I could set the building on fire.

October 23rd, 2008 at 08:26am Will Pfeifer

This week, the Onion’s New Cult Canon series looks at a true modern classic, Mike Judge’s OFFICE SPACE. And what’s more, writer Scott Tobias manages to nail why so many of us office drones would eagerly watch — over and over — a Hollywood recreation of our daily drudgery:

“In actuality, it’s as much a fantasy as Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, but more relatable, because Peter puts the daydreams of many into action. Few people can imagine themselves embarking on a globetrotting adventure, but there are legions of workaday types who dream of unshackling themselves from their desks, sleeping until 3:30 in the afternoon, and doing absolutely nothing with their oceans of free time.”

Read the whole article here.

By the way, OFFICE SPACE hit theaters in 1999, the same year as FIGHT CLUB, THE MATRIX and AMERICAN BEAUTY — three other movies where shirt-and-tie office drones finally broke out of their cubicles.

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