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Ajay Naidu, Alexandra Wentworth, David Herman

Peter Gibbons is computer programmer who at the ripe old age of 28 is having a mid-life crisis. Unable to endure another moment of the mind-numbing routine and petty annoyances that assault him day af...( read more  read more... )ter day, Peter and some equally frustrated colleagues hatch a plot which could lead to a very lucrative and early retirement.

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Mike Judge

Release Date: February 19, 1999

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DVD Release Date: August 31, 1999

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  • allan913
    October 3, 2009
    allan913
    A smart, savage and original comedy. An outragious, gut-busting and flat-out funny movie from start to finish. A sharp, well-written and clever movie. A wildly hilarious flick that is so much fun to watch even right after its just as fun. Ron Livingston, Ajay Naidu and David Her...( read more)man are outragiously wonderful together, brining great chemistry and laughs
  • SirPant
    September 25, 2009
    SirPant
    This is a great comedy, made well before 'The Office' and much funnier!
  • organgrinder136
    March 6, 2009
    organgrinder136
    started off so promisingly... until you think it's just about to promise a huge joke... and nothing comes of it... just more little ones! it's originality is key. still a well made film despite some faults. mind... it's a few days later now and i'm still thinking about it so it h...( read more)as affected me. i think it's the philosophical side i'm hooked to
  • DrZeek
    February 1, 2009
    DrZeek
    Peter Gibbons: So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.
    Dr. Swanson: What about t...( read more)oday? Is today the worst day of your life?
    Peter Gibbons: Yeah.
    Dr. Swanson: Wow, that's messed up.

    A very funny movie that provides both a true and hilarious look into an office environment. While the eventual plot that centers the film is just ok, its the characters that truly make this film work.

    Ron Livingston is awesome as Peter. A nice enough guy being destroyed daily by his job. It is a mundane office job full of annoying people, sounds, and activities. The best example are his bosses, namely Lumbergh, played great by Gary Cole, who has a horrible delivery to all situations that is both hilarious and irritating.

    Peter Gibbons: The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
    Bob Porter: Don't... don't care?
    Peter Gibbons: It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime; so where's the motivation? And here's something else, Bob, I have eight different bosses right now.
    Bob Slydell: I beg your pardon?
    Peter Gibbons: Eight bosses.
    Bob Slydell: Eight?
    Peter Gibbons: Eight, Bob. So that means that when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled; that, and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.

    The story sort of surrounds Peter and how he is hypnotized into just not caring about work anymore. This causes him to do what makes him happy, basically upsetting the social order of the office. It couldn't comes at a better time however though, because consultants have come to the office to make some layoffs, but see perfect potential in Peter for higher employment.

    These are just simple plot points though, the movie also features a number of supporting players all working in the office, with some dealing with simple stuff such as fax paper jams and others holding onto their staplers. And then you also have Jennifer Aniston as the cute waitress.

    Bill Lumbergh: Milt, we're gonna need to go ahead and move you downstairs into storage B. We have some new people coming in, and we need all the space we can get. So if you could just go ahead and pack up your stuff and move it down there, that would be terrific, OK?
    Milton Waddams: Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler...

    Directed by Mike Judge, this movie is not a big budget but is certainly made well enough to have a certain style, especially given that its main location is in an office full of cubicles. The use of rap music certainly brings a counter balance to much of the activities going on.

    The movie achieves its cult status through its memorable moments and characters. Its very funny and well written.

    Peter Gibbons: Our high school guidance counselor used to ask us what you'd do if you had a million dollars and you didn't have to work. And invariably what you'd say was supposed to be your career. So, if you wanted to fix old cars then you're supposed to be an auto mechanic.
    Samir: So what did you say?
    Peter Gibbons: I never had an answer. I guess that's why I'm working at Initech.
    Michael Bolton: No, you're working at Initech because that question is bullshit to begin with. If everyone listened to her, there'd be no janitors, because no one would clean shit up if they had a million dollars.
    Samir: You know what I would do if I had a million dollars? I would invest half of it in low risk mutual funds and then take the other half over to my friend Asadulah who works in securities...
    Michael Bolton: Samir, you're missing the point. The point of the exercise is that you're supposed to figure out what you would want to do if...
    [printer starts beeping]
    Michael Bolton: "PC Load Letter"? What the fuck does that mean?
  • StaisilD
    January 3, 2009
    StaisilD
    Milton Waddams: [talking on the phone] "And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times alre...( read more)ady this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire... "


    Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) works for a big corporate computer firm named Initech, another one of those companies where they do a lot of business, but you're never exactly sure what it is they do. Peter slaves 9-5 in a small cubicle fixing software code. Livingston perfectly captures Peter's complacency, then his frustration, and finally his everyman disinterest in his job. "Office Space", written, directed and produced by Mike Judge, was one of the best comedies of 1999, and that's mainly because the plot is actually as important than the comedy itself, and the comedy is based on jokes that while being funny, they aren't stupid or gross. Office Space is funniest when Judge focuses on the rampant pettiness and politicking in the workplace.
  • CBeck10
    November 14, 2009
    CBeck10
    Probably forever the best office satire. I must thank my friend Aimee for introducing me to it a few years back. If you have ever worked in an office this movie will speak to the core of you.
  • mmcinally
    November 12, 2009
    mmcinally
    You took my stapler! As an office employee myself, I hold a special place in my heart for this movie. If you work in an office you need to see this movie. Actually, even if you don't work in an office, you NEED to see this movie :)
  • jam233
    October 27, 2009
    jam233
    Amusing comedy with a perfectly cast Ron Livingston. It's funny, but not uproariosly so, I laughed a few times but found it did drag through a few parts. Jennifer Anniston is good in a small role. The film does a good job of depicting a cramped office and the office environment.
  • brianrowe1
    October 22, 2009
    brianrowe1
    Anybody who's ever worked in a cube has to see this. Funny stuff.
  • neagamb
    October 16, 2009
    neagamb
    Office Space speaks to the disgruntled office worker just as much today as it did a decade ago. If you have ever had a job, you will get a chuckle or two from the different antics that Peter and his group get into. Within each cubicle we can see the different character nuances th...( read more)at all come together quite nicely in this ensemble cast. Office Space a campy, creative look into the world of cubicles that resonates across generations.

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Critic Reviews

June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Judge's sense of the ridiculous serves him well. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie's dialogue is smart. It doesn't just chug along making plot points. full review

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  • curiousengine
    October 26, 2008
    curiousengine
    Got the opportunity to watch the film at university's lecture theatre for the HRM class. Here's the movie review: http://ramjeeawon.info/HTML/content/office-space-work-sucks
  • Chotensai
    August 7, 2007
    Chotensai
    If you like this movie anywhere near as much as i do, you'll want to see this video on YouTube where they recut Office Space and turn it into a Horror movie.... sigh... it's like a whole different movie, it's halarious!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGNs7QMeV7E
  • raaaaannnndyyyyy
    May 27, 2007
    raaaaannnndyyyyy
    yeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh

    office space is dumb but its funny regardless :D

    "it will work itself out naturally" :D

    i love that :D

    i use it all the time IRL

    and "yeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh" also
    great stuff

    lol

  • goofygirl91
    March 24, 2007
    goofygirl91
    OMG...thats fricken great! Everytime someone asks me what I did all day Im like, I did absolutely nothing...and it was everything I thought it could be. HA HA! This is the BEST movie EVER!!!
  • firdaus125
    May 22, 2006
    firdaus125
    I remember one day while printing at school and the printer jam and PC LOAD LETTER came up ... I just had to say it ... PC LOAD LETTER? WHAT THE **** DOES THAT MEAN?
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    When Peter has lunch at Flingers, his coffee cup moves around between shots.
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    Peter Gibbons lives in Morningwood Apartments...a reference to a common theme on "Beavis and Butt-head."
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    The restaurant Chotchkie's takes its name from the Yiddish word for knick-knack or cheap trinket.
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    Office Space started as an animated skit on Liquid Television, Fall 1992.
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    Artie Lange tried out for the role of Milton.
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    The popular red stapler in Office Space was created custom for the film. After the film people began requesting red Swingline staplers - enough that Swingline began making red staplers again.
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