Head Office

1986

Head Office

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Total Count: 6

29%

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Movie Info

Judge Reinhold stars as Jack Issel, a fresh-faced business-school grad who begins working for a huge multi-national corporation in this satire of business and industry.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (adult situations/language, nudity)
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Television
  • Directed By:
    Ken Finkleman
  • Written By:
    Ken Finkleman
  • In Theaters:
     wide
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    HBO Video

Cast

Eddie Albert
as Helmes
Judge Reinhold
as Jack Issel
Jane Seymour
as Jane
Danny DeVito
as Stedman
Merritt Butrick
as John Hudson
George Coe
as Sen. Issel
Lori-Nan Engler
as Rachael Helmes
William B. Davis
as Dean
Ron James
as Mark Rabinovich
John Kapelos
as Gen. Sepulveda
Don King
as Himself
Richard Masur
as Max Landsberger
Rick Moranis
as Gross
Brian Doyle-Murray
as Col. Tolliver
Don Novello
as Sal
Michael O'Donoghue
as Dantley
Diane Robin
as Gross's Secretary
Wallace Shawn
as Hoover
Bruce Wagner
as Kennedy
Hrant Alianak
as President Sanchez
Lee Broker
as Mover
Howard Busgang
as Medic
Tom Butler
as Security Monitor
Jeremiah S. Chechik
as Hysterical Man
Ralph Small
as Security Monitor
Jeremiah Chechick
as Hysterical Man
Richard Comar
as TV Reporter
Nancy Cser
as Dantley's Secretary
Billy Curtis
as Rev. Lynch
Dominic Cuzzocrea
as Reporter No.1
Louis Di Bianco
as Workman
William Davis
as Dean
Louis De Bianco
as Workman
Carolyn Dunn
as Yonge's Secretary
Denis Forest
as Rich
Elizabeth Irwin
as `America A.M.' Host
Derek Keurvost
as Fund Raiser
Wally Kanin
as Security Monitor No.4
Marvin Karon
as Art
Derek Kuervost
as Fund Raiser
Kathy Lasky
as Miss Kline
Don R. McManus
as Albert
Michael McManus
as Branch Kipp
Robin Menken
as Marge
Maxine Miller
as Stedman's Secretary
Myron Natwick
as TV Anchorman
Laura Press
as V.P. Secretary
Elizabeth Shepherd
as Mrs. Issel
Barry Thomson
as Security Guard
Shawn Thompson
as Trevor Koback
Christopher Ward
as Another Executive
Gay Claitman
as Woman Protestors
Theresa Tova
as Woman Protestor
Megan Smith
as Woman Protestors
Myra Fried
as Woman Protestors
Teresa Tova
as Woman Protestors
Eric Keenleyside
as Whale Protestor
Don Keppy
as Whale Protestor
Tex Konig
as Whale Protestor
Phillip Borsos
as General Sepulveda
Ron Frazier
as Nixon
Francine Volker
as Whale Protestor
Devonne L. Green
as Senate Investigation Reporter
Patricia Nember
as Senate Investigation Reporter
Eric Young
as Senate Investigation Reporter
Annie McAuley
as Max's Girl
Catherine McClenahan
as Max's Girl
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Critic Reviews for Head Office

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (3) | Rotten (6)

  • It's a lamebrained movie, without much sense in its construction.

    Oct 27, 2015 | Full Review…

    Richard Christiansen

    Chicago Tribune
    Top Critic

  • The structure here is a bit like '50s social comedies but there's no satiric force, just chutzpah and energy. The movie confuses iconoclasm with wit, and bile with guts; it's mostly thin and mean-spirited.

    Oct 27, 2015 | Full Review…

    Michael Wilmington

    Los Angeles Times
    Top Critic

  • Though corporate satire has been out of vogue for a while, it's ready for a revival. But while ''Head Office'' has its moments, it winds up much too understated to have a cutting edge.

    Oct 27, 2015 | Full Review…

    Janet Maslin

    New York Times
    Top Critic

  • Sadly Reinhold fails to be funny enough to carry the movie and the only sparky moments are down to support characters Don Novello and Richard Masur.

    Oct 27, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

    Lorien Haynes

    Radio Times

  • A needle in a haystack would be easier to find than a laugh in this film--which is surprising, considering that the cast includes such names as DeVito, Moranis, Novello, Doyle-Murray, and Shawn.

    Oct 27, 2015 | Full Review…
    TV Guide

  • Tries to be funny and satirical but misses the mark more often than not.

    Aug 25, 2004 | Rating: 1/5

    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

    Spirituality and Practice
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Audience Reviews for Head Office

  • Sep 06, 2010
    Although there were many really funny scenes, there were also a bunch of unfunny scenes too, and sometimes the film didn't look like it was edited right or something. Overall, it's pretty good, but it could have been better. At least it has a good cast.
    Aj V Super Reviewer
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