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Swimming with Sharks
From bringing him coffee to getting him laid, it's up to new assistant and aspiring screenwriter Guy to satisfy every whim of the incendiary Buddy Ackerman, powerful movie producer and the boss from hell.
Blinded by the promise of a fast track up the Hollywood ladder, Guy is about to find out that moviemaking is not for the faint-hearted. If he's going to rise to the top, then he'll need to play by Buddy's rules. And Buddy plays dirty.
Swimming with Sharks , adapted from the George Huang film by playwright Michael Lesslie, is an incisive look into the cut-throat world of Hollywood. The play had its world premiere at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on 5 October 2007.
Blinded by the promise of a fast track up the Hollywood ladder, Guy is about to find out that moviemaking is not for the faint-hearted. If he's going to rise to the top, then he'll need to play by Buddy's rules. And Buddy plays dirty.
Swimming with Sharks , adapted from the George Huang film by playwright Michael Lesslie, is an incisive look into the cut-throat world of Hollywood. The play had its world premiere at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on 5 October 2007.
144 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2007
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May 3, 2013
Kevin Spacey stars as Buddy Ackerman, "the boss from hell" who reigns over an entry-level corporate job anyone would kill for. The ambitious Guy (Frank Whaley), Buddy’s personal assistant, finds himself ducking everything from insults to paperweights as he tries to satisfy Buddy’s needs. But when those "needs" involve Guy¹s girlfriend, he snaps. In a wicked twist of personnel payback, Guy takes Buddy as his "personal hostage" for a hilarious executive-suite revenge that is every abused employee's dream come true!
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You can watch ( online streaming ) the movie adaptation of this on Amazon for FREE if you are a Prime Member (Very Cheap if your not). You can always purchase it on DVD, VHS, Blu-Ray, etc. while you are there.
If you are like me, and I know you are, you will look for another source online to watch. I am a big fan of 1Channel.ch for movies and they offer Swimming with Sharks links at; PutLocker, MOVPod, daClips, and SockShare. Enjoy!
July 24, 2024
I saw the film years ago and saw that there was a new series based on the play on a streaming service. To refresh my memory, I read this. There is so much going on but the biggest theme is about the abuse or power in the workplace. This is thought-provoking and a good read for anyone who is a manager.
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