
In the Initech office, the insecure Peter Gibbons hates his job and the obnoxious Division VP Bill Lumbergh who has just hired two efficiency consultants to downsize the company. His best friends are two software engineers Michael Bolton and Samir Nagheenanajar, that also hate Initech, and his intrusive next door neighbor Lawrence. He believes his girlfriend Anne is cheating on him but she convinces Peter to visit the hypnotherapist Dr. Swanson. Peter tells how miserable his ... (Full plot summary below)
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In the Initech office, the insecure Peter Gibbons hates his job and the obnoxious Division VP Bill Lumbergh who has just hired two efficiency consultants to downsize the company. His best friends are two software engineers Michael Bolton and Samir Nagheenanajar, that also hate Initech, and his intrusive next door neighbor Lawrence. He believes his girlfriend Anne is cheating on him but she convinces Peter to visit the hypnotherapist Dr. Swanson. Peter tells how miserable his life is and Dr. Swanson hypnotizes him and he goes into a state of ecstasy. However, Dr. Swanson dies immediately after giving the hypnotic suggestion to Peter. Peter, in his new state, starts to date the waitress Joanna and changes his attitude which results in his being promoted by the consultants. When he discovers that Michael and Samir will be downsized, they decide to plant a virus in the banking system to embezzle fraction of cents on each financial operation into Peter's account. However Michael commits a mistake in the software on the decimal place and they siphon off over $300 thousand. The desperate trio tries to fix the problem, return the money and avoid going to prison.
Leave your thoughts about Office Space.
| TNT RoughCutGraham VerdonAn 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. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian Mckaymore than a comedy . . . it is an anthem for the downtrodden cube-borgs everywhere, who have had the life and soul stomped out of them by an uncaring corporate entity. |
| Bullz-Eye.comDavid MedskerThe beauty of Office Space is its love for the mundane, and how people will go to sad, sad lengths to eradicate it. |
| Fantastica DailyStaci Layne WilsonUm, yeah... why don't you just go ahead and... buy this DVD... That'd be great. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealWho hasn't sat at his desk after lunch and spaced out for an hour? Who wouldn't love to march the copy machine into a field and go to town on it with a baseball bat? |
| VarietyJoe LeydonImagine a live-action version of the "Dilbert" comic strip with a touch of Hal Hartley's deadpan absurdism, and you're ready for the frequently uproarious "Office Space." |
| Detroit NewsSusan StarkAs an update on eternal verities of life near the bottom rung of the corporate ladder, it's both knowing and amusing. |
| Mr. ShowbizCody ClarkA wily, inventive workplace comedy that's a scream in its finest moments and consistently amusing otherwise! |
| L.A. WeeklyDave ShulmanMike Judges live-action directorial debut not only whittles the high-strung festering soul of 90s Orthodox Corporationism down to the quick and quintessential but wraps its veins around his fingers and flosses our teeth. |
| Film.comErnest HardyFor the most part, the film is brilliant. |