Milton, as played by Stephen Root in Office Space is such a perfect rendering of the socially awkward gamma male that it makes the eventual ending of the film that much sweeter. I won’t spoil the movie for the people who haven’t seen Office Space but if you haven’t seen it yet, I heartily recommend it. The Milton character was derived from this animated short created by director Mike Judge. In the short, we have all the hallmarks of the Milton from the movie, the constant and needless hassling from management, the obsession with the stapler and his stammer.
In the following clip, Milton’s office has been moved several times, he used to be by the window where he could “see the squirrels, and they were married” but now his office is a de facto storage area for some important boxes. The office manager has his precious red swingline stapler, he’s not receiving his paycheques and now they want him to move work areas again.
Bonus video. The Cake scene. Poor Milton. “The ratio of people to cake is too high!”
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