I Really Hate My Job (2007)

'Every day is another day closer to the day I'll never have to do this again.' Five women, one restaurant, one night, one birthday, one breakdown. Then the phone rings. A famous actor is ... See full summary »

Director:

Oliver Parker

Writer:

Jennifer Higgie

Stars:

Neve Campbell, Shirley Henderson, Alexandra Maria Lara

Cast

Cast overview:
Neve Campbell	...	Abi
Shirley Henderson	...	Alice
Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Suzie
Anna Maxwell Martin	...	Madonna
Oana Pellea	...	Rita
Danny Huston	...	Al Bowlly / Himself
Andrew Higgie	...	Guy #1
Nathaniel Parker	...	Guy #2
Hilary Sesta	...	Old Lady - Cecile
Leon Lissek	...	Old Man #1
Barry Morse	...	Old Man #2 - Georg

Storyline

'Every day is another day closer to the day I'll never have to do this again.' Five women, one restaurant, one night, one birthday, one breakdown. Then the phone rings. A famous actor is coming for dinner. I Really Hate My Job is the story of an evening in a café in London's Soho. As in so many jobs, nothing much happens - except laughter, song, rage, collapse, intrigue, cooking, lying, nudity, conversation, secrets, love, friendship, ageing, hatred, rat-infestation and the arrival of a movie star. I Really Hate My Job. Who hasn't said it? A career. It's what happens when you lose control of a car on a wet road and it slams into a brick wall. You might assume they're just three waitresses, one cook and one dishwasher but they see themselves as an artist, an actor, a lover, an author and a philosopher.

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Plot Keywords:

nudity | dishwasher | cook | restaurant | topless female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Five woman One restaurant One Night

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 June 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

3DD Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 89 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Ivansxtc (2000)

User Reviews

All of us have said this at least once in a lifetime. Imagine 5 women working in a restaurant with frustration exploding their souls and customers waiting to be served...

An excellent theatrical movie about 5 girls working in a restaurant but in fact looking for the meaning of their lives. Great acting on all 5 actresses, 2 of them being Romanian. Composition roles that request creativity and power: Shirley Henderson is a terrific almost hysterical woman and I would give her the Oscar for her performance. Oana Pellea is a delusional older woman, speaking just in philosophical words and behaving like nothing around her is happening; until frustration gets her too! I would like to see this script on stage eventually, and with same casting would be a stunning show. I saw the movie (an absolute world premiere) at TIFF (Transilvania International Film Festival) in Cluj, Romania, and I enjoyed every second of it.