Office Space

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Office Space

Ajay Naidu, Alexandra Wentworth, David Herman, Diedrich Bader, Gary Cole

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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  • 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.
  • helloibrahim
    December 30, 2009
    helloibrahim
    A nice movie about the monotonocity of corporate 9-to-5 workers in the IT sector. It isn't funny, but is witty, and that makes you smile quite a few times through the movie. Recommended watch if you're in the IT sector.
  • Saravanillacake
    December 29, 2009
    Saravanillacake
    PC LOAD LETTER? WTF DOES THAT MEAN?!
  • navinpai
    December 29, 2009
    navinpai
    A nice movie about the monotonocity of corporate 9-to-5 workers in the IT sector. It isn't funny, but is witty, and that makes you smile quite a few times through the movie. Recommended watch if you're in the IT sector.
  • melissalynn224
    December 28, 2009
    melissalynn224
    A smart and amusing modern-day workplace comedy
  • FanboyMatt
    December 18, 2009
    FanboyMatt
    Office Space is one of my favourite movies of all time, an immediate classic.

    This movie is hilarious and incredibly accurate, the struggle for workers wanting more. After the story is set this movie becomes a thrill ride of comedy genius. I can't urge people enough to watch thi...( read more)s movie, being one of my most recommended.
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