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Dead Janitor

2017 · 4 min

A quick, dry office satire that finds absurd humor in collective indifference to death.

Directed by
Matt Scruggs
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Chris Mayers, D.W. Medoff, Jonathon Pawlowski
Overview
Bill discovers the office Janitor is dead on the bullpen floor, but no one is upset besides him.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Matt Scruggs
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Chris Mayers, D.W. Medoff, Jonathon Pawlowski
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • isolation
  • work
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour7
Realism6
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Matt Scruggs
Written by
D.W. Medoff
Starring
Chris Mayers, D.W. Medoff, Jonathon Pawlowski, Elizabeth Ann Miller
Cinematography
Bryan Tan
Runtime
4 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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