A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.
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- 4 wins & 4 nominations total
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- TriviaBuddy Ackerman's character was inspired by real life movie mogul Joel Silver whom Huang used to work for.
- GoofsGuy puts a CD in the player upside-down. The display then shows "no disc" but the music begins to play anyway.
- SoundtracksThe Spoken Word
Written by J. Munns, M. Dingle, J. Lyde
Performed by Vibes Alive
Published by 83 Jazz, Inc. (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Ubiquity Recordings, Inc.
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I was so depressed after watching "The Men Who Stare At Goats" that I actively sought out Kevin Spacey movies to help redeem my perceptions of him. I saw "K-Pax" last week, which was adequately engaging, then found "Swimming with Sharks" on the IFC. What a find! This low-cost(less than $1M) film must not have had a very big marketing budget -- it completely escaped me at the time -- but it's one of the best performances Kevin Spacey I've ever seen. An abusive, self-indulgent, arrogant boss in the film industry, his role easily translates into that of a recognizable evil boss in any field. Spacey nicely runs the gamut of expression from god-like to humbled. His once-idealistic assistant is played by Frank Whaley, who never really saw his full potential subsequently develop in his career but has had nice turns in Pulp Fiction and a number of high-production TV series. Whaley too should be commended for his ability to grow the character from a wide-eyed beginning his dream job, to a vengeful warrior out for blood. The film centers on the dysfunctional relationship between these two and is weak only when it attempts to introduce minor roles featuring Michelle Forbes (Maryann on "True Blood") and Benecio del Toro (though these actors perform well with what they've been given).
- jennifer626
- Dec 18, 2010
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- The Buddy Factor
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- Budget
- $700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $382,928
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $34,703
- Apr 23, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $382,928
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