Office Space

This is a cult classic with a young Jennifer Aniston.

Its interesting that in the context of the great resignation, Office Space is suddenly becoming relevant again.

I saw portions of this movie while on a road trip through various cities several years ago and had always wanted to see the full version. I wanted to get to a town or city where I could watch the whole movie but it never worked out. In fact, most of the time I would see almost the same section and could never get to the ending because of time constraints or whatever. I finally saw a chance of seeing the whhole movie by going through Amazon and have really enjoyed the movie. I have watched Office Space a few times now and cant get over the number of personalities in the movie that mimic a few people I have worked with over the years. Sometimes I watch the movie before I go into work and then start giggling to myself when one of my coworkers acts like one of the characters in the movie. The movie has proved to be a great get away and I would recommend this movie to anyone who needs a laugh.

After having rented nearly all the videos at our local mom & pop video rental store, and after this one came off the new release (more expensive) shelves, we gave it a try. (Ill try any movie for $1.)... Im proud to say that after renting it in excess of five times, we finally broke down and bought it. A better purchase I could not have made! This movie is clever, hilarious, and populated with some great characters. Also, its infinitely quotable, and nearly every scene rings true. Thank goodness Mike Judge departed from Beavis & Butthead to make this gem of a cinematic masterpiece. (Okay, you might not file it next to The Godfather, but you would definitely put it somewhere between the Marx Brothers and Wes Anderson/Owen Wilsons Bottle Rocket) Make that comedic masterpiece. For my money, it doesnt get much better than when John C. McGinley gives his monologue about Michael Bolton, or when Diedrich Bader comes over as the friendly neighbor, or when Mike Judge cameos and talks about flair, or when vengeance is taken on a certain office appliance... you get the idea. (As I was making that list, about eight other favorite scenes popped into my head). If you havent seen it, give it a try. If you have seen it and rented it more than twice (or recommended it to all your friends) then do yourself a favor and get it on DVD before its no longer being sold. Movies this classic dont come along very often...

A friend of mine was actually in this film as an extra. He had taken 3 weeks off from work and had gotten into about 5 scenes throughout the film. All of us (friends and coworkers) saw it together in the theater when it was released and we all had a great time. Since then this has really taken off and has become a cult classic!! Funny, FUNNY film. I dont know why (correction) Mike Judge never did another one... not necessarily a sequel, because more often than not they suck, but another comedy film in this same, unique and honestly funny style? So many people can relate to how the reality of this film mirrors real life. Then there is the sub-story (Milton) that parallels the main story which is much more surreal. Funny, and sadly often true. More than once I have found myself in traffic feeling like Im in the opening credits of this film, or wanted to smash a difficult piece of hardware. Many of you may know this already, but as a point of interest, Swingline didnt offer their staplers in red... until after this film was released. Neat, huh?

1999s “Office Space” runs the absurdity of white collar employment straight up the corporate flagpole. Few satires are as timeless and widely relatable as this ode to the dehumanized workforce warrior, as its magically sketched characters and ingenious dialogue endure as reference points in water cooler conversations across the land. Inside the soul-destroying Initech Corp., wage victims grind away. Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) hates his job as much as he fears losing it, until a meeting with an “occupational hypnotherapist” frees his mind: Peter decides hes no longer going to work all that much. Yet after repeatedly coming in late or not showing up at all, two workforce consultants peg Peter as a “straight shooter” who “has upper management written all over him.” Since the films release, pre-pandemic office cubicle environments had largely given way to open-space layouts. But while the furniture has been rearranged, the truisms of “Office Space” remain fully in play. A legendary comedy movie by any definition. - (Was this review of use to you? If so, let me know by clicking Helpful. Cheers!) - WATCHED IT? THEN WATCHLIST:

I watched this movie in high school and thought it was pretty funny. Then I graduated college and started working that cube life. Watched this movie again and got a whole brand new perception on it. Not only hysterically funny, this movie is the most relatable movie I have ever seen. A+ script and A+ acting. Not to mention it has Jenny Aniston in her prime so it is worth watching just for that. I wont say it made me re-evaluate my life, buuuut every time I hear damn it feels good to be a gangsta I get the urge to smash the printer at my office.

This is the most funny, quirky, intricate Office Comedy you will ever find. And its only 89 minutes. Every character is drop to the ground hilarious. The story is actually believable. Every office employee will scratch their head and say Yeah...if I could do that Id be outta here tomorrow! So...yeeeeeeeeahh get this movie!

We had this film on VHS, which we retired when DVDs became popular. But it is difficult to find older films sometimes on DVD. Office Space is a snarky, funny comedy about the woes of cubicle life in soulless offices. It still holds up, even after all these years.

I think everybody who’s ever worked in an office can relate to this movie. You watch it and immediately start seeing the similarities between this movie and your work life. I’ve probably watched it at least 20 times over the years. Now I’ll have to watch it again!