Chairman of the Board (1998)

A surfer becomes the head of a major company.

Director:

Alex Zamm

Writers:

Alfredo Septién (story) (as Al Septien), Turi Meyer (story)

Stars:

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

3 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:

surfer | inventor | surfing | tycoon | slacker | 

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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

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1998 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

Untitled Carrot Top Project

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$181,233, 15 March 1998, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

101st Street Films, Aurora Productions, Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

WatchMOJO rates Chairman of the Board number 9 on their list of the top ten worst comedy movies.

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Goofs

When in the museum, Natalie indicates a picture of Jethro Tull, the inventor of the seed drill, though the picture shown is actually one of Nikola Tesla, inventor of AC current technology and electrical engineer.

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Quotes

McMillan Gate Guard: Alright, pull over... wait, no, that's not right...

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Connections

Referenced in I Hate Everything: the Search for the Worst: Demon Island (2014)

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Soundtracks

Hole in the Ground
Written and Performed by Penny

User Reviews

This movie should have never been made.

Well, it's good to see the "comedian" Carrot Top get some recognition, but please, God, why like this???

First off, the dialogue sucks, whoever wrote it should never be able to write again. And why did they have to incorporate Carrot Tops "inventions"? I can see the way they are going with it, but did Jim Carrey do impressions in his role in Peggy Sue Got Married...

Bottom Line: This movie is horrible, it's a good thing I worked at a video store and got to rent it for free, or I would have wasted 3.49...