Dir: Mike Judge | Scr: Mike Judge | Ph: Tim Suhrstedt | Prod: Daniel Rappaport & Michael Rotenberg | Mus: John Frizzell | Ed: David Rennie | PD: Edward McAvoy | AD: Adele Plauche | Snd: Robert Shoup | Cast: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, Diedrich Bader, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, Richard Riehle, Alexandra Wentworth, Joe Bays, John C. McGinley, Paul Willson
A mild-mannered office worker, disillusioned with the 9-5 life, is convinced by his cheating girlfriend to see a hypnotherapist, who puts him into a relaxed, inhibitionless state. However, before he can be brought out of it, the therapist falls down dead, leaving him with even less motivation than before and a new devil-may-care attitude. Before long, he finds himself flourishing, with a new girlfriend, an unexpected promotion, and a Superman 3-inspired larceny scam. The latter of which quickly and unsurprisingly goes badly wrong, putting the status of the first two in serious doubt, in Judge’s smart, oft hilarious satirical comedy. Incisive, gently cynical writing and a number of winning performances combine to thoroughly entertaining effect.
