Office Space - wikipedia Office Space For workspace organization, see office space planning. Office Space Theatrical release poster Directed by Mike Judge Produced by Daniel Rappaport Michael Rotenberg Screenplay by Mike Judge Based on Milton by Mike Judge Starring Ron Livingston Jennifer Aniston Stephen Root Gary Cole Music by John Frizzell Cinematography Tim Suhrstedt Edited by David Rennie Production company Judgmental Films Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date February 19, 1999 ( 1999 - 02 - 19 ) Running time 89 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $10 million Box office $12.2 million Office Space is a 1999 American comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. It satirizes the everyday work life of a typical mid-to - late - 1990s software company, focusing on a handful of individuals fed up with their jobs. It stars Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Gary Cole, Stephen Root, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, and Diedrich Bader. Office Space was shot in Dallas and Austin, Texas. It is based on Judge 's Milton cartoon series and was his first foray into live - action filmmaking and his second full - length motion picture release, following Beavis and Butt - Head Do America. The film 's sympathetic depiction of ordinary IT workers garnered a cult following within that field, but it also addresses themes familiar to white - collar employees and the workforce in general. It was not a big success at the box office, making $12.2 million against a $10 million production budget. It was well received by critics, sold well on home video, and has become a cult film. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Film poster 4 Release 4.1 Box office 4.2 Critical response 5 Legacy 5.1 Cult status 5.2 Television 6 Video game 7 Soundtrack 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Plot Peter Gibbons is a programmer at a company called Initech who is frustrated and unmotivated at his job. His co-workers include Samir Nagheenanajar and Michael Bolton, also programmers, and Milton Waddams, a meek collator who is mostly ignored by the rest of the office. The staff constantly suffer under callous management, especially Initech 's smarmy vice president Bill Lumbergh, whom Peter loathes. They are further agitated by the arrival of consultants Bob Slydell and Bob Porter, who are brought in to help the company downsize. Peter 's girlfriend Anne persuades him to attend an occupational hypnotherapy session, but Dr. Swanson, the therapist, dies of a heart attack while hypnotizing Peter. Peter wakes up the next morning newly relaxed, and he ignores repeated phone calls from Lumbergh, who had been expecting him to work over the weekend. He also ignores calls from Anne, who responds by angrily breaking up with him and admitting that she has been cheating on him, confirming his friends ' suspicions. The following workday, Peter decides to skip work and asks Joanna, a restaurant waitress, out for lunch. Joanna and Peter bond over their shared loathing of idiotic management and love of the television series Kung Fu. When Peter finally shows up at work, he casually disregards office protocol, including violating Initech 's dress code, taking Lumbergh 's reserved parking spot, refusing to follow Lumbergh 's directions, and removing a cubicle wall that blocks his view out the window. The consultants, however, are impressed by his frank insights into the office problems, and they decide to promote him. They also confide that Michael and Samir 's jobs will be eliminated ; Peter relays this news to them, and the trio decide to get even by infecting Initech 's accounting system with a computer virus designed to divert fractions of pennies into a bank account. They believe that such transactions are small enough to avoid detection but will result in a substantial amount of money over time. On Michael and Samir 's last day at Initech, the pair along with Peter steal a frequently malfunctioning printer, which the three take to a field and smash to pieces to vent their frustration. At a barbecue, Peter learns that Joanna had previously slept with a colleague identified as `` Lumbergh ''. He assumes it to be his boss and confronts Joanna in disgust. She questions the morality of his financial scheme, and the two split up. Peter then discovers that a bug in Michael 's code has caused their virus to steal over $300,000 in only a few days, which is far more conspicuous. Meanwhile, Joanna has finally stood up to her boss and quit, and Peter has discovered that she slept with a different `` Lumbergh. '' Peter admits to her that the scheme was a bad idea and that he plans to accept responsibility for the crime, and they reconcile. He writes out a confession and slips it under Lumbergh 's office door late at night, along with traveler 's cheques for the stolen money. Milton, meanwhile, has become increasingly disgruntled at his treatment by management, to the point that he has mumbled threats about setting the building on fire. The next morning, he enters Lumbergh 's office to reclaim a red Swingline stapler that was taken from him. Peter arrives at work fully expecting to be arrested, but he finds instead that his problem has solved itself. The Initech building is engulfed in flames, and all evidence of the missing money has been destroyed. Peter finally finds a job that he likes, doing construction work with his next - door neighbor Lawrence, while Samir and Michael both get jobs at a rival company to Initech. Milton lounges on the beach at a fancy Mexican resort, complaining about his beverage and threatening to take his business to a competitor. Cast Ron Livingston as Peter Gibbons Jennifer Aniston as Joanna Stephen Root as Milton Waddams Gary Cole as Bill Lumbergh David Herman as Michael Bolton Ajay Naidu as Samir Nagheenanajar Diedrich Bader as Lawrence John C. McGinley as Bob Slydell Joe Bays as Dom Portwood Alexandra Wentworth as Anne Richard Riehle as Tom Smykowski Paul Willson as Bob Porter Kinna McInroe as Nina Todd Duffey as Brian Greg Pitts as Drew Mike McShane as Dr. Swanson Orlando Jones as Steve Mike Judge ( credited as `` William King '' ) as Stan Production Development Office Space was shot primarily in Austin, Texas. It originated in a series of four animated short films that Judge created entitled Milton about an office drone named Milton. They first aired on Liquid Television and Night After Night with Allan Havey, and later aired on Saturday Night Live. The inspiration came from a temp job which he had that involved alphabetizing purchase orders and another job as an engineer for three months in the Bay Area during the 1980s, `` just in the heart of Silicon Valley and in the middle of that overachiever yuppie thing, it was just awful ''. The setting of the film reflects a prevailing trend that Judge observed in the United States. `` It seems like every city now has these identical office parks with identical adjoining chain restaurants '', he said in an interview. `` There were a lot of people who wanted me to set this movie in Wall Street, or like the movie Brazil, but I wanted it very unglamorous, the kind of bleak work situation like I was in ''. Judge sold the film to 20th Century Fox based on his script and a cast that included Jennifer Aniston, Ron Livingston, and David Herman. Originally, the studio wanted to make a film out of the Milton character but Judge was not interested, opting instead to make more of an ensemble cast -- based film. The studio suggested that he make a movie like Car Wash but `` just set in an office ''. Judge made the transition from animation to live - action with the help of the film 's director of photography who taught him about lenses and where to put the camera. Judge says, `` I had a great crew, and it 's good going into it not pretending you 're an expert ''. Studio executives were not happy with the footage that Judge was getting. He remembers them telling him, `` More energy ! More energy ! We got ta reshoot it ! You 're failing ! You 're failing ! '' In addition, Fox did not like the gangsta rap music used in the film until a focus group approved of it. Judge hated the ending and wished he could have completely rewritten the third act. Film poster Judge also hated the poster that the studio created for Office Space ( which portrayed an office worker completely covered in Post-it notes ). He said, `` People were like, ' What is this ? A big bird ? A mummy ? A beekeeper ? ' And the tagline ' Work Sucks ' ? It looked like an Office Depot ad. I just hated it. I hated the trailers, too and the TV ads especially ''. Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman Tom Rothman conceded that the marketing campaign did not work and said, `` Office Space is n't like American Pie. It does n't have the kind of jokes you put in a 15 - second television spot of somebody getting hit on the head with a frying pan. It 's sly. And let me tell you, sly is hard to sell ''. Release Box Office Office Space was released on February 19, 1999 in 1,740 theatres, grossing USD $4,231,727 on its opening weekend. It went on to make $10,827,810 in North America. In addition to this gross, $2 million was made internationally, 6 million copies in DVD, Blu - ray Disc and VHS sales since February 12, 2006. Critical response Office Space received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 79 % rating based on 96 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Mike Judge lampoons the office grind with its inspired mix of sharp dialogue and witty one - liners. '' Metacritic gives a weighted average score of 68 / 100, based on reviews from 30 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore during opening weekend gave the film an average grade of `` C + '' on a scale ranging from A+ to F. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun - Times gave the film three out of four stars and wrote that Judge `` treats his characters a little like cartoon creatures. That works. Nuances of behavior are not necessary, because in the cubicle world every personality trait is magnified, and the captives stagger forth like grotesques ''. In his review for the San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle writes, `` Livingston is nicely cast as Peter, a young guy whose imagination and capacity for happiness are the very things making him miserable. '' In USA Today, Susan Wloszczyna wrote, `` If you 've ever had a job, you 'll be amused by this paean to peons. '' Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly gave the film a `` C '' rating and criticized it for feeling `` cramped and underimagined ''. In his review for the Globe and Mail, Rick Groen wrote, `` Perhaps his TV background makes him unaccustomed to the demands of a feature - length script ( the ending seems almost panicky in its abruptness ), or maybe he just succumbs to the lure of the easy yuk... what began as discomfiting satire soon devolves into silly farce. '' In his review in The New York Times, Stephen Holden wrote, `` It has the loose - jointed feel of a bunch of sketches packed together into a narrative that does n't gather much momentum. '' In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named Office Space one of `` The 100 best films from 1983 to 2008 '', ranking it at # 73. Legacy Cult status Office Space has become a cult classic, selling well on home video and DVD. As of 2003, it had sold 2.6 million copies on VHS and DVD. In the same year, it was in the top 20 best - selling Fox DVDs along with There 's Something About Mary. As of 2006, it had sold over six million DVDs in the United States alone. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly ranked it fifth on its list `` 25 Great Comedies From the Past 25 Years '', despite having originally given the film a poor review. On February 8, 2009, a reunion of many of the cast members took place at the Paramount Theatre in Austin to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the film, which included the destruction of a printer on the sidewalk. On October 5, 2008, Fox aired the Family Guy episode `` I Dream of Jesus '' which features a scene in which Stewie and Brian destroy the record Surfin Bird in a nearly identical scene to the movie in which the characters destroy a printer, including use of the same song. During the 2016 presidential election, a scene from the film was spoofed in a political advertisement, which was run by Ted Cruz mocking Hillary Clinton over her wiped personal email server. The advertisement spoofs the scene where the office workers destroy their malfunctioning printer. Television Comedy Central premiered Office Space on August 5, 2001 and 1.4 million viewers tuned in. By 2003, the channel had broadcast the film another 35 times. These broadcasts helped develop the film 's cult following and Ron Livingston remembers being approached by college students and office workers. He said, `` I get a lot of people who say, ' I quit my job because of you. ' That 's kind of a heavy load to carry. '' People approached Stephen Root asking him to sign their staplers. The red Swingline stapler featured prominently in the film was not available until April 2002 when the company released it in response to repeated requests by fans of the film. Its appearance in the film was achieved by taking a standard Swingline stapler and spray - painting it red. Video game Kongregate released a mobile game based on the film, titled Office Space : Idle Profits, on iOS and Android in 2017. The game is a free - to - play idle clicker that offers in - app purchases. Soundtrack Office Space : Motion Picture Soundtrack Soundtrack album by various artists Released February 18, 1999 Genre Hip hop, Rap Length 44 : 35 Label Interscope Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Track listing No. Title Writer ( s ) Performer ( s ) Length 1. `` Shove This Jay - Oh - Bee '' ( contains portions of `` Take This Job and Shove It '' by Johnny Paycheck, 1977 ) Canibus, Salaam Remi, David Allan Coe Canibus with Biz Markie 4 : 21 2. `` Get Dis Money '' T3, Baatin, Jay Dee Slum Village 3 : 36 3. `` Get Off My Elevator '' Kool Keith, KutMasta Kurt Kool Keith 3 : 46 4. `` Big Boss Man '' ( cover of Jimmy Reed, 1960 ) Luther Dixon, Al Smith Junior Reid 3 : 46 5. `` 9 - 5 '' ( Cover of Dolly Parton, 1980 ) Dolly Parton Lisa Stone 3 : 40 6. `` Down for Whatever '' ( from Lethal Injection, 1993 ) Ice Cube, Madness 4 Real Ice Cube 4 : 40 7. `` Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta '' ( from Uncut Dope : Geto Boys ' Best, 1992 ) Scarface, John Okuribido, James Prince Geto Boys 5 : 09 8. `` Home '' Benny Wise, C. Hernandez, N. Vasquez, John Forte Blackman, Destruct & Icon 4 : 22 9. `` No Tears '' ( from The Diary, 1994 ) Scarface, N.O. Joe Scarface 2 : 27 10. `` Still '' ( from The Resurrection, 1996 ) Willie D, Scarface, N.O Joe Geto Boys 4 : 03 11. `` Mambo # 8 '' ( from Pérez Prado Plays Mucho Mambo For Dancing, 1952 ) Prado Perez Prado 2 : 06 12. `` Peanut Vendor '' ( from Havana, 3 A.M., 1956 ) Moises Simons Perez Prado 2 : 39 See also Dilbert References Jump up ^ `` Office Space - Summary ''. The Numbers. Retrieved 2013 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Office Space ''. AllMovie. Jump up ^ Kevin Thomas ( February 19, 1999 ). `` ' Office ' Puts Corporate Culture Through the Comedy Shredder ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Doty, Meriah ( March 4, 2003 ). `` Film flops flourish on DVD, VHS ''. CNN. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 18. ^ Jump up to : Fierman, Daniel ( February 26, 1999 ). `` Judge 's Dread ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2007 - 08 - 16. ^ Jump up to : Beale, Lewis ( February 21, 1999 ). `` Mr. Beavis Goes to Work ''. New York Daily News. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 03. ^ Jump up to : Sherman, Paul ( February 21, 1999 ). `` Humorist is a good Judge of office angst ''. Boston Herald. ^ Jump up to : Valby, Karen ( May 23, 2003 ). `` The Fax of Life ''. Entertainment Weekly. p. 41. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Office Space ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 18. ^ Jump up to : `` Office Space ''. the-numbers.com. Retrieved December 27, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Office Space - DVD sales ''. the-numbers.com. Retrieved December 27, 2011. Jump up ^ Office Space at Rotten Tomatoes Jump up ^ Office Space at Metacritic Jump up ^ `` Cinemascore ''. Retrieved December 4, 2017. Type the film 's title into the ' Find Cinemascore ' search box Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger ( February 19, 1999 ). `` Office Space ''. Chicago Sun - Times. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 18. Jump up ^ LaSalle, Mick ( February 19, 1999 ). `` Workers ' Souls Lost In Space ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 18. Jump up ^ Wioszczyna, Susan ( February 19, 1999 ). `` No Frills Office Party ''. USA Today. p. 13. E. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 11 -- via Proquest Archiver. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Gleiberman, Owen ( March 5, 1999 ). `` Office Space ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 18. Jump up ^ Groen, Rick ( February 19, 1999 ). `` Workplace satire almost does the job ''. Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 16. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 18. Jump up ^ Holden, Stephen ( February 19, 1999 ). `` Film Review ; One Big Happy Family ? No, Not At This Company ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 03. Jump up ^ `` The New Classics : Movies ''. Entertainment Weekly ( 999 - 1000 ). June 16, 2008. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 03. Jump up ^ Valby 2003, p. 39. ^ Jump up to : Valby 2003, p. 42. Jump up ^ Barker, Emily ( 21 October 2015 ). `` 13 Box Office Flops That Became Hugely Successful On DVD ''. NME. Retrieved 28 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Comedy 25 : The Funniest Movies of the Past 25 Years ''. Entertainment Weekly. August 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 27. Jump up ^ `` '' Office Space '' Turns 10 ``. KTBC. February 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009 - 02 - 11. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ Krieg, Gregory ( 12 February 2016 ). `` Cruz mocks Clinton email controversy with ' Office Space ' spoof ad ''. CNN. Retrieved 27 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` New Ted Cruz Ad Spoofs `` Office Space '' In Clinton Server Attack ``. RealClear Politics. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016. Jump up ^ Sowden, Emily. `` Screw your bosses over in the clicker Office Space : Idle Profits, out now on iOS and Android ''. Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 20 June 2017. Jump up ^ Bregman, Adam. Office Space at AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2012. 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Question: where did they film the movie office space
Answer: primarily in Austin, Texas