Haiku Tunnel

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Haiku Tunnel

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Released Sep 14, 2001

1h 30m

Comedy

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Josh Kornbluth (Josh Kornbluth) is attempting to write his first novel and supports himself by working as an office temp. When he is sent to the Schuyler & Mitchell law firm, the staff likes his work and wants to bring him on full-time. Despite some reservations, Josh agrees to become a permanent employee of the firm. Once he begins life as a regular worker, Josh begins to feel trapped, making him unable to perform simple tasks assigned by his boss, Bob Shelby (Warren Keith).

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Steven Rosen

Denver Post

In their low-budget, indie-film way, the Kornbluth brothers have come up with a modest, modern-day equivalent of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Oct 27, 2001

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Chris Vognar

Dallas Morning News

Kornbluth is funny, but not funny enough to carry his feature comedy.

Oct 18, 2001

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Louis B. Parks

Houston Chronicle

A low-budget, mild-mannered comedy, often amusing and at times laugh-out-loud funny.

Oct 9, 2001

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Pete Vonder Haar

Film Threat

Not badly done, but overshadowed by the superior (and better funded) Office Space

Rated: 3/5

Oct 28, 2005

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Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

A bit of an ego-trip, but an entertaining one.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 7, 2004

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Jim Shelby

Palo Alto Weekly

Rated: 3/4

May 20, 2003

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The best office comedy outside of Office Space. A perfect balance of subtle and off the wall humor, blended amongst hilariously satarized work settings and a absurdly caricatured ensemble. Haiku Tunnel exudes a unique and hard to quantify quality that makes it extremely memorable and hard to resist classic.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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I just have to say that if you ever worked as a temp, contract employee or any variation and have not seen this movie you are really missing out. Haiku Tunnel one of the funniest, dark humor movies ever.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Another one of those movies that just magically ended up in my queue. Probably appeared in a "Best Indie Movies" list somewhere. Anyway, it's an amusing office comedy, definitely low budget but still fun. It is certainly no Office Space, but it has it's moments.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Low budget Indie that tried to be OFFICE SPACE. As one who once considered becoming a paralegal, I found this flick kinda dull. Lawyers are crazy, secretaries are overworked, blah blah blah.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Almost simalar to the office space this indie made film, about a bold loser being a temp in a office that dominates his life. literally. after becoming the world biggest procrastinator he embarks on a ride that will blow you away. trust me on this. their is narration, comedy and truth or relating to a crummy job, if you've ever had one. it's filmed in the city i love; San francisco so i give it a thumbs up, not that it needs it. the formula works and i enjoy this comical movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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a wanna be 'office space' without the good actors and not as funny as

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Synopsis

Josh Kornbluth (Josh Kornbluth) is attempting to write his first novel and supports himself by working as an office temp. When he is sent to the Schuyler & Mitchell law firm, the staff likes his work and wants to bring him on full-time. Despite some reservations, Josh agrees to become a permanent employee of the firm. Once he begins life as a regular worker, Josh begins to feel trapped, making him unable to perform simple tasks assigned by his boss, Bob Shelby (Warren Keith).

Director: Jacob Kornbluth, Josh Kornbluth
Producer: Brian Benson, Jacob Kornbluth
Screenwriter: Josh Kornbluth, Jacob Kornbluth
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Mike's Movies, B9 Films, Hello Hookers, Pandemonium
Rating: R (Language|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 14, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 15, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $252.1K
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo

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