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Lazy, womanizing Jack gets employed at the NYC HQ of the multinational conglomerate, INC. Crazy chaos, promotions, firings, suicides etc. seem to be the way of the day.Lazy, womanizing Jack gets employed at the NYC HQ of the multinational conglomerate, INC. Crazy chaos, promotions, firings, suicides etc. seem to be the way of the day.Lazy, womanizing Jack gets employed at the NYC HQ of the multinational conglomerate, INC. Crazy chaos, promotions, firings, suicides etc. seem to be the way of the day.
Brian Doyle-Murray
- Colonel Tolliver
- (as Brian Doyle Murray)
- Director
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About 20 years ago I ran into Eddie Albert at "Disneyworld", and asked him about one of the greatest "black comedies" of all time, "Head Office". What I wanted to know was, with a great cast, and a terrific script, how come the film sank into obscurity? His answer was that the studio thought it hit a little too close to home, lampooning big business. What makes "Head Office" so special is that the lack of communication between top executives and the people who are actually on the firing line, is all true. "Never make a decision, just approve other peoples decisions" I love this movie, and if you enjoy "dark comedy" this is one of the best. - MERK
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- Trivia[00:08:23]When Frank Stedman (Danny DeVito) is looking at the article about him being investigated for illegally selling shares of stocks, the photo in the paper of him is actually a still photo of his Louie De Palma character from the television series ''Taxi'' (1978-1983).
- Goofs[25:38]When Jack is first shown his new office in Complaints, the name plate by his door appears and disappears between shots.
- Quotes
Max Landsberger: [14:14] Lesson No.1: beware of the furniture movers. When the axe falls, they're usually the first to know. People see them coming and they shit.
- Alternate versionsThe TV network version has various additional scenes which include:
- Jack walking across a basketball court and shooting a basket with some player friends of his while on his way to his first day at INC.
- Additional bit of dialog between Helms and General Toliver in the helicopter.
- A scene of Jack buying a Rolling Stones magazine at a corner news stand and the first introduction Robert Hoover and Al Kennedy bickering about Helms.
- Additional dialog between Jack and Jane in her office telling him that "information is power."
- Another bit of dialog where Kennedy discuses INC's plans for a proxy fight over a company called West Oil during the board meeting in which Helms disagrees.
- Helms detailing INC's strengths in another bit while discussing an unpaid phone bill over a client.
- Kennedy telling Jane about him quitting INC and his plan for asking Helms to join a Los Angeles office during the board meeting scene with the little German-speaking man.
- Additional scene of Jack first arriving at Helms' house and a frantic Kennedy trying to talk to Helms during his morning jog around his back garden about an Los Angeles job and being set upon by a guard dog as well as treading across a reflecting pond to keep up with him.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Big Kahuna (1999)
- SoundtracksCry On Your Own Shoulder
Performed by General Public
Written by General Public
Produced by General Public and Greg Ladanyi
Courtesy of I.R.S. Records and Virgin Records
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Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,393,807
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,937,934
- Jan 5, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $3,393,807
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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