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 & 13 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:

black comedy | scantily clad female | panties | white panties | voyeur | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman for the first time since The Switch (2010).

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Goofs

After Dale's fiancee, Stacy, becomes unconscious via nitrous oxide inhalation, Dr. Harris tells Dale to prepare the patient for a bite-wing x-ray. This type of x-ray requires patient cooperation, and would have to be done before she was sedated.

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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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Alternate Versions

The word "Fuck" has been muted on the Comedy Central airings.

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Connections

Referenced in The Graham Norton Show: Colin Farrell/Rachel Weisz/Dawn French/Chris O'Dowd/Rod Stewart (2015)

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Soundtracks

Learn To Lose
Written by Benjamin Grubin
Performed by Hockey
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Terrible

Me and my wife are big fans of movies. We like all kinds of them - old, new, American, European, sci-fi, documentary, drama, comedy etc.. I could count on my hands how many movies we left in the middle. And this is one of them. We were shocked how flat and dumb can things here be - beginning with terrible jokes and ending with stupid overacting. Such a surprise to see so many respected actors, Kevin Spacey being one of them, in this set. If a movie for you is like a background of pictures and noise along with many friends talking and eating around, maybe you might enjoy some parts of it, like teasing scenes of Aniston, but if you love movies, have at least a moderately developed sense of humor, forget about this crap...

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Horrible Bosses

Filming Locations:

2059 East 7th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$28,302,165, 10 July 2011

Gross USA:

$117,538,559

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$209,838,559

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:

2.39:1