Interview with Office Space’s Gary Cole

October 16th, 2009 admin

As part of the DC Labor FilmFest , there will be a screening of Office Space , which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Gary Cole, who played awful boss Bill Lumbergh, and Stephen Root, who played the much-abused Milton, will be appearing at that screening, and, thanks to the organizers of the FilmFest, I was able to talk with Gary Cole. When you were making Office Space, what were your expectations? Did it cross your mind that 10 years later it would still be a significant cultural reference, a cult classic and …


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