Year of release: 1994
Director: George Huang
Stars: Frank Whaley, Kevin Spacey, Michelle Forbes, Benicio Del Toro
Plot: A young Hollywood executive becomes the assistant to a big time movie producer who is the worst boss imaginable: abusive, abrasive and cruel. But soon things turn around when the young executive kidnaps his boss and visits all the cruelties back on him.
Why We Like It: Quite simply the excellent script and the performance of Kevin Spacey in a career best role.
The Best Bit: SPOILERS!!! The climactic face-off *which actually runs all of the way through the film) between Spacey’s Buddy Ackerman and Frank Whaley‘s Guy where Ackerman taunts Guy into shooting him. Then there’s THAT twist. Superb.
Trivia: Writer/ director Huang was convinced to make the movie by Robert Rodriguez. The EL MARIACHI helmer told Huang that he should simply “go out and make a movie.” So, he quit his job… and did just that.
The trailer for SWIMMING WITH SHARKS.
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