A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Kevin Spacey | ... | Buddy Ackerman | |
| Frank Whaley | ... | Guy | |
| Michelle Forbes | ... | Dawn Lockard | |
| Benicio Del Toro | ... | Rex | |
| T.E. Russell | ... | Foster Kane | |
| Roy Dotrice | ... | Cyrus Miles | |
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Matthew Flint | ... | Manny |
| Patrick Fischler | ... | Moe | |
| Jerry Levine | ... | Jack | |
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A young Hollywood executive becomes the assistant to a big time movie producer who is the worst boss imaginable: abusive, abrasive and cruel. But soon things turn around when the young executive kidnaps his boss and visits all the cruelties back on him. Written by Jason Ihle <jrihl@conncoll.edu>
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In Hollywood all his dreams could come true... But first he has to make coffee. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some scenes of psychological/physical torture and pervasive strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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21 April 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAEdit
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$700,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$34,703, 23 April 1995Gross USA:
$382,928Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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In one scene, Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey) tells an employee that he will become a shoe salesmen. Kevin Spacey worked as shoe salesmen before becoming a successful actor See more »Goofs
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HALF A LIFEWritten by Richard Butler & Tim Butler
Performed by Love Spit Love
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Yes, the performances (especially Spacey's--mesmerizing) were excellent, but the film suffers simply because it does not know what it wants to be. Both halves are well-done, but placed side-by-side it almost seems as though two separate films were hastily meshed together by an overworked film editor. The comedy is far too light to stand aside overly dark torture scenes, although Spacey does a fine job in turning what is essentially a caricature of a tough boss into a multi-level (and very stirring) performance. I do, however, have to agree with some of the posts on this board--Spacey's motivation in the last scenes is indeed very difficult to comprehend.