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Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) is a computer programmer working for Initech in Houston. Every day, he and his friends Samir (Ajay Naidu) and Michael Bolton (David Herman as not THAT Michael Bolton), s... read more read more...uffer endless indignities and humiliations in their soulless workspace from their soulless boss, Bill Lumbergh (Gary Cole). For Peter, stuck in his cookie-cutter apartment with paper-thin walls and IKEA furniture, every day is worse than the one before it -- so every day is the worst of his life. To cap it off, Initech has hired a pair of "efficiency experts" to downsize the company. One Friday night, Peter's soon to be ex-girlfriend Anne (Alexandra Wentworth) forces him to go to an occupational hypnotherapist to relieve work stress. While Peter is under hypnosis, the therapist keels over and dies. As he never snaps out of his hypnotic state, Peter has a new outlook on life. If something annoys him, he just ignores it or walks away from it. He is completely relaxed and enjoying life for the first time in a long time. On Monday, Peter skips work and sleeps in. He gets up for lunch and drives down to a restaurant next to his office and asks the waitress he's had a crush on, Joanna (Jennifer Aniston), on a date. When Peter stops into the office to pick up his organizer, he's called in to talk to the efficiency experts. Relaxed and friendly, Peter charms them as he describes everything wrong with the office, including his boss. Even as Peter now appears at work only as the mood strikes him, the experts decide he's management material and give him a promotion even as they lay off the hardworking Samir and Michael. Peter then convinces his friends to exact revenge on Initech based upon an idea from Superman III. Not everything works out quite as planned. Office Space originated from writer/director Mike Judge's first animated short of the same name, created in 1991. The short was about Milton (reproduced in the film by Stephen Root), a damaged office drone whose complaints and threats about his sufferings go unheeded. ~ Ron Wells, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Mike Judge

Release Date: February 19, 1999

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  • jmanard52
    May 4, 2008
    jmanard52
    Ron Livingston became my hero in this movie. One of the most funny movies out there. No one sees this and doesnt die of laughter. The corporate world just right. Got that TPS report for me right now?
  • brooklynspo
    April 3, 2007
    brooklynspo
    Stick to Dilbert. OK the "Flair" stuff was funny.
  • fb100001493964409
    April 23, 2012
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    The 90s was a weird transitional period in film, and 1999 was one of the most packed years in film history. Basically, you're film didn't make money if it wasn't called "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" or "The Matrix" or any other huge blockbuster that came out that year... read more. As a result, a few cult films have been born out of this year. "Office Space" stands as one of the best cult films of the 90s as a whole, and maybe one of the best cult comedies ever made. It's easily quotable and extremely relatable to anyone whose ever worked anything remotely like a job. Heck, even if you know a little bit about office work, you're going to get a kick out of this. The movie does a good job immersing you in the hellish nature of working in cubicles during the film's first 10 minutes, setting up the rest of the absolutely hilarious film to come. In spite of the path that the characters go down, it's not hard to sympathize with them. Filled to the brim with quotable dialogue and more than one scene that'll have you on the floor laughing (three words: printer, baseball bat), definitely worth watching.
  • fb733768972
    April 13, 2012
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    "Office Space" may not the be the funniest movie ever, but it's heart and true-to-life moments are fantastic. As we follow Peter, a man who really just doesn't care about life and hates his job, he goes to see a man who claims to be able to put him at peace. Once this is accompli... read moreshed, Peter skips work and everything starts to turn around in his life, getting promotions and a girlfriend. Milton (Stephen Root) is easily the funniest part of the movie, being a stuttering moron who can't understand that he was laid off five years ago. The chemistry between all of the characters is great and it felt like they really had a fun time filming this movie. I laughed, I related, and it really made me think about life at some points. I really enjoyed "Office Space," and I would recommend it to any comedy fanatics out there, or just anybody who is looking for a good movie. "Office Space" is great.
  • blkbomb
    March 20, 2012
    blkbomb
    Peter Gibbons: Yeah, I just stare at my desk; but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch, too. I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work. 

    "Work sucks"

    Office Space is a good little workplace comed... read morey. I didn't fall completely in love with it like I thought I would, but it was an enjoyable and pretty funny movie. Mike Judge does a good job in the initial 10 minutes of making Peter's job feel like hell. It made me never want to work in a office. The tediousness of Peter's job is ridiculous and he is completely sick of it.

    I really liked the characters. The boss was extremely well done. He talks in a way that, if said in a different tone of voice, could sound encouraging, but he just sounds like an asshole. He isn't a boss who goes crazy and yells at his employees, but he is even worse because of his subtlety. Peter just doesn't care about his job anymore and begins showing it by not showing up often, and when he does, he does very little work. 

    Overall Office Space is the enjoyable, light comedy that was promised, but it isn't the masterpiece of comedy that some have hailed it as. Maybe if I had any work experience in an office this film would have seemed funnier to me. But as it is now, it is just a slightly better than average comedy.
  • fb1463751009
    March 10, 2012
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    "Office Space" was hilarious. If you've never worked, you're not gonna enjoy "Office Space" because its completely reliant on the familiarity of work behavior. This is a witty, funny movie.
  • LWOODS04
    February 27, 2012
    LWOODS04
    Cast: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, Diedrich Bader, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, Richard Riehle, Alexandra Wentworth, Joe Bays, John C. McGinley, Paul Willson, Kinna McInroe

    Director: Mike Judge

    Summary: In a film that takes plenty of jabs at the... read more nihilism of corporate life, Ron Livingston plays office drone Peter Gibbons, who conspires with his cubicle cohorts to embezzle money from their soulless employers. With help and hindrance from those around him -- including eminently quotable workplace nerd Milton Waddams (Stephen Root) -- and the affection of waitress Joanna (Jennifer Aniston), Gibbons might just find his sanity ... and his revenge.

    My Thoughts: "Working in a closed space like that would drive anyone mad eventually. The character's are annoying except for a few. Stephen Root is the funniest one in the film. His character is the quiet kind of crazy, which is also the worse kind. Although the director brings the work place in the film as close to real life as it gets, I couldn't imagine things turning out that way in the end. Not a great film but enjoyable none the less."
  • phubbs1
    October 12, 2011
    phubbs1
    Utterly brilliant satirical comedy based around your typical everyday office job or more specifically IT office job. After seeing this again after a very long time the first thing that sprung to mind was I wonder if Ricky Gervais got the idea for his satirical series from this?

    ... read moreYou can certainly see similarities, the main one being the office boss 'Lumbergh' who although played excellently by Cole with high levels of smarm and slime is in a way close to 'Michael Scott' or 'David Brent' albeit a slightly more clever version. This film also reminds me of 'Since You've Been Gone' which was another excellent comedy with mainly unknowns from the Lookingglass theatrical company based in Chicago, both of these films seem to be in the same kind of satirical style.

    The film is chock full of so many fantastic performances you can see why this became a cult hit, Root as Milton is absolutely hilarious as the mumbling goggle eyed office worker who actually comes across as a chubby live action version of 'Beaker' from the Muppet's. Livingstone is the disgruntled worker who kinda cracks and just does what we all would love to do if we had the balls, Herman is great as he tries not to lose it whenever people comment on his name and John C. McGinley has one of his best roles here as a slimy corperate 'axeman' consultant weeding out the deadwood from the company. Everyone in this film does well including the small roles like 'Drew' the office worker who only pops up to make some crude visual jokes but its still so good.

    The scene where McGinley and his partner chat with Herman over his name being Michael Bolton and wether he is related to the famous Bolton or if he likes his songs is simply genius writing and acting, pure hilarity.

    If your an office worker you will be able to relate to this, on the other hand one reason why this is so good is because many can relate to this wether you work in and office or not. All the characters within the film have been brilliantly crafted from the type of folk you really do come across in this field of work, I'm sure everyone can see someone they know in this film.
  • fb1576983399
    September 29, 2011
    fb1576983399
    A great movie, very funny and relate-able. A man who defies the routine of life and gets in a bit of trouble for it. An all around enjoyable film.
  • LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    September 12, 2011
    LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    "The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care."

    Comedic tale of company workers who hate their jobs and decide to rebel against their greedy boss.

    REVIEW

    Corporate te... read morechie Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) is just having one of those days ("The Mondays," one character describes). He works for a condescending boss (Gary Cole), and the company is in its early stages of downsizing the workforce (with the two "Bobs" John C. McGinley and Paul Willson coming in as consultants). But Peter's life changes after he undergoes hypnotherapy, and he adopts a lackadaisical approach to his boring job. And soon, with two others (David Herman, whose character has the misfortune of sharing the name Michael Bolton, and Ajay Naidu as Samir), he hatches a scheme to swindle funds from the company into three private accounts over the next two years. At the end of the 20th century, it's easy to see why "Office Space" would become a cult classic: work sucks; it's that easy. As a satire of the American workplace, circa 1999, the boredom and tediousness is captured and played to ridiculous heights. Directed by Mike Judge, who adapted it to the screen from his own animated short "Milton," "Office Space" is sure-fire comedy. The acting is OK, nothing really special, and Jennifer Aniston slides in as Peter's lovely girlfriend. Also look out for Diedrich Bader as Peter's beer-guzzling neighbor Lawrence (who Peter frequently talks to through the wall) and Stephen Root as the hapless, mumbling Milton.

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Critic Reviews

Joe Leydon
March 12, 2010
Joe Leydon, Variety

Frequently uproarious. Full Review

David Edelstein
March 12, 2010
David Edelstein, Slate

A take-this-job-and-shove-it movie about the crushing malevolence of the corporate environment, it's on the verge of being really good. Full Review

Richard Corliss
March 12, 2010
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

Some horrible Monday, why not cut work to see it? Full Review

Lisa Alspector
March 12, 2010
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

The gags about the daily grind and what happens when a drone forgets how to be submissive make for beautifully low-key satire. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Judge's sense of the ridiculous serves him well. Full Review

Rick Groen
March 22, 2002
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

When Peter actively rebels and is ironically rewarded for his efforts by the head honchos, the picture loses its bite -- what began as discomfiting satire soon devolves into silly farce. Full Review

Justine Elias
January 1, 2000
Justine Elias, Village Voice

A surprisingly good-natured comedy about the suppressed rage and paranoia of unappreciated employees. Full Review

Michael O'Sullivan
January 1, 2000
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

An enjoyable experience! Full Review

Roger Ebert
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

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Fails to sustain its comic momentum or high energy level. Full Review

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    • Bill Lumbergh: Oh, and remember: next Friday... is Hawaiian shirt day. So, you know, if you want to, go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans.
    • Bill Lumbergh: Didn't you get the memo?
    • Samir: No one in this country can pronounce my name right. I mean it's not that hard. I mean, 'Ni-i-na-najaad', Niinanajaad.
    • Michael Bolton: Yeah, well at least your name isn't Michael Bolton.
    • Samir: You know, there's nothing wrong with that name.
    • Michael Bolton: There was nothing wrong with it. Until I was about 12 years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning grammys.
    • Samir: Well, if it bothers you that much, why don't you just go by Mike; instead of Michael?
    • Michael Bolton: No way. Why should I change? He's the one who sucks.
    • Milton: Excuse me, but I think you have my stapler.
    • Peter Gibbons: I wouldn't say I've been *missing* it, Bob.
    • Milton: Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler.
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