The scene where they walk through the drainage ditch right there near the building was preceded by a scene with a building in the background that is nowhere around there. So, apparently there were two different cuts of the same scene with the same dialogue and they stitched them together. If you watch the movie it's when Tom is running toward them. The building right behind him is a large building. They start talking with the building in the background. Yet, when they get to the drainage ditch, they conversation continues as if uninterrupted, but that was two different locations. The drainage ditch was right there, but the tall building was somewhere else, either in Austin or Dallas. It makes me wonder if they originally cut the whole scene at the other location but later decided they wanted to do the drainage ditch scene and reshot part of it there.
Very nice video! I worked on the film, so it was fun to see all those locations again. Peter's apartment was built as a set, the production designer used the basic look of the apartments in the complex as a jumping off point, and it was located in the back of the office complex where we shot the Initech scenes. The rear of the office set was the conference room where the two Bobs hold their interviews; on the other side of the wall there was a big open space, the drop ceiling cleared out for maximum height and the apartment set was built there, which included a little recreation of the stairway landing and railing glimpsed outside the door when Peter enters.
It’s such an honor to have you here to have your input thank you so much. That is so fascinating. I just recently watched the movie and I was thinking… Man, maybe I was active real apartment location, but you have confirmed it. That’s so cool.
I saw that quick glimpse of the stairwell, and I was like… Maybe I was at the real location, but you just confirmed it there. Great job at re-creating the practical location.!!
@@TampaJay We indeed shot the exteriors at the same spot you were at, including the scene with Peter and Lawrence talking outside the apartments. I never went inside the actual apartment so it was interesting to see in your video how similar it was to the set!
I was in the movie in the scene inside Chotskis (a/k/a Old Alligator Grill). You can see me in the background in the scene. Got to meet and talk to Jen and Mike Judge. Sat and watched scenes on the prompter after we filmed. So fun!
@@bunberrierI’m the girl in the background in the burgundy outfit with bangs. They actually cut bangs for the scene. While I was mortified, I knew my hair would grow back. Haha!
Originally the chase Bank/Chotski's was the alligator grill. They closed back in the early 2000's. They had pictures of the cast, signed and hung on the walls.
This movie was almost an exact portrayal of my life at the time. In 1999 I lived in Las Colinas and worked as a programmer a few blocks away. The grassy canals were there and tgi-fridays nearby. My apartment had thin walls and I worked with other young men like Bolton and Samir. I also strangely began questioning life and one day left the job and never went back not giving notice.
lol my dad lived in Irving nearby Las Colinas and was also a programmer, though in the early 90's, like 92 or 93 I think. I really thought this movie was shot in Las Colinas because of how similar everything looked to that region of DFW, so I was actually surprised to learn today that it was filmed in Austin.
I feel ya, man. I related to plenty of things in it. My office digs were nicer than what you see in the movie (not many cubicles), but I could relate to the dreariness. I was a programmer at a small IT firm. For me, it was because of a dysfunctional work environment. Stuff would happen that didn't make sense, and we were just putting up with it. I reached a point where I quit, and it felt so liberating. I felt like Peter, where he just didn't care. The way Peter felt about Lundberg reminded me of how I felt about my boss, though he was not as casual and low-key. Peter's apartment living felt a little familiar. The comedy with that was funny as hell. The part I couldn't relate to at all was the angst, wanting to beat up office equipment, steal money, burn the place down. I just had to move on. The movie came out the year I quit. So, it was timed perfectly.
I worked in that office building for a few years starting in 2000 as an exec assistant. I saw 9/11 go down from a conference room in that building. The movie had just been filmed there apparently and the staff that was there at the time was thrilled. Many had a copy of the movie at their desks. I, for some reason, didn't really watch the movie until I left working there. I regret that now! It's one of my favorites. It's so funny to see them walking around the office and recognizing areas.
Office Space is one of my favorite movies of all time. I saw it as a teenager, and liked it. But when I grew older and got hired at my very own office job...I developed an entirely new love for the movie and in many ways, the filmed saved my life. I hated that job lol Loved this video! So cool seeing the filming locations as they exist today.
Okay I legit watched this on my desktop while filling orders for my business and I thought it was Adam the Woo the ENTIRE time! I did a quick CTL F and typed in "Adam" to see if anyone else agreed. This comment came up. Here we are fam!
I must have watched Office Space at least a dozen times, but only on my last viewing (for the first time on blu-ray, every time previous it was on DVD), I finally noticed the "Morningwood Apartments" prop sign and got the joke. It's one of those Easter eggs you have to happen to notice, otherwise you miss it. I guess the HD finally helped, too, since I never saw it in the theater.
At the time the movie was filmed, the Chotchkie's restaurant was The Alligator Grill on South Lamar. It was a fun place, way cooler than the one in the movie. This brings back memories of growing up in Austin in the 90s.
I miss the restaurant on South Lamar where they filmed all of the Friday Night Lights diner scenes. Can’t remember the name but they made great burgers and pizza.
I'm not usually a fan of filming location vids but this one was truly awesome. Maybe because I love this movie too. Very, very cool that couple let you into their apartment to look around. Genuine Texans too from the sound of their accents. Great vid, Jay.
I'm from Austin and was working in a cube farm for a high tech company here when this movie was filmed and the released. I immediately related to everything about it and it became one of my favorite films. Great video, Tampa Jay!
Thank you so much for this! Office Space has been such a influential movie in my life, came out at a amazing time in my life and the movie made everything even better, it always will! This has just made the movie even better :)
@@drewp1974I live in Austin (and even saw them filming Office Space on the way to school way back when, on Metric Blvd). $2000 sounds right, unfortunately
My first apartment in Austin was just a few blocks from Inatech. It was so weird when I found out, because I had been driving past it routinely and never knew.
I'm so glad they didn't make a sequel, because the film stands on its own and is a perfect time capsule of the tech bubble from the mid-90s thru the early 2000s. Those were the days.
There is an actual Morning Woods subdivision outside of Memphis. Someone always removes the S in Woods on their sign and they have to continually replace it.
I was in my car next to the car and trailer where Jennifer and Rob were having a conversation in their car. Up north near ACC campus. I feel like this was 97 or 98, but can't recall.
wtf. For 25 years I had convinced myself this was filmed in Dallas/Ft. Worth. I guess it was the Las Colinas reference in the movie. Now I am slightly disappointed that I spread such widespread misinformation about that movie's filming location. LOL cool video, thanks
I thought the same thing. I'm pretty sure I was fooled by a highway sign that says "Dallas" during the opening traffic jam. It must be a sign for a highway going to Dallas from Austin but I thought it meant they were on the outskirts of Dallas. I didn't know Texas well enough to know where Las Colinas was. But Lawrence does complain that he has to get up at 4:00am and "drive my ass up to Las Colinas every day this week". Google maps says it's about 3 hrs. So with that bad traffic he's probably on site by 7:30 or 8 which seems reasonable for a commercial drywall guy.
The opening traffic scene with the street signs was filmed in Dallas. You can see the Hilton at the intersection of 635 and the tollway. Everything else, including the traffic jam scene, was filmed in Austin.
I worked for Accenture when they had offices in there, it was a trip to walk in there. We I used to go to old alligator grill also where the restaurant scenes where filmed lol.
I was a designer for Swingline in Chicago when they were contacted by the producers of this movie for permission to use the stapler. I didn't design the 646, that stapler was designed in the 1960s, but I don't know who did it. My manager was one of the people who signed off on it. A year after it hit the theaters I was working in Houston for a computer company and living in a generic apartment like Peter's. A year later got laid off and I took a temp job working at an office that looked like the Initech office. Houston and Austin look remarkably similar.
I love office space. It's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I didn't know where it was filmed, but that's really awesome that not only are most of the locations still there, most of them still look the same. Safe travels to you.
Thanks Ross I was surprised myself to see that most of the locations still look the same. It is that classic comedy none of the jokes inside the movie get old they just get better!
That building used to be Crystal Semi Conductor. They were my client in the 90's so I visited them often. There is a hallway that runs the length of the front window they called the "Archery Range".
Yesss! I love this. Hands down, one of the most entertaining movies ever made. Very cool that that couple let you into their apartment. I too have had a printer moment. Incredibly gratifying.
It was so much fun tracking down this iconic film glad you enjoyed it Bridget. That couple was so cool they didn’t know that it was filmed there, I broke the news.
Dude you totally reset the bar with this one. Excellent job destroying the printer. Glad you're enjoying austin, some of my old stopping grounds being a Texas boy myself. Now I got to go watch office space again. Thanks Jay and keep up the good work 👍✌️🤙🤘👏
I was one of the guys who laid data cable for the set, so some of the computers could have an internet connection. Ironic, because although I worked for several companies installing data and fiber optic cabling in Austin at the time, I moved to L.A. soon afterwards and worked on a ton of films and TV shows as an actor. I later ran into Gary Cole at a Ralph’s - and couldn’t remember the name of the film. I told him that the film… where he would speak with the coffee cup in his hand… he was a great in. He said “Um, Office Space?”. I also later worked with Ron Livingston, but I can’t recall what the heck that project was.
Great job at matching things up I really enjoy the way you show the viewers the videos and pictures from the movie then and now love it keep up the great work!!!!
Awesome vlog! Definitely an Office Space fan. And yes, I have a Red swingline stapler in my office with a picture of Milton taped to it. And I also have a framed photo of Lumbergh overlooking my desk.
"I don't really like talking about my flair". Smart writing. Don't just give the audience one boss to hate, throw in another little Napoleonic weasel. Great movie and one of the best examples that there is some truth in all humor. In this movie, a lot of truth.
@@barrybb5409 I knew exactly who it was the moment she first appeared on screen. Hard NOT to know it was Jennifer Aniston playing Joanna. This movie was right in the middle of the years of the run of the sitcom "Friends."
@@barrybb5409 Now THAT I did not know. The writer director. Apparently, he based the character on an actual TGI Fridays boss he observed mistreating employees.
When I was watching office space over and over in my teens,I honestly wanted Peter's life. An office job with a nice apartment. I never understood why he was so unhappy lol
Imagine living in one of the apartments and during a natural conversation office space came up but you never seen it, so you go home and decide to watch it and realize your apartment is in the movie, or heck even working at any of the buildings featured or in the background
Wow, Jay...you have outdone yourself. Probably one of my favorites so far! I had to watch it twice! So much great information and it makes me want to watch Office Space again! I had a feeling you were going to bust out a printer and baseball bat!
Fun fact, completely unrelated to the movie: if a manmade depression meant to hold water does NOT normally have water in it, and is usually empty except after storms, it's a DEtention pond. A REtention pond normally has water whether or not it rained recently, and is rarely empty.
I attended a meeting in this office complex and thought it might have been from Office Space. I mentioned it to the people I was meeting, and they showed me a wall of photos of the movie production. I was surprised I recognized it, lol. Great movie!
Only location I can think of that you left out was North Dallas (I-635 at North Dallas Tollway), where the big wide shots of the opening traffic scene was filmed (before it cuts to closer shots of Peter with the old man scooting the walker). You can see the Galleria Dallas shopping mall and other familiar buildings in the background in those shots.
7:50 I worked down the street a bit from where you are right here in an office park that had similar Office Space vibes lol... it was at the corner of Metric & Braker
I used to work in that building used for the exterior shots of Initech. At the time I worked there it was MCI Communications. I later worked at a Double Dave's Pizza next door to the restaurant used for the interior shots of Chotchkes, which at the time was called Alligator Grill.
Cool video! I was at the filming of the printer stomp scene for an hour or so, saw a few takes of the scene which was hilarious in real life also. Mike Judge and the crew were cracking up between takes. It was filmed in a field next to a firehouse on Manchaca, south of Slaughter.
I live in Austin and never knew it was filmed here. Now I will have an eye out for these locations. Thank you! Office Space is one of my top 5 movies of all time.
I lived those days as a software eng., one of my favorite movies because it's so accurate. And it's true, we used to duck below our cubes to try and get out before the boss seeing us. Like Wack-A-Moles.
Hi there Jay, this is another fun and amazing video my friend!!! I love that movie, it made me laugh like crazy. I just watched it the other night!!! Thats so awesome that all the buildings are still around where they did all the filming. My favorite is the pub, love all the old wood and cool things in there. YEP!!! Its going to be one of those typical Mondays today, but something great and wonderful will always come out of everyday. On this Monday, I'm really happy that the sun is shining bright and no rain. I hope you have a wonderful and amazing day Jay, loved this video and thank you for sharing!!! It totally made my Monday a lot better. You're the best my friend.🤗💖🤗💖🤗
TB you are the man what an awesome and original volg sir! Um Yah - I need for you to submit your next video this Saturday and I’ll need to see one on Sunday too and plz wear a Hawaiian shirt! Kudo’s. Tampa Jay very cool!
I've always wondered why the whole video was filmed in the Austin area but the very opening scene when they showed all the traffic before they actually showed the guys in the cars, was filmed on 635 in Dallas. Wonder if they had that stock footage or footage from something else and just used it vs filming a hwy in Austin.
I worked on the movie, so I can answer that! We shot mostly in Austin but also a few days in Dallas (and the final scene with Milton in the Florida Keys). When the guys are walking back from Chotchkies and Tom Smykowski runs to meet them, that's a shot we did in Dallas (the one just before the shot where they go through the retention pond as seen in this video). I was sent to shoot the traffic jam that opens the movie with a small crew. At the time there weren't any similar highways in Austin that had buildings along it with the right look.
LOL - My band has played that Baker St. Pub lots of times. I had no idea, until now, that Office Space filmed there. I will be sure to talk about at our next show there, which is later this month. And, yes, I went there back when it was Alligator Grill (which is what it was when the movie was filmed).
I know the people that live in that house where Tom Witkowski lived. I've been inside. It was cool knowing I had been in the same place as Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston.
I'm going to have to watch the movie again. It's been years. If you could let me know when you're going to post your next video, that'll be great. Great video, Jay! Thank you!
This is amazing! I just re-discovered this movie again after getting an actual office job and I've watched it so many times in the past week. Thanks for showing the real life locations! I love that you even beat up a printer 😂
The very first shot of the opening (just after the "Twentieth Century Fox" card) is in Dallas. LBJ (635) to the west of Dallas North Tollway looking east. It shifts cropping in time with the music, but the Galleria is to the north (left). The silvery office to the right has changed owners and tenants many times since the movie, but the Galleria is still the Galleria. After this the opening moves to Austin.
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I've lived in austin and seen the movie. Never thought to find the location. Now I need to see for myself, thanks.
A genuine world-class film for the Library of Congress.
Gary Cole is a nice person in real life
This one is dedicated to all those out there with ‘a case of the Monday’s!’
I freaking say that all of the time since movie came out...driving people nuts with that lil perky voice 😄
Your videos rock
Thank you Kevin
The scene where they walk through the drainage ditch right there near the building was preceded by a scene with a building in the background that is nowhere around there. So, apparently there were two different cuts of the same scene with the same dialogue and they stitched them together. If you watch the movie it's when Tom is running toward them. The building right behind him is a large building. They start talking with the building in the background. Yet, when they get to the drainage ditch, they conversation continues as if uninterrupted, but that was two different locations. The drainage ditch was right there, but the tall building was somewhere else, either in Austin or Dallas. It makes me wonder if they originally cut the whole scene at the other location but later decided they wanted to do the drainage ditch scene and reshot part of it there.
Did they know they were living in Peter's apt when you showed up at their door.?
went to this in theaters back in 99... first date!.
girl is gone, but movie remains
That’s how I feel about the fast and furious and now there’s 9 of them smh
Never go to the movies on a first date.
Did you guys break up because she slept with Lumberg? LOL!!
Very nice video! I worked on the film, so it was fun to see all those locations again. Peter's apartment was built as a set, the production designer used the basic look of the apartments in the complex as a jumping off point, and it was located in the back of the office complex where we shot the Initech scenes. The rear of the office set was the conference room where the two Bobs hold their interviews; on the other side of the wall there was a big open space, the drop ceiling cleared out for maximum height and the apartment set was built there, which included a little recreation of the stairway landing and railing glimpsed outside the door when Peter enters.
It’s such an honor to have you here to have your input thank you so much. That is so fascinating. I just recently watched the movie and I was thinking… Man, maybe I was active real apartment location, but you have confirmed it. That’s so cool.
I saw that quick glimpse of the stairwell, and I was like… Maybe I was at the real location, but you just confirmed it there. Great job at re-creating the practical location.!!
@@TampaJay We indeed shot the exteriors at the same spot you were at, including the scene with Peter and Lawrence talking outside the apartments. I never went inside the actual apartment so it was interesting to see in your video how similar it was to the set!
@@chupap1 that’s so cool man I’m happy you watched the vid! Thank you. 😊
Terrific tour of the filming locations, thanks! To have some one who worked on the film (one of the best of all time) comment….epic!
This is the best Office Space locations video I've ever seen. Thank you Brother!
I was in the movie in the scene inside Chotskis (a/k/a Old Alligator Grill). You can see me in the background in the scene. Got to meet and talk to Jen and Mike Judge. Sat and watched scenes on the prompter after we filmed. So fun!
That’s so amazing! I’m happy you found the Video. Thanks for watching
Awesome which person are you
@@bunberrier and how many pieces of flair were you wearing?
😂👍🏻👍🏻
@@bunberrierI’m the girl in the background in the burgundy outfit with bangs. They actually cut bangs for the scene. While I was mortified, I knew my hair would grow back. Haha!
Originally the chase Bank/Chotski's was the alligator grill. They closed back in the early 2000's. They had pictures of the cast, signed and hung on the walls.
This movie was almost an exact portrayal of my life at the time. In 1999 I lived in Las Colinas and worked as a programmer a few blocks away. The grassy canals were there and tgi-fridays nearby. My apartment had thin walls and I worked with other young men like Bolton and Samir. I also strangely began questioning life and one day left the job and never went back not giving notice.
Which is why I can't understand how this movie wasn't a big hit in 1999. It is sooo funny and so relatable.
lol my dad lived in Irving nearby Las Colinas and was also a programmer, though in the early 90's, like 92 or 93 I think. I really thought this movie was shot in Las Colinas because of how similar everything looked to that region of DFW, so I was actually surprised to learn today that it was filmed in Austin.
@@ebinrockI was the only person in the theatre opening night…I’ve never laughed harder in my life
I feel ya, man. I related to plenty of things in it. My office digs were nicer than what you see in the movie (not many cubicles), but I could relate to the dreariness. I was a programmer at a small IT firm. For me, it was because of a dysfunctional work environment. Stuff would happen that didn't make sense, and we were just putting up with it. I reached a point where I quit, and it felt so liberating. I felt like Peter, where he just didn't care. The way Peter felt about Lundberg reminded me of how I felt about my boss, though he was not as casual and low-key. Peter's apartment living felt a little familiar. The comedy with that was funny as hell.
The part I couldn't relate to at all was the angst, wanting to beat up office equipment, steal money, burn the place down. I just had to move on.
The movie came out the year I quit. So, it was timed perfectly.
Wasnt lawrence waking his ass up early to head up to las colinas
I worked in that office building for a few years starting in 2000 as an exec assistant. I saw 9/11 go down from a conference room in that building.
The movie had just been filmed there apparently and the staff that was there at the time was thrilled. Many had a copy of the movie at their desks.
I, for some reason, didn't really watch the movie until I left working there. I regret that now! It's one of my favorites. It's so funny to see them walking around the office and recognizing areas.
Office Space is one of my favorite movies of all time. I saw it as a teenager, and liked it. But when I grew older and got hired at my very own office job...I developed an entirely new love for the movie and in many ways, the filmed saved my life. I hated that job lol Loved this video! So cool seeing the filming locations as they exist today.
I like how mundane the buildings are. Really adds to the look of the film
“Oh! Well this not a mundane detail Michael!!!”
@@MartyMcFly88u are a genius! Great reference!😂
So mundane I worked across from Initech for 20 years and just found out.
@@ztimboyeah lol same! I live 2 minutes from there and have walked many times passed it 😂
Watched the opening scene being filmed where the traffic is stopped and the old dude was walking. I was at Austin’s IBM building #45 watching the fun.
I thought I was watching an Adam the Woo video when I first heard your voice and sentence structuring.
Exactly! Me too
Yea. Almost too close
Okay I legit watched this on my desktop while filling orders for my business and I thought it was Adam the Woo the ENTIRE time! I did a quick CTL F and typed in "Adam" to see if anyone else agreed. This comment came up. Here we are fam!
10:00 "Morning Wood" sounds like a Beavis and Butthead joke for sure😂
It actually is though
I never realized the apartment complex is named “morning wood apartments”. That is totally brilliant.
I must have watched Office Space at least a dozen times, but only on my last viewing (for the first time on blu-ray, every time previous it was on DVD), I finally noticed the "Morningwood Apartments" prop sign and got the joke. It's one of those Easter eggs you have to happen to notice, otherwise you miss it. I guess the HD finally helped, too, since I never saw it in the theater.
@@ebinrock Kind of like "Bushwood Country Club" from Caddyshack.
At the time the movie was filmed, the Chotchkie's restaurant was The Alligator Grill on South Lamar. It was a fun place, way cooler than the one in the movie. This brings back memories of growing up in Austin in the 90s.
Yep. I worked at the Double Daves right next to it. Lol
@@antonchigurh3794 oh man, glad double daves is still around. Pepperoni rolls ftw.
I miss the restaurant on South Lamar where they filmed all of the Friday Night Lights diner scenes. Can’t remember the name but they made great burgers and pizza.
Now I remember - EZ’s!!! RIP EZ’s.
Back when it was still the Alligator Grill they used to have pictures from the filming all over the walls.
A small film, from twenty and more years ago... and here I am, in 2024, watching a tour of the locations. Amazing testament to "movie magic".
I'm not usually a fan of filming location vids but this one was truly awesome. Maybe because I love this movie too. Very, very cool that couple let you into their apartment to look around. Genuine Texans too from the sound of their accents. Great vid, Jay.
Thank you! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it. They were a really sweet and awesome couple
Thank you !
I'm from Austin and was working in a cube farm for a high tech company here when this movie was filmed and the released. I immediately related to everything about it and it became one of my favorite films. Great video, Tampa Jay!
Thank you so much for this! Office Space has been such a influential movie in my life, came out at a amazing time in my life and the movie made everything even better, it always will! This has just made the movie even better :)
Also fun fact: Peter's apartment in 2008 was $580/mo. Today, it's $2,000 LOL
No. Not in TX.
San Diego, where I live. Yeah.
2200-2800 a month.
@@drewp1974I live in Austin (and even saw them filming Office Space on the way to school way back when, on Metric Blvd). $2000 sounds right, unfortunately
Since everyones moving to texas, that makes sense. But probably even more so in dallas or houston.
@@drewp1974 You must never been to Austin LOL. Im from orange county and its getting the same
"Hey Peter! Check out Channel 9, check out this chick!!"
I'm gonna show her my O face.
My first apartment in Austin was just a few blocks from Inatech. It was so weird when I found out, because I had been driving past it routinely and never knew.
Morning Wood Apartments HAHA I never knew - - Comedy genius!!
I'm so glad they didn't make a sequel, because the film stands on its own and is a perfect time capsule of the tech bubble from the mid-90s thru the early 2000s. Those were the days.
There is an actual Morning Woods subdivision outside of Memphis. Someone always removes the S in Woods on their sign and they have to continually replace it.
I was in my car next to the car and trailer where Jennifer and Rob were having a conversation in their car. Up north near ACC campus. I feel like this was 97 or 98, but can't recall.
Thank you for doing this. This was one of my favorite movies growing up.
Mike Judge is an Texan legend and loves him some Austin 🤘🏻
wtf. For 25 years I had convinced myself this was filmed in Dallas/Ft. Worth. I guess it was the Las Colinas reference in the movie. Now I am slightly disappointed that I spread such widespread misinformation about that movie's filming location. LOL cool video, thanks
I thought the same thing. I'm pretty sure I was fooled by a highway sign that says "Dallas" during the opening traffic jam. It must be a sign for a highway going to Dallas from Austin but I thought it meant they were on the outskirts of Dallas.
I didn't know Texas well enough to know where Las Colinas was. But Lawrence does complain that he has to get up at 4:00am and "drive my ass up to Las Colinas every day this week". Google maps says it's about 3 hrs. So with that bad traffic he's probably on site by 7:30 or 8 which seems reasonable for a commercial drywall guy.
The opening traffic scene with the street signs was filmed in Dallas. You can see the Hilton at the intersection of 635 and the tollway. Everything else, including the traffic jam scene, was filmed in Austin.
The opening establishing shots were filmed in north Dallas. My wife now works in one of those buildings.
The scene right before the bushes/drainage ditch was filmed at my works parking lot.
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another filming fun fact at the end where milton is on an island with his drink complaining, that was filmed at sunset key cottages in key west.
Love this, Office Space is one of my favorites. Awesome job tracking down those locations. Have fun in Austin and thanks for the adventures.
I worked for Accenture when they had offices in there, it was a trip to walk in there.
We I used to go to old alligator grill also where the restaurant scenes where filmed lol.
I was a designer for Swingline in Chicago when they were contacted by the producers of this movie for permission to use the stapler. I didn't design the 646, that stapler was designed in the 1960s, but I don't know who did it. My manager was one of the people who signed off on it. A year after it hit the theaters I was working in Houston for a computer company and living in a generic apartment like Peter's. A year later got laid off and I took a temp job working at an office that looked like the Initech office. Houston and Austin look remarkably similar.
I never realized the apartment complex name was morning wood. That is hilarious. Those guys are brilliant
I love office space. It's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I didn't know where it was filmed, but that's really awesome that not only are most of the locations still there, most of them still look the same. Safe travels to you.
Thanks Ross I was surprised myself to see that most of the locations still look the same. It is that classic comedy none of the jokes inside the movie get old they just get better!
@@TampaJay that's true. It's just as funny and relatable as it was back then.
That building used to be Crystal Semi Conductor. They were my client in the 90's so I visited them often. There is a hallway that runs the length of the front window they called the "Archery Range".
Yesss! I love this. Hands down, one of the most entertaining movies ever made. Very cool that that couple let you into their apartment. I too have had a printer moment. Incredibly gratifying.
It was so much fun tracking down this iconic film glad you enjoyed it Bridget. That couple was so cool they didn’t know that it was filmed there, I broke the news.
@@TampaJay lol, that’s awesome!
Love that movie! A true classic. So many great lines. Thanks for making this video
I used to work at the old Alligator Grill/Chotskis and they had a bunch of photos on the walls of the movie shoot
Dude you totally reset the bar with this one. Excellent job destroying the printer. Glad you're enjoying austin, some of my old stopping grounds being a Texas boy myself. Now I got to go watch office space again. Thanks Jay and keep up the good work 👍✌️🤙🤘👏
I was one of the guys who laid data cable for the set, so some of the computers could have an internet connection. Ironic, because although I worked for several companies installing data and fiber optic cabling in Austin at the time, I moved to L.A. soon afterwards and worked on a ton of films and TV shows as an actor. I later ran into Gary Cole at a Ralph’s - and couldn’t remember the name of the film. I told him that the film… where he would speak with the coffee cup in his hand… he was a great in. He said “Um, Office Space?”. I also later worked with Ron Livingston, but I can’t recall what the heck that project was.
Great job at matching things up I really enjoy the way you show the viewers the videos and pictures from the movie then and now love it keep up the great work!!!!
Thanks Don! Happy to hear you enjoyed it.
I honestly never paid attention to the name of his apartment complex, that is hilarious.
Hee hee
@@TampaJay the whole movie is amazing and you did an awesome job with the filming locations
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I always thought half of the movie was filmed in the Dallas area. Very cool
Applause to you Jay! I loooove that movie! Great video...
Awesome vlog! Definitely an Office Space fan. And yes, I have a Red swingline stapler in my office with a picture of Milton taped to it. And I also have a framed photo of Lumbergh overlooking my desk.
Absolutely love this kinda stuff. Big fan of the movie. Good stuff, man!!! Thanks for the tour!!
Thanks Bryan
Love this and thanks for this. Office space is a classic and we still mimic this movie in our office environment
Loved the 360's and seeing in opposite directions to the scenes.
Glad to hear thank you
"I don't really like talking about my flair". Smart writing. Don't just give the audience one boss to hate, throw in another little Napoleonic weasel. Great movie and one of the best examples that there is some truth in all humor. In this movie, a lot of truth.
You have any idea who played that character? Lol
@@barrybb5409 I knew exactly who it was the moment she first appeared on screen. Hard NOT to know it was Jennifer Aniston playing Joanna. This movie was right in the middle of the years of the run of the sitcom "Friends."
@@trainliker100 meant the other boss, lol. Look up who played the flair boss.
@@barrybb5409 Now THAT I did not know. The writer director. Apparently, he based the character on an actual TGI Fridays boss he observed mistreating employees.
When I was watching office space over and over in my teens,I honestly wanted Peter's life. An office job with a nice apartment. I never understood why he was so unhappy lol
Imagine living in one of the apartments and during a natural conversation office space came up but you never seen it, so you go home and decide to watch it and realize your apartment is in the movie, or heck even working at any of the buildings featured or in the background
Wow, Jay...you have outdone yourself.
Probably one of my favorites so far!
I had to watch it twice! So much great information and it makes me want to watch Office Space again!
I had a feeling you were going to bust out a printer and baseball bat!
Fun fact, completely unrelated to the movie: if a manmade depression meant to hold water does NOT normally have water in it, and is usually empty except after storms, it's a DEtention pond. A REtention pond normally has water whether or not it rained recently, and is rarely empty.
You did a fantastic job on this Office Space filming location video. Best on TH-cam! Thanks!
I attended a meeting in this office complex and thought it might have been from Office Space. I mentioned it to the people I was meeting, and they showed me a wall of photos of the movie production. I was surprised I recognized it, lol. Great movie!
Dude. This is gonna blow up. Really put some effort in here. Well done.
Only location I can think of that you left out was North Dallas (I-635 at North Dallas Tollway), where the big wide shots of the opening traffic scene was filmed (before it cuts to closer shots of Peter with the old man scooting the walker). You can see the Galleria Dallas shopping mall and other familiar buildings in the background in those shots.
Exactly. Because of that opening scene, for the longest time I thought the entire movie was filmed in the Dallas area.
7:50 I worked down the street a bit from where you are right here in an office park that had similar Office Space vibes lol... it was at the corner of Metric & Braker
BRUH. They let you into their apartment! Hahahahahaha. And they knew Office Space!
I wonder if they knew it was the location before he showed up.
Extremely well done sir, thank you!!
I’ve watched this movie countless times and can appreciate all the locations and screen grabs. I quote this movie non stop! Thanks so much 🤩
Thank you so much! I’m happy to here a fan of the film watched and enjoyed it.
This is awesome! Perfect video for a Monday 😄
Hey Peter, what’s happening. Yeah I’m going to need you to go ahead and come in on Saturday. Yeah
I used to work in that building used for the exterior shots of Initech. At the time I worked there it was MCI Communications. I later worked at a Double Dave's Pizza next door to the restaurant used for the interior shots of Chotchkes, which at the time was called Alligator Grill.
For those who have not seen OFFICE SPACE it is a must.
Why would someone who hasn't seen the movie be watching this video?
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Good Monday Morning Jay!!
Thank you good morning to you
Great comparisons! Great job! Thank you for sharing. These iconic locations 👏👍✌️
Cool video! I was at the filming of the printer stomp scene for an hour or so, saw a few takes of the scene which was hilarious in real life also. Mike Judge and the crew were cracking up between takes. It was filmed in a field next to a firehouse on Manchaca, south of Slaughter.
You're starting to crush it with these film locations. This is one of your best film locations yet! #keepgoing
Thank you buddy appreciate that much Ahead
One of my favorite comedies of all time I am going to show you my “OH” face!!
This is pure gold! Can't thank enough man! Cheers!
Stephen Root ("Milton") is so versatile. He also took over the screen in "No Country for Old Men."
💯...his little part in O brother where art thou was great too. Also can't forget about Dodgeball 😂
Very cool! Seen this movie a million times.
I live in Austin and never knew it was filmed here. Now I will have an eye out for these locations. Thank you! Office Space is one of my top 5 movies of all time.
Wow, nice work tracking down all of those locations! I thought I knew most of then, but the Chotski exterior I had no idea. Very cool!
Awesome video. It was also filmed in Las Colinas in Irving, TX. Will you do a video of those scene locations as well? Thanks.
Funny movie, one of my favs ! I didn't know it was filmed around Austin....well done👍, Thanx Jay !
We enjoyed this, Jay! Haven’t seen this movie in years!
Thanks Jacquie glad you enjoyed it :)
Fabulous Tampa great locations and your research and editing as usual second to none 👌
Great job TJ! 👍
I lived those days as a software eng., one of my favorite movies because it's so accurate. And it's true, we used to duck below our cubes to try and get out before the boss seeing us. Like Wack-A-Moles.
Hi there Jay, this is another fun and amazing video my friend!!! I love that movie, it made me laugh like crazy. I just watched it the other night!!! Thats so awesome that all the buildings are still around where they did all the filming. My favorite is the pub, love all the old wood and cool things in there. YEP!!! Its going to be one of those typical Mondays today, but something great and wonderful will always come out of everyday. On this Monday, I'm really happy that the sun is shining bright and no rain. I hope you have a wonderful and amazing day Jay, loved this video and thank you for sharing!!! It totally made my Monday a lot better. You're the best my friend.🤗💖🤗💖🤗
TB you are the man what an awesome and original volg sir! Um Yah - I need for you to submit your next video this Saturday and I’ll need to see one on Sunday too and plz wear a Hawaiian shirt! Kudo’s. Tampa Jay very cool!
Haha Lumberg is truly a legend! thank you John
The most important documentary of our time ❤
Thank you
@@TampaJay thank you
I've always wondered why the whole video was filmed in the Austin area but the very opening scene when they showed all the traffic before they actually showed the guys in the cars, was filmed on 635 in Dallas. Wonder if they had that stock footage or footage from something else and just used it vs filming a hwy in Austin.
I worked on the movie, so I can answer that! We shot mostly in Austin but also a few days in Dallas (and the final scene with Milton in the Florida Keys). When the guys are walking back from Chotchkies and Tom Smykowski runs to meet them, that's a shot we did in Dallas (the one just before the shot where they go through the retention pond as seen in this video). I was sent to shoot the traffic jam that opens the movie with a small crew. At the time there weren't any similar highways in Austin that had buildings along it with the right look.
@@chupap1 that's cool. Thanks for the answer!
@@chupap1 Any idea of where the "destroy the printer" scene was filmed? That field is hallowed ground for Office Space fans - lol.
LOL - My band has played that Baker St. Pub lots of times. I had no idea, until now, that Office Space filmed there. I will be sure to talk about at our next show there, which is later this month. And, yes, I went there back when it was Alligator Grill (which is what it was when the movie was filmed).
You spelled Peters last name wrong in the scene description. Its Gibbons
I know the people that live in that house where Tom Witkowski lived. I've been inside. It was cool knowing I had been in the same place as Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston.
Absolutely love your videos Jay
I'm going to have to watch the movie again. It's been years. If you could let me know when you're going to post your next video, that'll be great. Great video, Jay! Thank you!
Great video Jay!
Thank you so much :)
This is really detailed! One of my favorite movies! You’re very talented!
You’re telling me I live 10 minutes away from Initech and I had no idea?
This is amazing! I just re-discovered this movie again after getting an actual office job and I've watched it so many times in the past week. Thanks for showing the real life locations! I love that you even beat up a printer 😂
The very first shot of the opening (just after the "Twentieth Century Fox" card) is in Dallas. LBJ (635) to the west of Dallas North Tollway looking east. It shifts cropping in time with the music, but the Galleria is to the north (left). The silvery office to the right has changed owners and tenants many times since the movie, but the Galleria is still the Galleria. After this the opening moves to Austin.
Oh now I get it when you meant about filming locations. I should do a filming location as well since I live in Los Angeles. There will be tons.
That movie was funny! We still quote it. Awesome that you visited a bunch of the places that were in the movie. Thanks for sharing!
One of my all time favorite films, I will definitely be visiting these the next time I'm in Austin!
Great video Jay. I enjoyed seeing the office spaces Thanks 😊