Swimming with Sharks

Back Stabbing - Two Faced - Revenge

Buddy Ackerman is a vicious, egomaniacal, tyrannical, back-stabbing movie mogul. Guy is the idealistic, easily intimidated, put-upon assistant who now works for Buddy. Their relationship could be...

Buddy Ackerman is a vicious, egomaniacal, tyrannical, back-stabbing movie mogul. Guy is the idealistic, easily intimidated, put-upon assistant who now works for Buddy. Their relationship could be described as sado-masochistic: Buddy treats his employee like a slave and constantly yells vitriolic insults at him. Guy, tail between his legs, always acquiesces.

But Guy eventually becomes fed-up with his boss, so much so that he exacts revenge--in a rather violent, torturous way...

Rotten Tomatoes Score:

79%

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

Writer:

George Huang

Directors:

George Huang

Leads:

Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes, Benicio Del Toro, T E Russell, Roy Dotrice

Music:

Tom Hiel

Length:

101 minutes

Year:

1994

Country:

USA, IMDb USA section

Language:

English

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