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Office Space

Office Space

Date: May 01 2002

Intro

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Office Space is a comedy that is destined to become an American classic. If you think that working for a large company is the perfect work environment, this movie may give you another perspective.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

John

John

Brett

John:  Finally saw that movie Office Space.

Brett:  Oh, it’s about time. That’s, ah, one of my all time favorite movies.

John:  Yeah, it, that thing is so funny. It’s just like working in corporate America.

Brett:  Yeah, if you’ve ever worked for ah, a really large corporation, I think you can really identify with what goes on in that movie.

John:  The characters are hilarious. There’s no big name actors, but they do an awesome job.

Brett:  Oh, it’s true, just the, the day to day life that they have. The way that they react to what happens to them in the office. It’s just classic.

John:  I mean, you could consider this one of, one of the classic movies in the United States, right?

Brett:  Oh, I think so. I think it’s gonna be one that people watch for years and years to come.

John:  It’s right up there with Stripes, Caddy Shack, all those.

Brett:  Absolutely.

 

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Discussion

Whether you work for a Fortune 500 company or a small start-up, Office Space will make you laugh at the daily frustrations many people encounter on the job. From road rage to uncooperative fax machines, the characters in this movie act out in a way few people could in real life.
What work experiences have you had that are so frustrating, they’re funny? Let us know on the Movie Madness board!
Have a good one-
Brett

 

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