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Release Date
• USA: May 31, 2001
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jul 8, 2003
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MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.
Running Time
1 hour, 22 minutes
Country USA
Studio Parker Film Co.
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Other Titles
• Bartleby at the Office (2001)
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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Black Comedy
Tagline: I would prefer not to.
Plot: Former musician Jonathan Parker makes his feature film directorial debut with a modern retelling of the Herman Melville classic, BARTLEBY THE SCRIVENER. The off-kilter comedy follows the boss of a public records company (played by David Paymer), whose life slowly begins to unravel when he hires a new employee. The quiet and reserved clerk, Bartleby (Crispin Glover), is at first a welcome addition to the office, especially when compared to the distracting presences of sultry secretary Vivian (Glenne Headly), macho Rocky (Joe Piscopo), and whiny Ernie (Maury Chaykin). But when the boss's requests for Bartleby to perform any tasks other than filing, his enigmatic replies of, "I would prefer not to," begin to test everyone's patience. The situation becomes more troubling when the boss learns that Bartleby has, in fact, begun to sleep in the office. Fed up with his inability to perform the simplest of tasks, he fires Bartleby, who remains in the office nonetheless. Finally, the boss moves locations in order to break free from the mysterious void of a man, who has formed a strange attachment to the building. This doesn't provide a refuge from Bartleby's presence, however, which continues to haunt him at every waking moment. A colorful and quirky tale, BARTLEBY features another bizarre
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Crispin Glover
Back to the Future, Charlie's Angels, What's Eating Gilbert Grape |
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 | Seymour Cassel
The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Rushmore |
 | Glenne Headly
Dick Tracy, Mr. Holland's Opus, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | | | |
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