▁echo ing ▁the ▁numerous ▁times ▁Bud dy ▁told ▁Guy . ▁The ▁movie ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁be aten ▁up ▁Bud dy ▁passing ▁by ▁Guy ' s ▁office , ▁making ▁eye ▁contact ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁sil ently ▁gest uring ▁to ▁call ▁him ▁into ▁his ▁office ▁for ▁a ▁meeting . ▁Guy ▁exc uses ▁himself ▁and ▁goes ▁into ▁Bud dy ' s ▁office , ▁ign oring ▁his ▁ring ing ▁tele phone . ▁Bud dy ▁sh uts ▁his ▁office ▁doors ▁as ▁other ▁employees ▁walk ▁by . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Space y ▁as ▁Bud dy ▁A ck erman ▁ ▁Frank ▁Wh ale y ▁as ▁Guy ▁ ▁Mich elle ▁For bes ▁as ▁Da wn ▁Lock ard ▁ ▁Ben icio ▁del ▁Tor o ▁as ▁R ex ▁ ▁T . E . ▁Russell ▁as ▁F oster ▁K ane ▁ ▁Roy ▁D ot rice ▁as ▁C yrus ▁Mil es ▁ ▁Matthew ▁Fly nt ▁as ▁Mann y ▁ ▁Patrick ▁F isch ler ▁as ▁Mo e ▁ ▁Jerry ▁Lev ine ▁as ▁Jack ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁George ▁Hu ang ▁decided ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁script ▁after ▁having ▁a ▁conversation ▁with ▁Robert ▁Rod rig uez . ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁after ▁his ▁film ▁El ▁Maria chi ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Sony ▁Pictures , ▁where ▁he ▁be fri ended ▁Hu ang . ▁Hu ang ▁told ▁Rod rig uez ▁of ▁his ▁fr ustr ations ▁with ▁film making ▁when ▁the ▁director ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁quit ▁his ▁post ▁at ▁Sony ▁and ▁purs ue ▁writing ▁full - time ▁so ▁Hu ang ▁could ▁produce ▁a ▁script ▁to