I Really Hate My Job
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{{Infobox film
|name = I Really Hate My Job
|image = I Really Hate My Job.jpg
|caption =
|director = Oliver Parker
|producer = Andrew Higgie
Dominic Saville
Matthew Justice
Alan Greenspan{{cite web|title=Summary and Production Notes |url=http://thecia.com.au/reviews/i/images/i-really-hate-my-job-production-notes.doc |website=Cinematic Intelligence Agency |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091016050416/http://thecia.com.au/reviews/i/images/i-really-hate-my-job-production-notes.doc |archive-date=2009-10-16 |url-status=dead}}
|writer = Jennifer Higgie
|starring = Neve Campbell
Shirley Henderson
Alexandra Maria Lara
Anna Maxwell Martin
Oana Pellea
|music = Charlie Mole
|cinematography = Tony Miller
|editing = Mary Finlay
|studio = 3DD Productions
|distributor = 3DD Productions
|released = {{film date|df=y|2007|6|2|Transylvania|2009|7|2|Australia}}{{cite web|url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=15897|title=I Really Hate My Job|website=Urban Cinefile|accessdate=28 September 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308152513/http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=15897|archivedate=8 March 2012|url-status=dead}}
|runtime = 89 minutes
|country = United Kingdom
|language = English
}}
I Really Hate My Job is a 2007 British comedy film directed by Oliver Parker and starring Neve Campbell, Shirley Henderson, Alexandra Maria Lara, Anna Maxwell Martin, Oana Pellea, and Danny Huston as himself. It is an independent film produced and distributed by 3DD Productions.{{cite web|title=Film Detail - I Really Hate My Job |url=http://film.britishcouncil.org/i-really-hate-my-job|website=British Film Council|access-date=10 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904104354/http://film.britishcouncil.org/i-really-hate-my-job|archive-date=4 September 2012|url-status=dead}}
Plot
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I Really Hate My Job is the story of the lives of five women stuck working in a second-rate London restaurant with delusions of grandeur. The action takes place over a single evening. Customers come and go, unaware of the real concerns of these women: a rat or two in the kitchen, bitter arguments about life and art, as well as a coup d'état in the kitchen, all overshadowed by the anticipation of a booking by a famous Hollywood film star.
Cast
The principal cast consists of:
- Neve Campbell as Abi (a waitress and an aspiring actress)
- Shirley Henderson as Alice (a kitchen assistant, acting chef on the evening in question, and an aspiring writer)
- Alexandra Maria Lara as Suzie (a waitress and an aspiring photographer)
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Madonna (the maître d')
- Oana Pellea as Rita (the dishwasher)
- Danny Huston as himself/Al Bowlly
Release
The film received its North American premiere on 13 June 2007 at the Seattle International Film Festival,{{cite web|url=http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=26580&FID=32|title=Film & Events: I Really Hate My Job|website=Seattle International Film Festival|accessdate=28 September 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915015647/http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=26580&FID=32|archivedate=15 September 2012|url-status=dead}} and by June 2008 had gone direct-to-video.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/content/feature_detail.aspx?id=5270894&p=3|title=Top 10 Direct-to-DVD Premieres: June 2008|last=Sims|first=Robert|website=hollywood.com|date=16 July 2008|accessdate=28 September 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629165154/http://www.hollywood.com/content/feature_detail.aspx?id=5270894&p=3|archivedate=29 June 2011|url-status=dead}} It has also been shown on the Sundance Channel.{{cite web|url=http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500332598/|title=I Really Hate My Job|website=Sundance Channel|accessdate=28 September 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213072356/http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500332598/|archivedate=13 December 2010|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20070708214748/http://www.ireallyhatemyjobthemovie.com/3.html}}
- {{IMDb title|0831299}}
{{Oliver Parker}}
Category:Films directed by Oliver Parker
Category:2007 independent films
Category:Films set in restaurants
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:English-language comedy films