Horrible Bosses (2011)

Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.

Director:

Seth Gordon

Writers:

Michael Markowitz (screenplay), John Francis Daley (screenplay),

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Steve Wiebe, Charlie Day

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Bateman	...	Nick Hendricks
Steve Wiebe	...	Thomas, Head of Security
Kevin Spacey	...	Dave Harken
Charlie Day	...	Dale Arbus
Lindsay Sloane	...	Stacy
Michael Albala	...	Mr. Anderton
Jennifer Aniston	...	Dr. Julia Harris, D.D.S.
Jason Sudeikis	...	Kurt Buckman
Jennifer Hasty	...	Kurt's Co-Worker
Reginald Ballard	...	Kurt's Co-Worker
George Back	...	Kurt's Co-Worker
Barry Livingston	...	Kurt's Co-Worker
Meghan Markle	...	Jamie
Donald Sutherland	...	Jack Pellit
Celia Finkelstein	...	Margie Emerman

Storyline

Nick hates his boss, mostly because he's expected to work from before sunrise to after sunset and his boss, Mr. Harken, calls him out for being a minute late and blackmails him so he can't quit. Dale hates his boss, Dr. Julia Harris, because she makes unwelcome sexual advances when he's about to get married. But Dale is on that pesky list of child offenders so he can't quit. Kurt actually likes his job and his boss, well, up until his boss dies and the boss's coked-out, psychopathic son takes over. But who would be crazy enough to quit their jobs in such poor economic times? Instead Nick, Dale and Kurt drunkenly and hypothetically discuss how to kill their bosses, and before they know it, they've hired a murder consultant to help them pull off the three deeds.

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Plot Keywords:

boss | murder | cocaine | chemical company | dental assistant | 

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Taglines:

Is your boss a sex crazed maneater?

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Quiero matar a mi jefe

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$28,302,165 (USA) (8 July 2011)

Gross:

$117,528,646 (USA) (21 October 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Rat Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 106 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Aniston wore a brown wig to make her character a brunette and more oversexed, a departure from her usual lighter roles.

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Goofs

When Harken checks the contact information on Pellitt's phone, it lists Pellitt's address as "Riverside, CA 92595." ZIP code 92595 is assigned to the city of Wildomar, California. Wildomar, while located in Riverside County, is about 40 miles south of the city of Riverside.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nick Hendricks: I get to work before the sun comes up, and I leave long after it's gone down. I haven't had sex in 6 months with someone other than myself. And the only thing in my refrigerator is an old lime. Could be a kiwi, no way to tell.

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes and bloopers at the beginning of the closing credits.

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Connections

Referenced in The Office: Moving On (2013)

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Soundtracks

"How You Like Me Now?"
Written by Kelvin Swaby, Dan Taylor, Spencer Page, Chris Ellul and Arlester Christian
Performed by The Heavy
Courtesy of Counter Records
By arrangement with Zync Music Group LLC

User Reviews

Mildly entertaining but fairly forgettable

Horrible Bosses isn't a terrible movie to watch if it's on HBO and you don't have anything better to watch but not exactly something that's going to rock your world from a fim making perspective. It's got Kevin Spacey wasting his talents in some dumb comedy when he needs to be in more serious movies and a total waste of his talents. Jason Bateman basically just plays the exact same character or at least the same persona for a character in every movie he's in. Probably the best thing about the whole movie is Jamie Foxx in his bit role, but he's only a few scenes. Don't get me wrong it could be a whole lot worse but a movies goal shouldn't be that it isn't as terrible as other movies, it should make a better effort to having a truly revolutionary film making experience.