Welcome to Me (2014)

When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.

Director:

Shira Piven

Writer:

Eliot Laurence

Stars:

Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Linda Cardellini

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristen Wiig	...	Alice Klieg
Wes Bentley	...	Gabe Ruskin
Linda Cardellini	...	Gina Selway
Joan Cusack	...	Dawn Hurley
Loretta Devine	...	Barb Vaughn
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Deb Moseley
Thomas Mann	...	Rainer Ybarra
James Marsden	...	Rich Ruskin
Tim Robbins	...	Dr. Daryl Moffet
Alan Tudyk	...	Ted Thurber
Kulap Vilaysack	...	Grace Dao
Mitch Silpa	...	Derek
Anelia Dyoulgerova	...	Magda
Joe Roland	...	Technical Director
Joyce Hiller Piven	...	Miriam Klieg

Storyline

Alice suffers from borderline personality disorder, but she has what she needs in life. She has an apartment, she has a best friend, and she has tapes of every Oprah Winfrey show. And now, after winning the lottery, she also has 83 million dollars. What she doesn't have is an outlet for the whole world to know who she really is. The TV station cut her off when she tried turning her lottery announcement into a frank discussion of her sexual experiences, but with her money in hand, she's off to LA to convince two struggling TV producer brothers to produce her own TV show. Whatever it costs, she's going to do it. From swan entrances to dog neutering, she is going to introduce the world to Alice. But is the world ready for Alice?

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Plot Keywords:

winning the lottery | borderline personality disorder | female frontal nudity | female nudity | title directed by female | 

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Taglines:

Alice is going to be on TV whether you like it or not

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, some graphic nudity, language and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bana Hos Geldiniz

Filming Locations:

Whitewater, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$38,000, 3 May 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$608,852, 7 June 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

BRON Studios,Gary Sanchez Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kristen Wiig and James Marsden previously appeared together in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) but did not share any scenes.

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Goofs

At the first meeting with the executives Alice states she'd like the show to be two hours long, but whenever there's a close-up of the TV guide it's shown as only a one hour program.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Alice Klieg: I would like to read from a prepared statement.

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Crazy Credits

Some of the closing credits are shown over the red recording indicator of a camcorder.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Kristen Wiig/Thomas Middleditch/Josh Groban (2015)

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Soundtracks

I'll Be Around
Written by Alec Wilder
Performed by The Mills Brothers
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Kristen Wiig has been doing really well in drama so far

If you only know that "Welcome to Me" stars Kristen Wiig and is produced by Will Ferrell, the only conclusion would be that it's a slapstick comedy. But this movie is nothing like that. Wiig plays a woman suffering from borderline personality disorder who gets her own TV show. And on this show, she talks about whatever's on her mind.

I've seen Wiig in a couple of dramas recently and I've liked all of them. "Welcome to Me" is more of a comedy-drama, with the comedy resulting from Wiig's character's awkwardness. One of Wiig's scenes was particularly bold, but the fact that she was willing to do it shows what a good actress she is.

I hope that Wiig continues with these kinds of movies, although I do also like her straightforward comedies). In fact, I wish that there were more of these movies. It's a really good one. It won't be for everyone, but I recommend it.

Also starring James Marsden (JFK in "The Butler"), Linda Cardellini (Cassie in "Brokeback Mountain"), Wes Bentley (Ricky in "American Beauty"), Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Tudyk (the Duke of Weselton in "Frozen"), Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack.