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Swimming With Sharks

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Swimming With Sharks (1995)

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Reviews Counted:152

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Rotten:40

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Buddy Ackerman is a vicious, egomaniacal, tyrannical, back-stabbing movie mogul. Guy is the idealistic, easily intimidated, put-upon assistant who now works for Buddy. Their relationship could be... Buddy Ackerman is a vicious, egomaniacal, tyrannical, back-stabbing movie mogul. Guy is the idealistic, easily intimidated, put-upon assistant who now works for Buddy. Their relationship could be described as sado-masochistic: Buddy treats his employee like a slave and constantly yells vitriolic insults at him. Guy, tail between his legs, always acquiesces. But Guy eventually becomes fed-up with his boss, so much so that he exacts revenge--in a rather violent, torturous way... [More]

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes, Benicio Del Toro

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes, Benicio Del Toro, T. E. Russell, Roy Doltrice, Matthew Flynt, Patrick Fischler, Jerry Levine

Director: George Huang

Director: George Huang
Screenwriter: George Huang
Composer: Tom Heil
Producer: Kevin Spacey, Buzz Hays, Steve Alexander, Joanne Moore, Jay Cohen, Stephen Israel

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