Office Party

Office Party
Directed byGeorge Mihalka
Written byStephen Zoller
Based onOffice Party by Michael A. Gilbert
Produced byGeorge Flak
StarringDavid Warner
Michael Ironside
Kate Vernon
Jayne Eastwood
CinematographyLudek Bogner
Edited byStan Cole
Music byBilly Bryans
Aaron Davis
Production
company
SC Entertainment
Distributed byMiramax
Release date
  • December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10) (Florence)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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

References

  1. ^ "Silliness can't save this Party". Toronto Star, October 22, 1989.
  2. ^ "Valid drama beats at heart of movie". Calgary Herald, June 17, 1990.
  3. ^ "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1989.