Office Killer (1997)
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12% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(1,157 ratings)
Photographer Cindy Sherman, who often uses motifs from exploitation films in her work, pays witty tribute to slasher films in this satiric horror-comedy. Dorine Douglas (Carol Kane) has spent 16 years at the bottom of the totem pole as a copy editor for Constant Consumer magazine when, due to budget… More Photographer Cindy Sherman, who often uses motifs from exploitation films in her work, pays witty tribute to slasher films in this satiric horror-comedy. Dorine Douglas (Carol Kane) has spent 16 years at the bottom of the totem pole as a copy editor for Constant Consumer magazine when, due to budget cuts, she's downsized into a contract employee and forced to work out of her home. Dorine isn't at all happy about this, and when she's called back into the office to help obnoxious writer Gary (David Thornton) fix a glitch in his computer, she's not at all upset when he's accidentally electrocuted. Dorine brings Gary's corpse home to join her in front of the TV. When pushy publisher Virginia (Barbara Sukowa) orders Dorine and overly ambitious Kim (Molly Ringwald) to salvage Gary's story from his notes, Dorine snaps, and soon Gary has some company in Dorine's increasingly crowded home office. Office Killer also stars Jeanne Tripplehorn and Michael Imperioli as more of Dorine's co-workers. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Cindy Sherman
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 3, 1997 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 4, 2002
- Studio
- Miramax
Critic Reviews
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Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
It can't decide what it wants to be -- slasher fest, social satire or revenge comedy -- and ends up being an awkward goulash.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
It doesn't offer a single moment of visceral or emotional electricity.
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Greg Muskewitz, eFilmCritic.com
Trashy, stupid, schlock-y, and completely dull.
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Manohla Dargis, L.A. Weekly
Some of this is insulting, all of it is tedious.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
The film opens with some intriguing and old-fashioned credits set to an ominous score. That's the high point.
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Cast
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Carol Kane
as Dorine Douglas
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Molly Ringwald
as Kim Poole
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Jeanne Tripplehorn
as Norah Reed
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Barbara Sukowa
as Virginia
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Michael Imperioli
as Daniel
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David Thornton
as Gary Michaels
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Mike Hodge
as Landau
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Alice Drummond
as Dorine's Mom
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Doug Barron
as Ted
