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, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis

3 wins & 10 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 | dental assistant | black comedy | chemical company | 

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Taglines:

Ever wish your boss were dead?

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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:

Kill the Boss

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:

106 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While Stacy talks to Dr. Harris in the dental clinic, an "elevator music" version of Gnarls Barkley plays.

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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 Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Charlie Day/Jeff Musial/Darius Rucker (2015)

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Soundtracks

How You Like Me Now?
Written by Kelvin Swaby, Daniel Taylor (as 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

I didn't think anyone could write a decent comedy these days , I WAS WRONG

For the first time in nearly 3 years i can finally say something that's modern and in this century has made me laugh i cant get over how amazingly blunt the jokes are in the show , and that's what i think the writers went for in this film BLUNTNESS , every joke in the film hits you like a ton of bricks there isn't one scene that didn't have me in fits of laughter it was just fantastic. Jason Bateman again showing the world he can act and telling his critics to go swivel on his middle finger by how great he was in horrible bosses.

I personally rated every single actor in this film as Grade A , the acting was just superb! If you want a good laugh and a good night out go and see horrible bosses , best 8 pounds 50 I've ever spent! Oh on a side note , something totally off topic! As the film ended in the cinema i got up and went down the stairs leading out of the cinema , i looked back for my mate who was taking his time , and everyone was still sat down watching the blooper reel , when it ended everyone saw me alone at the bottom of the stairs noticed my T-SHIRT and i quote my T-SHIRT SAYS! FAT PEOPLE ARE HARD TO KIDNAP.

Entire cinema laughed! :) Great day Great Film , Great Audience.