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1995, 90 minutes
Directed by Chris Smith
30th Anniversary
Official Selection 1996 Sundance Film Festival
From plastics factory and fast food to motels and beyond, Randy is just working the best he can. A deadpan satire following an everyday worker and a rotating cast of unique characters as they survive a minimum wage existence. From the director of American Movie.
“In appearance, Randy Russell looks something like a cross-between R.Crumb and a Harvey Pekar character in an American Splendor comic, which only augments the film’s wry humor. Director Chris Smith manages to situate the film within a mixture of tones — it is simultaneously deadpan, stark, weird, realistic, provocative, and funny. And watching American Job sure beats the hell out of working.”
- Marjorie Baumgarten, The Austin Chronicle