Welcome to the sister article to Comedy Clicks! Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best comedy films that the world of cinema can offer! Today we will be looking at The Boss

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About the Film

Summary of Plot

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.

– iMDB

Year Of Release

2016

Running Time

1 Hour 39 Minutes

Director

Ben Falcone

Tagline

Watch your assets

Opening Weekend US & Canada

$23,586,645

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Trailer

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Starring

Melissa McCarthy – Michelle Darnell
Kristen Bell – Claire
Peter Dinklage – Renault
Ella Anderson – Rachel
Tyler Labine – Mike Beals

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Song From the OST

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Trivia

• Michelle Darnell is based on a character from an old Melissa McCarthy stand up comedy routine.
• Ben Falcone’s real-life parents appear briefly in the fight scene, they’re seen as neighbors slamming their door.
• Each of the childhood clips show Michelle Darnell having dark brown/black hair, even though Michelle later claims that red is her natural hair color.
• The film was originally titled Michelle Darnell.

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