Office Christmas Party
Short description
When Carol Vanstone, chief executive of the technology company Zenotek, decides to shut down its Chicago branch, her brother Clay, who runs that office, gets one last chance to turn things around. With the help of technical director Josh Parker and IT manager Tracey Hughes, Clay plans a Christmas party meant to win over a prospective client and bring in the business that would keep the staff employed. The event grows far beyond anything they intended.
Josh Gordon and Will Speck directed the film, their fourth feature together after Angry Boy, Blades of Glory and The Switch. Dan Mazer, Laura Solon and Justin Malen wrote the screenplay, and Scott Stuber, Guymon Casady and Daniel Rappaport produced it. Jason Bateman plays Josh, with Olivia Munn as Tracey, T.J. Miller as Clay, Jennifer Aniston as Carol, Kate McKinnon as Mary and Courtney B. Vance as Walter Davis. Fifty cast members and 102 crew members are credited.
The comedy was released in 2016 and runs 105 minutes. Made for about 45 million dollars, it took in roughly 115 million worldwide. On IMDb it holds 5.9 out of 10 from more than 94,000 votes, and on TMDB 5.7 out of 10 from over 2,200 votes. A critics' rating of 4.9 out of 10 from 185 reviews places it below the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- Kate McKinnon and Vanessa Bayer are cast members on the television show "Saturday Night Live" (1975).
- According to director Josh Gordon, the character of the CEO was written specifically for Jennifer Aniston, as the actress is not afraid to play a character who isn't entirely likable.
- According to director Josh Gordon, the CEO character was specifically written for Jennifer Aniston, as the actress has no fear when it comes to portraying an unsympathetic character in a comedy.
- Matt Walsh, Sam Richardson, and Randall Park had previously appeared in the series "Veep" (2012).
- Karan Soni and T.J. Miller have previously starred together in "Deadpool" (2016).
- The film's title was taken from the musical number-sketch Office Christmas Party from the television show "Saturday Night Live" (1975).
- This is the first DreamWorks Pictures live-action film since the release of the comedy "A Thousand Words" (2012), distributed by Paramount Pictures.
- Filming took place in Atlanta, Chicago, and Hiram, Georgia.
- This is the fifth joint film starring Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston. They previously appeared together in "The Break-Up" (2006), "Just Go with It" (2010), "Horrible Bosses" (2011), and "Horrible Bosses 2" (2014).
- Despite the film being set in Chicago, filming primarily took place in Atlanta due to special tax incentives in the state of Georgia.
- The film's title is borrowed from a sketch from the television show 'Saturday Night Live'.
- The directing duo of Josh Gordon and Will Speck first pitched the idea for the film in 2010.
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