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It is known as one of the most quoted movies of all time! Take the ultimate quiz and see how well you remember these famous lines from the film, "Office Space."
"The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care."
Milton Waddams
Peter Gibbons
"Office Space" was released on February 19, 1999. It was directed by Mike Judge.
Samir Nagheenanajar
Bob Slydell
"No! Not again! Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?"
Brian
Drew
Samir
Samir is portrayed by actor Ajay Naidu. Naidu is an American actor of Indian descent. He was born in 1972.
Peter
"Yeah, well, at least your name isn’t Michael Bolton."
Samir Nagheenanajar
Michael Bolton
Michael refuses to be known as Mike. He doesn't believe he should have to change his name, since Michael Bolton, the singer, is the one he believes stinks.
Bob Slydell
Dom Portwood
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"I don’t like my job and I don’t think I’ll go anymore."
Lawrence
Milton Waddams
Joanna
Peter Gibbons
Peter Gibbons is portrayed by actor Ron Livingston. Besides "Office Space," Livingston is also known for his role in "Band of Brothers."
"But I…I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume from 9 to 11 while I’m collating…"
Nina
Michael
Milton
Milton is portrayed by actor Stephen Root. Aside from "Office Space," he is known for his role as Jimmy James on the TV sitcom, "NewsRadio."
Samir
"Next Friday…is Hawaiian shirt day. So, you know, if you want to, go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans."
Nina
Bob Porter
Bill Lumbergh
Bill Lumbergh is portrayed by actor Gary Cole. Cole was born on September 20, 1956 in Park Ridge, Illinois.
Stan
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"I used to be addicted to crack, but now I am off it and trying to stay clean. That is why I am selling magazine subscriptions."
Lawrence
Steve
Steve is portrayed by actor Orlando Jones. Steve shows up selling magazines at Peter's door. Tthis quote was his introduction and selling pitch.
Drew
Joanna
"I’ll be honest with you. I love his music. I do. I’m a Michael Bolton fan."
Bob Slydell
Despite its popularity in modern day culture, "Office Space" grossed only $12 million at the box office.
Dom Portwood
Bill Lumbergh
Anne Gibbons
"Hey Peter, check it out, channel 9, it’s the breast exams!"
Bill
Michael
Lawrence
Lawrence is Peter's next door neighbor through very thin walls. Lawrence is portrayed by actor Diedrich Bader.
Samir
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"I’m thinking about taking that new chick from Logistics. If things go right, I might be showing her my O-face."
Samir
Peter
Michael
Drew
Drew is portrayed by actor Greg Pitts. Pitts is best known for his role in "Office Space."
"What about today? Is today the worst day of your life?"
Bill
Dr. Swanson
Dr. Swanson is Peter's therapist. He is portrayed by actor Mike McShane.
Anne
Joanna
"I can’t believe what a bunch of nerds we are. We’re looking up money laundering in a dictionary."
Michael
Lawrence
Peter
Peter and his co-workers are determined to find a way to rip off Initech, make millions, and never have to work again in their lives.
Samir
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"You know, squirrely looking guy mumbles a lot."
Bob Porter
Bob Porter is one of 'the Bobs.' The other Bob is Bob Slydell. The two of them are the consultants re=evaluating the Initech staff.
Dr. Swanson
Bill Lumbergh
Joanna
"What am I gonna do with 40 subscriptions to “Vibe?"
Drew
Peter
Ron Livingston was born on June 5, 1967 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is a graduate of Yale University.
Lawrence
Michael
"If you want me to wear 37 pieces of flair, like your pretty boy over there, Brian, why don’t you just make the minimum 37 pieces of flair?"
Joanna
Joanna has trouble maintaining enough 'flair' on her apron at the restaurant, according to her boss. She is constantly compared to her overly-enthusiastic co-worker, Brian.
Stan
Peter
Nina
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"Uh, we have sort of a problem here. Yeah. You apparently didn’t put one of the new coversheets on your TPS reports."
Milton Waddams
Peter Gibbons
Bill Lumbergh
Mike Judge wrote the "Office Space" screenplay . Daniel Rappaport and Michael Rotenberg produced the film.
Bob Slydell
"No one in this country can ever pronounce my name right. It’s…it’s not that hard."
Samir
Samir proceeds with his rant, "Na-ghee-na-na-jar. Nagheenanajar." He is easily frustrated by people who mispronounce his name.
Drew
Dom
Milton
"So can I get you gentlemen something more to drink? Or maybe something to nibble on? Some Pizza Shooters, Shrimp Poppers, or Extreme Fajitas?"
Joanna
Stan
Brian
Brian is portrayed by actor Todd Duffey. Duffey is best known for this role in "Office Space," however, he also appeared in a recurring role in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
Steve
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"Uh-oh. Sounds like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays."
Joanna
Peter
Michael
Female temp
This female temp was portrayed by actress Jennifer Jane Emerson.
"You can’t just walk up to a waitress and ask her out."
Michael
Stan
Joanna
Peter
Despite encouragement from his co-workers, Peter is hesitant to ask Joanna out. Even though he wants to, he feels slightly uncomfortable.
"Why don’t you just tell Anne that you’re not into hypnosis and you want to play poker with us?"
Michael
Michael is portrayed by actor David Herman. He is best known as an original cast member of "MADtv."
Samir
Lawrence
Peter
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"You have to interview with this consultant they call inefficiency experts. But what you’re really doing is interviewing for your own job!"
Peter Gibbons
Michael Bolton
Tom Smykowski
Tom Smykowski is portrayed by actor Richard Riehle. He was born on May 12, 1948 and has appeared in various films and television shows, including "Quantum Leap," "ER," "The West Wing," "Lethal Weapon IV," and "Beethoven's 5th."
Anne Gibbons
"That is the worse idea I’ve ever heard in my life, Tom."
Peter Gibbons
Milton Waddams
Michael Bolton
Tom says to the group: "It was a 'Jump to Conclusions' mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO." Samir agrees with Michael, "Yes, this is horrible, this idea!"
Joanna
“PC Load Letter...?"
Nina
Michael
David Herman appeared in several other comedy films, including "Dude, Where's My Car?," "Fun with Dick and Jane," and "Idiocracy."
Tom
Peter
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"I, I, I, I, I didn’t receive my paycheck this week."
Samir
Joanna
Milton
"Office Space" was film mainly in Austin, Texas. The beach scenes were filmed in Key West, Florida.
Dom
"So you guys are gonna fire Mike and Samir, and you’re gonna give me more money?"
Peter
The role of Peter's love interest, Joanna, was played by actress Jennifer Aniston. Aniston's middle name is actually Joanna.
Tom
BIll
Dom
"Don’t worry, man. I won’t tell anyone either."
Bob Slydell
Lawrence
Lawrence overheard Peter and the guys talking about their plan to score millions from Initech. Peter assured them that Lawrence was not a real threat.
Bob Porter
Brian
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"So you’re stealing?...Oh, okay. So you’re gonna be making a lot of money, right?...It’s not yours?...How is that not stealing?"
Anne
Joanna
Jennifer Aniston first gained popularity in television for her role as Rachel Green on "Friends." The popular sitcom aired from 1994 - 2004.
Dr. Swanson
Samir
"You think you’re some kind of, like, angel here? No, you’re just this penny-stealing, wanna-be criminal!"
Anne
Joanna
"Office Space" was created after a series of four animated short films entitled "Milton," which Mike Judge also created.
Dr. Swanson
Samir
"Say hello to Lumbergh for me!"
Peter
Peter says this to Joanna after finding out that she once slept with Bill Lumbergh. Peter is disgusted and she tries to defend herself, but they only end up arguing more.
Samir
Michael
Joanna
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"Wanna go to Chotchkie’s, get some coffee?"
Peter
Peter, who has just arrived at work, asks his coworkers if they want to head out for coffee. They think it's a bit too early, but go with him anyway.
Milton
Nina
Anne
"You have to use your mind, come up with some really great idea like that, and you can make millions, never have to work again!"
Tom Smykowski
Richard Riehle was born on May 12, 1948 in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. In the same year that "Office Space" was released, he also appeared in "Blink of an Eye," "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo," "Kill the Man" and "Au Pair."
Steve
Lawrence
Dom Portwood
"Ah! Yeah. It’s just we’re putting new coversheets on all the TPS reports before they go out now. So if you could go ahead and try to remember to do that from now on, that’d be great. All right!"
Bill Lumbergh
Bob Slydell
Dom Portwood
Dom Portwood is portrayed by actor Joe Bays. He was the second person to ask Peter about the TPS reports. His boss, Bill, also annoyed him about them.
Milton Waddams
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"I could set the building on fire."
Peter
Michael
Milton
"Office Space" was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It's running time was only 89 minutes.
Samir
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