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🎙 Podcast Episode 146

Office Space

Join the Guys as they punch the clock with Mike Judge’s 1999 workplace comedy starring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Gary Cole, Stephen Root, and David Herman — a cult classic about cubicles, TPS reports, flair, printer rage, and the soul-crushing joy of corporate life.

Release Date February 19, 1999
Runtime 89 minutes
Director Mike Judge
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3 Guys and a Flick — Episode 146

Office Space (1999)

ⓘ Details

Movie TitleOffice Space
Release DateFebruary 19, 1999
TaglineWork sucks.
Runtime89 minutes
DirectorMike Judge
Screenplay Written ByMike Judge
Based OnMike Judge’s animated Milton shorts
Is It a Remake?No. It is an original workplace comedy expanded from Judge’s animated shorts.
BudgetApproximately $10 million
Box OfficeApprox. $10.8 million domestic / Approx. $12.2 million worldwide
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👥 Main Cast

Ron LivingstonPeter Gibbons
Jennifer AnistonJoanna
David HermanMichael Bolton
Ajay NaiduSamir Nagheenanajar
Diedrich BaderLawrence
Stephen RootMilton Waddams
Gary ColeBill Lumbergh
Richard RiehleTom Smykowski
Alexandra WentworthAnne
John C. McGinleyBob Slydell
Paul WillsonBob Porter
Mike JudgeStan
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🏆 Awards

⭐ No verified Academy Award nominations found.
⭐ No verified Golden Globe nominations found.
⭐ No verified BAFTA nominations found.
⭐ Legacy Note — The film became a major cult comedy after its theatrical run through home video, cable, and office-worker word of mouth.
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📖 Short Plot Summary

Peter Gibbons is a burned-out software worker trapped in a cubicle at Initech, where pointless meetings, TPS reports, and corporate downsizing have drained his will to care. After a hypnotherapy session leaves him strangely relaxed, Peter stops showing up on time, ignores his boss, starts dating Joanna, and somehow becomes management material. When he and his coworkers try to get revenge on the company, their tiny scam spirals into a full-blown panic.
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❝ Key Quotes

“Yeah, if you could just go ahead and make sure you do that from now on, that would be great.” — Bill Lumbergh
“I believe you have my stapler.” — Milton Waddams
“Looks like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays.” — Nina
“I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be.” — Peter Gibbons
“PC load letter? What the heck does that mean?” — Michael Bolton
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💡 Trivia

Director

  • Office Space was written and directed by Mike Judge.
  • The film was Judge’s first live-action feature film as director.
  • Judge also appears in the movie as Stan, Joanna’s overly enthusiastic restaurant manager.

Cast / Casting

  • Ron Livingston stars as Peter Gibbons, the checked-out programmer at the center of the story.
  • Jennifer Aniston plays Joanna, a restaurant worker frustrated by forced workplace cheer and “flair.”
  • Stephen Root plays Milton Waddams, a character Mike Judge had previously created for animated shorts.
  • Gary Cole’s Bill Lumbergh became one of the most recognizable comedy bosses of the 1990s.

Soundtrack / Score

  • The film’s music supervision leans heavily into hip-hop tracks that contrast with the beige corporate office setting.
  • The soundtrack includes music from Geto Boys, Ice Cube, Slum Village, Canibus, and Lisa Stone.
  • The printer-smashing scene famously uses Geto Boys’ “Still.”

Location

  • The movie is set in a generic corporate office environment that captures late-1990s tech and software workplace culture.
  • Filming took place in Texas, including the Austin area.
  • The film’s anonymous office parks and chain-restaurant settings became part of its everyday workplace satire.

Behind-The-Scenes

  • Office Space grew out of Mike Judge’s animated Milton shorts.
  • The film was released by 20th Century Fox on February 19, 1999.
  • Although it underperformed theatrically, the film became a cult favorite after home video and television exposure.
  • The red Swingline stapler became famous because of the film, even though that specific red model was not widely available before the movie’s popularity.

Nostalgia

  • The movie became a defining comedy for anyone who has ever sat in a cubicle, hated a printer, or been trapped in a pointless meeting.
  • “TPS reports,” “flair,” and “case of the Mondays” became workplace comedy shorthand.
  • The film’s Y2K-era software office setting gives it a late-1990s tech-world time capsule feel.

Easter Eggs

  • Milton predates the movie, originating in Mike Judge’s animated shorts.
  • Peter, Michael, and Samir’s scheme echoes a fractional-cent computer scam concept seen in earlier pop-culture stories.
  • The movie turns mundane office objects — a stapler, a printer, cubicle walls, and TPS report cover sheets — into comedy icons.

Misc.

  • Office Space was released in the United States on February 19, 1999.
  • The movie runs 89 minutes.
  • The film grossed approximately $12.2 million worldwide against an estimated $10 million budget.
  • Your 3 Guys and a Flick ratings page lists Don at 2.75, Ken at 3.50, Jon at 4.00, and the Overall Rating as 3.42.
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🔗 Sources Cited

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