American Job (1996)

Name: American Job
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1996-01-22

1h 35m

Running Time

Plot.

American Job is a narrative film about Randy Scott, a youth caught in the dismal confusion of living and working in the world of minimum wage. The film follows Randy through a number of low-paying, menial jobs including fast food dishwasher, custodian, telemarketer, and factory worker. It highlights the sheer boredom of minimum wage work and is a slightly comical and occasionally depressing look at what life is like in the US minimum wage arena.

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Cast & Crew.

Randy Russell

The American Worker / Writer

Chris Smith

Director / Writer

Matt Collier

Actor

Doug Ruschaupt

Writer

Eric Lezotte

Actor

Sarah Price

Editor

Details.

Release Date
January 22, 1996

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 35m

Genres
Comedy Drama

Wiki.

American Job is a 1996 independent film directed by Chris Smith. Shot in a satirical pseudo-documentary style, the film follows Randy, a young man living in a Midwestern US town, as he tries one mundane job after another, including monitoring a machine at a plastics factory, working as a clean-up person at a fast-food restaurant, cleaning motels, and becoming a telephone solicitor.