▁assistant . ▁Guy , ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁graduated ▁from ▁film ▁school , ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁his ▁new ▁job ▁is ▁a ▁golden ▁opportunity . ▁Despite ▁warnings ▁from ▁R ex , ▁the ▁out going ▁assistant ▁who ▁has ▁become ▁hard ened ▁under ▁Bud dy ' s ▁reign , ▁Guy ▁remains ▁optim istic . ▁ ▁Bud dy ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁b oss ▁from ▁hell ; ▁he ▁tre ats ▁Guy ▁like ▁a ▁slave , ▁subjects ▁him ▁to ▁sad istic ▁( and ▁public ) ▁ver bal ▁ab use , ▁and ▁has ▁him ▁b ending ▁over ▁back ward ▁to ▁do ▁meaning less ▁err ands ▁that ▁go ▁beyond ▁just ▁his ▁work ▁life . ▁Guy ▁is ▁hum ili ated ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁br unt ▁of ▁his ▁ins ult s . ▁Guy ' s ▁only ▁sol ace ▁is ▁his ▁new ▁girl friend ▁Da wn , ▁a ▁producer ▁at ▁Bud dy ' s ▁firm . ▁When ▁Bud dy ▁apparently ▁fires ▁Guy ▁in ▁a ▁phone ▁call , ▁Guy ▁finally ▁sn aps ▁and ▁takes ▁Bud dy ▁host age ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁exact ▁reven ge . ▁He ▁t ies ▁Bud dy ▁up ▁and ▁subjects ▁him ▁to ▁severe ▁beat ings , ▁tort ure ▁and ▁mind ▁games . ▁It ▁is ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁bot ched ▁call ▁waiting ▁function ▁on ▁Bud dy ' s ▁home ▁phone , ▁Guy ▁he ars ▁Bud dy ▁and ▁Da wn ▁arr anging ▁a ▁rende z vous ▁at ▁Bud dy ' s ▁house . ▁ ▁Once ▁in ▁Guy ' s ▁power , ▁Bud dy ▁reve als ▁for ▁the ▁first