Movies We Like: ‘Office Space’ (1999)
by John NolteTranscending what objectively qualifies as “a great movie,” there is a rarer film still — a special kind of drug, tonic, and comfort blanket that guarantees a couple hours of escape from punishing reality. In 1999, “Office Space” died at the box office but something about it wouldn’t be denied and on DVD writer/director Mike Judge’s sharp, savage, right-on take of suburban office life found a ready-made audience desperate for that tonic – for anything that proved someone somewhere understood and sympathized with their own personal Cubicle Hell.
It was on a Friday night and I was in the Wal-Mart DVD aisle desperately searching for anything that might help to take the edge off a particularly brutal week of corporate bill collecting when the tagline “Work Sucks” caught my eye. Normally the thought of paying retail would’ve worked against such an impulse buy, but the comfort gained from those two words were alone worth $19.99, and home with me “Office Space” went.
Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday and you’re not feeling real well, does anyone ever say to you, “Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays”?
No. No, man. Shit, no, man. I believe you’d get your ass kicked sayin’ something like that, man.
For those of you who have never been planted in a cubicle, who have never spent 40 hours a week swallowed by a McOffice Park, suffered through endless office birthday parties, been passively-aggressively terrorized by a Bill Lumbergh, or slogged daily through endless piles of mindless, pointless corporate bull shit created for the sole purpose of being mindless, endless corporate bull shit… For those of you who don’t know what it’s like to hate yourself for worrying about losing a job you loathe… You can’t begin to understand why, after “The Searchers” and “Deuce Bigalow,” the vicarious revenge Mike Judge created just for us ranks as the third greatest movie ever made.
“Oh, and remember: next Friday… is Hawaiian shirt day. So, you know, if you want to, go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans.”
Peter Gibbons, an office drone/software developer played to dull-eyed desperate perfection by Ron Livingston, hates most everything about his existence; the generic apartment, his grating daily commute and most especially the time he spends at Initech where life is one endless cycle of worrying about being asked to work the weekend and this:
Hi Peter. What’s happening? We need to talk about your TPS reports.
Yeah. The coversheet. I know, I know. Uh, Bill talked to me about it.
Yeah. Did you get that memo?
Yeah. I got the memo. And I understand the policy. And the problem is just that I forgot the one time. And I’ve already taken care of it so it’s not even really a problem anymore.
Ah! Yeah. It’s just we’re putting new coversheets on all the TPS reports before they go out now. So if you could go ahead and try to remember to do that from now on, that’d be great. All right!
To his credit, Peter is at least wise enough to have figured out ambition is a poison you take yourself and has no desire to advance his way out of Initech. But there is rent to pay, which means he’s stuck at Initech or someplace just as bad … unless of course he wins the lottery, in which case he would do exactly what I dreamt of with each and every scratch off: “… relax … sit on my ass all day …do nothing.” The only problem is that unless that unlikely ship docks, Peter can only see life unspooling in a manner in which a good day is one where his boss Bill Lumbergh (a way beyond brilliant Gary Cole) doesn’t “request” his presence on Saturday.
Oh, oh, and I almost forgot. Ahh, I’m also gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too…
The only bright spot in Peter’s day is sneaking off with his fellow cube-bots Samir and Michael Bolton (no, not the singer) and strolling over to Chotchkie’s (one of those obnoxiously-themed restaurant chains that glom on to McOffice Parks like sucker fish on a shark) where from afar he admires Joanna (an all kinds of fetching Jennifer Aniston), a waitress as dissatisfied with her fifteen pieces of flaired existence as Peter. (You know, the Nazis had pieces of flair… that they made the Jews wear.)
Peter: Lumbergh’s gonna have me work on Saturday. I can tell already. I’m gonna end up doing it, because, uh… because I’m a big pussy, which is why I work at Initech to begin with.
Michael Bolton: Uh, yeah, well, I work at Initech and I don’t consider myself a pussy, okay?
Samir: Yes, I am also not a pussy.
Anne, Peter’s controlling girlfriend (who’s probably cheating on him), is tired of his increasingly gloomy outlook and drags him into hypnotherapy to get help. As a relaxation exercise, the therapist hypnotizes Peter and essentially orders him not to give a damn. But before he can bring Peter out of the spell, the therapist has a heart attack and a new Peter is born.
I uh, I don’t like my job, and, uh, I don’t think I’m gonna go anymore.
You’re just not gonna go?
Yeah.
Won’t you get fired?
I don’t know, but I really don’t like it, and, uh, I’m not gonna go.
Rather than detail and ruin the surprise of what follows, suffice to say it fulfills the non-violent but still very satisfying daydreams every cubicle rat has ever had. In other words: Damn it feels good to be a gangsta’.
The consequence of Peter’s behavior ends up being what you might call counter-intuitive. Instead of his attitude getting him fired, Peter is seen as showing leadership, given a raise and promoted. Unfortunately, Samir and Michael Bolton (no, not the singer) are “downsized” by the “two Bobs,” a couple of hired guns brought in by Initech to “evaluate” everyone’s job.
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After taking revenge on a hated office machine (see above) that only ever produced error messages (Mother… shitter… Son of an… ass. I just…), the trio steals Richard Pryor’s genius idea from “Superman III” and plots an even bigger revenge against Initech — the kind of revenge that might land them in a federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison. All the while, Peter’s new give-a-damn attitude continues to make his dreams come true when he suddenly finds himself free to pursue Joanna after Anne dumps him.
I wanna take you out to dinner, and then I wanna go back to my apartment and watch ‘Kung Fu.’ Do you ever watch ‘Kung Fu’?
I love ‘Kung Fu.’
Channel 39.
Totally.
You should come over and watch ‘Kung Fu’ tonight.
Ok.
Besides the terrific performances already mentioned, Stephen Root disappears behind a genius mix of pathetic and creepy as the Swingline stapler-obsessed Milton Waddams. Richard Riehle (who would reach the heights of cinema esteem that very same year as Deuce Biglow’s dad) captures so well those middle-aged guys who do nothing all day beyond perfecting the art of looking busy and vital. As Lawrence, Peter’s construction-worker neighbor wise beyond his I.Q., Diedrich Bader gets most of the bigger laughs.
Another special mention must go out to Gary Cole’s — yeah-that-would-be great — work as Lumbergh. Somehow, in a single iconic performance, Cole brought together the characteristics of every manipulative, obtuse, coffee cup-carrying middle-manager who wouldn’t know an original thought if it kissed him on the mouth. The impact of this performance is so great you don’t realize how few scenes he really has.
For as long as there are soul-numbing commutes, sad little men in business-casual dying slowly under flickering fluorescents, and chirpy secretaries who define their existence planning that day’s office party, “Office Space” will live on because Judge brought this world to life with both penetrating insight and a sincere, good-natured sense of humor that never condescends but only sympathizes. Most important, in his delivery, Judge understood that you don’t have to exaggerate that which is already exaggerated.
In my day I’ve worked for more than my share of Lumberghs, with too many office supply-obsessed Miltons, and sang Happy Birthday to more people I loathe than I care to remember. Come Friday night, “Office Space” was my palate cleanser, my spirit guide, and my way to wash off the stain of the work week and begin another two day countdown to the next case of the Mondays.
Yes, by that objective standard, there are plenty of “superior” films.
But how many of those help to get us through? Or introduced us to the O Face?
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"Well, I have 15 pieces of flare on." "Yeah, well 18 is the bare minimum."
Can't wait for Mike Judge's "Extract", his movies are all great.
"water.. like out of a toilet?"
Nailed it, John. "Office Space" sympathizes, it does not mock. What a difference between the loathsome "Talledaga Nights" and this warm and funny film.
"Ummmm, uhhhhhh, yeah. Yeah."
Nailed it, John. "Office Space" sympathizes, it does not mock. What a difference between the loathsome "Talledega Nights" and this warm and funny film.
"Ummmm, uhhhhhh, yeah. Yeah."
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta!!!
Just a great great movie.
Just a great, great movie…… yeah….
the movie is very true to life, especially "What the f– is 'PC Load Letter'"
"…why, after …“Deuce Bigalow,” … ranks as the third greatest movie ever made".
Better watch your cornhole there, DH.
Well, it is 9:24 on a Friday, and I'm posting this…..
Great movie. I like everything Mike Judge was done, even Beavis and Butthead. The characters are accessible and understandable. You may not always agree with them, like the Goode Family, but you can sympathize.
I love this movie also.
I spent two years in a cubicle farm after I left the military. Talk about culture shock.
I always forget my TPS report cover sheets. And I don't care.
I worked in large office environment and my team had a Christmas party, or a party for something and I got an 'Office Space' dvd. We all sat around and watched it. By the end of it, everyone looked at each other and said "That's Us!" To me, from that day on, it's been one of my classics.
I went from military to refineries to being a cube dweller. Took me about 2+ years to aclimate to it.
It DOES feel good to be a gangsta!
The movie is so good I proselytized for it in my office cube farm and won plenty of converts. Went so far as to spend the extra money to get a bright red Swingline stapler (the original stapler was hand painted for the movie–once Swingline discovered they could make money off it, they brought one out at an inflated price) and that stapler is a prominent feature on my desk, taking the place of a forbidden poster saying "Work Sucks!"
I'm not at work today (unpaid furlough to make up a billion dollar shortfall in the state budget, you know).
But I wouldn't say I'm "missing" it.
BTW, "What's the first thing you'd do if you had a million dollars?"
A shame the DB sequel was unwatchable…but what's the FIRST greatest movie? Three Amigos, Kung Pow? Napolean Dynomite?
As a cubicle office drone, this movie nails it all. And I proudly have a red stapler with OFFICE SPACE stamped on it on my desk.
One of the all-time greatest comedies of all time and on my top 3 list of favorite movies!
I actually met Mike Judge and the guy who played Michael Bolton at a bar once. Nice guys. I was still in the Navy at the time.
As the proud owner of a red Swingline stapler I couldn't agree more!
A funny movie that sums up the day to day existence of cubicle jockeys everywhere.
Milton: And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire…
In the original script, Lumbergh was explicitly supposed to be dead at the end. They left it ambiguous in the final cut.
As somone who has worked for three different IT companies over thirteen years, I can tell you that the reason this movie is so great and so funny is that it is TRUE TO LIFE.
As a software instructor, I have journeyed across the land to litterally hundreds of cubicle farms in companies great and small. It's always the same. Lumbergh is for real. The Two Bobs are for real. Milton lives.
John–as an academic office drone, this movie and your review both ring true. This movie gets played 3-5 times every year, generally when I have been over-sloganed, over-assessed, over-sold, under-appreciated, and "schticked" to death by management tricks that are really elaborate attempts to cover ineptitude. What Office Space truly contributes is the realization that there are millions of hard-working people starving for fair treatment and reasonable leadership that is not mired in a haze of mission statements and Hawaiian shirt days. In the end, all Peter wants is to be treated like a sentient being and not a sniveling adolescent that responds to banners and gimmicks. This movie is genius because it is both true and painfully funny.
disconnect my phone
and the squirrels were married…
I love this movie, but it hits too close to home for my husband. He's not going to watch it again until he's out of the cubicle jungle.
John's article had "The Searchers" as the other of the top two (which I can agree with); "Deuce Bigelow"…not so much.
Stosh
A bit of trivia: Swingline didn't make a red stapler. The one Milton used was actually painted red for the film. But thanks to Office Space, there was such a demand for red staplers that they added one to their product line. One such stapler sits on my desk right now, and if anyone takes it I will set the building on fire.
Move out of CA.
Judge's "Idiocracy"' was also great. But the premise-the dumb are oubreeding the smart to our long-term detrmiment-was too explosive for Fox to sell, even as a supposed comedy. Seems that Fox was out of sorts by audiences thinking and laughing simeltaneously at the mess our future could be if we don't wise up.
Great post John. I remember the first time I watched this movie with my wife. We were out of the cubicle jungle by then, but not by much. Our sides were splitting before the beginning credits were over! Then Peter sit's down at his desk, and the first thing he does is look at his watch. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in my life. The only criticism I've ever had is that it is one of those movies that becomes less funny once it forms a plot. Still, I have to watch this movie at least once a year.
When Peter destroys his cubicle wall to get a better window view? Priceless. I loved this movie. Anyone who's ever worked in an office can relate to some part of this movie.
You've been missing a lot of work lately.
I wouldn't say that I've been 'missing' it, Bob.
Cracks me up every single time.
My favorite exchange:
Bob: "I hear you've been missing a lot of work lately."
Peter: "I wouldn't say I've been missing it."
I laugh every time I watch the movie.
When I saw this film, I just got of college, and was working as a sports writer for a small paper. I thought the film was funny, but THEN I got a much higher paying corporate gig … ya know, where I worked in a cube and got 20 emails from people when I made a typo.
After a few days into that job, I GOT Office Space. It all made so much more sense.
Definitely 2 chicks at one time…f–kin A!!!
I've never seen rap music used to better effect than in Office Space. It was hysterical.
but the kind of chicks that would double up on a guy like you….
lol
Excellent insight. The people who made NIGHTS hate us and that became increasingly obvious as that mean-spirited piece of superior junk rolled on.
The red stapler makes an appearance in a current commercial for Butterfinger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bMH7jAsh90
Same here, OT. I was able to deal with it as an observer more than participant. Culture shock is apt but, somehow lacking in descriptive impact. It really is soul destroying. I purposely turned down promotions to stay out of it.
I LOVE this f*king movie!
Yeaaahhhh, well, in that case, could ya come in on Saturday and Sunday, too? Yeah, that'd be greaat.
have to show her your "O' face……
really? hmmmm. Good tidbit.
I'm also a cube-dweller and this movie depicts reality in not only the IT industry, but all companies employing cubicles, especially engineering (my field). I even started calling my cube my "space" after seeing this movie for the first time years ago. It's one of the only movies I will always tune into when it's on "live" tv, even though I own the DVD. And I cannot watch Entourage now without thinking – hey, Lumbergh got a job with Ari!
You're right. I liked "Idiocracy" but, the butt of the joke, so to say, was fairly obvious. I think a lot of the audience got uncomfortable with it or just considered it stupid because they didn't get it. Every one who has ever worked can get the joke with "Office Space". Cubicle or no cubicle.
Super Karate Monkey Death Car?
If you like Office Space, you'll probably love Idiocracy, another Mike Judge-directed comedy.
An ordinary Army guy participates in a human hibernation experiment in 2005. Whoops, he is misplaced for 500 years. But in the year 2505, everyone is . . . an idiot. Thanks to the fact that dumb people tend to have a lot more kids than smart people, "reverse evolution" has dumbed down all of society to the point where . . . well, you'll have to see the movie.
Idiocracy did not receive wide distribution. It is a BRUTAL take on consumer culture. I can see where many "ordinary folk" (who do not read much, and believe marketing slogans, and who don't bother to read the fine print on their mortgage contracts) would find it rather insulting. But it is so, so funny. In 2505, people are getting their "law degrees" at . . . Costco.
Are you asking me if that's the title of the episode or what that phrase means? My answer would be: yes it is, and I have no idea.
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I also did a stint in a veal-fattening pen after the military. People without military experience think it's all siryessir!, but there is a rough equality there that makes all the corporate butt-kissing a bit of a shock. Plus, things take forever to GET DONE.
Sa-weet! Idiocracy reference thrown in for the win!
Anyone who likes Mike Judge should also check out Idiocracy. But be warned, it deserves the R rating.
John finally got around to watching the documentary Office Space! My co-workers and I quote this movie back and forth pretty much all day long. Just remember: the ratio of cake to people is too large.
Makes me want to head to Starbucks.
Hahahaha!
Nobody will likely care, but wanted to share this. I was a young showbiz news reporter in the late '90s when Office Space came out. I was really involved in covering their promo events (interviewing an actor they had "working" for a week in a glass cubicle atop an NYC building, another event centering on smashing computer equipment).
Coincidentally, my ridiculous managers at the time were EXACTLY like those in Office Space*, and like some kind of Underground Railroad for dot-com malcontents, I kept getting my co-workers into screenings, and the movie became this great, subversive touchtone for us "grunts".
(*My managers were so bad that I once was admonished by my boss for being "down on the white board". I swear to God. )
So even years later, watching Office Space and seeing the giant white board with "Planning to Plan" scrawled atop it, just takes me back.
http://www.therexreport.com
I really liked Idiocracy as well, but I thought the ultimate irony was that it more than hinted that "Red State" types were breeding out the educated ones, when in fact its the Blue State folks (and illegals, let's face it) who use the government as a state-sponsored breeding program — and then in "real life" would vote Democrat, a party that believes in brainless buzzwords like "change" and swallow without irony the myth of Global Warming.
So it's Blue State values like political correctness and nonsense environmentalism — and not NASCAR fandom — that's actually what's bringing this country down the Idiocracy road.
Here's a night, get the girlfriend and watch Idiocracy and Office Space one after another.
Likely nobody will care about this, but I thought I'd share:
I was a young showbiz news reporter when Office Space came out, and because I was new — and this movie was so small — I was heavily involved in covering the NYC promo events for this movie (which included interviewing an actor Fox hired to work a week in a glass cubicle atop a NYC office building, and other event where computer equipment was smashed).
At the time I was also smack in the middle of an office situation that was EXACTLY like Office Space.*
So like some kind of Underground Railroad for dot-com malcontents, I kept sneaking co-workers I liked into screenings of the movie, which quickly became a touchtone for us "grunts". We were able to quote the movie right in front of our managers.
(*My boss was such a douche I was once formally reprimanded for being "down on the white board" on which we were supposed to write our headlines. Swear to God.)
So even now, years later, when I see Office Space, and see Initech's whiteboard scrawled with "Planning to Plan" atop it, I still laugh.
"people to cake" is one of my fave lines. As is Milton's "I used to be able to see the squirrels, and they were married."
I also loved Idiocracy, but I always felt the ultimate irony is that the downfall of the country isn't the mega-mart "flyover state" Americans as the movie contends, but instead the Blue Staters and their Holy Trinity of Welfare mothers, political correctness, and global warming hysteria. I wish Judge set his sights that-a-way, as he's apparently doing with The Goode Family.
Have you noticed the recent Wendy's commercial that takes a shot at chain restaurants by saying "pay for food, not flair?"
I lived this movie! My first boss out of college always started a conversation with the Lumbergian, "what's happening?" He even had management consultants ala "the Bobs" interview us!
Agreed it's genius. Too bad the people whi need to take its message to heart miss it.
mores the pity
Hey, I've got an Idiocracy avatar! I should get double win for that!
I don't like everything Cole is in, but he's usually good in it. For example, I'm not a big fan of the Brady movies, but he was terrific in them. On the other hand, I loved him in Chuck, which I love anyway!
EVEN? Man, B&B was the best!
I'm going to miss the Goodes if it isn't picked up by another network. Ray and Grandpa were terrific.
"Welcome to Costco. I love you. Welcome to Costco. I love you."
. . .
"You like money and sex? So do I! We should hang out!"
"Welcome to Costco. I love you. Welcome to Costco. I love you."
. . .
"You like money and sex, too? We should hang out!"
A great film, but one I viewed from a different perspective. I was stuck outside of the office, risking life and limb for something barely over minimum wage. I would have loved to have been an office drone, tried my best to be one, but ran head first into roadblock after roadblock. Office Space was the first movie of my generation to show the honor in working with one's hands. It gave me a head up I carry to this day, knowing I was actually creating something in the shop every day and not politicking with the rest.
Seeing Ron Livingstone smile with his hard hat on in the end was one of the most satisfying movie endings I've seen.
If y'all like Office Space, I ask you to try out the series Dead Like Me. They don't always check in on the Happy Time Temp Agency, but it's always hilarious when they do. We all know a Crystal.
I. Love. This. Movie.
it is amazing how true to life this movie is. Genius.
I reference it all the time
I quote this movie just about daily… I am sure there are other names for TPS reports…
Great review of a hilarious movie. I watched this movie the night before I was to start my first corporate job for a fortune 500 company; after the movie was over I was mortified. I was sure that would my future. Thank God it wasn't.
STONE COLD CLASSIC.
This movie took a while to grow on me. I was NOT a fan of the animated Office Space shorts that aired on Saturday Night Live. When I saw this in the theater, I thought it was just okay BUT after: a.) watching it on TV several times, and b.) working in a cubicle, I now recognize it as the genius movie it is.
And I've been a Stephen Root fan since episode 1 of Newsradio. He played eccentric station owner Jimmy James. The episode where he reads from his autobiography – which he had translated to Japanese and then back to English – is a classic. http://www.evilzero.com/NewsRadio/Episodes/Ep57.h...
400th post! Not bad for an independent.
Swingline did in fact make a red stapler… the TOT 50. I had one back in the 80's. http://stapleroftheweek.blogspot.com/2007/05/stap...
Did he die in the fire or didn't he, is the question.
I loaned this movie to a coworker, it spent the next few months bouncing around between my coworkers before they finally got bored with it, or got their own copy. It was pretty easy to tell who had it, they'd be the one doing Lumbergh the next day. Yeah….If you could get that movie back to me sometime that'd be great.
I had to scrape my initials on the underside of my stapler and tape dispenser because some cubicle nightcrawler kept lifting mine. Cubicle crime is rampant.
As a former postal letter carrier, I can say that post office life was a lot like Office Space. At least we got out of the building for 5-6 hours a day and into fresh air.
I remember hearing Milton mumble that he was going to burn the building down the first time I watched it, so I wasn't that surprised by the ending, but it was hilarious to watch him slink away.
Finally, watching "Michael Bolton" turn the gangsta rap down when black peopel were pulling up next to him was just awesome. White guilt, maybe a little.
Oh, and the flair! And the waiter who gave Joanna the double bird! What an awesome movie. It's too bad my wife isn't into that kind of movie.
I am the proud owner of a Swingline Model 747 red stapler. The only difference between Initech and where I work is the spelling.
I'm still hoping that Hasbro will come out with the "Jump to Conclusions" mat.
Bingo. That's also what made John Hughes movies so great – sympathy, not mocking. I still can't watch Talledega Nights.
I loved Office Space, but I have found Idiocracy so much… well, not sure funnier, but more timely and relevant given our current administration. I'm not so sure we're going to have to wait until the year 2500 for the Idiocracy-type transformation to take place. Haha… just made me think about President Camacho… and "Brando – the Thirst Mutilator!"… and Starbucks… and Hormel Chavez…. and the most popular movie of the day, "Ass"…. haha!!! If you haven't seen Idiocracy, you gotta see it. It's a classic, too!!!
Every office I've worked in knows this film.
That was the most randomly awesome post in BH's short history.
Is Movies We Like going to be a regular feature here? I hope so.
Wamille: You're right! I forgot to mention, in Idiocracy, the president of the United States is a charismatic black man who appears before an adoring, wildly cheering crowd FLANKED BY GREEK COLUMNS. I kid you not – and this was filmed in 2003, I believe, so it was not a cheap shot.
I also loved Idiocracy, but I always felt the ultimate irony is that the downfall of the country isn't the mega-mart "flyover state" Americans as the movie contends, but instead the gullible Blue Staters and their Holy Trinity of Welfare mothers, political correctness, and global warming hysteria. I wished Judge set his sights that-a-way, as he's apparently doing with The Goode Family.
Best line ever: "Can't you just hypnotize me and make me think I've been fishing all day?"
I feel like that every single day.
Loved that show! Mandy Patinkin was great. Was sad to see it go.
I stand corrected, "even" poor choice of words. Thumbs up for you, sir.
GlennDamato… yeah… that didn't even cross my mind, but so true – haha. I loved the way they portrayed the media… so eerily funny. I also liked the way the people of that time thought (the main character) Joe was efiminate because he used proper english… haha. How about the Jack in the Box kiosks… and the "big ass fries"… haha. I'll have to watch that again tonight for a good laugh. I really like the television show everyone was watching – Ow My Balls starring Hormel Chavez!!! Oh… did you also notice that Stephen Root was the judge and that the Office Space Michael Bolton character was (I think) Secretary of Defense… Mike Judge is a very insightful guy. I hope everyone that reads the posts referencing Idiocracy get a chance to watch it.
Ellen Muth has said they are trying to revive it, but I don't know if there's any real chance and I'm not sure it would even be a good idea without Rube and the real Daisy.
When I see the opening of Office Space and note that the guy on the stroller is overtaking Peter on the highway it always makes me think of Miami, wow what bad traffic.
Hehe. I wasn't really upset with your use of the word. But, I had to express my love for B&B.
As popular as "Office Space" is, I wonder why "Idiocracy" is not equally as popular. Yeah, it was hard to find, but so was Office Space. Regardless, "Idiocracy" is hysterical.
As popular as Office Space is, I wonder why Idiocracy is not equally as popular. Yeah, it was hard to find, but so was Office Space. Regardless, Idiocracy is hysterical.
A man so nice they named him twice!
Awsome review, This is absolutely one of the best movies ever. Mike Judge is a extremely talented and this movie is just one example of his talents. I think this will be one of those movies that will always be relevant, because anyone who has ever worked in an office cubicle hell can relate. I hope that his new movie "Extract" is just as funny.
I went as Bill Lumbergh for Halloween a couple years ago – even got the Initech coffee cup and red stapler ($14.99 at http://www.redswinglinestapler.com). It was a hit (and the most comfortable costume I've ever worn).They both reside in my cube at work.
This year I think I'll go as "Terrorist Gary" from Team America.
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