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Office Space (1999) -- Comedic tale of company workers who hate their jobs and decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
Office Space (1999) -- An office interview with Michael becomes all about the fact that he has the same name as Michael Bolton.
Office Space (1999) -- Comedic tale of company workers who hate their jobs and decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
Office Space (1999) -- Comedic tale of company workers who hate their jobs and decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
Office Space (1999) -- When Peter arrives to his cubical he is greeted with all his bosses pointing out an error he made and if he got the memo about the change.

Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   70,898 votes
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Director:
Mike Judge
Writers (WGA):
Mike Judge (Milton animated shorts)
Mike Judge (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 February 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Romance more
Tagline:
Work Sucks. more
Plot:
Comedic tale of company workers who hate their jobs and decide to rebel against their greedy boss. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(96 articles)
ABC is ‘Defying Gravity’ With New Summer Series
 (From TVovermind.com. 2 July 2009, 10:12 AM, PDT)

Judge Puts The Squeeze On Extract
 (From HollywoodNorthReport.com. 2 July 2009, 5:09 AM, PDT)

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Unique comedy experience. HE-larious! more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cubiculos de la oficina (USA: Spanish title)
Enredos de oficina (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) [es]
35 heures, c'est déjà trop (France) [fr]
Alles Routine (Germany) [de]
Como Enlouquecer seu Chefe (Brazil) [pt]
Hivatali patkányok (Hungary) [hu]
Impiegati... male! (Italy) [it]
Kontorrotter (Norway) [no]
Kontorrotter (Denmark) [da]
Konttorirotat (Finland) [fi]
La folie du travail (Canada: French title) [fr]
O Insustentável Peso do Trabalho (Portugal) [pt]
Ofis çilginligi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Risutora man (Japan) [ja]
Sto grafeio (Greece) (festival title) [el]
Trabajo basura (Spain) [es]
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and brief sexuality.
Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more

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Trivia:
The 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 a number of years before, they made the decision to start offering the color once more. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Peter goes to Joanna's new place of work she comes out wearing her red work shirt. In one shot (from behind Peter), Joanna is suddenly wearing a denim jacket instead of the red shirt. more
Quotes:
Bob Slydell: You see, what we're actually trying to do here is, we're trying to get a feel for how people spend their day at work... so, if you would, would you walk us through a typical day, for you?
Peter Gibbons: Yeah.
Bob Slydell: Great.
Peter Gibbons: Well, I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late, ah, I use the side door - that way Lumbergh can't see me, heh heh - and, uh, after that I just sorta space out for about an hour.
Bob Porter: Da-uh? Space out?
Peter Gibbons: Yeah, I just stare at my desk; but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch, too. I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.
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Referenced in F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (2005) (VG) more
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113 out of 130 people found the following comment useful:-
Unique comedy experience. HE-larious!, 14 February 2004
9/10
Author: Manthorpe from Austin, TX

Easily one of my favorite comedies, and sort of a source of medicine for the pains of working in an office with complete idiots. Ahh, cubicle life. Anyone who's ever worked in a corporate office can relate to this film on some level, and can probably swear that they know someone exactly like one of the characters depicted here. Mike Judge really captures the aspect that makes office life so miserable, which is without a doubt the characters that you must deal with that your personal life would normally exclude. There is no question that he must've had his own bout with the way of the office bitch, as he shows that he knows it all too well. Out of the comedies I've seen, I can most identify with this one.

Kudos to the casting department for putting together a unique group of people to portray the perfect characters for the story. Peter, Samir, Michael Bolton, and especially the Milton and Lumbergh characters, are all a true treat to watch and never get old upon reviewings.

A true comedic classic, but probably for more of a niche audience. Having never worked in an office before, you may not enjoy it as much as others...but then again, I could be wrong and is still worth checking out. But if you have or do work in an office, this movie is a must see!

Office Space has a special place in my heart for others reasons too. Parts of it were filmed within walking distance of my apartment, and my girlfriend lives in Peter's apartments from the movie, which is also right down the street! That just adds even more to the fact that I can identify with this film 100%, especially considering I drive the same way to work as Peter did! Too weird.

Um, yeah, go see it.

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