# Question about "Office Space" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 13, 1999, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-office-space/9281 "1999-10-13T14:40:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Gail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gail)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 1999, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-office-space/9281/1 "1999-10-13T14:40:00Z")
I recently saw the video of “Office Space” I enjoyed it. My question is this: When Peter, Samir, and Michael Bolton were no longer working for Initech, there was a scene where they took the dreaded copier out to an abandoned field and beat it with a baseball bat. At one point two of the guys were holding one of them back because of his extreme anger. It seemed like they were parodying a mob move–if so, which movie was it? I checked the imdb and there was nothing on this. Thanks * * * Gail “Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you, my friend– Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again…” -Steely Dan ---
**Author:** ![Frankie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@Frankie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankie)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 1999, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-office-space/9281/2 "1999-10-13T15:47:00Z")
Gail- It was my understanding that it wasn’t just mob movies, but any movie which shows people kicking the crap out of another in slow motion. There have been hundreds of such scenes. -Frankie -Still laughing at that freaking movie! ---
**Author:** ![beefymeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@beefymeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beefymeg)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 1999, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-office-space/9281/3 "1999-10-13T21:42:00Z")
Gail - the first time I read your OP, I thought the last line said “I checked with the mob…” ROTFLMAO! P.S. Just watched “OS” last night… I LOVE Milton! * * * Sucks to your assmar.