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Director:
Writer:
George Huang (writer)
Release Date:
21 March 1995 (USA)
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Tagline:
Back Stabbing - Two Faced - Revenge more
Plot:
A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins
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2 nominations
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(13 articles)
Horrible Bosses Get A Pair Of Writers
(From EmpireOnline. 16 September 2009, 12:27 AM, PDT)
10 Movie Bosses Who Are Complete Assholes
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 4 September 2009, 12:46 PM, PDT)
(From EmpireOnline. 16 September 2009, 12:27 AM, PDT)
10 Movie Bosses Who Are Complete Assholes
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 4 September 2009, 12:46 PM, PDT)
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Great Acting by Kevin Spacey
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Kevin Spacey | ... | Buddy Ackerman | |
| Frank Whaley | ... | Guy | |
| Michelle Forbes | ... | Dawn Lockard | |
| Benicio Del Toro | ... | Rex | |
| T.E. Russell | ... | Foster Kane | |
| Roy Dotrice | ... | Cyrus Miles | |
| Matthew Flint | ... | Manny | |
| Patrick Fischler | ... | Moe | |
| Jerry Levine | ... | Jack |
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Rated R for some scenes of psychological/physical torture and pervasive strong language.
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101 min
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Australia:MA |
Argentina:13 |
South Korea:15 |
Germany:16 |
Singapore:R(A) |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Singapore:PG (re-rating) |
Iceland:16
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The oft-referenced Foster Kane is an obvious reference to Citizen Kane (1941).
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Anachronisms: When Guy is recalling his favorite movie memories on his first date with Dawn, he recalls the summer of 1988, in which he saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Then again, Gabe Kaplan was not in The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) as Guy says he was, so it's clear that his memory isn't all that he claims. He was probably thinking of Fast Break (1979) in which Kaplan played a basketball coach.
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References Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
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COPE
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Found this film very entertaining and at the same time, it made me very upset with a Boss that would have driven me crazy. I doubt very much if I would have taken that kind of abuse, no matter what the salary was or how much I wanted to be a success in the Hollywood as a producer. Kevin Spacey( Buddy Ackerman),"The Tower of Babble",'02 did such a fantastic job of acting his horrible part as a boss, you were convinced he was a real person. Frank Whaley,(Guy) "A Good Night to Die",'03, was the poor slob who started out his new career under the wonderful supervisor, or Boss, Buddy Ackerman. Guy has no one to turn to except a very sexy and hot looking Michelle Forbes,(Dawn Lockard)," Perfume",01, who befriends him in more ways than one in bed and guidance to stand up to the Big Boss. Excellent film to sit back and enjoy, don't miss it.