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Office Killer (1998)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:2

Rotten:13

Average Rating:3.3/10

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: In this camp comedy thriller directed by artist/photographer Cindy Sherman, Dorine Douglas suffers depression when relegated to performing her job for Constant Consumer Magazine at-home. Not... In this camp comedy thriller directed by artist/photographer Cindy Sherman, Dorine Douglas suffers depression when relegated to performing her job for Constant Consumer Magazine at-home. Not knowing how to cope, after accidentally killing one of her coworkers, she finds the residual feelings very satisfying. Revived, Dorine continues to populate her new work environment with dead coworkers. [More]

Starring: Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Barbara Sukowa

Starring: Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Barbara Sukowa, Michael Imperioli, David Thornton, Alice Drummond, Florina Rodov

Director: Cindy Sherman

Director: Cindy Sherman
Producer: Tom Carouso, John Hart, Ted Hope, Pamela Koffler, James Schamus, Christine Vachon

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Jun 4, 2002

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  • Office Killer
  • Favorite screen stars Jeanne Tripplehorn (MICKEY BLUE EYES, SLIDING DOORS), Carol Kane (THE PALLBEARER, ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES), and Molly Ringwald (TEACHING MRS. TINGLE, BETSY'S WEDDING) head a great cast in this campy and darkly hilarious thriller! Dorine (Kane) is a quiet and hardworking social outcast who has endured years of abuse as the office doormat. Then one day, this mild-mannered paper pusher accidentally electrocutes one particularly obnoxious coworker ... and in the process, completely short-circuits her already unstable sanity! From that moment on, Dorine comes to believe that any office mate can be her best friend -- once they're dead! An outrageous display of the creepier side of office politics -- Dimension Home Video is pleased to bring you an unusually entertaining motion picture that's destined to kill you with comedy!
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    The measure of this film's failure is that when the nasty stuff happens, we don't laugh and we really don't care.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Brian Webster
    Brian Webster
    Apollo Guide

    No review available.

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    07/30/02
    Philip Martin
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    It's more disturbing than finding half a cockroach in a Fluffernutter sandwich.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Marc Savlov
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle
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    Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
    03/24/02
    Boston Phoenix

    No terror or suspense occupies this tired, gloomy vacuum, not to mention wit or humor.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    06/05/02
    Dale Winogura
    Dale Winogura
    Boxoffice Magazine

    As lifeless as the corpses that pile up in mousy Carol Kane's basement.

    Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Bryant Frazer
    Bryant Frazer
    Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

    A pretentious pseudo-parody of a serial-killer movie.

    Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    E! Online

    The film opens with some intriguing and old-fashioned credits set to an ominous score. That’s the high point.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    10/02/02
    Scott Weinberg
    Scott Weinberg
    eFilmCritic.com

    Trashy, stupid, schlock-y, and completely dull.

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    02/21/04
    Greg Muskewitz
    Greg Muskewitz
    eFilmCritic.com

    No review available.

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    06/29/05
    Emanuel Levy
    Emanuel Levy
    EmanuelLevy.Com

    Despite running only 81 minutes, Sherman's debut feels distended, perhaps because it flutters around from black comedy to Grand Guignol to character study, rarely touching down on any of the above.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Ed Kelleher
    Ed Kelleher
    Film Journal International

    Extra points for liberal use of chicken innards as wholesale gore. Minus points for not being funny enough.

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Christopher Null
    Christopher Null
    Filmcritic.com

    Some of this is insulting, all of it is tedious.

    Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
    10/29/02
    Manohla Dargis
    Manohla Dargis
    L.A. Weekly

    It doesn't offer a single moment of visceral or emotional electricity.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Stephen Holden
    Stephen Holden
    New York Times
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    It can't decide what it wants to be -- slasher fest, social satire or revenge comedy -- and ends up being an awkward goulash.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Edward Guthmann
    Edward Guthmann
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    A wry and intellectual romp through B-movie cliches -- without stinting on the gore and mayhem.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    David Bonetti
    David Bonetti
    San Francisco Examiner
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    Derek Elley
    Derek Elley
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