Swimming with Sharks (1994)

Director:

George Huang

Writer:

George Huang (writer)

Release Date:

21 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Back Stabbing - Two Faced - Revenge

Plot:

A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.

Plot Keywords:

Hollywood | Boss | Assistant | Movie Producer | Torture

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

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

Also Known As:

The Boss
The Buddy Factor

MPAA:

Rated R for some scenes of psychological/physical torture and pervasive strong language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG (re-rating) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Cineville

Trivia:

The oft-referenced Foster Kane is an obvious reference to Citizen Kane (1941).

Goofs:

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.

Quotes:

Dawn: Lose the smile. It makes you look like a schmuck.

Movie Connections:

References Big Top Pee-wee (1988)

Soundtrack:

COPE

Great Acting by Kevin Spacey

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.