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The Cutback

  • 2011
  • 7m
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Ashby Taggart in The Cutback (2011)
A new employee defends his job in this absurd look at the 'cutthroat' world of office politics.
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A new employee defends his job in this absurd look at the 'cutthroat' world of office politics.A new employee defends his job in this absurd look at the 'cutthroat' world of office politics.A new employee defends his job in this absurd look at the 'cutthroat' world of office politics.

  • Director
    • Lehr Beidelschies
  • Writer
    • Lehr Beidelschies
  • Stars
    • Ashby Taggart
    • Greg Wenz
    • Ed Flynn
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    • Director
      • Lehr Beidelschies
    • Writer
      • Lehr Beidelschies
    • Stars
      • Ashby Taggart
      • Greg Wenz
      • Ed Flynn
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    Ashby Taggart
    • Abbott
    Greg Wenz
    • Allen
    Ed Flynn
    • Bryant
    Barb Anderson
    • President
    Edward Kuffert
    • Rodgers
    Krista Krauss
    • Brianna
    Sommer Austin
    Sommer Austin
    • Elizabeth
    James Abernathy
    • Cubicle Victim
    Nick Vassil
    • Simone
    Kelso Ashby III
    • Knifefighter
    Jessica Erin Bennett
    Jessica Erin Bennett
    • Knifefighter
    Charles Boyington
    • Knifefighter
    Camden Brown
    • Knifefighter
    Brian Connelly
    Brian Connelly
    • Knifefighter
    Janelle Foszcz
    • Knifefighter
    Maryla Hakotte
    • Knifefighter
    Alexander Hashioka Oatfield
    Alexander Hashioka Oatfield
    • Knifefighter
    Andrew Luckenbill
    • Knifefighter
    • Director
      • Lehr Beidelschies
    • Writer
      • Lehr Beidelschies
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    7Rodrigo_Amaro

    Knives and stabbing competition in working places...literally

    This exquisite dark humored short film looks at the cold relations in an office space where staff literally back-stab each other for new positions, recognition, praise and stuff in order to please colleagues and bosses. To get what you want or to get even at someone who made you look bad before your superiors, the only chance you have is to stab the other one in the best possible way. Lesson learned in the hard way by newbie Abbie (Ashby Taggart), who under peer pressure decides he needs to get a knife and use against his new rival.

    Though most of the cast provide us with strange performances (only the lead convinces), the concept works very easily, the laughs come in the same way, and no minutes were wasted. A better dialog could be useful and more fun illustrations of the hard obstacles of working spaces could be used here as well.

    Gets a 7 as my 777th review written on July 7. 7/10

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      [last lines]

      Allen: Hey, I've been wanting to ask... where did you get that sweet machete?

      Abbott: Oh fuck!

    • Alternate versions
      The original version, titled "Lunchtime/Knifefight", includes 5 minutes of additional footage that was cut for most festival submissions.

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