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:

fictional tv show | lottery winner | cable tv show | telethon | black comedy | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kristen Wiig and Tim Robbins had previously worked together in The Spoils of Babylon (2014).

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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

Alice Klieg: [to her dogs on her show] Hey, guys. You want your balls back, I know. There are a lot of things I wish I could change, too. I almost burnt my tits off.

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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 Late Night with Seth Meyers: John Cleese/Linda Cardellini/Barney Frank/Jack Antonoff (2015)

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Soundtracks

The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.
Written by Yvonne Silver
Performed by Donna Fargo
Courtesy of K-tel International
Under license from Embassy Music Corporation

User Reviews

I loved this movie

I am writing this review because I honestly think that its current rating does not do this movie justice. People seem to be disliking this movie because its not the Kristen Wiig movie or humor they expected. Or, because they have some opinion or experience on borderline personality disorder. Valid reasons, sure, but just take this movie as is, without any preconceived notions about what it should be. Its hilarious, and weird, and honestly the funniest movie I've seen in a long time. And, it has this perfectly charming mix of having a pretty unbelievable timeline but at the same time, being scarily relatable in a lot of ways. Highly recommend.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Welcome to Me

Filming Locations:

Whitewater, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$34,920, 3 May 2015

Gross USA:

$608,852

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$636,819

Company Credits

Production Co:

BRON Studios, Gary Sanchez Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1