Movie

Swimming with Sharks

“In Hollywood his dreams could come true. But first he has to make coffee.”

★ 6.6(338)19941h 33m

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Director: George Huang
Release date: 1994-09-10
Runtime: 1h 33m
Language: English
Box office: $382,928
Budget: $700,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Trimark Pictures

Swimming with Sharks — trailer

About Swimming with Sharks

Swimming with Sharks is a 1994 movie in the Crime and Comedy genres, directed by George Huang, starring Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley and Michelle Forbes. It has a runtime of 1 hour 33 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.6/10 from 338 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Swimming with Sharks in United Kingdom — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

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

Themes & keywords

careerkidnappingmanipulationdark comedysatirepunishmentrevengehollywoodlos angeles, californiahumiliationdisgruntled workerverbal abusestudio executivemovie producerevil boss