A motion picture executive's assistant puts up with his abusive boss up to a point and then completely snaps in this ultra-dark comedy from first-time director (and former Hollywood assistant) George Huang.

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...

Released theatrically in New York City April 21, 1995.

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association voted Kevin Spacey runner-up for the best supporting actor prize for his body of work in 1995.

Produced by Cineville, in association with Neofight Film and Mama'z Boy Entertainment.

Additional cast: Matthew Flynt (Manny) and Patrick Fischler (Moe).

Additional credit: Buzz Hays (co-producer).

Writer-director George Huang was a Lucasfilm intern and an assistant to a Columbia Pictures executive.

Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification.

Excerpt: "My bathmat means more to me than you!" -- Buddy Ackerman (KEVIN SPACEY), to Guy (FRANK WHALEY).

"What is it you really want?" -- Buddy Ackerman (KEVIN SPACEY), to Guy (FRANK WHALEY).

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Single Layer
Full Frame - 1.33
Letterbox - 1.85
Widescreen - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
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Cast & Crew Biographies

Kevin Spacey: American actor
Frank Whaley: American Actor/"Doors"
Michelle Forbes: American Actress
Benicio Del Toro: Actor, TRAFFIC (2000)
T. E. Russell: Actor/"Trespass"
Roy Doltrice: 
Matthew Flynt: 
Patrick Fischler: 
Jerry Levine: Actor/"Casual Sex"

George Huang: Director/"Buddy Factor"

Kevin Spacey: American actor
Buzz Hays: 
Steve Alexander: Producer/"Swim W/Sharks"
Joanne Moore: Producer, "Swimming With Sharks"
Jay Cohen: Executive Producer
Stephen Israel: 

George Huang: Director/"Buddy Factor"

Tom Heil: Score Composer

Ed Marx: Editor, IT'S ALL TRUE (1993)

"...Witty, score-settling....[A] savvy little film..."
"...Spacey's performance as the exec is devastating..."
"...[Spacey delivers] a wonderfully poisonous performance....It is a sly and exceptionally well executed [turn]..."
"...Spacey takes this archetypal jerk to new levels of tyrannical bravado in the exuberantly nasty SWIMMING WITH SHARKS..." -- Rating: B+