Peter Gibbons just can’t seem to catch a break. His girlfriend is cheating on him, he has an obnoxious neighbor, and he’s completely miserable with his job as a small cog in a company called Initech. Then he visits a hypnotherapist, who dies just after putting Peter into a state of complete bliss. Free of worrying about making a living, he no longer feels the need to keep his job, just as the company is going through a massive downsizing. However, his new attitude only makes him more valuable in the company’s eyes, and his friends Michael and Samir are fired instead. Together, they scheme to plant a virus inside Initech’s computer system that will pull money into their own account.
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- Taglines:Work Sucks. » A comedy from Mike Judge, creator of "Beavis and Butt-head" and co-creator "King of the Hill". »
- Runtime:89 minutes
- Director: Mike Judge
- Country:USA
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Actors: Peter GibbonsRon LivingstonJoannaJennifer AnistonMichael BoltonDavid HermanSamir NagheenanajarAjay NaiduLawrenceDiedrich BaderMilton WaddamsStephen RootBill LumberghGary ColeTom SmykowskiRichard RiehleAnneAlexandra WentworthDom PortwoodJoe Bays
- Genres:Comedy, Crime
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Producers: Daniel RappaportproducerGuy Riedelexecutive producerMichael RotenbergproducerMike Judgeproducer (uncredited)
- Plots: In the Initech office, the insecure Peter Gibbons hates his job and the abusive Division VP Bill Lunbergh that has just hired two consultants to downsize the company. His best friends are the software engineers Michael Bolton and Samir Nagheenanajar that also hate Initech, and his next door neighbor Lawrence. His girlfriend Annie 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. He dates the waitress Joanna and changes his attitude in the company, being promoted by the consultants. When he discovers that Michael and Samir will be fired, they decide to plant a virus in the account system to embezzle fraction of cents in each financial operation into Peter's account. However Michael commits a mistake in the software and instead of decimals, they steal a large amount. The desperate trio tries to fix the problem or they will go to prison. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- User's comment: by TeaBunny
Hooray for Mike Judge! I didn't think there would be a way to make fun of "office life" without merely being a living Dilbert strip and using all of the same tired old workplace jokes. Kids in the Hall did it, and now Mike Judge has done it also. I am surprised to see Jennifer Aniston in a movie this entertaining! The use of hardcore gangsta rap as the soundtrack to the boys' underhanded deeds and violent ass-kicking of office equipment is hilarious and brilliant. Gary Cole's droning delivery and poor Milton's despondent mumbling doesn't get old... in fact it stays very funny. We all know someone who obsesses a little TOO much about their chair, or how many paper clips they have on their desk... and Milton makes you feel a bit of sad sympathy, especially when he doesn't get any cake. Peter's cronies Michael and Samir are classic software engineer guys that could work at any company, and Peter's construction-worker neighbor (Oswald!) is a refreshing change from the white-collar drones that infest his day. In the end Peter discovers this is the way to go... fresh air, hard labor and a bright orange vest in the perfect antidote to ummm... yeah... that would be great.... this movie is great, whether you're an office worker or not. It makes you think about all the millions and millions of damn cubicles out there... and all the people that fill them. How many of them feel suffocated and hopeless? If this film makes even ONE person take a day off and go fishing, it's done it's job.
- Quotes: Drew: I'm thinking I might take that new chick from Logistics. If things go well I might be showing her my O-face. "Oh... Oh... Oh!" You know what I'm talkin' about. "Oh!"
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February 23rd, 2011 at 4:40 am
While this isn’t exactly on your topic, let me tell you about some of my cube neighbors.
In one we have a woman, really nice older lady, who spends about 2 hours of her work day, EVERY DAY, cleaning her cube. I don’t mean just taking a cloth and wiping her desk. She disinfects her trash can. She has a million plants and does their maintenance. She dusts the carpet. On and on, every day. You could perform brain surgery on her desk it’s so sterile.
In another cube we have this guy who has a habit of drumming on his desk or whatever other surface he happens to be near. He’s in customer service so he’s on the phone all day. When he’s thinking of what to say or type, he drums. One of his co-workers does the same thing but with his feet. I swear I feel like I’m sitting in the middle of a Tito Puente rehearsal.
The next cube by me the woman sings along with her light-rock station. We’re talking Josh Groban, Phil Collins, etc. She does not have the voice of an angel.
Lets just say I could really identify with this movie!