Anaconda (1997)
The documentary's director Terri uses her Powerbook 5300 for her research.
Apple Powerbook 5300
This was Apple's first laptop to feature a PowerPC processor. It was dogged with problems, not least with the battery and has often been considered amongst Apple's worst products of all time.
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•Anaconda (1997) •Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) •City of Industry (1997) •Don't Blame the Koalas - Season 1, Episode 9, "Guru Mark" (2002) •Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997) •Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) •Home Alone 3 (1997) •Independence Day (1996) •Jingle All the Way (1996) •Liar Liar (1997) •Marley & Me (2008) •My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) •Ransom (1996) •The Saint (1997) •Volcano (1997)
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
The counterfeiter Tanley inspects images of the counterfeiting plates he is buying on a 5300.
City of Industry (1997)
Jorge uses a Powerbook 5300 to disrupt the security systems of the stores around the heist, confusing the police allowing them to make a clean getaway.
Don't Blame the Koalas - Season 1, Episode 9, "Guru Mark" (2002)
Kate uses Greg's Powerbook 5300 to convince Mark that he is using a website than can predict the future.
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
Jessie uses the Powerbook 5300c to create a sound similar to whale-song to attract Willy. Later they discover Willy's mate is pregnant by measuring her heartbeat with the Apple.
The crew of the whaling boat steal the Powerbook-created sound to lure Willy into range of their harpoons.
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Martin uses his Powerbook 5300 to review the files on a couple of federal agents who are on his tail.
Home Alone 3 (1997)
The criminals use a Powerbook 5300 to tap and intercept phone calls from Alex's house.
Independence Day (1996)
David uses the Powerbook to display the coundown to the alien attack, and later to infect the alien mothership with a virus, disabling the attackers' defenses..
The alien ships have indestructible shields. David's virus, delivered by the Powerbook, allows a successful attack.
Let's face it - it's one on the sillier movie plots involving a computer, isn't it!
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Howard uses a Powerbook to track the stock at his furniture store.
Liar Liar (1997)
Instead of playing with Max on his birthday, Fletcher prepares for a case using his Powerbook.
Marley & Me (2008)
Jenny uses her Powerbook 5300 for her journalism.
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Hoping the get the wedding broken off, Julianne sends an incriminating email using the Powerbook of her friend's prospective father in law.
Ransom (1996)
Tom and Kate learn of their son's predicament by reading an email on the Powerbook.
The Saint (1997)
Simon uses his Powerbook for coded communications and online banking (to a number Swiss bank account, naturally).
Volcano (1997)
Workers for the LA metro receive a report about an earthquake on their Powerbook 5300, betting on how strong it was.
