 0 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.1/10 from 8 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Once Upon Atari in Portugal — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

In the late 70s and early 80s, ET phoned home on Atari 2600 and became the video game that New Media magazine later described as having toppled a billion dollar industry. We know the industry rose again as a pale, commercial version of its old self, but… did you ever wonder what it was like back in the wild days when the titans of gaming clashed, not on Wall Street, but inside the minds of designers? Want to learn first hand how the barren valley south of The Bay gave birth to cult celebrity that died as quickly as it was born? Take the ride with the folks who made it happen. Walk on walls, smoke the evil weed, and plunge head first into the uncharted (undocumented) world that was game production back in the bad old days.

Cast

Larry Anderson Jr.

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Marlin Bates, IV

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Nolan Bushnell

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Jerome Domurat

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Clint Dyer

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Tod Frye

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Rob Fulop

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Jim Huether

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Larry Kaplan

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George Kiss

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Suki Lee

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Eric Manghise

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Themes & keywords

video gamehistory

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Once Upon Atari in Portugal?+

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Is Once Upon Atari on Netflix?+

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How long is Once Upon Atari?+

Once Upon Atari has a runtime of 2 hours 0 minutes (120 minutes).

Who stars in Once Upon Atari?+

Once Upon Atari stars Larry Anderson Jr., Marlin Bates, IV, Nolan Bushnell, Jerome Domurat and Clint Dyer.

When did Once Upon Atari come out?+

Once Upon Atari is a 2003 movie directed by Howard Scott Warshaw.

What genre is Once Upon Atari?+

Once Upon Atari is Documentary film.

Who directed Once Upon Atari?+

Once Upon Atari was directed by Howard Scott Warshaw.