Haiku Tunnel (2001)

Josh has an offer to "go perm" at his employer and the first task is to mail 17 high priority letters....something that seems a little difficult to do.

Directors:

Jacob Kornbluth, Josh Kornbluth

Writers:

Josh Kornbluth, Jacob Kornbluth,

Stars:

Josh Kornbluth, Warren Keith, Sarah Overman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Kornbluth	...	Josh Kornbluth
Warren Keith	...	Bob 'Bob' Shelby
Sarah Overman	...	Julie Faustino
Leah Alperin	...	Temp #1
Jacob Kornbluth	...	Temp #2
Stephen Muller	...	Temp #3
Linda Norton	...	Temp #4
Helen Shumaker	...	Marlina D'Amore
Amy Resnick	...	Mindy
Brian Thorstenson	...	Clifford
June Carryl	...	DaVonne (as June Lomena)
Joanne Evangelista	...	Caryl
Jennifer Laske	...	Helen the Ex-Girlfriend
Patricia Scanlon	...	Helen the Ex-Secretary
Joe Bellan	...	Jimmy the Mail Clerk

Storyline

Haiku Tunnel is a frenetic office comedy about a neurotic male secretary who is a terrific temp but a horrible perm. When his new boss (a tax attorney who just may be Satan) gives him 17 very important letters to mail out, he doesn't, and the ensuing complications bring him face-to-face with a lifetime of personal demons.

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Plot Keywords:

secretary | office | boss | san francisco california | cubicle | 

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Taglines:

An office comedy

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

I'm Just a Secretary

Filming Locations:

Oakland, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$35,386 (USA) (14 September 2001)

Gross:

$249,469 (USA) (21 December 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

B9 Films, Hello Hooker Productions, Mike's Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The director's lack of frog anatomy knowledge resulted in the eyeglasses for the frog eventually being jury-rigged with a paper clip and rubber band.

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Quotes

Bob 'Bob' Shelby: Go back to your desk. Settle down. Focus. And catch up.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits we hear a voiceover of Bob Shelby's dictating a letter

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Connections

Features Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)

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Soundtracks

"Lay Lady Lay"
Written by Bob Dylan
Performed by Isaac Hayes
Published by Big Sky Music

User Reviews

If you really are a secretary

Having been a temp and a secretary, I loved this movie because I felt it was pretty true to the ridiculous nature of office work. Obviously, it was ostentatious, but that's the kind of movie it is - if you're not into melodrama, you'll only be annoyed. If you did a movie about office work that wasn't melodramatic, you'd fall asleep; Look at Office Space. I felt like I really kind of identified with Josh, but I guess I'm just a big nerd. The fact that it didn't really have a story is a tribute to temping - you never really get anywhere. Even when you "go perm" those secretary jobs are useless, you don't get anywhere until you leave that type of employment. Look at Marlina, the "head secretary," even she hadn't gotten anywhere. Anyway, I felt like it was perfect for anyone who's ever been there. I think we've all had upper management we thought was the Prince of Darkness Himself, or icy supervisors with no pulse.