Description Guy (Frank Whaley), a film executive's assistant, has to endure nearly constant abuse from his boss, Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey). As the resentment piles up, Guy finally snaps and takes revenge on Buddy in this ultra-dark comedy from first-time director (and former Hollywood assistant) George Huang.
| Credits | | Producer: | Buzz Hays, Jay Cohen, Joanne Moore, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Israel, Steve Alexander | | Score Composer: | Tom Heil |
Editorial Reviews "...[Spacey delivers] a wonderfully poisonous performance....It is a sly and exceptionally well executed [turn]..." Sight and Sound - p.55 - Lizzie Francke (04/01/1996)
"...Spacey's performance as the exec is devastating..." Premiere - p.25 - Kitty Bowe Hearty (04/01/1995)
"...Spacey takes this archetypal jerk to new levels of tyrannical bravado in the exuberantly nasty SWIMMING WITH SHARKS..." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly - p.45 - Owen Gleiberman (05/19/1995)
"...Witty, score-settling....[A] savvy little film..." New York Times - p.C16 - Janet Maslin (04/21/1995)
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