This movie is 23 years old and hasn't lost any of it's relevance. That either means that the movie is incredibly well made or that we haven't fixed any problems in the workforce in nearly quarter of a century.
I largely agree although its kind of funny Google started a new trend (not all companies have adopted) removing cubical walls in favor of an open plan. The idea is that you can't do unrelated work activities or just not work because everyone can see one another. However studies have shown that without walls people have difficulty concentrating on their work co-workers distract one another socializing. There are the universal truisms in corporate work: meaningless repetitive jobs, the people who work the hardest at the bottom are the ones most likely to be laid off or replaced by cheaper labor force in another country, upper management gets paid disproportionate salaries, they often squeeze the people below them to justify their higher pay, corporate double speak (firing = layoff or down sizing), working in close proximity to annoying people, etc
It hasn't lost any relevance because nothing relevant about work has changed in the last 23 years. It's still a forced, crappy arrangement that benefits employers far more than employees.
I worked at a videostore at the time when this came out. Me and my boss set up as a christmas party number an reenact of this printer destruction. Because we had the matrix printer from hell, and it drove everybody mad. So at the christmas party we played the same song as in this movie and everyone got to vent out some rage on that printer. It was a good night.
Fun fact: Joanna's boss is played by Mike Judge, who is the director of the movie. He has also directed *Idiocracy* , and *Extract* , and TV shows like *Bevis and Butt-Head* , *King of the Hill* , and *Silicon Valley* .
Michael Buhl. Also, Mike Judge is the writer/creator of this movie. In fact, it's from some comic strip sketches he used to make. They were centered around Milton.
Fun fact: Swingline staplers didn't come in red when this movie came out. The production team for the movie actually painted it red for the movie. But after the movie Swingline got so many requests that they started making them in red to satisfy demand.
Swingline did not make a red stapler. The company lent their name to the movie but they only made staplers in black, gray and blue. To make the stapler "Pop" on the screen the production crew altered the shape of a normal stapler and painted it red. After this movie came out there was such a demand for red Swingline staplers they had to start making them. Swingline calls it Rio Red and every new employee gets one on their first day at work. Happy Easter!
Many Christmases ago I got my brother a red Swingline stapler. He loves Office Space so he also loved the gift. I think he still has it on his desk at work.
@@dIggl3r Is it really a thing? I've worked in my fair share of office jobs and the printer was never a problem. Once in a while it broke down, got fixed, and that's about it. A few had to be tweaked when it ate paper or whatever, but I dunno. I didn't know it was such a big deal for so many people. haha
@@LA_HA Even ~25 years later they still eat paper, smear things, have configuration issues, ink issues, etc. For all our technology apparently society is incapable of making a printer without these issues.
@@jgood005 Thinking about that, I think you're right. I mean, they've gotten smaller and overall they are better in some ways. But, yeah. They're just one of those pieces of office tech that hasn't had that Great Leap like TVs, phones, computers, and other tech... Hmm... Maybe the Home printer market is better? Maybe? Possibly? Does it seem like the bigger bulkier printers from back in the day are better? Is that possible? Because at a couple of my jobs, we had the big semi-industrial printers and I honestly don't recall a single problem or jam on one of them and only a couple on the other. The kinda medium ones and the smaller business ones might be a problem. Wait. I think I just thought of a conspiracy theory. If it's Only the office printers that are having major issues, is it possible they're Built to be inferior? If you think about it, that would be a very lucrative thing for office printer makers. Ha
Money laundering means moving stolen, aka "dirty" money through some financial transactions in order to exchange it for "clean" legal money. A simple example would be if you counterfeited a $100 bill, then took it to a gas station and used it to purchase something inexpensive like a candy bar. You would then get a candy bar and $98 in legitimate legal tender. That is one example of money laundering.
All the office memes in this movie are real. Printer nightmares, staplers, cubicles, working on weekends. One of the funniest movies I think. Also, PC Load Letter means 'Paper Cassette - Load Letter Sized Paper'.
PC Load Letter brings me back. Luckily I've managed to work mostly at home for 7 years now and haven't had to fight much with the office printer. The other was "Toner Low", which I always read out loud in a deep depressing Eeyore voice to annoy my neighbor. "TONER's loooooooooow....".
An example of laundering money would be to take "dirty" money and use some middle man like a fake store to exchange it for "clean" money. Like you open the store for the day with stolen money in the register, then by the end of the day you've given that out as change and taken in not-stolen money from the customers.
Gotta admit, im a Milton... First work place... we had 2 Lumbergh of sorts, One was an old woman nearing retirement was always on my case and often used me as a dogs body simply because I was the new young guy among older employees, shes probably dead now given her age... second one was a guy who used to work along side us, was a nice guy who actually bothered to talk to me... then he became middle management, completely changed into a Lumbergh to the point even the older employees started to dislike him (even the other Lumbergh started to get uptight with him), he quickly moved to another branch though but heard a few stories about him at the new place over the years, non of them good. Never did 'burn down the place', while im a Milton id never go that far (or i was never pushed far enough). Great thing about Office Space is, regardless of where you work, someone from the movie will be known to you... could even be you yourself.
I work a very similar job. It's good money, but it can be a bit boring, for lack of a better term, but the key is, the job is a means to focus on your hobbies. Do your thing at work, but make sure you do things you love outside of work. When you find that balance, it's a beautiful thing! Great and spot on reaction! You're such a pure sweet soul 🥰🥰🥰
This movie hits the office environment so hard that a lot of people, including myself, have almost a ptsd reaction to it. The 2nd time I watched in, it was almost a religious experience. The archetype characters are spot on. It is more than a comedy, it is a catharsis.
This movie bombed in a huge way when it came out. Once it went to rental, it found it's audience. Since then, it's literally reshaped parts of the corporate world. Swingline started making a red stapler. TGI Fridays lifted their flair requirements. I've worked in several places where "The Bob's" was shorthand for going into a meeting that may be your last. The actor who plays Milton usually plays someone odd. I'm sure he's been in things on this channel before. So many quotable lines from this movie.
A shame people didn't go to see it in the theater. I know the 15 people in the theater I saw it in were all laughing really hard. The scene with the printer being destroyed in the field had people falling out of their seats.
Hey, great reaction. That movie was beloved in my friend circle when it came out. (Duaffy reacting to a floppy disk like it was a museum artifact made me feel like a dinosaur turning to dust.)
In my country the employer would rather crawl through broken glass than have you come in on a Sunday. They're forced by law to pay you 300% if you work on any red day. If you're asked to work a Sunday it because they REALLY need you to. You can still say no and they're not allowed to fire you, but no one ever says no... Who would turn down 3 days pay for for 8 hours or work. Working Saturday is 170-200% pay. It's not uncommon to work Saturdays but just like with Sundays, alot of people want to work those days for the easy money so there is always someone to do it should someone else turn it down
Oh my, who remembers "PC LOAD LETTER"? Also worth a look is _Haiku Tunnel_ for any office space people who were ... temps! 1999 theatre audience favourite character: Drew!
I went through this at a company...the "efficiency experts" talked to NONE of the actual workers and came up with a garbage system that actually reduced productivity. I got kicked up to a supervisory position and they opened a brand new, costly building...again without speaking to any actual employees who did the work. So we were immediately unprofitable and it led to everyone being "promoted to customer" over the course of about eight years.
LOL love this movie, back in 2017 i worked on a movie with Ron Livingston when he arrived on set i was trying like hell to find a crappy printer a bat and a bottle of VAT69 (nod to his roll in Band of Brothers) but no luck as he was only on set for a few days, but on his last day i got to walk him to his car told him what i tried to do he laughed said he so would have been game for it, i thanked him for his work on BOB as we both drank with Wild Bill & Babe we had talked before on set about them.
I can literally hear Lawrence's voice when I think "Hey Peter, man!" Jennifer Aniston's hair has always been amazing. Love her '90s style the most though. She still looks great today.
This movie became a cult classic. As a former shipping and receiving manager I love it even though when I was asked to watch it a few years ago, I was reluctant. After I quit the corporate business and started a horse ranch for kids to learn how to ride and learn the importance of nature that we are all blessed with, I relate to the message of this movie even more. Luv ya girl for watching it. ❤
my uncle brought to cinema when i was 15 and watched this, could not understand what i have watched and in 2013 i watched again as 28 yo adult male, best office movie ever, all related to my office life
This was based on the cartoon character, "Milton," created by Mike Judge ("King Of The Hill," "Beavis & Butt-Head"). i believe Milton shorts can be seen on the MTV show, "Liquid Television."
I just turned 58. Retired last week. Now I can sit around and do nothing. haha. (Already getting bored, time to golf and fish more! (Waiting for the weather to improve!) Have this big yard to take care of, lots of mature trees always spitting out sticks and twigs. That's my job now, panning/cooking great meals and cleaning stick! (And taking walks. did 5- 4 mile walks this last week.) And as you can see I also talk to myself more.
Another classic. EVERYONE who has ever worked in an office environment (especially in the IT or related fields) will relate. This was actually based on a series of animated sketches on SNL, featuring Milton (who was the main character) and a proto-Lumbergh. The irony is that Initech causes all of its own problems. IE all the people they lay off are the reason why they need other employees to work overtime in the first place, etc. Re Milton: I actually had a company that simply stopped putting me on the schedule. Literally nobody told me I was laid off or anything. My name was literally just removed from the schedule altogether. I work in IT. And I...HATE...PRINTERS!!!!! I absolutely love the "execution" scene. That's how I feel every time I have to deal with a G%D D$@n F#$%ING PRINTER. There was a deleted scene that reveals Lumbbergh was killed in the fire at the end.
The software industry became plagued with uncreative parasites ("little Mommies") pushing TPS Reports on the workers they were tasked with turning into armies of soulless drones. I think it started with attempts to use more and more (cheaper and cheaper) workers trained to follow scripts outlining mindless repetitive processes ("Project Management"). This had in turn come about because the need for software was increasing while the number of talented computer programmers had hit some absolute natural limit by around 1980. It's like any other human activity built around exceptional talents, such as competitive professional athletics. It can only be scaled up just so far.
I think that "natural limit" started to climb after the '90s internet bubble (when everyone saw just how successful programmers could become), and even more since then with the rise of nerd culture. Kids aren't afraid to be geeks anymore. Still, I feel your pain. Reminds me of an old friend's t-shirt, addressing his coworkers: GO AWAY OR I WILL REPLACE YOU WITH A VERY SMALL SHELL SCRIPT.
18:36 No those are 3.5inch disks. Floppy was the one before them. About twice as big but like 3 times thinner. The were so thing they were actually floppy which I imagine is where the mane came from.
doing nothing can also become a curse. i've had medical problems for nearly a decade now. chronic post viral fatigue. it goes through phases of being manageable, but when its bad i cant do anything. cant think, feels like i'm constantly on zero sleep, physically exhausted from just walking around the house. Suddenly got even worse after the covid jab, joint stiffness, muscle cramps, basically every side effect of the vaccine, and its lasted for months. So the result is i feel like i cant do anything. its not a good feeling. It can be good to take a break from things when you realise you're pushing yourself too much, but at the same time doing nothing can become soul destroying.
G E: Except if you've spent your life being the grasshopper and have never been an ant because everyone around you never taught you to value work, be useful, and have ambition, pride, and motivation to do and be better at what you do. So, a lot of people learn from social media that most work is beneath them, they deserve to earn a high salary from Day 1, and demand to be involved in decision-making processes they don't know anything about because they have zero business experience or acumen. Social media tells them they're awesome at everything and everyone else is The Problem. Of course, it's not Everyone. It Is too many people, though. Everybody can't be the Boss, the CEO, or the superstar. The Top has only so many seats. Unfortunately, no one told the people leaving school/university this so, they're lost. It's a precarious situation and a lot of people are going to lose in the end
Probably been said, but the creator of this movie is also the creator of shows like "Beavis and Butthead" and "King of the Hill." I highly recommend both, assuming you're interested.
I love this movie, because in his honest attempt to do nothing, he actually went for what he wanted, so in reality he didn’t actually do nothing he did EVERYTHING! That he really wanted, he finally lived his life, sure it was risky but he had fun and finally got to sleep in 😂
Milton was actually a sketch that Mike Judge did on a show called Liquid Television back in the 90's, and were the movie originated. At the time the movie came out it was a box office flop, but through home video it grew into a cult classic.
Fun fact: Swingline did not make a red stapler when this movie was made. (The props guys took a regular black Swingline and painted it red.) After the huge success of this movie, people would go to Staples (get it?) and ask for the red stapler, which of course didn't exist (yet.) Swingline introduced the red stapler the following year and it is still a top seller (although people still purchase black staplers more than red.) (This, according to imdb.)
What is personally great about this movie is that it was filmed in the same area here in Texas that I was in every single day. So all the landmarks are SO familiar to me. The attitudes of the office personnel are just spot on and so relatable. I know many times I wish I would have cleaned a fish at work just to be terrible to the place that made me feel so terrible. I love this movie on so many levels! Thank you for reacting to it.
jasper1999: May I ask you a couple questions? Why did you feel terrible at work? Was it the Job, the People, the Upper Level (supervisors, leads, managers), or something else? What industry were you in? Was it what you wanted to do? Did you get a degree to be in that industry and if so, why did you decide to choose that industry?
@@LA_HA - How to put this... I was tapped for a job in disaster assistance and left teaching to do it. Many disasters later the physical, mental, and emotional strain leaving me with a degenerative condition, wheelchair-bound, PTSD, and depression. I was retired and do online tutorials. This is leaving out a lot more but I guess that sums up the major stuff. I hope that helps answer your questions to a limited degree. I apologize if I can not go further into it but it gets too personal for the comments section.
@@jaspr1999 Thank you for your time and response. Of course, I didn't want to get too personal and just wanted a general idea. I do research and sometimes, I'm very curious about what people think about specific things. The current work force and how people think about it is one of the things I'm interested in looking at. Again, I thank you for your help. I appreciate it very much, and hope things are much better for you. Be well
@@LA_HA - I am very glad it helps. I do apologize for not getting into the management structure but I think you understand. If possible, I would love to read your findings and conclusions.
@@jaspr1999 My forte is education, but over the past few years, I've been looking a little into how work, the workplace, and workers are all affected by the transfer from educational institutions to work institutions. There's such a big shift in how people view work now (vs in the recent past) that I'm curious about what shapes these attitudes. Preliminary observations seem to be that young adults aren't really prepared by any structure to deal with being a functioning adult. They're simply not being taught how to do or think about these things, so they tend to have a skewed view of the real world and how it turns. There's a lot that indicates the future is going to be quite hard for some, and I want to understand why, how, and who will be most affected. But, again, it's very preliminary and not based on anything expansive at this time. I'm kinda digging into other subjects that are affecting educational curriculums right now. However, if I decide to move further into this area, I'll try to remember to come back and link you up
You should listen to the parody song "My Cubicle", which is a parody of the song "You're Beautiful". the parody song is a great follow up after watching this movie, and we've all felt like the people in this movie or the song if we've ever spent any time in the cube farm, egg crate office environment.
This has been a favorite of mine since it came out. You don't have to work in an office to be able to relate to it. However, it made me glad I don't work in an office.
Sadly this movie came out very close to Star Wars: Episode I, which completely dominated the summer of 1999. And to think, the unwatchable remake of The Haunting was a bigger box office success than this gem. Que disfrutes y Feliz Semana Santa querida Duaffy!
19:05 Exactly my problem. I'm out of one color but I have plenty of black. I just gave up on buying expensive ink and do my prints at FedEx. I only print things a few times a year so it's much cheaper.
I would love if they would remake this movie with a bunch of friends working from home and all the interesting situations we find ourselves in by doing so. For example people being in a zoom call and leaving the camera on their phone while going to the restroom...yeah, look that one up on youtube.
Check out that banal corporate statue in front of the Initech building at the beginning of the movie. It's a square peg in a round hole, but it also looks like someone giving the middle finger. Subtle foreshadowing!
The movie was largely filmed here in Austin. My friends, GF and I watched it in the theaters here in Austin. And trust me, we lived just like this, sadly, LOL, but happily, here in Austin. A crazy guy flew his plane into an IRS building here, true story, but it wasn't Milton.
The printer it's seen in this movie is absolutely classic in the IT field. I show it to students every semester, after our quiz on printers. It's cathartic.
a local theater had a showing of this just before the pandemic, before the movie started they had a few old printers and let the audience take swings at them with a bat
LOL. That road at the beginning with the bumper to bumper traffic. Yeah, it's in Texas and I have driven uncounted times. Never hit any traffic like that tho. One reason this film meant so much is, I worked in an office... and I'm a software engineer!!! This movie was like a side view of life. Your review was terrific, as always. Be safe "D"🙃🙃🙃
If you have hbo max. They added “the faculty” it’s stars Elijah wood, Usher (he use to act), Josh hartnett, etc. it’s a sci-fi thriller. Written by same guy who wrote Scream movies, the vampire diaries, & Dawson’s creek.
So, while I am only at 19:07, I personally think this just became one of Duaffy’s favorite comedy films. We adore you Duaffy. Thank you for making RUclips, and the world for that matter, a better place. ❤ 😊 🎥 🍿 🥰
Glad you reacted to this one! It is truly a cult classic! Anyone who has worked in a Corporate environment can relate with one of the characters. I surely can. It would have been calming to have your mild-mannered glow around the office 🤗 Hey, speaking of Jennifer Aniston, have you seen the movie with her and Mark Wahlberg called Rock Star? You should do a reaction to it!
If you've ever worked in retail you should watch Clerks by Kevin Smith (if you haven't already seen it). It is to retail jobs what this is to office jobs.
"What's your secret? Mellow jazz, bongo drums, huge bag of weed?" Everybody always asks me are you really that patient or just stoned off your ass? Hold on while I smoke some more...
Aside from the floppy disks, this movie still speaks truth. I haven't watched it in quite a few years. Still sadly completely relatable. A nice funny relatable sort of movie to watch. 👍
The left interviewer is also famous for the sitcom Scrubs where he supervise medical interns in a hospital. It's a funny 30 minute show about learning to be a doctor.
honestly i would also question the character of people who sleep with dirt bags either. i don't blame him. Also I'm the kind of person who quickly realized I'd never be happy working for someone else.
Hilarious movie. I felt so bad for Milton and he got revenge, but he did start sounding a bit homicidal unfortunately sitting on the beach at the end which is worrisome.
This movie is 23 years old and hasn't lost any of it's relevance. That either means that the movie is incredibly well made or that we haven't fixed any problems in the workforce in nearly quarter of a century.
I largely agree although its kind of funny Google started a new trend (not all companies have adopted) removing cubical walls in favor of an open plan. The idea is that you can't do unrelated work activities or just not work because everyone can see one another. However studies have shown that without walls people have difficulty concentrating on their work co-workers distract one another socializing.
There are the universal truisms in corporate work: meaningless repetitive jobs, the people who work the hardest at the bottom are the ones most likely to be laid off or replaced by cheaper labor force in another country, upper management gets paid disproportionate salaries, they often squeeze the people below them to justify their higher pay, corporate double speak (firing = layoff or down sizing), working in close proximity to annoying people, etc
It hasn't lost any relevance because nothing relevant about work has changed in the last 23 years. It's still a forced, crappy arrangement that benefits employers far more than employees.
other then the floppy disk
@@thevideoends617 The poor floppy disk never had a resurgence 😥
Well the whole company deals with Y2K, so there's that.
I worked at a videostore at the time when this came out. Me and my boss set up as a christmas party number an reenact of this printer destruction. Because we had the matrix printer from hell, and it drove everybody mad. So at the christmas party we played the same song as in this movie and everyone got to vent out some rage on that printer. It was a good night.
i destroyed an old printer with some co-workers to this ery song as well. though we never told our boss what happened to the printer.
Fun fact: Joanna's boss is played by Mike Judge, who is the director of the movie. He has also directed *Idiocracy* , and *Extract* , and TV shows like *Bevis and Butt-Head* , *King of the Hill* , and *Silicon Valley* .
Fun fact: "silicone" is the manufactured polymer used in super glue and fake boobs. The show was called "Silicon" Valley.
Why on RUclips there are few reactions to "Idiocracy?
Michael Buhl. Also, Mike Judge is the writer/creator of this movie. In fact, it's from some comic strip sketches he used to make. They were centered around Milton.
Fun fact: Swingline staplers didn't come in red when this movie came out. The production team for the movie actually painted it red for the movie. But after the movie Swingline got so many requests that they started making them in red to satisfy demand.
I have a red Swingline stapler. Don't tell Milton.
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Your comments are on point, sparing, and minimally intrusive, and your hair is beautiful. I subscribed.
DUAFFY IS REALLY PRETTY! She is also smart and fascinating, and she looks Irish but she has a Spanish accent! Charming lady for sure!
Swingline did not make a red stapler. The company lent their name to the movie but they only made staplers in black, gray and blue. To make the stapler "Pop" on the screen the production crew altered the shape of a normal stapler and painted it red. After this movie came out there was such a demand for red Swingline staplers they had to start making them. Swingline calls it Rio Red and every new employee gets one on their first day at work. Happy Easter!
@jack ash I'm a font of useless knowledge. After a few games of Trivial Pursuit no one would play with me anymore.
@jack ash My Ex threw her cards down when I named JFK's Press Secretary. His name was Pierre Salinger. :)
Many Christmases ago I got my brother a red Swingline stapler. He loves Office Space so he also loved the gift. I think he still has it on his desk at work.
I'm looking at one of those red staplers right now.
Yep, when Swingline started making the red stapler in response ti this movie, I bought one. I use it at work instead of the one work provided me.
The look of disgust on your face every time Lundberg spoke! HAHAH
As a software engineer that works in a cubicled office, all I can say is... Yes. This movie should be required viewing when entering the workforce.
Do you have a printer nemesis somewhere now? 😉
@@dIggl3r Is it really a thing? I've worked in my fair share of office jobs and the printer was never a problem. Once in a while it broke down, got fixed, and that's about it. A few had to be tweaked when it ate paper or whatever, but I dunno. I didn't know it was such a big deal for so many people. haha
@@LA_HA Even ~25 years later they still eat paper, smear things, have configuration issues, ink issues, etc. For all our technology apparently society is incapable of making a printer without these issues.
@@jgood005 Thinking about that, I think you're right. I mean, they've gotten smaller and overall they are better in some ways. But, yeah. They're just one of those pieces of office tech that hasn't had that Great Leap like TVs, phones, computers, and other tech... Hmm... Maybe the Home printer market is better? Maybe? Possibly?
Does it seem like the bigger bulkier printers from back in the day are better? Is that possible? Because at a couple of my jobs, we had the big semi-industrial printers and I honestly don't recall a single problem or jam on one of them and only a couple on the other. The kinda medium ones and the smaller business ones might be a problem.
Wait. I think I just thought of a conspiracy theory. If it's Only the office printers that are having major issues, is it possible they're Built to be inferior? If you think about it, that would be a very lucrative thing for office printer makers. Ha
Oh, so you were the guy who routed my printouts to another building four blocks away.
Money laundering means moving stolen, aka "dirty" money through some financial transactions in order to exchange it for "clean" legal money.
A simple example would be if you counterfeited a $100 bill, then took it to a gas station and used it to purchase something inexpensive like a candy bar. You would then get a candy bar and $98 in legitimate legal tender. That is one example of money laundering.
All the office memes in this movie are real. Printer nightmares, staplers, cubicles, working on weekends. One of the funniest movies I think. Also, PC Load Letter means 'Paper Cassette - Load Letter Sized Paper'.
And I learned something new today. THANK YOU! PC load letter!
I thought it meant the printer was hunger and wanted to be fed?
PC Load Letter brings me back. Luckily I've managed to work mostly at home for 7 years now and haven't had to fight much with the office printer. The other was "Toner Low", which I always read out loud in a deep depressing Eeyore voice to annoy my neighbor. "TONER's loooooooooow....".
The restaurant boss talking about flair was the director of the movie.
Also, creator of Beavis & Butt-Head/King of the Hill
You're still fired.
Another great comedy is Clerks, from 1994, written and directed by Kevin Smith.
And _Haiku Tunnel_
I love that one of the Bob’s gets upset when Lumberg says Peter isn’t management material and the other Bob has to step in.
John C. McGinley from _Wall Street_ !
The PC loader was an actual error that appeared on a printer.
It used to drive me crazy
An example of laundering money would be to take "dirty" money and use some middle man like a fake store to exchange it for "clean" money. Like you open the store for the day with stolen money in the register, then by the end of the day you've given that out as change and taken in not-stolen money from the customers.
Gotta admit, im a Milton...
First work place... we had 2 Lumbergh of sorts, One was an old woman nearing retirement was always on my case and often used me as a dogs body simply because I was the new young guy among older employees, shes probably dead now given her age... second one was a guy who used to work along side us, was a nice guy who actually bothered to talk to me... then he became middle management, completely changed into a Lumbergh to the point even the older employees started to dislike him (even the other Lumbergh started to get uptight with him), he quickly moved to another branch though but heard a few stories about him at the new place over the years, non of them good.
Never did 'burn down the place', while im a Milton id never go that far (or i was never pushed far enough).
Great thing about Office Space is, regardless of where you work, someone from the movie will be known to you... could even be you yourself.
The two consultants, the guy on the left was in Scrubs.
John C. McGinley! He was in Platoon and Wall Street, too!
john mcgines and weird al could be brothers though... theyre both even the same age, no identical twins :P
Swat leader in Se7en
Diedrich Bader was next level hilarious in this movie! "Hey, Peter ... watch out for your cornhole, bud."
One of the interviewers also play a doctor on the show Scrubs. It is about interns in a hospital and pretty funny.
I work a very similar job. It's good money, but it can be a bit boring, for lack of a better term, but the key is, the job is a means to focus on your hobbies. Do your thing at work, but make sure you do things you love outside of work. When you find that balance, it's a beautiful thing! Great and spot on reaction! You're such a pure sweet soul 🥰🥰🥰
This movie hits the office environment so hard that a lot of people, including myself, have almost a ptsd reaction to it. The 2nd time I watched in, it was almost a religious experience. The archetype characters are spot on. It is more than a comedy, it is a catharsis.
This movie bombed in a huge way when it came out. Once it went to rental, it found it's audience. Since then, it's literally reshaped parts of the corporate world. Swingline started making a red stapler. TGI Fridays lifted their flair requirements. I've worked in several places where "The Bob's" was shorthand for going into a meeting that may be your last.
The actor who plays Milton usually plays someone odd. I'm sure he's been in things on this channel before. So many quotable lines from this movie.
A shame people didn't go to see it in the theater. I know the 15 people in the theater I saw it in were all laughing really hard. The scene with the printer being destroyed in the field had people falling out of their seats.
It completely blew my mind when I found out he was the man in the high castle
Hey, great reaction. That movie was beloved in my friend circle when it came out.
(Duaffy reacting to a floppy disk like it was a museum artifact made me feel like a dinosaur turning to dust.)
In my country the employer would rather crawl through broken glass than have you come in on a Sunday.
They're forced by law to pay you 300% if you work on any red day.
If you're asked to work a Sunday it because they REALLY need you to.
You can still say no and they're not allowed to fire you, but no one ever says no...
Who would turn down 3 days pay for for 8 hours or work.
Working Saturday is 170-200% pay.
It's not uncommon to work Saturdays but just like with Sundays, alot of people want to work those days for the easy money so there is always someone to do it should someone else turn it down
This comes the creator of BEVIS AND BUTTHEAD and he cameos as the boss complaining about Jennifer Aniston not wear enough buttons Mike Judge
Oh my, who remembers "PC LOAD LETTER"? Also worth a look is _Haiku Tunnel_ for any office space people who were ... temps!
1999 theatre audience favourite character: Drew!
Over two decades later, and this is still one of my all-time favorute movies.
I went through this at a company...the "efficiency experts" talked to NONE of the actual workers and came up with a garbage system that actually reduced productivity. I got kicked up to a supervisory position and they opened a brand new, costly building...again without speaking to any actual employees who did the work. So we were immediately unprofitable and it led to everyone being "promoted to customer" over the course of about eight years.
The “TPS reports” was mentioned in The Mandalorian, Season 2, Chapter 7.
LOL love this movie, back in 2017 i worked on a movie with Ron Livingston when he arrived on set i was trying like hell to find a crappy printer a bat and a bottle of VAT69 (nod to his roll in Band of Brothers) but no luck as he was only on set for a few days, but on his last day i got to walk him to his car told him what i tried to do he laughed said he so would have been game for it, i thanked him for his work on BOB as we both drank with Wild Bill & Babe we had talked before on set about them.
Forever relevant. Love this movie. I quote it often. "Hey Peterman!"
*Peter-Man
Peter Tingle
I can literally hear Lawrence's voice when I think "Hey Peter, man!" Jennifer Aniston's hair has always been amazing. Love her '90s style the most though. She still looks great today.
This movie is in my Top 5. The acting, dialogue, and camera work are amazing.
What a fantastic Easter treat
The lead actor of this film has a great part in Jon Favreau & Doug Liman's SWINGERS.
The film Waiting is the restaurant equivalent of Office Space. Having spent only a few terrible months working in a restaurant it really hit home.
I worked in an office cubicle as an insurance specialist for 5 years. So much of that morning routine is so true.
Duaffy has a terrific smile. She doesn’t need 37 pieces of flair.
This movie became a cult classic. As a former shipping and receiving manager I love it even though when I was asked to watch it a few years ago, I was reluctant. After I quit the corporate business and started a horse ranch for kids to learn how to ride and learn the importance of nature that we are all blessed with, I relate to the message of this movie even more. Luv ya girl for watching it. ❤
A true cult movie! Saw it 20 years ago and still watch it several times a year. Great characters!
my uncle brought to cinema when i was 15 and watched this, could not understand what i have watched and in 2013 i watched again as 28 yo adult male, best office movie ever, all related to my office life
This was based on the cartoon character, "Milton," created by Mike Judge ("King Of The Hill," "Beavis & Butt-Head"). i believe Milton shorts can be seen on the MTV show, "Liquid Television."
“Yeah, hi, Duaffy. This is Bill Lumbergh, and I need you to post a reaction on a Sunday. That would be GREAAT!”
I just turned 58. Retired last week. Now I can sit around and do nothing. haha. (Already getting bored, time to golf and fish more! (Waiting for the weather to improve!) Have this big yard to take care of, lots of mature trees always spitting out sticks and twigs. That's my job now, panning/cooking great meals and cleaning stick! (And taking walks. did 5- 4 mile walks this last week.) And as you can see I also talk to myself more.
Another classic. EVERYONE who has ever worked in an office environment (especially in the IT or related fields) will relate.
This was actually based on a series of animated sketches on SNL, featuring Milton (who was the main character) and a proto-Lumbergh.
The irony is that Initech causes all of its own problems. IE all the people they lay off are the reason why they need other employees to work overtime in the first place, etc.
Re Milton: I actually had a company that simply stopped putting me on the schedule. Literally nobody told me I was laid off or anything. My name was literally just removed from the schedule altogether.
I work in IT. And I...HATE...PRINTERS!!!!! I absolutely love the "execution" scene. That's how I feel every time I have to deal with a G%D D$@n F#$%ING PRINTER.
There was a deleted scene that reveals Lumbbergh was killed in the fire at the end.
Killed? I figured Lumbergh would feel right at home being surrounded by fire.
"Ah Milton, whaaaaaat's happening? If you could just put this fire out and not leave me to burn, that would be greeeeaaaat"
The software industry became plagued with uncreative parasites ("little Mommies") pushing TPS Reports on the workers they were tasked with turning into armies of soulless drones. I think it started with attempts to use more and more (cheaper and cheaper) workers trained to follow scripts outlining mindless repetitive processes ("Project Management"). This had in turn come about because the need for software was increasing while the number of talented computer programmers had hit some absolute natural limit by around 1980. It's like any other human activity built around exceptional talents, such as competitive professional athletics. It can only be scaled up just so far.
I think that "natural limit" started to climb after the '90s internet bubble (when everyone saw just how successful programmers could become), and even more since then with the rise of nerd culture. Kids aren't afraid to be geeks anymore.
Still, I feel your pain. Reminds me of an old friend's t-shirt, addressing his coworkers: GO AWAY OR I WILL REPLACE YOU WITH A VERY SMALL SHELL SCRIPT.
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No those are 3.5inch disks.
Floppy was the one before them.
About twice as big but like 3 times thinner.
The were so thing they were actually floppy which I imagine is where the mane came from.
First time I saw this movie was on a plane returning to the US from France. Best plane movie ever!
Never underestimate the importance of a swingline stapler!
Clerks is like this... but it's black and white. Character development moves the plot. Good movies
doing nothing can also become a curse. i've had medical problems for nearly a decade now. chronic post viral fatigue. it goes through phases of being manageable, but when its bad i cant do anything. cant think, feels like i'm constantly on zero sleep, physically exhausted from just walking around the house. Suddenly got even worse after the covid jab, joint stiffness, muscle cramps, basically every side effect of the vaccine, and its lasted for months.
So the result is i feel like i cant do anything. its not a good feeling. It can be good to take a break from things when you realise you're pushing yourself too much, but at the same time doing nothing can become soul destroying.
G E: Except if you've spent your life being the grasshopper and have never been an ant because everyone around you never taught you to value work, be useful, and have ambition, pride, and motivation to do and be better at what you do.
So, a lot of people learn from social media that most work is beneath them, they deserve to earn a high salary from Day 1, and demand to be involved in decision-making processes they don't know anything about because they have zero business experience or acumen. Social media tells them they're awesome at everything and everyone else is The Problem.
Of course, it's not Everyone. It Is too many people, though. Everybody can't be the Boss, the CEO, or the superstar. The Top has only so many seats. Unfortunately, no one told the people leaving school/university this so, they're lost. It's a precarious situation and a lot of people are going to lose in the end
Probably been said, but the creator of this movie is also the creator of shows like "Beavis and Butthead" and "King of the Hill." I highly recommend both, assuming you're interested.
I love this movie, because in his honest attempt to do nothing, he actually went for what he wanted, so in reality he didn’t actually do nothing he did EVERYTHING! That he really wanted, he finally lived his life, sure it was risky but he had fun and finally got to sleep in 😂
Milton was actually a sketch that Mike Judge did on a show called Liquid Television back in the 90's, and were the movie originated. At the time the movie came out it was a box office flop, but through home video it grew into a cult classic.
Fun fact: Swingline did not make a red stapler when this movie was made. (The props guys took a regular black Swingline and painted it red.) After the huge success of this movie, people would go to Staples (get it?) and ask for the red stapler, which of course didn't exist (yet.) Swingline introduced the red stapler the following year and it is still a top seller (although people still purchase black staplers more than red.) (This, according to imdb.)
Please watch THE NEVERENDING STORY!
Girl I FEEL THAT. Since I was sixteen. Work, study, sleep. Rinse, repeat.
Back in the day I worked at a home/car audio shop. We would use Michael Bolton as demo music for the Alpine car audio systems we had.
What is personally great about this movie is that it was filmed in the same area here in Texas that I was in every single day. So all the landmarks are SO familiar to me. The attitudes of the office personnel are just spot on and so relatable. I know many times I wish I would have cleaned a fish at work just to be terrible to the place that made me feel so terrible. I love this movie on so many levels! Thank you for reacting to it.
jasper1999: May I ask you a couple questions?
Why did you feel terrible at work? Was it the Job, the People, the Upper Level (supervisors, leads, managers), or something else?
What industry were you in? Was it what you wanted to do? Did you get a degree to be in that industry and if so, why did you decide to choose that industry?
@@LA_HA - How to put this... I was tapped for a job in disaster assistance and left teaching to do it. Many disasters later the physical, mental, and emotional strain leaving me with a degenerative condition, wheelchair-bound, PTSD, and depression. I was retired and do online tutorials. This is leaving out a lot more but I guess that sums up the major stuff. I hope that helps answer your questions to a limited degree. I apologize if I can not go further into it but it gets too personal for the comments section.
@@jaspr1999 Thank you for your time and response. Of course, I didn't want to get too personal and just wanted a general idea. I do research and sometimes, I'm very curious about what people think about specific things. The current work force and how people think about it is one of the things I'm interested in looking at.
Again, I thank you for your help. I appreciate it very much, and hope things are much better for you. Be well
@@LA_HA - I am very glad it helps. I do apologize for not getting into the management structure but I think you understand.
If possible, I would love to read your findings and conclusions.
@@jaspr1999 My forte is education, but over the past few years, I've been looking a little into how work, the workplace, and workers are all affected by the transfer from educational institutions to work institutions. There's such a big shift in how people view work now (vs in the recent past) that I'm curious about what shapes these attitudes.
Preliminary observations seem to be that young adults aren't really prepared by any structure to deal with being a functioning adult. They're simply not being taught how to do or think about these things, so they tend to have a skewed view of the real world and how it turns. There's a lot that indicates the future is going to be quite hard for some, and I want to understand why, how, and who will be most affected.
But, again, it's very preliminary and not based on anything expansive at this time. I'm kinda digging into other subjects that are affecting educational curriculums right now.
However, if I decide to move further into this area, I'll try to remember to come back and link you up
I can't even describe how great this movie is
I adore your laugh!! 🙂
You should listen to the parody song "My Cubicle", which is a parody of the song "You're Beautiful". the parody song is a great follow up after watching this movie, and we've all felt like the people in this movie or the song if we've ever spent any time in the cube farm, egg crate office environment.
This has been a favorite of mine since it came out. You don't have to work in an office to be able to relate to it. However, it made me glad I don't work in an office.
Sadly this movie came out very close to Star Wars: Episode I, which completely dominated the summer of 1999. And to think, the unwatchable remake of The Haunting was a bigger box office success than this gem. Que disfrutes y Feliz Semana Santa querida Duaffy!
OMG I love that movie so much. The printer scene is legendary.
19:05 Exactly my problem. I'm out of one color but I have plenty of black. I just gave up on buying expensive ink and do my prints at FedEx. I only print things a few times a year so it's much cheaper.
"Beautiful sand with the sea and the sun". I'm stealing that one, lol
I would love if they would remake this movie with a bunch of friends working from home and all the interesting situations we find ourselves in by doing so. For example people being in a zoom call and leaving the camera on their phone while going to the restroom...yeah, look that one up on youtube.
I remember watching this movie with a friend of mine who worked at the same office. We just looked at each other and said "This is our lives...."
"Watch out for the cornhole, man." Lawrence is the BEST!
Check out that banal corporate statue in front of the Initech building at the beginning of the movie. It's a square peg in a round hole, but it also looks like someone giving the middle finger. Subtle foreshadowing!
The movie was largely filmed here in Austin. My friends, GF and I watched it in the theaters here in Austin. And trust me, we lived just like this, sadly, LOL, but happily, here in Austin. A crazy guy flew his plane into an IRS building here, true story, but it wasn't Milton.
The printer it's seen in this movie is absolutely classic in the IT field. I show it to students every semester, after our quiz on printers. It's cathartic.
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No, its John C McGinley
You might recognize him from Scrubs where he plays Dr.Cox
a local theater had a showing of this just before the pandemic, before the movie started they had a few old printers and let the audience take swings at them with a bat
LOL. That road at the beginning with the bumper to bumper traffic. Yeah, it's in Texas and I have driven uncounted times. Never hit any traffic like that tho. One reason this film meant so much is, I worked in an office... and I'm a software engineer!!! This movie was like a side view of life.
Your review was terrific, as always. Be safe "D"🙃🙃🙃
I once told my boss this was my favorite movie. I wonder if he ever saw it...
In 2003, I worked in an office that had a printer that would say "PC Load Letter" whenever it ran out of paper.
If you have hbo max. They added “the faculty” it’s stars Elijah wood, Usher (he use to act), Josh hartnett, etc. it’s a sci-fi thriller. Written by same guy who wrote Scream movies, the vampire diaries, & Dawson’s creek.
Huh!! This is one of am Favs! Thank you for doing this one.
So, while I am only at 19:07, I personally think this just became one of Duaffy’s favorite comedy films.
We adore you Duaffy. Thank you for making RUclips, and the world for that matter, a better place. ❤ 😊 🎥 🍿 🥰
Glad you reacted to this one! It is truly a cult classic! Anyone who has worked in a Corporate environment can relate with one of the characters. I surely can. It would have been calming to have your mild-mannered glow around the office 🤗
Hey, speaking of Jennifer Aniston, have you seen the movie with her and Mark Wahlberg called Rock Star? You should do a reaction to it!
This movie should be considered a classic
Back when this movie came out Swingline Staplers didn't come in red. People really wanted one.
If you've ever worked in retail you should watch Clerks by Kevin Smith (if you haven't already seen it). It is to retail jobs what this is to office jobs.
Awesome review at the end!
I'm so happy you did this movie!
It's so nice to know that driving issues are universal :)
_"Lack of variety is seen as a blessing when a variety of misfortunes has preceded it."_
Happy Easter Duaffy! Hope you and your family have a wonderful time! God Bless!🙂
I didn't understand when I was young but this truly is a cult classic!
"What's your secret? Mellow jazz, bongo drums, huge bag of weed?"
Everybody always asks me are you really that patient or just stoned off your ass?
Hold on while I smoke some more...
My favorite line in the movie was one not shown here.
“No…
No man…
Shit, no man. I believe you’d get your ass kicked saying something like that man.”
Aside from the floppy disks, this movie still speaks truth. I haven't watched it in quite a few years. Still sadly completely relatable. A nice funny relatable sort of movie to watch. 👍
Yeah, Duaffy, never change, just be you. Just be wonderful you, now that would be great.... ;) =)
Such a fantastic movie!
The left interviewer is also famous for the sitcom Scrubs where he supervise medical interns in a hospital. It's a funny 30 minute show about learning to be a doctor.
honestly i would also question the character of people who sleep with dirt bags either. i don't blame him.
Also I'm the kind of person who quickly realized I'd never be happy working for someone else.
Hilarious movie. I felt so bad for Milton and he got revenge, but he did start sounding a bit homicidal unfortunately sitting on the beach at the end which is worrisome.