Office Party
1988 Canadian film
- December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10) (Florence)
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Office Party, also known as Hostile Takeover in some releases, is a Canadian thriller film directed by George Mihalka and released in 1988.[1] An adaptation of Michael A. Gilbert's 1981 crime novel Office Party, the film stars David Warner as Eugene Brackin, a repressed accountant who suddenly takes three of his coworkers hostage with no apparent motive or demands.[2]
The film also stars Michael Ironside, Kate Vernon and Jayne Eastwood as the hostages.
Billy Bryans and Aaron Davis received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Score at the 10th Genie Awards.[3]
Cast
- David Warner - Eugene Brackin
- Michael Ironside - Larry Gaylord
- Kate Vernon - Sally
- Jayne Eastwood - Joan Talmage
- Will Lyman - Smolen
- Graeme Campbell - Hollis
- Anthony Sherwood - Garlas
- John Vernon - Mayor
- Patrick Patterson - Security Guard
- Winston Gaddishaw - Marksman
- Helen Beavis - Mrs. Hampton
- Cindy Girling - Mrs. Gaylord
- Kenneth McGregor - Cop #1 (as Ken McGregor)
- François Klanfer - NY Boss
- Rex Hagon - V.P. of Felton
References
- ^ "Silliness can't save this Party". Toronto Star, October 22, 1989.
- ^ "Valid drama beats at heart of movie". Calgary Herald, June 17, 1990.
- ^ "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1989.
External links
- Office Party at IMDb
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Films directed by George Mihalka
- Pick-up Summer (1980)
- My Bloody Valentine (1981)
- Scandale (1982)
- The Blue Man (1985)
- Shades of Love: Midnight Magic (1988)
- Office Party (1988)
- Le chemin de Damas (1988)
- Crossbow: The Movie (1989)
- Straight Line (1990)
- Psychic (1991)
- The Final Heist (1991)
- La Florida (1993)
- Relative Fear (1994)
- Deceptions II: Edge of Deception (1995)
- Bullet to Beijing (1995)
- The Ideal Man (1996)
- Windsor Protocol (1996)
- Thunder Point (1998)
- Dr Lucille: The Lucille Teasdale Story (2001)
- Watchtower (2001)
- Les Boys IV (2005)
- Sticks and Stones (2008)
- Bloodlust: My Bloody Valentine and the Rise of the Slasher Film (2009)
- Faith, Fraud, & Minimum Wage (2011)
- Black Christmas Legacy (2015)
- Needles (TBA)