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 Anne 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
The iconic red stapler coveted by Milton was created for the film by the prop department. They needed a bright enough color to be seen on film and chose red. After the film was released, Swingline began to receive requests from customers for red staplers. Having stopped offering red a number of years before, they made the decision to start offering the color once more.
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Goofs
Plot holes:
Tom is hit by a car, rendered paraplegic, released from the hospital, and awarded a huge settlement - all in the space of one week. While he hasn't gotten the actual check yet, just getting it approved in that time frame would require an exceptionally competent insurance company.
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Quotes
Samir:
No one in this country can ever pronounce my name right. It's not that hard: Na-ghee-na-na-jar. Nagheenanajar. 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 twelve years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys. Samir:
Hmm... well, 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. See more »
Crazy Credits
Credits begin with outtakes featuring various actors from the movie.
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