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- | '''''[[Wikipedia:Office Space|Office Space]]''' ''is a 1999 comedy film directed by [[Wikipedia:Mike Judge|Mike Judge]] | + | '''''[[Wikipedia:Office Space|Office Space]]''' ''is a 1999 comedy film directed by [[Wikipedia:Mike Judge|Mike Judge]]. {{wp|Ron Livingston}} stars as Peter Gibbons, a disgruntled computer programmer rebelling against his micromanaging boss Bill Lumbergh ({{wp|Gary Cole}}) and the white-collar corporation for which he works. This oft-quoted movie has been parodied a few times in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. |
- | == | + | ==References== |
- | + | *[[Hairstyle Runner]] — [[OldHR:gallery2/hair075.GIF|One hairstyle in the Gallery]] is captioned, "<!--sic-->that guy from office space", referring to Lawrence ({{wp|Diedrich Bader}}). | |
- | *[[Hairstyle Runner]] — One | + | *[[Fan Stuff]] — One of the fan submissions includes another Hairstyle Runner (complete with Homestar's body) featuring a Lawrence-style hairdo. The caption quotes Lawrence: "<!--sic-->Hey Peter man check out channel 9, check out this chick!" |
- | *[[Fan Stuff]] — One of the fan submissions includes another Hairstyle Runner (complete with Homestar's body) featuring a Lawrence-style hairdo. The caption quotes Lawrence: "Hey Peter man check out channel 9, check out this chick!" | + | |
*[[The Interview]] — [[Homestar Runner]] uses Lumbergh's "Yeah, that'd be great" line. | *[[The Interview]] — [[Homestar Runner]] uses Lumbergh's "Yeah, that'd be great" line. | ||
*Email [[lady fan]] — Strong Bad says "I'm gonna go ahead and need you to...", a play on Lumbergh's catchphrase. | *Email [[lady fan]] — Strong Bad says "I'm gonna go ahead and need you to...", a play on Lumbergh's catchphrase. | ||
*[[Sample of Style Too]] — Matt uses two of Lumbergh's catchphrases when he says to Ryan "if you could go ahead and... take the blame for all of this, that would be— that would be great." | *[[Sample of Style Too]] — Matt uses two of Lumbergh's catchphrases when he says to Ryan "if you could go ahead and... take the blame for all of this, that would be— that would be great." | ||
- | *[[Haunted Photo Booth]] — Marzipan dresses up as Joanna | + | *[[Haunted Photo Booth]] — Marzipan [[Haunted Photo Booth Costumes|dresses up as]] Joanna ({{wp|Jennifer Aniston}}). A waitress from Chotchkie's, the restaurant requires all the serving staff to wear a minimum of 15 pins ("flair") on their uniforms. Homestar's "We need to talk [...] Don't you want to express yourself?" references a discussion Joanna's manager has with her, while Marzipan's "[[Double Deuce|invisible flair deuce]]" reaction references a later scene where Joanna quits her job. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
- | *[[IMDB:tt0151804|''Office Space'' (1999)]] at | + | *[[IMDB:tt0151804|''Office Space'' (1999)]] at IMDb |
[[Category:Inside Jokes]] | [[Category:Inside Jokes]] | ||
[[Category:Entertainment running gags]] | [[Category:Entertainment running gags]] |
Revision as of 19:11, 6 August 2021
Office Space is a 1999 comedy film directed by Mike Judge. Ron Livingston stars as Peter Gibbons, a disgruntled computer programmer rebelling against his micromanaging boss Bill Lumbergh (Gary Cole) and the white-collar corporation for which he works. This oft-quoted movie has been parodied a few times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
References
- Hairstyle Runner — One hairstyle in the Gallery is captioned, "that guy from office space", referring to Lawrence (Diedrich Bader).
- Fan Stuff — One of the fan submissions includes another Hairstyle Runner (complete with Homestar's body) featuring a Lawrence-style hairdo. The caption quotes Lawrence: "Hey Peter man check out channel 9, check out this chick!"
- The Interview — Homestar Runner uses Lumbergh's "Yeah, that'd be great" line.
- Email lady fan — Strong Bad says "I'm gonna go ahead and need you to...", a play on Lumbergh's catchphrase.
- Sample of Style Too — Matt uses two of Lumbergh's catchphrases when he says to Ryan "if you could go ahead and... take the blame for all of this, that would be— that would be great."
- Haunted Photo Booth — Marzipan dresses up as Joanna (Jennifer Aniston). A waitress from Chotchkie's, the restaurant requires all the serving staff to wear a minimum of 15 pins ("flair") on their uniforms. Homestar's "We need to talk [...] Don't you want to express yourself?" references a discussion Joanna's manager has with her, while Marzipan's "invisible flair deuce" reaction references a later scene where Joanna quits her job.
External links
- Office Space (1999) at IMDb