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

Second film Jennifer Aniston (Carol) has done with the word Office in the title. First being Office Space (1999).

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Goofs

Walter is wearing his coat as he leaves Josh at the eggnog luge, but has the coat folded over his arm when he's with Mary moments later.

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Quotes

Carol Vanstone: All right, if by some miracle you can close Walter Davis and his 14 million dollar account, your jobs are safe.
Clay Vanstone: Done! And you're going to look so stupid!
Carol Vanstone: [Begins walking out of the door] Then we'll finally have something in common!
Clay Vanstone: [the door shuts] Goddammit, she's so mean!

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Kate McKinnon/Benjamin Bratt/The Hold Steady/Abe Cunningham (2016)

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Soundtracks

Electrify
Written by Oliver Goldstein, Vaughn Oliver and Scott Mellis
Performed by Oliver Goldstein (as Oliver) featuring Scott Mellis
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license for Universal Music Enterprises
Scott Mellis appears courtesy of Louder Than Life/Sony Music
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Seasonal Depression

Well, where do I begin with this? A comedy about office politics? Geez, where have I seen that before? If you're going to make a comedy movie these days, make it high concept, and if you can't, at least make it funny. Office Christmas Party commits the sin of being neither. Many film critics say this, but I haven't seen a comedy movie more deserving of this title... it's a 90-minute SNL skit.... oh wait, I'm sorry, Current SNL. It thinks it's a wild and crazy comedy, and oh boy, is it not. It plays it safe on nearly everything. It's as if Kate McKinnon's ultra-sensitive HR character directed the film. For a such a diverse cast of funny men and women, they are neutered of good material to work with. Jason Bateman is given nothing. Jennifer Aniston's character is one-note, though I'll give her credit for at least trying to make it work. Then, there's T.J. Miller. Dane Cook lite. He's currently being groomed as Hollywood's next hottest comedy star, and if he is, welcome to the dark ages. He is woefully unfunny. How did he make it out there? Why is it that so many amazing comedians, screenwriters and directors get turned down straight out of film school, and yet they give this man a shot? He gets the most screen time out of everyone here. It's quite sad actually. There are good performances in this, believe it or not. Kate McKinnon and the always funny Rob Corddry are the only two shining spots in this otherwise terrible film. I could go on, but why bother? I don't really need to, but when you spend 30 bucks for you and your friend to go see this in a theater, I feel the need to vent.