Office Space
Release Date
1999
Film Synopsis
Fed up by TPS reports and printer jams, three office drones rebel against their company and their soul-deadening, cubicle-bound existences.
Corporate drone Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) hates his soul-killing job at software company Initech. While undergoing hypnotherapy, Peter is left in a blissful state when his therapist dies in the middle of their session. He refuses to work overtime, plays games at his desk and unintentionally charms two consultants into putting him on the management fast-track. When Peter's friends learn they're about to be downsized, they hatch a revenge plot against the company inspired by "Superman III."
A master of depicting stupidity in the name of genius, writer/director Mike Judge (Beavis and Butthead, Silicon Valley) perfectly understands the use of satire to critique our culture, politics, and technology. Boasting unforgettable performances from Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, and Gary Cole, Office Space is a smart, acerbic takedown of corporate culture about a group of underappreciated, overworked drones and their clash with management, printers, and flair.
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