In the Initech office, the insecure Peter Gibbons hates his job and the abusive Division VP Bill Lunbergh that has just hired two consultants to downsize the company. His best friends are the software engineers Michael Bolton and Samir Nagheenanajar that also hate Initech, and his next door neighbor Lawrence. His girlfriend Annie is cheating on him but she convinces Peter to visit the hypnotherapist Dr. Swanson. Peter tells how miserable his life is and Dr. Swanson hypnotizes him and he goes into a state of ecstasy. However, Dr. Swanson dies immediately after giving the hypnotic suggestion to Peter. He dates the waitress Joanna and changes his attitude in the company, being promoted by the consultants. When he discovers that Michael and Samir will be fired, they decide to plant a virus in the account system to embezzle fraction of cents in each financial operation into Peter's account...
Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Chotchkie's is a take-off on the popular T.G.I. Friday's restaurant chain. The T.G.I. Friday's waiting staff wear striped shirts and suspenders adorned with buttons and name tags. The restaurants themselves are frequently decorated with assorted knick-knacks and memorabilia. A reference is made to T.G.I. Friday's when someone mentions "Thank God it's Friday" while at the restaurant.
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Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
Michael's program is referred to as a virus. A virus is a program that replicates itself. Michael's program is more malware.
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Quotes
Bob Slydell:
Would you bear with me for just a second, please? Peter Gibbons:
OK. Bob Slydell:
What if - and believe me this is a hypothetical - but what if you were offered some kind of a stock option equity sharing program. Would that do anything for you? Peter Gibbons:
I don't know, I guess. Listen, I'm gonna go. It's been really nice talking to both of you guys. Bob Slydell:
Absolutely, the pleasure's all on this side of the table, trust me. Peter Gibbons:
Good luck with your layoffs, all right? I hope your firings go really well. Bob Porter:
Excellent. Bob Slydell:
Great... Wow. See more »
Crazy Credits
Credits begin with outtakes featuring various actors from the movie.
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