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Office Space (1999)
Work sucks.
Director: Mike Judge, rated R for language, crude
humor
  Starring:
Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, John
C. McGinley, David
Herman, Ajay Naidu, Diedrich Bader, Richard Riehle, Alexandra
Wentworth, Greg Pitts
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★★
- perfect
DML Top 50
#45 -
Dad's Full (Spoiler) Review of Office Space
"Human beings were not
meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all
day, filling out useless
forms and listening to eight different
bosses drone on about mission statements!" - Peter Gibbons
Why watch this? ...
a whole generation of US workers filled corporate buildings...
this is for them...
Plot Summary:
Peter Gibbons, a disgruntled software engineer at the
soul-crushing company Initech, feels trapped in the monotonous
cycle of his unfulfilling job. After a series of misfortunes,
including his hypno-therapist's unexpected demise, Peter finds
himself in a state of blissful indifference towards his work.
This newfound apathy leads to a series of unexpected events that
challenge the oppressive corporate structure, including a
blossoming romance and a daring plan concocted with his equally
frustrated coworkers, Samir and Michael.
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Dad's Preview:
For 40 years I slaved away at the oars of this ship. Don't get
me wrong, corporations aren't all bad - they do pay well and
provide adequate retirement funds for millions of people. But they are far
from perfect, and they're getting worse. This dark comedy nicely sums it up in a neat little
package. Corporations are chock full of comedic fodder, and this
film hits it most of them: stupid initiatives, worthless classes
on improving productivity, bad managers, lay-offs,
even that one guy with too much affection for his red stapler...
you know that guy! |
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Judgmental Films;
20th Century Fox
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