Mike Judge and his Office Space cast reunited at South by Southwest Film & TV Festival for a panel discussion March 9 sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter about the beloved and influential film — a title that arguably reinvented the workplace comedy for the modern age and popularized the concept of quiet quitting. While the panel discussion tackled several intriguing aspects about the film’s creation and reception (some highlights below), Judge revealed a few extra tidbits at the post-panel reception at Austin’s The Statesman restaurant.
Asked if there was anything he would change about the film (which was famously difficult to get made, with the writer-director fending off a blizzard of studio executive Tps reports, er, notes), Judge offhandedly noted he hasn’t seen his film since before it was released in 1999. Everybody in earshot of this (including star Ron Livingston) looked surprised, given the film initially flopped at the box...
Asked if there was anything he would change about the film (which was famously difficult to get made, with the writer-director fending off a blizzard of studio executive Tps reports, er, notes), Judge offhandedly noted he hasn’t seen his film since before it was released in 1999. Everybody in earshot of this (including star Ron Livingston) looked surprised, given the film initially flopped at the box...
- 3/12/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Office Space," Mike Judge's satirical take on white collar office culture, disappointed at the box office but soon became a cult favorite after it arrived in 1999. That was mostly thanks to home video sales and Comedy Central airing the film multiple times after its theatrical run. But "Office Space" thoroughly deserved whatever cult status it attained, because it always felt very much ahead of its time.
The film stars Ron Livingston as Peter Gibbons, a put-upon programmer who spends his days amid the bleakly oppressive environs of software company Initech. After being hypnotized to stop caring about his job, Peter takes a lackadaisical approach to work and surprisingly begins to climb his way up the corporate ladder. But when his colleagues Samir Nagheenanajar (Ajay Naidu) and Michael Bolton (David Herman) are fired, Peter and his friends mastermind a plan to steal money from Initech via a software virus. The...
The film stars Ron Livingston as Peter Gibbons, a put-upon programmer who spends his days amid the bleakly oppressive environs of software company Initech. After being hypnotized to stop caring about his job, Peter takes a lackadaisical approach to work and surprisingly begins to climb his way up the corporate ladder. But when his colleagues Samir Nagheenanajar (Ajay Naidu) and Michael Bolton (David Herman) are fired, Peter and his friends mastermind a plan to steal money from Initech via a software virus. The...
- 3/12/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Office Space is celebrating its 25th anniversary following its delayed path to success, although hopefully no one would get their ass kicked for saying something like that.
Released Feb. 19, 1999, director Mike Judge’s enduring and endlessly quotable workplace satire follows computer programmer Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston), who decides to stop caring about his day job and teams up with Initech co-workers Michael Bolton (David Herman) and Samir Nagheenanajar (Ajay Naidu) to defraud the company. The Fox comedy — featuring such on-the-rise performers as Jennifer Aniston, John C. McGinley, Gary Cole and Stephen Root — collected just $10 million at the time but became a cult favorite after finding a following through cable and home video.
Other standouts from the cast include Richard Riehle as engineer liaison Tom Smykowski, who defends his job (“I have people skills!”) to Paul Willson and McGinley as the two Bobs who are put in charge of layoffs. In...
Released Feb. 19, 1999, director Mike Judge’s enduring and endlessly quotable workplace satire follows computer programmer Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston), who decides to stop caring about his day job and teams up with Initech co-workers Michael Bolton (David Herman) and Samir Nagheenanajar (Ajay Naidu) to defraud the company. The Fox comedy — featuring such on-the-rise performers as Jennifer Aniston, John C. McGinley, Gary Cole and Stephen Root — collected just $10 million at the time but became a cult favorite after finding a following through cable and home video.
Other standouts from the cast include Richard Riehle as engineer liaison Tom Smykowski, who defends his job (“I have people skills!”) to Paul Willson and McGinley as the two Bobs who are put in charge of layoffs. In...
- 2/24/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hold your PC load letter and put on some flair! Swingline, the leading brand in workspace tools for the business, home and mobile office for over 90 years, will give movie lovers access to a piece of pop culture history with the production of “Milton’s Swingline Red Stapler” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 20th Century Fox cult movie classic “Office Space” on February 19. In honor of the fan-favorite comedy, 20th Century Fox Consumer Products and Swingline are partnering for a one-of-a-kind 1 million staples giveaway — giving one lucky fan the chance to win a lifetime supply of staples!
Milton, the accidental hero of “Office Space,” was obsessed with his bright red Swingline® stapler for good reason. It was far superior to any other staplers on the market and was one of the reasons people kept swiping it in the office.
A lucky “Office Space” fan will always be prepared...
Milton, the accidental hero of “Office Space,” was obsessed with his bright red Swingline® stapler for good reason. It was far superior to any other staplers on the market and was one of the reasons people kept swiping it in the office.
A lucky “Office Space” fan will always be prepared...
- 2/20/2019
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Before there was Beavis, Butt-head or Hank Hill, there was Milton Waddams. In 1990, a former Austin, Texas-based engineer named Mike Judge created the hand-drawn and self-produced short about a squirrelly office worker named Milton. He toils in a pitifully small office. He mumbles about his job. He’s obsessed with his stapler. His boss, a suspenders-wearing jerk named Bill Lumbergh, asks him to push his desk “as far back into that corner as possible” so they can use the rest of it for storage space. The story ends with Bill...
- 2/19/2019
- by Joel Keller
- Rollingstone.com
Tps reports. Flair. The red Swingline stapler. That Pos printer. Did you get the memo? It's been 20 years since writer-director Mike Judge, then best-known for creating the animated hits Beavis and Butt-Head and King of the Hill, made his live-action debut with the wicked corporate culture satire Office Space. The film, which told the story of fed-up Initech programmer Peter Gibbons (played by Ron Livingston) as he and his equally over-it coworkers plot to take down the company that's sucking the life out of them, was born out of an animated short that Judge created and voiced, centered on mumbling office worker Milton and his condescending boss, that aired on Comedy Central in 1991. "In...
- 2/19/2019
- E! Online
Mike Judge’s workplace satire “Office Space,” which celebrates its 20th anniversary Feb. 19, was a bona fide box office flop when it grossed a measly $10.8 million in 1999. But once the comedy was discovered on DVD and cable, “Office Space” became a cult sensation, spreading concepts like “flair” and “assclown” across pop culture.
The now-classic comedy will be celebrated at the upcoming Texas Film Awards, where it will be inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame. Judge and the cast will reunite for a screening and panel March 7 in Austin.
Servers at T.G.I. Friday’s might want to raise a glass to “Office Space,” because according to a 2004 New York Magazine interview with Judge, the restaurant not only got rid of its dorky striped shirts but also the mandatory flurry of pins and buttons — known as “flair” — a few years after the film was released.
It was all...
The now-classic comedy will be celebrated at the upcoming Texas Film Awards, where it will be inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame. Judge and the cast will reunite for a screening and panel March 7 in Austin.
Servers at T.G.I. Friday’s might want to raise a glass to “Office Space,” because according to a 2004 New York Magazine interview with Judge, the restaurant not only got rid of its dorky striped shirts but also the mandatory flurry of pins and buttons — known as “flair” — a few years after the film was released.
It was all...
- 2/18/2019
- by Susan King
- Variety Film + TV
“If they move my desk again I’m quitting”
“I’m going to need you to come in on Saturday, and also come in on Sunday too”
“Are you related to the Michael Bolton?”
“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.”
Office Space screens this Friday and Saturday nights (June 30th and July 1st) at midnight at the Tivoli Theater as part of their ‘Reel Late at the Tivoli’ Midnight series.
There are so many famous quotes from Office Space!
If you are working for a big company, especially if you are in software business, you will find yourself in Office Space, an irreverent comedy from 1999 starring Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston that makes fun of the inanities of work–particularly in a cubicle-ed office where the bosses are morons (not that...
“I’m going to need you to come in on Saturday, and also come in on Sunday too”
“Are you related to the Michael Bolton?”
“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.”
Office Space screens this Friday and Saturday nights (June 30th and July 1st) at midnight at the Tivoli Theater as part of their ‘Reel Late at the Tivoli’ Midnight series.
There are so many famous quotes from Office Space!
If you are working for a big company, especially if you are in software business, you will find yourself in Office Space, an irreverent comedy from 1999 starring Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston that makes fun of the inanities of work–particularly in a cubicle-ed office where the bosses are morons (not that...
- 6/26/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The future is not looking good for The Real O’Neals.
Matt Shively — who plays older brother Jimmy O’Neal on the ABC series — has nabbed the lead role in NBC’s space-travel comedy pilot Spaced Out, our sister site Deadline reports.
RelatedPilot Season ’17: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
Shively will play Peter Gibbons, a working-class genius whose struggles to fit in with an established team are made more difficult when their job is to build a rocket to Mars.
Shively’s casting in the project — which hails from Undateable executive producers...
Matt Shively — who plays older brother Jimmy O’Neal on the ABC series — has nabbed the lead role in NBC’s space-travel comedy pilot Spaced Out, our sister site Deadline reports.
RelatedPilot Season ’17: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
Shively will play Peter Gibbons, a working-class genius whose struggles to fit in with an established team are made more difficult when their job is to build a rocket to Mars.
Shively’s casting in the project — which hails from Undateable executive producers...
- 3/28/2017
- TVLine.com
“Looks like you have a bad case of the Mondays”
“If they movie my desk again I’m quitting”
“I’m going to need you to come in on Saturday, and also come in on Sunday too”
“Are you related to the Michael Bolton?”
There are so many famous quotes from Office Space, which screens Wednesday October 5th at Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue Maplewood, Mo 63143) as part of Webster University’s Award-winning Strange Brew Film Series. The movie starts at 8pm.
If you are working for a big company, especially if you are in software business, you will find yourself in Office Space, an irreverent comedy from 1999 starring Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston that makes fun of the inanities of work–particularly in a cubicle-ed office where the bosses are morons (not that any of us have ever worked in such an environment, mind you). The film is made up...
“If they movie my desk again I’m quitting”
“I’m going to need you to come in on Saturday, and also come in on Sunday too”
“Are you related to the Michael Bolton?”
There are so many famous quotes from Office Space, which screens Wednesday October 5th at Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue Maplewood, Mo 63143) as part of Webster University’s Award-winning Strange Brew Film Series. The movie starts at 8pm.
If you are working for a big company, especially if you are in software business, you will find yourself in Office Space, an irreverent comedy from 1999 starring Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston that makes fun of the inanities of work–particularly in a cubicle-ed office where the bosses are morons (not that any of us have ever worked in such an environment, mind you). The film is made up...
- 10/3/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sometimes, one definitive masterpiece is all that a true artist needs. In the world of punk rock, The Sex Pistols never really recorded a proper follow up to 1977’s Never Mind The Bollocks, so that LP stands alone in their discography. And industrial filmmaker Herk Harvey has but one narrative feature movie to his credit: 1962’s Carnival Of Souls. So it is with actor Ron Livingston and YouTube viral videos. The actor, probably still best known as slacker Peter Gibbons in Mike Judge’s Office Space, has a YouTube channel of his own, brilliantly called Livingstown. Said channel boasts exactly one upload: a 27-second-long clip from 2010 entitled “Keyboard Cat Redux.”
Donning cat ears and a shapeless blue shirt, all while nimbly manipulating fuzzy little puppet arms through the puffy sleeves of the garment, the Band Of Brothers star pretends to play a brief but jaunty keyboard solo ...
Donning cat ears and a shapeless blue shirt, all while nimbly manipulating fuzzy little puppet arms through the puffy sleeves of the garment, the Band Of Brothers star pretends to play a brief but jaunty keyboard solo ...
- 8/19/2016
- by Joe Blevins
- avclub.com
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They may not be General Zod or Darth Vader, but these characters are the kind of mundane villains you might encounter in everyday life...
The most memorable movie villains are often also the most outlandish. If you were to stop most strangers on the street and ask them to name screen villain, they’d probably either tell you to leave them alone and stop making them nervous, or they’d instead name one of cinema’s big hitters: heavy-breathing cloak-wearer Darth Vader, or flesh-eating aesthete Hannibal Lecter.
In reality, villains are more mundane. They seldom wear outlandish costumes, and they don’t necessarily even kill or injure people. Real-world villains can range from bullying and self-important bosses to aggressively opinionated news anchors, and from sadistic physical education teachers to heartless politicians.
So here are 10 or so screen antagonists who've stuck in the memory without wearing hockey masks,...
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They may not be General Zod or Darth Vader, but these characters are the kind of mundane villains you might encounter in everyday life...
The most memorable movie villains are often also the most outlandish. If you were to stop most strangers on the street and ask them to name screen villain, they’d probably either tell you to leave them alone and stop making them nervous, or they’d instead name one of cinema’s big hitters: heavy-breathing cloak-wearer Darth Vader, or flesh-eating aesthete Hannibal Lecter.
In reality, villains are more mundane. They seldom wear outlandish costumes, and they don’t necessarily even kill or injure people. Real-world villains can range from bullying and self-important bosses to aggressively opinionated news anchors, and from sadistic physical education teachers to heartless politicians.
So here are 10 or so screen antagonists who've stuck in the memory without wearing hockey masks,...
- 12/7/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Chicago – Without rescue of a creative joke in sight, “Welcome to the Jungle” eventually devolves into an unsavory mash of “The Office” meets “Lord of the Flies”. Adam Brody’s Chris Myers is the lead character in a cube monkey’s generic fantasy, of which this film treats with a checklist. The attractive and amiable office mate (played by Megan Boone of Chicago Film Critics Festival favorite “Leave Me Like You Found Me”) is to be wooed, a manchild boss (Rob Huebel) is to be dethroned from his ego, and a world of freedom is to be revealed for those who have imprisoned themselves to 9-5 pressures.
Rating: 1.5/5.0
This pride against office doldrums would certainly ring true were Rob Meltzer’s film not a champion of mundaneness itself. Refusing to think outside of stereotypical characters, or even toy with a new way to make a penis joke, its humor matches...
Rating: 1.5/5.0
This pride against office doldrums would certainly ring true were Rob Meltzer’s film not a champion of mundaneness itself. Refusing to think outside of stereotypical characters, or even toy with a new way to make a penis joke, its humor matches...
- 3/31/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“Looks like you have a bad case of the Mondays”
“If they movie my desk again I’m quitting”
“I’m going to need you to come in on Saturday, and also come in on Sunday too”
“Are you related to the Michael Bolton?”
There are so many famous quotes from Office Space!
If you are working for a big company, especially if you are in software business, you will find yourself in Office Space, an irreverent comedy from 1999 starring Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston that makes fun of the inanities of work–particularly in a cubicle-ed office where the bosses are morons (not that any of us have ever worked in such an environment, mind you). The film is made up of lots of odd but relatable personalities and the characters are all funny and memorable. The story centers around Peter Gibbons, an office drone who is very fed...
“If they movie my desk again I’m quitting”
“I’m going to need you to come in on Saturday, and also come in on Sunday too”
“Are you related to the Michael Bolton?”
There are so many famous quotes from Office Space!
If you are working for a big company, especially if you are in software business, you will find yourself in Office Space, an irreverent comedy from 1999 starring Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston that makes fun of the inanities of work–particularly in a cubicle-ed office where the bosses are morons (not that any of us have ever worked in such an environment, mind you). The film is made up of lots of odd but relatable personalities and the characters are all funny and memorable. The story centers around Peter Gibbons, an office drone who is very fed...
- 3/20/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Adam McKay -- director and co-writer of "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" -- is Moviefone's Guest Editor from December 16 - 20. Watch for exclusive features from him throughout the week. Below, McKay reveals the five movie moments that make him laugh hardest.
Warning: Some of the clips below are Nsfw.
"Office Space" - Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) and co-workers smash the fax machine
I've seen this scene at least 20 times, and it makes me laugh every time. Not to mention the fact that it turned me onto The Ghetto Boys. Dave Herman as Michael Bolton is one of my favorite performances ever.
"Airplane" - The spinning newspapers
I don't know if this can be described as a "scene," but when the spinning newspapers showing headlines about the danger the plane is in switches to the headline "Boy trapped in refrigerator eats own foot" it may be the single hardest laugh I've ever had.
Warning: Some of the clips below are Nsfw.
"Office Space" - Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) and co-workers smash the fax machine
I've seen this scene at least 20 times, and it makes me laugh every time. Not to mention the fact that it turned me onto The Ghetto Boys. Dave Herman as Michael Bolton is one of my favorite performances ever.
"Airplane" - The spinning newspapers
I don't know if this can be described as a "scene," but when the spinning newspapers showing headlines about the danger the plane is in switches to the headline "Boy trapped in refrigerator eats own foot" it may be the single hardest laugh I've ever had.
- 12/19/2013
- by Adam McKay
- Moviefone
Warning: Spoilers all up in the conference room.
Never trust an organized entity, especially if it has a 401K plan.
As this week's new thriller "The East" chronicles a former FBI agent's transition to a private job at a sinister intelligence agency, we thought we'd look back at the rich history of evil movie corporations and separate the maniacally, outrageously, inexcusably evil from the "Aw, that's cute, look at them trying to be evil" evil.
Our extensive audit resulted in the following cinematic analysis. Proceed with caution, employees and non-employees alike.
15. Initech ('Office Space')
Peter Gibbons' corporate hell, personified in the passive-aggressive overtime demands of Lumbergh and stapler-fetishizing mumblings of Milton, wasn’t bent on world domination or the complete destruction of humanity. The evil here was much more subtle, realistic and soul-crushing. Thankfully, Peter escaped with a swanky blue collar job cleaning up filth — a better...
Never trust an organized entity, especially if it has a 401K plan.
As this week's new thriller "The East" chronicles a former FBI agent's transition to a private job at a sinister intelligence agency, we thought we'd look back at the rich history of evil movie corporations and separate the maniacally, outrageously, inexcusably evil from the "Aw, that's cute, look at them trying to be evil" evil.
Our extensive audit resulted in the following cinematic analysis. Proceed with caution, employees and non-employees alike.
15. Initech ('Office Space')
Peter Gibbons' corporate hell, personified in the passive-aggressive overtime demands of Lumbergh and stapler-fetishizing mumblings of Milton, wasn’t bent on world domination or the complete destruction of humanity. The evil here was much more subtle, realistic and soul-crushing. Thankfully, Peter escaped with a swanky blue collar job cleaning up filth — a better...
- 6/3/2013
- by Adam D'Arpino
- NextMovie
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
This week’s “Question of the Week” on Jeff Bayer’s “Movie B.S.” podcast is inspired by Lawless, a film about three good ‘ol boys (played by Shia Labeouf, Tom Hardy, and Jason Clarke) in Virginia’s Franklin County whose bootleggin’ ways in the 1930s are trifled by dirty cops and powerful competition. (I reviewed the film, and you can read that review here!)
This week’s inquiry is, “What is your favorite moment of law-breaking in a movie?”
In my attempt to answer this question, I’m going to choose scenes that are my favorite because of the impression they’ve left on me. Some of these law-breaking moments are fun, some are serious, and some of them are never responded to with justice. These are scenes that left an impact concerning the control of power (or lack thereof), while...
This week’s “Question of the Week” on Jeff Bayer’s “Movie B.S.” podcast is inspired by Lawless, a film about three good ‘ol boys (played by Shia Labeouf, Tom Hardy, and Jason Clarke) in Virginia’s Franklin County whose bootleggin’ ways in the 1930s are trifled by dirty cops and powerful competition. (I reviewed the film, and you can read that review here!)
This week’s inquiry is, “What is your favorite moment of law-breaking in a movie?”
In my attempt to answer this question, I’m going to choose scenes that are my favorite because of the impression they’ve left on me. Some of these law-breaking moments are fun, some are serious, and some of them are never responded to with justice. These are scenes that left an impact concerning the control of power (or lack thereof), while...
- 8/31/2012
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
The first thing that comes to mind when most people think of Ron Livingston is Office Space, where he memorably played smug slacker Peter Gibbons who rebels against office politics and bosses in general with a guffaw-inducing indifference. With noteworthy turns in such heralded productions as Swingers, Adaptation. and Sex and the City, Livingston is generally regarded as a comedic actor even though he's won the most critical acclaim for his supporting role in the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers. Perhaps this is what has drawn him to Fort Bliss, an indie drama wherein Variety reports he will co-star opposite the striking but generally underused Michelle Monaghan. The follow-up to writer-director Claudia Myers' feature debut Kettle of Fish, Fort Bliss will center on a soldier (Monaghan) who struggles to rebuild her relationship with her 5-year-old son after returning from a long tour of duty in the war...
- 4/6/2012
- cinemablend.com
There's a reason you've recently had the urge to bust out your plaid shirts, Celine Dion albums and dial-up modems, as this week sees the release of two relics of the 1990s: "Titanic 3D" and "American Reunion."
Since both of these movies make us think back to a more innocent time when Monica Lewinsky was an eager young White House intern, our money wasn't on fire and Twittering was a weird body tic, we're reminiscing about that decade's most influential and essential cinematic treasures for future generations. It wasn't easy to narrow down the list (next time, "Problem Child 2," next time ...) but if we were to preserve only 25 flicks from the '90s in a time capsule, they would be these (listed in alphabetical order).
1. 'American Pie' (1999)
Losing your virginity on prom night is a rite of passage as American as … well, you know. Jim, Stifler and...
Since both of these movies make us think back to a more innocent time when Monica Lewinsky was an eager young White House intern, our money wasn't on fire and Twittering was a weird body tic, we're reminiscing about that decade's most influential and essential cinematic treasures for future generations. It wasn't easy to narrow down the list (next time, "Problem Child 2," next time ...) but if we were to preserve only 25 flicks from the '90s in a time capsule, they would be these (listed in alphabetical order).
1. 'American Pie' (1999)
Losing your virginity on prom night is a rite of passage as American as … well, you know. Jim, Stifler and...
- 4/5/2012
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
“Revenge, I’ve found, is better the longer it takes.”
So says Mike Judge, the writer-director (and co-star) of Office Space, who has been drawing out his satisfaction for nearly a decade after the movie fizzled at the box office in 1999 only to become a cult-favorite hit among all those who’ve ever felt their spirits choked in a white-collar workplace.
On a recent Sunday — yes, EW asked them to come in and work on the weekend – Judge was reunited with actors Ron Livingston (the disheartened Peter Gibbons), David Herman (the angry, unfortunately named techie Michael Bolton), Stephen Root (the...
So says Mike Judge, the writer-director (and co-star) of Office Space, who has been drawing out his satisfaction for nearly a decade after the movie fizzled at the box office in 1999 only to become a cult-favorite hit among all those who’ve ever felt their spirits choked in a white-collar workplace.
On a recent Sunday — yes, EW asked them to come in and work on the weekend – Judge was reunited with actors Ron Livingston (the disheartened Peter Gibbons), David Herman (the angry, unfortunately named techie Michael Bolton), Stephen Root (the...
- 10/7/2011
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Mike Judge's Office Space may have failed to make much of a dent at the box office. But it's endured as one of the best comedies of recent times. And, has Gary Cole ever been better?
2001 was a golden year for British comedy, introducing the world to the sardonic wit of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and their magnum opus, The Office. Heralded by critics the world over, and garlanded with enough awards to sink a cruise liner, the show was rightly praised for its acutely observed, often scathing portrayal of office life.
The pompous, self-absorbed management, the irrational irritation caused by your workmate's mildly annoying ticks and habits, the general apathy of the underpaid, overworked office workforce, nothing was missed by the Gervais and Merchant microscope of mirth. The duo has received endless praise ever since for shining a spotlight on the horrors of the workplace, but they...
2001 was a golden year for British comedy, introducing the world to the sardonic wit of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and their magnum opus, The Office. Heralded by critics the world over, and garlanded with enough awards to sink a cruise liner, the show was rightly praised for its acutely observed, often scathing portrayal of office life.
The pompous, self-absorbed management, the irrational irritation caused by your workmate's mildly annoying ticks and habits, the general apathy of the underpaid, overworked office workforce, nothing was missed by the Gervais and Merchant microscope of mirth. The duo has received endless praise ever since for shining a spotlight on the horrors of the workplace, but they...
- 7/25/2011
- Den of Geek
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
It seems unavoidable. We all have people in our lives that, whether we admit or not, makes our lives a living hell. For some it’s a showy neighbor, for others it comes in the form of an obnoxious classmate, but more often than not, the people we can’t stand the most are the ones that spend most of their work day, telling us what to do with our work day. That’s right, I’m talking about bosses.
In honor of the release of Horrible Bosses, I’m going to take you through the years in movies to highlight some of the other bad movie bosses that make the cut.
complete “Horrible Bosses” coverage – interviews, Top 7 and reviews
7. Office Space (1999) – Bill Lumbergh (Gary Cole)
Recap: Mike Judge’s workplace comedy details the trials and tribulations of a group of office...
It seems unavoidable. We all have people in our lives that, whether we admit or not, makes our lives a living hell. For some it’s a showy neighbor, for others it comes in the form of an obnoxious classmate, but more often than not, the people we can’t stand the most are the ones that spend most of their work day, telling us what to do with our work day. That’s right, I’m talking about bosses.
In honor of the release of Horrible Bosses, I’m going to take you through the years in movies to highlight some of the other bad movie bosses that make the cut.
complete “Horrible Bosses” coverage – interviews, Top 7 and reviews
7. Office Space (1999) – Bill Lumbergh (Gary Cole)
Recap: Mike Judge’s workplace comedy details the trials and tribulations of a group of office...
- 7/7/2011
- by Calhoun Kersten
- The Scorecard Review
A lot of our modern popular saying and ideas come from movies. We are a movie saturated society and it shows in everything we do. Some films are more memorable than others and have a longer shelf life when it comes to repeating key lines.
We thought we'd make up a list of the top 10 most quotable movies of all time. It was an extensive list and extremely difficult to narrow down. We could only pick 10, so we did it based on number of memorable quotes and impact of those quotes.
What movies make your list?
10. Clueless:
Tai: "no s*^t, you guys got coke here?!"
Cher: "well yeah, this is america" Tai: Why am I even listening to you to begin with? You're a virgin that can't drive! Cher: You know how picky I am about my shoes, and they only go on my feet. Cher: Oh look,...
We thought we'd make up a list of the top 10 most quotable movies of all time. It was an extensive list and extremely difficult to narrow down. We could only pick 10, so we did it based on number of memorable quotes and impact of those quotes.
What movies make your list?
10. Clueless:
Tai: "no s*^t, you guys got coke here?!"
Cher: "well yeah, this is america" Tai: Why am I even listening to you to begin with? You're a virgin that can't drive! Cher: You know how picky I am about my shoes, and they only go on my feet. Cher: Oh look,...
- 7/5/2011
- by alyssa@mediavine.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
We scour the interwebs for the coolest movie news and more so you don't have to...
Is Eddie Murphy even capable of keeping his eyebrow lowered? The funny guys at Cracked give us 8 actors who look exactly the same on every movie poster.
Looks like "Limitless" had limited competition at this weekend's box office. The Hollywood Reporter counts down which movies raked in the most dough this past weekend.
Who knew that Rainn Wilson had such a way with Twizzlers? MTV Movies Blog has video of an awkward "After Hours" encounter with Mr. Wilson.
Listen up Hunger Games fans -- Entertainment Weekly has wicked commentary from "Hunger Games" author Suzanne Collins as well as Katniss actress Jennifer Lawrence.
USA Todayhas the details on a possible new Harry Potter hotel. Make your reservations soon for the Gryffindoor suite -- you don't want to be stuck in a seedy Slytherin room.
Oh Ryan Phillippe,...
Is Eddie Murphy even capable of keeping his eyebrow lowered? The funny guys at Cracked give us 8 actors who look exactly the same on every movie poster.
Looks like "Limitless" had limited competition at this weekend's box office. The Hollywood Reporter counts down which movies raked in the most dough this past weekend.
Who knew that Rainn Wilson had such a way with Twizzlers? MTV Movies Blog has video of an awkward "After Hours" encounter with Mr. Wilson.
Listen up Hunger Games fans -- Entertainment Weekly has wicked commentary from "Hunger Games" author Suzanne Collins as well as Katniss actress Jennifer Lawrence.
USA Todayhas the details on a possible new Harry Potter hotel. Make your reservations soon for the Gryffindoor suite -- you don't want to be stuck in a seedy Slytherin room.
Oh Ryan Phillippe,...
- 3/21/2011
- by Justin Sedgwick
- NextMovie
Here's a great video compliation of 150 famous movie lines and catch-phrases that we've come to know and love over the years. The great thing about movie quotes for film geeks like myself, is that whenever the moment presents itself we can always bust out a movie quote to throw into a conversation for a good laugh.
I will say most of these quotes are obvious, but it's still fun. The video below was created by David Balboa. Enjoy!
Here’s a list of each quote from the video, and who said it, from Balboa's blog Exophrine.
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!”
- Beetlejuice
- Lydia, summoning Beetlejuice “It’s showtime!”
- Beetlejuice
- Beetlejuice, being summoned. “They’re heeeere!”
- Poltergeist
- Carol Anne Freeling, notifying her parents of the spirits present “Hey you guys!”
- The Goonies
- Sloth, calling the attention of the children he’s about to save “Good morning,...
I will say most of these quotes are obvious, but it's still fun. The video below was created by David Balboa. Enjoy!
Here’s a list of each quote from the video, and who said it, from Balboa's blog Exophrine.
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!”
- Beetlejuice
- Lydia, summoning Beetlejuice “It’s showtime!”
- Beetlejuice
- Beetlejuice, being summoned. “They’re heeeere!”
- Poltergeist
- Carol Anne Freeling, notifying her parents of the spirits present “Hey you guys!”
- The Goonies
- Sloth, calling the attention of the children he’s about to save “Good morning,...
- 3/5/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Movie quotes are the currency by which we pay respect to our favorite films. We grab them out of our pockets at the most appropriate, or inappropriate, times, adding our love of a movie to an advancing conversation. Sometimes these quotes are insignificant lines you and your friends hold near to your hearts but, most of the time, these lines are the ones we all know and love. David Balboa, who runs a blog called Exophrine, edited together 150 of lines and catch phrases just like that into one, cool little video. Included are such diverse films as The Princess Bride, Rocky IV, Aliens, Toy Story, Die Hard, Citizen Kane and many more. Check it out, as well as the full rundown of what's in it, after the jump. Thanks to Balboa and his Exophrine blog [1] for this awesome video. And here's the list of each quote, and who said it,...
- 3/5/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Many fans know Ron Livingston as cubical crusader Peter Gibbons in Office Space, or as fellow swinging, Vegas Loving buddy Rob in John Favreau’s Swingers. Over the years, however, Livingston has put in time acting out and telling the harrowing stories of The Greatest Generation’s experiences in WWII over sixty years ago. In 2001, the award winning Band of Brothers was aired on HBO, Livingston playing the part of Captain Lewis Nixon of the famous Easy Company, of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division. Five years later, he hosted the History Channel documentary, Brother’s In Arms: The Untold Story of the 502, and three years later narrated the voice of injured serviceman Lt. Charles Scheffel in WWII in HD, another History Channel documentary. Ron had a quick moment to sit down with me and talk about his involvement in WWII related projects, and what they mean to him. … [visit site to read more]...
- 7/10/2010
- by Dustin Hucks
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
To celebrate the release of Mike Judge’s new movie, Extract (Rated 15) this Friday, 23rd April, we’ve been given five large posters to give away. Extract has an awesome cast which includes Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig, Clifton Collins, and J.K. Simmons. If you’re not familiar with the name Mike Judge, then go to your local video shop / website and buy Office Space right now!
Then go and see Extract on Friday or find out more on the official website www.extractmovie.co.uk.
Synopsis: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig, Clifton Collins, and J.K. Simmons star in writer/director Mike Judge’s comedy about a flower-extract plant owner contending with an ever-growing avalanche of personal and professional disasters. An employee at the factory has just suffered an unfortunate accident on the assembly line, but little does the put-upon owner realise that things...
Then go and see Extract on Friday or find out more on the official website www.extractmovie.co.uk.
Synopsis: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig, Clifton Collins, and J.K. Simmons star in writer/director Mike Judge’s comedy about a flower-extract plant owner contending with an ever-growing avalanche of personal and professional disasters. An employee at the factory has just suffered an unfortunate accident on the assembly line, but little does the put-upon owner realise that things...
- 4/22/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Noah Baumbach is a brilliant director both visually and in the performances he.s able to get out of his actors, which gives me a lot of hope for Greenberg despite the fact that I.m actively Not a fan of Ben Stiller. Greenberg seems to set its sights on the Office Space crowd who still share Peter Gibbons. dream of doing nothing, but in a way more indie sort of way. Ben Stiller plays the titular lead and is somewhat of a hopeless romantic. A romance starts to blossom between him and his brother.s assistant, played by Greta Gerwig, but it seems like he.s too awkward for his own good and it may get in the way of the relationship. Baumbach has certainly proven himself as a force to be reckoned with in the indie circuit and it looks like he.s put together a fun and...
- 11/24/2009
- cinemablend.com
Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt have officially become husband and wife. The actor's representative confirms exclusively to People that the pair tied the knot in a ceremony held in San Francisco last Monday, November 2. Other detail of the wedding ceremony isn't disclosed though.
Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt first met on the set of the short-lived Fox's series "Standoff", in which they were co-stars. They've been dating for more than three years before walking down the aisle last week.
Personal life aside, Ron Livingston is best known for his role as Peter Gibbons in 1999 comedy film "Office Space". He, moreover, has appeared in the TV shows "Sex and the City" and miniseries "Band of Brothers".
Rosemarie DeWitt, meanwhile, is best known for starring as Rachel in "Rachel Getting Married". She currently stars as Charmaine on Showtime's comedy series "United States of Tara".
Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt first met on the set of the short-lived Fox's series "Standoff", in which they were co-stars. They've been dating for more than three years before walking down the aisle last week.
Personal life aside, Ron Livingston is best known for his role as Peter Gibbons in 1999 comedy film "Office Space". He, moreover, has appeared in the TV shows "Sex and the City" and miniseries "Band of Brothers".
Rosemarie DeWitt, meanwhile, is best known for starring as Rachel in "Rachel Getting Married". She currently stars as Charmaine on Showtime's comedy series "United States of Tara".
- 11/12/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Forget "Dilbert".
The true comic king of the cubicle hill has arrived in the form of "Office Space", marking Mike Judge's live-action directorial debut.
An extremely funny white-collar satire filled with enough delightfully askew characters to pack a boardroom and the bright talent to do them justice, the picture should strike an achingly familiar chord with 9-to-5ers the world over.
Although the Post-It Note-sized plot can't quite sustain the feature-length format, Judge's loyal fan base combined with smart marketing should nevertheless result in Fox collecting a healthy paycheck.
The man who brought us "Beavis and Butt-head" and "King of the Hill" conveys the stress factor right off the top with a too-true morning commute sequence during which even an old guy with a walker could outdistance the creep-and-crawl rush-hour traffic.
One of those commuters is Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston), a computer programmer at INITECH whose mind-numbing job is progressively driving him into an advanced catatonic state.
Turning to group therapy, Peter finds himself in sustained, Zen-like bliss when his therapist keels over in mid-hypnosis, leaving him with a pronounced change in his work ethic.
But while choosing to come into work when it's convenient would normally be seen as an instant ticket to pink slipdom, a team of recruited efficiency experts instead label Peter a "straight shooter with upper management written all over him," much to the bewilderment of his smarm-dripping boss, Bill Lumbergh (Gary Cole).
In his newfound position of power, Peter conspires with his soon-to-be-sacked work mates Samir (Ajay Naidu) and the unfortunately named Michael Bolton (David Herman) to hatch a little get-rich-quick scheme, which is met with disapproval by Peter's waitress girlfriend, Joanna (Jennifer Aniston).
Based on a series of Judge shorts featuring the terminally beleaguered Milton (played here to mousey perfection by Stephen Root), the guy whose desk is always being moved ever closer to the storage room, "Office Space" hits its intended comic target with perfect aim.
It's too bad Judge isn't equally productive when it comes to punching out. Given the terrific set-up, the rather lackadaisical ending is disappointingly flat.
Still, the performers have a lot of fun getting there. Relative newcomer Livingston takes a potentially self-involved slacker and makes him a likable anti-hero.
As his greasy boss, Cole proves there's more than Mike Brady in his pitch-perfect comic arsenal. Great, too, are Root as the sniveling but potentially pushed-too-far Milton; Naidu, Herman and Richard Riehle as Livingston's frustrated co-workers; Aniston; and Diedrich Bader as his eavesdropping blue-collar next-door neighbor, Lawrence.
The technical performances are appropriately officious, but the most satisfying effect is the inspired decision to juxtapose all that white-collar angst with a hard-core rap soundtrack. The result has to be experienced to be truly appreciated.
OFFICE SPACE
20th Century Fox
A Mike Judge film
Credits: Director-screenwriter: Mike Judge; Producers: Michael Rotenberg, Daniel Rappaport; Executive producer: Guy Riedel; Director of photography: Tim Suhrstedt; Production designer: Edward McAvoy; Editor: David Rennie; Costume designer: Melinda Eshelman; Music: John Frizzell; Casting: Nancy Klopper. Cast: Peter: Ron Livingston; Joanna: Jennifer Aniston; Milton: Stephen Root; Bill Lumbergh: Gary Cole; Michael Bolton: David Herman; Samir: Ajay Naidu; Tom Smykowski: Richard Riehle; Lawrence: Diedrich Bader. MPAA rating: R. Running time -- 90 minutes. Color/stereo...
The true comic king of the cubicle hill has arrived in the form of "Office Space", marking Mike Judge's live-action directorial debut.
An extremely funny white-collar satire filled with enough delightfully askew characters to pack a boardroom and the bright talent to do them justice, the picture should strike an achingly familiar chord with 9-to-5ers the world over.
Although the Post-It Note-sized plot can't quite sustain the feature-length format, Judge's loyal fan base combined with smart marketing should nevertheless result in Fox collecting a healthy paycheck.
The man who brought us "Beavis and Butt-head" and "King of the Hill" conveys the stress factor right off the top with a too-true morning commute sequence during which even an old guy with a walker could outdistance the creep-and-crawl rush-hour traffic.
One of those commuters is Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston), a computer programmer at INITECH whose mind-numbing job is progressively driving him into an advanced catatonic state.
Turning to group therapy, Peter finds himself in sustained, Zen-like bliss when his therapist keels over in mid-hypnosis, leaving him with a pronounced change in his work ethic.
But while choosing to come into work when it's convenient would normally be seen as an instant ticket to pink slipdom, a team of recruited efficiency experts instead label Peter a "straight shooter with upper management written all over him," much to the bewilderment of his smarm-dripping boss, Bill Lumbergh (Gary Cole).
In his newfound position of power, Peter conspires with his soon-to-be-sacked work mates Samir (Ajay Naidu) and the unfortunately named Michael Bolton (David Herman) to hatch a little get-rich-quick scheme, which is met with disapproval by Peter's waitress girlfriend, Joanna (Jennifer Aniston).
Based on a series of Judge shorts featuring the terminally beleaguered Milton (played here to mousey perfection by Stephen Root), the guy whose desk is always being moved ever closer to the storage room, "Office Space" hits its intended comic target with perfect aim.
It's too bad Judge isn't equally productive when it comes to punching out. Given the terrific set-up, the rather lackadaisical ending is disappointingly flat.
Still, the performers have a lot of fun getting there. Relative newcomer Livingston takes a potentially self-involved slacker and makes him a likable anti-hero.
As his greasy boss, Cole proves there's more than Mike Brady in his pitch-perfect comic arsenal. Great, too, are Root as the sniveling but potentially pushed-too-far Milton; Naidu, Herman and Richard Riehle as Livingston's frustrated co-workers; Aniston; and Diedrich Bader as his eavesdropping blue-collar next-door neighbor, Lawrence.
The technical performances are appropriately officious, but the most satisfying effect is the inspired decision to juxtapose all that white-collar angst with a hard-core rap soundtrack. The result has to be experienced to be truly appreciated.
OFFICE SPACE
20th Century Fox
A Mike Judge film
Credits: Director-screenwriter: Mike Judge; Producers: Michael Rotenberg, Daniel Rappaport; Executive producer: Guy Riedel; Director of photography: Tim Suhrstedt; Production designer: Edward McAvoy; Editor: David Rennie; Costume designer: Melinda Eshelman; Music: John Frizzell; Casting: Nancy Klopper. Cast: Peter: Ron Livingston; Joanna: Jennifer Aniston; Milton: Stephen Root; Bill Lumbergh: Gary Cole; Michael Bolton: David Herman; Samir: Ajay Naidu; Tom Smykowski: Richard Riehle; Lawrence: Diedrich Bader. MPAA rating: R. Running time -- 90 minutes. Color/stereo...
- 2/16/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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