Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ron Livingston | ... | Peter | |
Jennifer Aniston | ... | Joanna | |
David Herman | ... | Michael Bolton | |
Ajay Naidu | ... | Samir | |
Diedrich Bader | ... | Lawrence | |
Stephen Root | ... | Milton | |
Gary Cole | ... | Bill Lumbergh | |
Richard Riehle | ... | Tom Smykowski | |
Alexandra Wentworth | ... | Anne | |
Joe Bays | ... | Dom Portwood | |
John C. McGinley | ... | Bob Slydell | |
Paul Willson | ... | Bob Porter | |
Kinna McInroe | ... | Nina | |
Todd Duffey | ... | Chotchkie's Waiter | |
Greg Pitts | ... | Drew |
In the Initech office, the insecure Peter Gibbons hates his job and the obnoxious Division VP Bill Lumbergh who has just hired two efficiency consultants to downsize the company. His best friends are two software engineers Michael Bolton and Samir Nagheenanajar, that also hate Initech, and his intrusive next door neighbor Lawrence. He believes his girlfriend Anne is cheating on him but she convinces Peter to visit the hypnotherapist Dr. Swanson. Peter tells how miserable his life is and Dr. Swanson hypnotizes him and he goes into a state of ecstasy. However, Dr. Swanson dies immediately after giving the hypnotic suggestion to Peter. Peter, in his new state, starts to date the waitress Joanna and changes his attitude which results in his being promoted by the consultants. When he discovers that Michael and Samir will be downsized, they decide to plant a virus in the banking system to embezzle fraction of cents on each financial operation into Peter's account. However Michael commits a ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Incredibly true-to-life story about life at work. Anyone who's ever worked in a large office will find at least one thing, probably more, that they can relate to.
Look at the characters: From the receptionist with the annoying high-pitched voice, to the clueless management, to the soft-spoken guy with no backbone (or so you think), this looks more like a documentary than fiction.
The daily situations of the office environment, including paper jams in the printer, static electricity, and slow computers, are hilarious for some reason when they happen to the people in the movie.
Throw in some great acting, a good story, and the humor of Mike Judge, and you'll find one of the best movies ever made, hilarious from start to finish.