Office Space Review

Office Space

Release Date: 15th April 1999 - Australia

Production Companies 

20th Century Fox

Cubicle Inc. (Uncredited)

Distribution 

20th Century Fox Australia 

Genre: Comedy

Rating: M

Runtime: 89 minutes 

Budget: $10,000,000

Box Office Gross: $12,176,186 

(Worldwide)

Plot Summary 

Unable to endure another 

mind-numbing day at 

Intech Corporation, cubicle 

slave Peter Gibbons gets 

fired up... and decides to 

get fired. Armed with a 

leisurely new attitude and 

a sexy new girlfriend, he 

soon masters the art of 

neglecting his job, which 

quickly propels him into 

the ranks of upper 

management!

Cast

Ron Livingston - Peter Gibbons

Gary Cole - Bill Lumbergh

Stephen Root - Milton Waddams

Jennifer Aniston - Joanna

Ajay Naidu - Samir Nagheenanajar

David Herman - Michael Bolton

Diedrich Bader - Lawrence

Richard Riehle - Tom Smykowski

Alexandra Wentworth - Anne

Joe Bays - Dom Portwood

John C. McGinley - Bob Slydell

Paul Wilson - Bob Porter

Kinna McInroe - Nina

Greg Pitts - Drew

Michael McShane - Dr. Swanson

Linda Wakeman - Laura Smykowski 

Crew

Based on "Milton" Animated
Shorts/Screenplay/Producer
(Uncredited)/Director - Mike Judge

Executive Producer - Guy Riedel

Producers - Michael Rotenberg 

and Daniel Rappaport

Production Designer - Edward McAvoy 

Director of Photography - Tim Suhrstedt

Film Editor - David Rennie

Music - John Frizzell

Review

One of the highest points of Mike Judge's career besides 'Beavis and Butthead' and 'King of the Hill' is 'OFFICE SPACE'. This comedy classic is a well known comedic satire that is considered to have high esteem among various critics. The film tells a funny story about a man who has zero tolerance for his job and from the minute, he walks in the door, all he can think about is the minute he gets to leave. Many people will relate to the experience of hating their job and for these people, I'm sure they will find this movie a hoot. I am sorry to say that this film was not a high point for me, so where do I start. For starters, I really can't relate to the satirical humour and for this reason, I did not find the humour funny. I found with this movie that with the exception of a few brief scenes that for the most part the feature was rather flat and unappealing for me. 

I feel sorry for the talented actors for giving good performances in this film who I feel could have been cast in better roles. Gary Cole is the standout performer because of his self-centered character.

I presume that 'OFFICE SPACE' was overrated and was given more credit than deserved. If you agree with my opinion in this review, than I think it would be safe to say that this movie is not for you.

Star rating: (3/10) Disappointing