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Josh has an offer to "go perm" at his employer and the first task is to mail 17 high priority letters....something that seems a little difficult to do.Josh has an offer to "go perm" at his employer and the first task is to mail 17 high priority letters....something that seems a little difficult to do.Josh has an offer to "go perm" at his employer and the first task is to mail 17 high priority letters....something that seems a little difficult to do.
June Carryl
- DaVonne
- (as June Lomena)
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- TriviaThe director's lack of frog anatomy knowledge resulted in the eyeglasses for the frog eventually being jury-rigged with a paper clip and rubber band.
- GoofsWhen going through the instructions left for Helen, Joshua says it is "Eleven and a half single-spaced pages", but the document is double-spaced.
- Quotes
Bob 'Bob' Shelby: Go back to your desk. Settle down. Focus. And catch up.
- Crazy creditsNo frogs were harmed in the making of this motion picture
- Alternate versionsDVD includes outtakes and six deleted scenes:
- Medieval Marlina: a 'secretarial simulation' showing Marlina dressed in medieval garb;
- Neurotic Adventurer: on his way to the Pine building, Josh has a flashback of himself in college;
- Apology: more footage of Josh trying to convinge the guard to let him enter the Pine building;
- Politeness: Josh complains about Bob Shelby's constant politeness;
- Fatelets: Josh delivers a monologue while having sex with Julia;
- Coda: epilogue showing Josh bicycling up on a mountain. He meets Darlene, and they ride away together on her motorcycle.
- ConnectionsFeatures Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)
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Cute and clever
This is a clever and pointed little film that any low-rung corporate employee, whether temp or perm, would relate to.
This is no Office Space or Clockwatchers, but it has its own charms, and I think it even more accurately reflects the mindset of a lifetime temp.
Casting was excellent, particularly the head secretary, Helen. Unlike other reviewers, I thought casting Josh in the main role was fine. He smirked a bit too much, too aware of his own jokes, but was forgivable.
The plot isn't the point of this film at all, and if you concentrate on the "letter mailing" crisis you'll miss the real story. This story is about the mindet of temps and, more broadly, the corporate work world. Josh's fear of commitment, consistent underachievement, unfulfilled creative dreams, social isolation, and skewed work ethic all illustrate how unhappy and empty corporate work can make us.
The movie is definitely funny, but it won't have you rolling in the aisles. More likely you'll recognize too many of your co-workers, and groan in sympathy over Josh's predicament.
This is no Office Space or Clockwatchers, but it has its own charms, and I think it even more accurately reflects the mindset of a lifetime temp.
Casting was excellent, particularly the head secretary, Helen. Unlike other reviewers, I thought casting Josh in the main role was fine. He smirked a bit too much, too aware of his own jokes, but was forgivable.
The plot isn't the point of this film at all, and if you concentrate on the "letter mailing" crisis you'll miss the real story. This story is about the mindet of temps and, more broadly, the corporate work world. Josh's fear of commitment, consistent underachievement, unfulfilled creative dreams, social isolation, and skewed work ethic all illustrate how unhappy and empty corporate work can make us.
The movie is definitely funny, but it won't have you rolling in the aisles. More likely you'll recognize too many of your co-workers, and groan in sympathy over Josh's predicament.
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- zanna_voodoo
- Aug 8, 2002
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- Gross US & Canada
- $92,723
- Gross worldwide
- $92,723
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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