Office Space

[Heroine of the Dragon]

Have you watched Office Space?
What are your thoughts?

Peter Gibbons is a frustrated and unmotivated programmer who works at the Texas-based Initech software company. Unable to stand up to his overcritical girlfriend, Anne, he is in love with local waitress Joanna but is afraid to speak to her. He is friends with co-workers Samir Nagheenanajar (who loathes that no one can ever pronounce his last name correctly) and Michael Bolton (who loathes being associated with the famous singer of the same name). Another co-worker in the office is Milton Waddams, a meek collator who is mostly ignored by the rest of the office except Peter. Also, there is Tom Smykowski, a jaded product manager who is routinely scared of being fired. The staff suffers under top-heavy, callous management, especially from Initech's vice president Bill Lumbergh, whom Peter hates and avoids confronting. Lumbergh takes obvious delight in micromanaging all his staff, particularly Milton and Peter. He makes Milton move his desk constantly, takes his beloved red stapler, and makes him do more and more work, whilst making Peter work almost every weekend.

Anne persuades Peter to attend an occupational hypnotherapy session led by Dr. Swanson. Swanson hypnotizes Peter and tells him to feel relaxed and stop caring about his job until he snaps his fingers. However, Swanson suddenly dies of a heart attack before snapping Peter out of his relaxed state. Peter sleeps soundly through most of the next day, ignoring phone calls from Lumbergh and Anne, who angrily breaks up with him while confirming suspicions that she has been cheating on him.

While a pair of business consultants, Bob Slydell and Bob Porter ("the Bobs"), are brought in to help the company downsize, Peter begins dating Joanna, who shares his loathing of management and love of kung fu movies. She is required to wear "pieces of flair" (buttons allowing employees to "express themselves"). Her boss hassles her for not wearing more than the required minimum.

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Space

[Gametrek]

Wasn't this the movie based off an pilot made by the creator of "Bevus and Butthead" ???? I believe this is what pushed him to continue doing animations hoping it would turn into movies???? He was a math teacher?

[Booyakasha]

^"Pilot" is a bit of a misnomer-----------Mike Judge made a couple animated shorts featuring Milton and Lumbergh that got featured on SNL back in the day.

I like 'Office Space'. It's really funny.

...Orlando Jones had a bit part in 'Office Space'. I always thought he was a funny, likeable actor----------too bad his career never really blasted off.

[Gametrek]

Mike Judge is amazing, he has to tell his story how he came from Math to going into animation. He has to make a documentary about his early work. I mean Omgsh he even a musician, such talent, of course his plan was literally.

What is even more amazing is how B and B, went into Daria, went into Downtowners, and eventually Mega XLR. I mean omgsh..........

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Judge had a gameplan. He wanted to do movies. I mean seriously gotta love to love this guy. Amazing.

[Booyakasha]

...Mike Judge is pretty flippin awesome, man. No dispute there. He's like Seth McFarlane, but funny. (Shots fired. Ahahahaaa.)

[CaptHayfever]

Office Space is great. Funny & smart. Stephen Root rules.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

Office Space is good. It's no Idiocracy--also by Mike Judge--but it has its moments for sure.

I love the scene with the gangster rap where they annihilate the malfunctioning printer which plagued them. The axe kicks in the beginning are hilarious for some reason, but then at the end when the guy gets dragged away and breaks free to go back to destroying it is just the best.

[Deku Tree]

Office Space is good stuff. I should rewatch it; having people reference the jokes has gotten a little old for me, but it's been a long time since I've sat down and watched it.