Being John Malkovich relies heavily on oddities, but the audience is provided with its first instance of absurdity with the "half floor." Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) is an unsuccessful puppeteer in need of a job. In his search for work, he comes across an ad for a "short statured file clerk." The ad states that the offices are located on 610 11th Ave. in New York, New York 10012 in the Mertin Flemmer Building. Craig arrives for an interview and soon discovers that the office he's visiting is on the 7 1/2th floor. This occurs precisely at the 7:30 mark in the film.
Excerpted from Interiors Volume 23. Find out more about the journal at their site here.
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