Swimming with Sharks
In Hollywood his dreams could come true. But first he has to make coffee.
1994 | 93m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | George Huang |
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| Writer: | George Huang |
| Staring: |
| Guy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a domineering, manipulative, coldhearted boss. When Guy also finds out that his cynical girlfriend, Dawn, has been using sex as a career move, he reaches his limit. Guy decides to exact revenge on Buddy by kidnapping him and subjecting him to cruel and unusual punishment. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 10, 1994 |
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| Director: | George Huang |
| Writer: | George Huang |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | kidnapping, manipulation, career, satire, revenge, dark comedy, punishment, hollywood, los angeles, california, humiliation, disgruntled worker, verbal abuse, studio executive, movie producer, evil boss |
| Production Companies | Cineville, Trimark Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $382,928
Budget: $700,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kevin Spacey | Buddy Ackerman |
| Frank Whaley | Guy |
| Michelle Forbes | Dawn Lockard |
| Benicio del Toro | Rex |
| T.E. Russell | Foster Kane |
| Roy Dotrice | Cyrus Miles |
| Matthew Flint | Manny |
| Patrick Fischler | Moe |
| Jerry Levine | Jack |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Laurel Smith | Casting |
| Veronika Merlin | Production Design |
| David Parker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Cecil Gentry | Production Design |
| Ed Marx | Editor |
| George Huang | Writer, Director, Sound Effects Editor, Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor |
| Sharal Churchill | Music Supervisor |
| Steven Finestone | Camera Operator, Director of Photography |
| Karen Haase | Art Direction |
| Diane H. Newman | Script Supervisor |
| Michael Proust | First Assistant Director |
| Andrea Stone Brokaw | Casting |
| Kevin Reidy | Post Production Supervisor |
| Buzz Hays | Sound Effects Editor |
| Louis Nader | Line Producer |
| Giovanni Di Simone | Production Sound Mixer |
| Tom Hiel | Original Music Composer |
| Kirsten Everberg | Costume Design |
| Dennis Dion | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Albert T. Dickerson III | Production Supervisor |
| John Schindler | Unit Production Manager |
| John Robella | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sacha Sarchielli | First Assistant Camera, Steadicam Operator |
| Rebecca Fulton | Second Assistant Director |
| Segolen Koschu | Set Dresser |
| Seth Restaino | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Mike Kirton | Stunt Coordinator |
| John Lenkin | Third Assistant Camera |
| Scott Chandler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Phil Benson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jim J. Williams | Color Timer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kevin Spacey | Co-Producer |
| Jay Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Steve Alexander | Producer |
| Stephen Israel | Executive Producer |
| Buzz Hays | Co-Producer |
| Joanne Moore | Producer |
| Kevin Reidy | Associate Producer |
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