Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
- Director
- Writer
- Mike Judge(Milton animated shorts)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writer
- Mike Judge(Milton animated shorts)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
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Michael McShane
- Dr. Swansonas Dr. Swanson
- (as Micheal McShane)
- Director
- Writer
- Mike Judge(Milton animated shorts) (screenplay)
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- TriviaThe iconic red stapler coveted by Milton was created for the film by the prop department. They needed a bright enough color to be seen on film and chose red. After the film was released, Swingline began to receive requests from customers for red staplers. Having stopped offering red several years before, they made the decision to start offering the color once more.
- GoofsWhen Peter shuts down his computer, it shares characteristics with both Macintosh and DOS-based computers, including a hybrid Mac/Windows GUI, an A: drive and a C:\ prompt. The movie is set in a generic, universally-identifiable world, and the hybrid computer is clearly a carefully-planned gag based around that theme, rather than a goof.
- Quotes
Peter Gibbons: The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
Bob Porter: Don't... don't care?
Peter Gibbons: It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime, so where's the motivation? And here's something else, Bob: I have eight different bosses right now.
Bob Slydell: I beg your pardon?
Peter Gibbons: Eight bosses.
Bob Slydell: Eight?
Peter Gibbons: Eight, Bob. So that means that when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.
- Crazy creditsAt the very end of the credits, it states "This movie was cut entirely on a computer."
- Alternate versionsThe theatrical release of the film features the soundtrack in different sequence than the DVD release of the film.
- SoundtracksMambo No. 8
Written and Performed by Dámaso Pérez Prado (as Perez Prado)
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment
Top review
A dose of middle America reality right there on the screen
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.
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- Ysman
- Feb 21, 1999
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,827,810
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,231,727
- Feb 21, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $10,828,256
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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