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
Falling Down meets Dilbert is the best way to describe this suburban tale of cubicle dwellers who are tired of getting screwed by "the man." While the story line is nothing spectacular, the dialog and acting keep this movie moving at a brisk pace. Ron Livingston, who was excellent in a supporting role in Swingers, plays an everyman who hates his life, job, and girlfriend but has no idea what to do about it. The supporting cast of co-workers are greatness representing just about every office sub-culture perfectly albeit to extremes. Jennifer Aniston completes the male fantasy aspect of having your cake and being able to eat it as well as serving as a conscience for the protagonist. Several scenes will have you rolling in the aisles. The Boyz in the Hood kill the copier scene is the funniest I have seen in a while.