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The best layoff scenes in movies
Unemployment rates hover at double digits and movie attendance is running about the same rate ahead of 2008 ticket sales. It makes sense to combine the two, as some clever folks at SlateV.com did.
Whether you're independently wealthy, gainfully employed or on the dole, this collection of the best layoff scenes in movies is a kick. I'm partial to the scene from Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, with Alan Arkin as a grumpy boss firing the cheeriest guy in the office, or maybe the kiss-off line from Broadcast News that ends the piece.
Take a look, and add your own suggestions for the best on-screen firing ever.
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