The Boss (2016)

A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.

Director:

Ben Falcone

Writers:

Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone

Stars:

Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melissa McCarthy	...	Michelle Darnell
Kristen Bell	...	Claire
Peter Dinklage	...	Renault
Ella Anderson	...	Rachel
Tyler Labine	...	Mike Beals
Kathy Bates	...	Ida Marquette
Cecily Strong	...	Dana Dandridge
Mary Sohn	...	Jan Keller
Kristen Schaal	...	Scout Leader Sandy
Eva Peterson	...	Chrystal
Timothy Simons	...	Stephan (as Tim Simons)
Aleandra Newcomb	...	Mariana
Annie Mumolo	...	Helen
Presley Coley	...	Hannah
Dax Shepard	...	Kyle (as Dax Shephard)

Storyline

The story follows Michelle Darnell, a titan of industry who is sent to prison for insider trading, denounced by her former lover, Renault, who still holds a heavy grudge towards her for their breakup, after getting a promotion a few years ago. After doing her time, Michelle emerges, ready to re-brand herself as America's latest sweetheart, but not everyone she steamrolled is not so quick to forgive and forget. With nowhere to go and no one to scam, Michelle is forced to move in with former assistant Claire and her young daughter, Rachel. Now at her lowest point, Michelle wastes no time in devising a winner-take-all plan to rebuild her empire..

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Plot Keywords:

blow job | female ceo | child swearing | making money | business | 

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Taglines:

Watch your assets

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and brief drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

The third collaboration between Melissa McCarthy and Kathy Bates. They previously appeared together on Tammy (2014) and Mike & Molly (2010).

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Goofs

There is a limited amount of time that one's assets can be frozen by the government. Since Michelle is an ex-felon and not a parolee (there is no parole in the federal prison system) the adjudication of her sentence is down and her assets would have been released. Even if the government seized some as fines and retribution for any possible victims, Michelle should have more than enough assets to remain wealthy, including deferred compensation.

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Quotes

Claire: [Knocking on the bathroom door, while Michelle is in the bathroom] Michelle, you gotta get out of the bathroom. I'm already late for work and Rachel's gonna be late for school.
Michelle Darnell: [From inside the bathroom] Well, I'm going as fast as I can. You're welcome to come in.
Claire: [Opening the door to find Michelle applying self-tanning spray] Fine, but we gotta get on the schedule if you're gonna be here. Oh, my God! Close your robe!
Michelle Darnell: No, absolutely not! I'm self-tanning and my legs are still wet.
Claire: I can see your ...
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Crazy Credits

Out-takes are shown during the closing credits.

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Connections

Featured in TruInside: Groundlings (2016)

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Soundtracks

Love Will Keep Us Together
Written by Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka
Performed by Captain & Tennille
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Funny and light-hearted

A funny light hearted comedy, the casting was well done, all complimented each other. The story plot even though far fetched, but remember it's a comedy, is entertaining. Worth seeing on cable. Melissa McCarthy is entertaining and the out-takes at the end are very funny. Better than other comedies out there.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Michelle Darnell

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$29,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,586,645, 10 April 2016

Gross USA:

$63,285,885

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$78,844,582

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gary Sanchez Productions, On the Day, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 104 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1