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I would prefer not to.Plot:
A clueless boss has no idea what to do with his mundane office worker whose refusal of duties only gets worse each passing minute. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
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Crispin Glover was born to play this role moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| David Paymer | ... | The Boss | |
| Crispin Glover | ... | Bartleby | |
| Glenne Headly | ... | Vivian | |
| Maury Chaykin | ... | Ernest | |
| Joe Piscopo | ... | Rocky | |
| Seymour Cassel | ... | Frank Waxman | |
| Carrie Snodgress | ... | Book Publisher | |
| Dick Martin | ... | The Mayor | |
| Greta Danielle Newgren | ... | Boss's Date | |
| Ken Murakami | ... | Landlord | |
| Josh Kornbluth | ... | Property Manager | |
| Nick Scoggin | ... | Street Philosopher | |
| Stoney Burke | ... | Soup Kitchen Server | |
| Terry Allen Jones | ... | New Tenant | |
| Stu Klitsner | ... | Professor Bum (as Stuart Klitsner) |
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Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.Parents Guide:
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Continuity: When the boss's date is straddling him in his office, sometimes her hair is wrapped in a scarf and sometimes it's not. moreQuotes:
Rocky: Let me tell you something: It's the sensitive guy that gets the needy woman.Ernie: Yeah, well it's the worm that gets the hooker.
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| What? No Remake? | bernie-122 |
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Based on the classic novella `Bartleby the Scrivener' by Herman Melville, but updated to reflect our current era, Bartleby features the always esoteric Crispin Glover in the title role. Depending on how you view it, Bartleby is either a protagonist or antagonist; a man who answers an ad for a `boring job, no room for advancement and low wages' who decides one day that he doesn't want to work anymore. Not only does he not want to work anymore, but he insists on coming to the office every day, and answers every request made of him with `I would prefer not to.'
Bartleby appears to be short on substance, but is actually quite thought provoking. Not having read the Melville story, I cannot make comparisons between it and the film, but standing alone, the film was quite entertaining. The sparse yet colorful set design was a perfect compliment to the eccentricities of the film, and the cast was both surprising and intriguing. Crispin Glover has never yet failed a role and seems perfectly suited as the lead. The supporting cast includes many character actors, among them, Joe Piscopo an interesting but very appropriate choice in the role as the office blowhard.
While this film will not entertain most, it is recommended for anyone looking for a quiet independent film that tells more of a story upon reflection than while actually experiencing it.
--Shelly