reunion panel pointed out, the comedy classic was the first movie to introduce the concept of “quiet quitting,” a hot topic of late.
That’s not the only way the 1999 film – in which fictional company Initech brings in a couple of efficiency experts to help downsize its workforce – has proven prescient: Given the general flux, layoffs, and dissolution experienced by tech companies in recent years, one has to wonder whether Initech would have even survived the last couple of decades.
Still, among my takeaways are the knowledge that Aniston and Herman attended high school together and that she claims to have had a crush on Judge during the filming; Judge kept demanding that the Coke-bottle glasses Milton wore be even thicker to the point the actor couldn’t discern distances and had to practice reaching for his cherished red stapler; Chris Rock called to congratulate Judge upon the film’s release, along with others like John Landis and Amy Heckerling; Dave Grohl told...
Of the film’s continued cultural footprint, Mike Judge summed up its bittersweet success: “To have it fail at first makes it even better.”has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press.
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