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Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.

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Sean Anders

Writers:

Sean Anders (screenplay by), John Morris (screenplay by) | 5 more credits »
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1 win & 3 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Bateman ... Nick Hendricks
Jason Sudeikis ... Kurt Buckman
Charlie Day ... Dale Arbus
Jennifer Aniston ... Dr. Julia Harris, D.D.S.
Kevin Spacey ... Dave Harken
Jamie Foxx ... Dean "MF" Jones
Chris Pine ... Rex Hanson
Christoph Waltz ... Bert Hanson
Jonathan Banks ... Detective Hatcher
Lindsay Sloane ... Stacy Arbus
Keegan-Michael Key ... Mike
Kelly Stables ... Rachel
Jerry Lambert ... Skip
Sam Richardson ... Producer
Brianne Howey ... Candy
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Storyline

Fed up with answering to higher-ups, Nick, Dale and Kurt decide to become their own bosses by launching their own business. But a slick investor soon pulls the rug out from under them. Outplayed and desperate, and with no legal recourse, the three would-be entrepreneurs hatch a misguided plan to kidnap the investor's adult son and ransom him to regain control of their company. Written by SantaClaus

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

New crime. Same tools.

Genres:

Comedy | Crime

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong crude sexual content and language throughout | See all certifications »

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Trivia

Jason Sudeikis and Christoph Waltz appeared in Epic (2013). See more »

Goofs

When Nick, Kurt and Dale meet "MF" Jones for the second time to buy the cellphone, his watch disappears from his left wrist between shots. In the scene when Nick, Kurt and Dale leave the bar in slow motion said watch is back on Nicks wrist. The scene where "MF" gives the watch back to Nick as requests right before the watch disappears (very hard to understand and subtitle is missing, but understandable in German) seems to be filmed but not in the movie. See more »

Quotes

Nick Hendricks: Well, we were all working at pretty terrible JOBS for some awful bosses and we just thought, if we ever got a chance to be our own bosses, that we'd do things differently
Kurt Buckman: Yeah, we came up with the Shower Buddy.
Dale Arbus: I'm sorry, that name's not official yet. I wanted the Shower Daddy.
Kurt Buckman: Shower Daddy is worse on pretty much every level so, yeah.
Dale Arbus: Why would your buddy be in the shower with you?
Kurt Buckman: Why would your DAD?
Nick Hendricks: Don't scream on television.
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Crazy Credits

Just like in the first movie, outtakes and bloopers are shown at the beginning of the closing credits. See more »

Alternate Versions

Just like the first movie, the word "Fuck" has been muted on TV Broadcasts. See more »

Connections

References The Brady Bunch (1969) See more »

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 featuring The Dap-Kings Horns
Courtesy of Counter Records
By arrangement with Zync Music Group LLC
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Its a slapstick comedy
12 December 2014 | by paulwattrileySee all my reviews

For heavens sake it is a slapstick comedy and contains enough funny scenes to achieve its purpose.

Cant imagine what some people expect and the people that say they didn't laugh until the end credits well I actually feel sorry for you. It must be depressing to be unable to laugh at childish adult humour.

I personally found the film enjoyable but I must admit I am a big child at heart and see comedy films as they as supposed to be.

Is this is greatest film of the year NO but it is far from being the worst film of the year.

I will most likely watch this again with my nephew who has the same sense of humour as myself and sure he will love the film.


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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

26 November 2014 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Horrible Bosses 2 See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$42,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,457,418, 30 November 2014

Gross USA:

$54,445,357

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$107,645,357
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

| (Extended Edition)

Sound Mix:

Datasat | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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