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Nobody remembers Superman III . . . The Metropolis-based conglomerate Webscoe hires Gus Gorman, a talented computer programmer. Gus embezzles from his employer
by adolph 4y ago
Nobody remembers Superman III . . .
The Metropolis-based conglomerate Webscoe hires Gus Gorman, a talented computer programmer. Gus embezzles from his employer through salami slicing, which brings him to the attention of CEO Ross Webster.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_III
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2d02uk/til_that_the_trick_from_office_space_and_superman/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2d02uk/til_t...
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoThey mention Superman III in Office Space if I recall.
- mbg721 4y agoYeah, the writing in Office Space is very self-aware about not being original.
- adrianmonk 4y agoI've always assumed that's part of the joke. The office drones' lives are so mundane that even their crime is not original. Part of what makes office work such drudgery is the repetition ("corporate accounts payable speaking Nina speaking JUST a moment" over and over), and recycling a crime is a form of repetition.
- adolph 4y agoI think the earlier movie mentioned in the Reddit thread is "Hot Millions" of 1968. The lengthy trailer has many wonderful shots of ancient compute and tape storage. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063094/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063094/