Office Christmas Party (2016)

When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand...

Directors:

Josh Gordon, Will Speck

Writers:

Jon Lucas (story by), Scott Moore (story by)

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Bateman	...	Josh Parker
Olivia Munn	...	Tracey Hughes
T.J. Miller	...	Clay Vanstone
Jennifer Aniston	...	Carol Vanstone
Kate McKinnon	...	Mary
Courtney B. Vance	...	Walter Davis
Jillian Bell	...	Trina
Rob Corddry	...	Jeremy
Vanessa Bayer	...	Allison
Randall Park	...	Fred
Sam Richardson	...	Joel
Karan Soni	...	Nate
Jamie Chung	...	Meghan
Abbey Lee	...	Savannah
Da'Vine Joy Randolph	...	Carla

Storyline

When the CEO (Jennifer Aniston) tries to close her hard-partying brother's branch, he (T.J. Miller) and his Chief Technical Officer (Jason Bateman) must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas party | female nudity | group sex | sex on a desk | debauchery | 

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Taglines:

Party like your job depends on it.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude sexual content and language throughout, drug use and graphic nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA India

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

9 December 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Office Holiday Party Project

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,500,000, 9 December 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$54,730,514, 20 January 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$114,455,140

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks, Reliance Entertainment, Amblin Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 111 min (Unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On SNL Vanessa Bayer made an impression of Rachel Green from Friends, who is played by Jennifer Aniston who also appeared on that said skit as herself.

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Goofs

When Clay is talking with Trina, there is a woman sitting to the left of him. She disappears just a few shots later.

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Quotes

Clay Vanstone: I gotta tell you, I was always like, "Tracey, this doesn't make any sense," and she was like, "Words, words, words and some numbers." But she did it.

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Crazy Credits

The first part of the closing credits features stills, outtakes, and alternative lines.

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Connections

Referenced in Half in the Bag: 2016 Movie Catch-up (2016)

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Soundtracks

Mutant Brain (feat. Assassin)
Written by Sam Spiegel and Ape Drums
Performed by Sam Spiegel, Ape Drums, Assassin
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license for Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

The sleeper hit of the Netflix holiday offerings

I'd never have rented this based on the blurb, and for the past few weeks I ignored it on Netflix. But tonight I gave it the 10-minute test. Ended up glued to the tube. This is the sleeper of the season for Netflix holiday comedy offerings, that might be especially made for SNL fans. If you like movies like 'Rare Imports' and 'Get Santa', take this American offering for a test drive.

A slow start, a bit clunky on the early ensemble work, but brother when it hits its stride it is meta-hysterical. During the run-up to the bridge, with the glorious Christmas anthem in full orchestral splendor, I damned near stopped breathing. The outtakes after the credits are a mni-van full of wit and sass.

***RATED R AND EARNS IT!!! (there is some really gross stuff in this but they don't dwell on any of it; I've heard the amazing comedic cast improv'd a lot).

Not suitable for Family watching.