jennifer aniston worked in reception in the movie office space.
jennifer aniston worked in reception in the movie office space.
where did jennifer aniston work in the movie office space?
reception
judge began to develop one of his four animated short films entitled "milton", about an office drone named milton that judge created, which first aired on "liquid television" and "night after night with allan havey", and later aired on "saturday night live". the inspiration came from a temp job he once had that involved alphabetizing purchase orders and a job he had as an engineer for three months in the san francisco bay area during the 1980s, "just in the heart of silicon valley and in the middle of that overachiever yuppie thing, it was just awful". judge sold the completed film "office space" to 20th century fox based on his script and a cast that included jennifer aniston, ron livingston, and david herman. originally, the studio wanted to make a film out of the milton character but judge was not interested, opting instead to make more of an ensemble cast–based film. the studio suggested he make a movie like "car wash" but "just set in an office". judge made the relatively painless transition from animation to live-action with the help of the film's director of photography who taught him about lenses and where to put the camera. judge says, "i had a great crew, and it's good going into it not pretending you're an expert." studio executives were not happy with the footage judge was getting. he remembers them telling him, "more energy! more energy! we gotta reshoot it! you're failing! you're failing!" in addition, fox did not like the gangsta rap music used in the film until a focus group approved of it. judge hated the ending and felt that a complete rewrite of the third act was necessary. in the film, he made a cameo appearance as stan (complete with hairpiece and fake mustache), the manager of chotchkie's, a fictionalized parody of chain restaurants like chili's, applebee's and tgi friday's, and the boss of jennifer aniston's character, whom he continually undermines and interrogates over for her lack of sufficient enthusiasm for the job and the insufficient quantity of "flair" (buttons, ribbons, etc.) she wears on her uniform. the film released on february 19, 1999, and was well received by critics. although not particularly successful at the box office, it sold well on vhs and dvd, and it has come to be recognized as a cult-classic.
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like her character, aniston became the show's breakout star. karen thomas of "usa today" dubbed aniston "our favorite friend". according to turner classic movies, aniston ultimately became "one of the most popular television actresses of her era". according to "jennifer aniston: from friends to films" author kim etingoff, the actress' own fame "outshone" those of her co-stars, becoming the first cast member to "rise to prominence"; the actress continues to experience the most post-"friends "success. aniston's performance in "friends" led to a successful film career. according to "the inquisitr news", rachel is "the role that would end up launching [aniston's] success", while bradford evans of splitsider believes "that jennifer aniston likely wouldn't have become a major movie star without "friends"". while ranking aniston the most attractive sitcom star of the 1990s, josh robertson of "complex" magazine wrote that "with the haircut, the tv fame, and a true gift for comedy ... combined, aniston became a big star", replacing cox as the show's "established hottie". according to steve charnock of yahoo! movies, aniston is "the series' only main cast member to become a bona fide movie star since the end of the show". while agreeing that aniston's film career has been successful, several critics believe that the actress' filmography remains limited to playing rachel-like roles in romantic comedies, save for some exceptions. ryan gilbey of "the guardian "noted that "consequently, many of aniston's movie roles ... have been rachel in all but name." andrew collins of "radio times "agreed, writing that aniston "seems trapped, perpetually playing variations of rachel". according to "tv guide", aniston is "usually called upon to play a variation of her neurotic and adorable "friends" character". aniston cites rachel as one of three roles for which she is most grateful, to whom she "owe[s] everything". on being typecast in the aftermath of rachel, aniston admits that at times it "gives you more of a challenge, to shape people’s perceptions of you". as audiences struggle "to lose the rachel tag that has made her one of the world's most recognisable faces".
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