The Boss (2016)
Melissa McCarthy stars as Michelle Darnell in The Boss. This movie follows a wealthy woman unused to failure who experiences it in spades when she is imprisoned for insider trading. Released from prison five months later, she returns to the world to see that her former lover has taken over her company and has had all of her assets seized. Penniless and homeless, Michelle turns to the only person willing to tolerate her, her former assistant Claire. Seeing her assistant's daughter's cookie sales, Michelle devises a plan to get back on top by becoming a baron of a girl-scout cookie empire.
The Boss
- Director
- Ben Falcone
- Release Date
- April 8, 2016
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Cecily Strong , Parker Young , Kristen Bell , Kathy Bates , Tyler Labine , Melissa McCarthy , Kristen Schaal , Annie Mumolo , Margo Martindale , Peter Dinklage , Timothy Simons , Ella Anderson
- Writers
- Melissa McCarthy , Steve Mallory , Ben Falcone
- Runtime
- 104minutes
- Budget
- $29 million
Summary
An industry titan (McCarthy) is locked up for insider trading. When she gets out of jail ready to rebrand herself as America's sweetheart, not everyone is so willing to forgive and forget.
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