Chairman of the Board (1998)

A surfer becomes the head of a major company.

Director:

Alex Zamm

Writers:

Al Septien (story), Turi Meyer (story),

Stars:

Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Miller

Bottom 100 #38 | 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson	...	Edison
Courtney Thorne-Smith	...	Natalie Stockwell
Larry Miller	...	Bradford McMillan
Raquel Welch	...	Grace Kosik
Mystro Clark	...	Ty
Jack Plotnick	...	Zak
Jack Warden	...	Armand McMillan
Estelle Harris	...	Ms. Krubavitch
Bill Erwin	...	Landers
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Freemont
Jack McGee	...	Harlan Granger
Glenn Shadix	...	Larry
Fred Stoller	...	Toby, McMillan Gate Guard
Taylor Negron	...	Mr Withermeyer
Patrick J. Clifton	...	Edison's Father

Storyline

A surfer and inventor Edison is chosen by his roommates to raise rent with his outrageous (and absurd) inventions. There's no luck in job interviews until he meets billionaire Armand McMillan, who likes him, and leaves his company after his death to Edison. Edison has a lot of success with his inventions while the company's competitors do all they can to destroy him.

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Plot Keywords:

company | invention | surfer | roommate | billionaire | 

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Taglines:

Work sucks!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sex related humor and language

Details

Official Sites:

Trimark

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Carrot Top Project

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$181,233 (USA) (13 March 1998)

Gross:

$306,715 (USA) (20 March 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

101st Street Films, Aurora Productions, Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson's only film.

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Goofs

After tennis, Bradford drinks about half of a cup of water and sets it down. When he picks it up again, it's half full, but as the scene changes angles, it alternates between half full and almost brimming.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Edison: You're holding it upside-down.

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Connections

Referenced in Heckler (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Beer"
Written by William Morgan & The Arsenals
Performed by The Arsenals

User Reviews

Trimark Releasing goes from EVE'S BAYOU to...this?

It's tempting to call CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD "Pee-Wee Herman IS The Hudsucker Proxy," but that would be a terrible insult to both Mr. Reubens and the Coen Bros. In any case, can we please enact a moratorium on idiocy? Carrot Top is...a surfer dude who strikes up a brief friendship with tycoon Jack Warden. When the old fart dies, Mr. Top is left the (cue title) of his huge invention corporation. But fart's nephew wants the seat at the head of the table, and he'll become the boss if the company stock drops too far. (Did Joel and Ethan settle out of court, or were they paid off while this movie was being filmed?)

Despite some nifty doo-dads and an amusing moment or two, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD does a) star a prop comic with a screechy voice who's now relegated to cheap AT&T TV spots, and b) contain jokes that seem to have been written during the first Bush administration. It's a movie solely for C.T. fans (both of them). Nobody else should bother.

So, who's next, Gallagher?

(Note: I was given a promotional soundtrack when this movie came out, and the CD has never been read by the laser in my boombox. It's made a nice dust collector over the years, and aside from a Ramones track that's available on countless other discs, I've never heard of the bands featured on it. Sprung Monkey? Hillbilly Soul Surfers? Do these names give you an idea of the intelligence level offered here?)