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Sorry to Bother You is a 2018 American surrealist black comedy film written and directed by Boots Riley, in his directorial debut. SorrytoBotherYou FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2018filmbyBootsRiley Forthe2012Coupalbum,seeSorrytoBotherYou(album). SorrytoBotherYouTheatricalreleaseposterDirectedbyBootsRileyWrittenbyBootsRileyProducedby NinaYangBongiovi KellyWilliams JonathanDuffy CharlesD.King GeorgeRush ForestWhitaker Starring LaKeithStanfield TessaThompson JermaineFowler OmariHardwick TerryCrews PattonOswalt DavidCross DannyGlover StevenYeun ArmieHammer CinematographyDougEmmettEditedbyTerelGibsonMusicby Tune-Yards TheCoup Productioncompanies SignificantProductions MNMCreative MACRO Cinereach TheSpaceProgram AnnapurnaPictures Distributedby MirrorReleasing(NorthAmerica) FocusFeatures UniversalPictures(International)[1] Releasedate January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20)(Sundance) July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)(UnitedStates) Runningtime112minutes[2][3]CountryUnitedStatesLanguageEnglishBudget$3.2million[4]Boxoffice$18.3million[5] SorrytoBotherYouisa2018AmericansurrealistblackcomedyfilmwrittenanddirectedbyBootsRiley,inhisdirectorialdebut.ItstarsLakeithStanfield,TessaThompson,JermaineFowler,OmariHardwick,TerryCrews,PattonOswalt,DavidCross,DannyGlover,StevenYeun,andArmieHammer.Thefilmfollowsayoungblacktelemarketerwhoadoptsawhiteaccenttosucceedathisjob.Sweptintoacorporateconspiracy,hemustchoosebetweenprofitandjoininghisactivistfriendstoorganizelabor. PrincipalphotographybeganinJune2017inOakland.SorrytoBotherYoupremieredattheSundanceFilmFestivalonJanuary20,2018,andwastheatricallyreleasedintheUnitedStatesonJuly6,2018,byAnnapurnaPicturesthroughMirrorReleasing.Thefilmreceivedcriticalacclaimforitscast,concept,andsoundtrack,aswellasRiley'sscreenplayanddirection. Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Production 3.1Filming 3.2Music 4Themes 4.1Capitalism 4.2Falseconsciousness 5Release 6Reception 6.1Boxoffice 6.2Criticalresponse 6.3Accolades 7Seealso 8References 9Furtherreading 10Externallinks Plot[edit] Cassius"Cash"GreenlivesinhisuncleSergio'sgaragewithhisgirlfriend,Detroit,anartist.Strugglingtopayrent,CashgetsajobasatelemarketerforRegalView.CashhastroublewithcustomersuntilLangston,anolderco-worker,teacheshimtousehis"whitevoice"andadoptablithe,affluentpersonaoncalls,atwhichCashexcels. Cash'scoworkerSqueezeformsaunionandrecruitsCash,Detroit,andtheirfriendSal.WhenCashparticipatesinaprotest,heexpectstobefiredbutisinsteadpromotedtoanelitePowerCallerposition.IntheluxuriousPowerCallersuite,CashistoldbytheleadPowerCaller,Mr._______,toalwaysusehiswhitevoice,andlearnsthatRegalViewsecretlysellsmilitaryarmsaswellascheaplaborfromthecorporationWorryFree,throughwhichemployeessignlifetimecontractstoworkandbehousedinfactories,whichmanycondemnasslavelabor. ThoughCashisinitiallyuncomfortablewiththejob,heiscelebratedatwork,andcannowaffordanewapartment,aflashynewcar,andpaysoffSergio'shouse(intheprocesskeepinghimfromjoiningWorryFree).HestopsparticipatingintheunionpushandDetroitquitsherRegalViewjobtoavoidconflictingloyaltiesbetweenthetwo,whilesecretlyparticipatingintheLeftEyeFaction,ananti-WorryFreeactivistmovement.ShebreaksupwithCash,arguingthathisimmoraljobhaschangedhim,whileheinsistshehastherighttobeproudofhissuccess.HelaterattendsDetroit'sartexhibitandartisticperformanceuninvited,atwhichsheusesawhitevoiceofherown.WhenCashisescortedthroughtheunion'spicketlineonemorning,apicketerwoundshimwithacanofsoda.FootageoftheincidentbecomesanInternetmeme. CashisinvitedtoapartywithWorryFreeCEOSteveLift,whereheisgoadedintorappingforthepredominantlywhiteguests.Inaprivatemeeting,LiftoffersCashapowderedsubstancewhichCashsnorts,believingitiscocaine.Lookingforthebathroom,Cashdiscoversshackledhalf-horse,half-humanhybridswhobeghimforhelp.LiftexplainsthatWorryFreeplanstomaketheirworkersstronger,moreobedient,andthusmoreprofitablebytransformingthemintohybrid"Equisapiens"throughsnortingagene-modifyingpowder.Cashfearsthathejustingestedthesubstance,butLiftassureshimitwascocaine.Cashrefusesanofferof$100milliontobecomeanEquisapienforfiveyearsandactasafalserevolutionaryfiguretokeeptheemployeesinline. CashdiscovershedroppedhisphonewhenheencounteredtheEquisapiens,whorecordedapleaforhelpandsentittoDetroit.Takingadvantageofhisinfamyasameme,CashappearsontheextremelypopulartelevisionshowIGottheShitKickedOutofMe,enduringhumiliationsandbeatingstosharethevideo,andspreadsthewordaboutWorryFree'scruelty.Theplanbackfires:Equisapiensarehailedasagroundbreakingscientificadvancement,acultofpersonalityworshipingLiftdevelops,andWorryFree'sstockreachesanall-timehigh. CashapologizestoSqueeze,Sal,andDetroit,andralliestheunioninafinalstandagainstRegalView.HeusesasecuritycodefromtheEquisapien'svideotobreakintoLift'shome.Hegoestothepicketline,wherethepolicestartariotanddetainCash,buttheEquisapiensoverpowerthemandfreeCash.DetroitandCashreconcileandlatermovebackintoSergio'sgarage.Cashsuddenlystartstogrowhorsenostrils.Later,fullytransformed,heleadsamobofEquisapienstoLift'shouseandbreaksdownthedoor. Cast[edit] LakeithStanfieldasCassius"Cash"Green DavidCrossasCash's"whitevoice" TessaThompsonasDetroit,Cash'sgirlfriend LilyJamesasDetroit'swhitevoice JermaineFowlerasSalvador OmariHardwickasMr._______ PattonOswaltasMr._______'swhitevoice TerryCrewsasSergioGreen,Cash'suncle DannyGloverasLangston RyanCourseyasLangston'swhitevoice(uncredited)[6] StevenYeunasSqueeze ArmieHammerasSteveLift KateBerlantasDianaDeBauchery ForestWhitakerasFirstEquisapien/Demarius RosarioDawsonasVoiceinPowerCallerElevator Production[edit] RileyspeaksataMartinLutherKingJr.DayrallyinEmeryville,California,January2016. BootsRileydescribesthefilmas"anabsurdistdarkcomedywithaspectsofmagicalrealismandsciencefictioninspiredbytheworldoftelemarketing".ThescreenplayforSorrytoBotherYouwasinspiredbyhisowntimeworkingasatelemarketerandtelefundraiserinCaliforniaandhisneedtoputonadifferentvoicetofindsuccess.[7]Rileyfinishedthescreenplayin2012,andwithnomeanstoproduceit,recordedanalbumofthesametitlewithhisbandTheCoup,inspiredbythestory.ThescreenplaywasoriginallypublishedinfullaspartofMcSweeney'sissue48in2014.[8] InJune2017,itwasannouncedthatproductionwouldgoforwardonSorrytoBotherYou,directedbyRiley,andthatLakeithStanfield,TessaThompsonandStevenYeunhadbeencastinthefilm.NinaYangBongiovi,ForestWhitaker,JonathanDuffy,KellyWilliams,CharlesD.KingandGeorgeRushservedasproducersonthefilm,undertheirSignificantProductions,MACRO,andCinereachbanners,respectively.[9]Thesamemonth,ArmieHammer,JermaineFowler,OmariHardwickandTerryCrewsalsojoinedthecast.[10][11][12]InJuly2017,DannyGlover,DavidCrossandPattonOswaltjoinedthecast,[13]withKateBerlant,RobertLongstreetandMichaelSommersaddedlaterthatmonth.[14] Filming[edit] PrincipalphotographybeganonJune22,2017,inOakland,California,[14]andconcludedonJuly30,2017.[15] ItwasrumoredthatSteveBuscemiperformedDannyGlover'scharacter's"whitevoice",butRileysaiditwasactuallythefilm'ssoundengineer.[7] FollowingthepremiereatSundance,producerMeganEllisongaveRiley$200,000forreshootsandanadditionalscene.[4] Music[edit] ThefilmscorewascomposedandperformedbyTune-Yards.RileyandTheCouprecordedanoriginalsoundtrackforthefilmaswell,whichwasreleasedJune13,2018.[16][17]Thefirstsingle,"OYAHYTT",featuringLakeithStanfield,wasreleasedJuly13,2018. Themes[edit] Capitalism[edit] BootsRileyhassaidthatthefilmoffersaradicalclassanalysisofcapitalism,[15]notaspecificanalysisoftheUnitedStatesunderPresidentDonaldTrump.HewrotetheinitialscreenplayduringBarackObama'sadministration,[15][18]andthetargetwasneveranyspecificelectedofficialormovement,but"thepuppetmastersbehindthepuppets."[19][20]Whilemostofthefinalscriptremainedthesame,minimalchangesweremadetoavoidappearingtocritiqueTrumpspecifically,includingremovingalinewhereacharactersays"WorryFreeismakingAmericagreatagain,"[21]writtenbeforeTrumpusedthelineinhis2016presidentialcampaign. Falseconsciousness[edit] Mainarticle:falseconsciousness Thefilm'stitlehasadoublemeaning,referencingboththephrase'susebytelemarketersanditsgeneralusagewhentellingapersonsomethingtheymightnotliketohear,suchasthefilm'santi-capitalistmessage.AccordingtoRiley,"whenyou'retellingsomeonesomethingthatisdifferentfromhowtheyviewthings,differentfromhowtheyviewtheworld,itfeelslikeanannoyanceorabother.Andthat'swherethatcomesfrom."[15]Theplotofastrikewasusedtoreflecttheneedto"organizepeopleintheworkplace"andforworkerstorecognizetheirpower.[22] WhenaskedonhischoicetocastArmieHammerasSteveLift,RileysaidthatHammerwasa"lovabledude"whosecastingreflectsthe"newcapitalism"inwhichtherealitiesofworkingconditionsarehidden,referencinglinessuchas"I'mnotyourboss,I'myourfriend."[15] Release[edit] ThefilmhaditsworldpremiereattheSundanceFilmFestivalonJanuary20,2018.[23][24]Shortlyafter,AnnapurnaPicturesacquireddistributionrights.[25]ItalsoscreenedatSouthbySouthwestonMarch12,2018.[26]ThefilmwasinitiallyscheduledtobereleasedonJune29,2018,[27]butwaspushedbackaweektoJuly6,2018,whereitbeganwithalimitedreleasebeforeexpandingwideronJuly13.[28] Thefilmhaddifficultygettinginternationaldistribution.[29][30]OnSeptember18,2018,RileyannouncedthatUniversalPicturesandFocusFeatureshadpickedupitsinternationaldistributionrights.Itpremieredatthe2018LondonFilmFestival,followedbyaUKreleaseonDecember7.[1] SorrytoBotherYouwasreleasedondigitalcopyonOctober9,2018,andonBlu-rayandDVDonOctober23.[31][32] Reception[edit] Boxoffice[edit] AsofDecember 14,2018[update],SorrytoBotherYouhasgrossed$17.5millionintheUnitedStatesandCanada,and$792,464inotherterritories,foraworldwidetotalof$18.3million,[5]againstaproductionbudgetof$3.2million.[4] Thefilmearned$727,266from16theatersinitslimitedopeningweekend,foranaverageof$45,452,thefourth-bestaverageof2018.Itfinished16thattheweekendboxoffice.[33]Ithaditswiderelease,in805theaters,onJuly13,alongsidetheopeningsofSkyscraperandHotelTransylvania3:SummerVacation,andwasforecasttogrossaround$3.5millionovertheweekend.[34]Thefilmmademoreonitsfirstdayofwiderelease($1.5million)thanithadinitsfullweekoflimitedrelease($1.1million).Itwentontogross$4.3millionovertheweekend,anincreaseof485%,finishing7thattheboxoffice.[35]Thefilmwasaddedtoanother245theatersinitsthirdweekofreleaseandmade$2.8million,finishing10th.[36] Criticalresponse[edit] OnreviewaggregatorRottenTomatoes,thefilmholdsanapprovalratingof93%basedon311reviews,withanaverageratingof7.7/10.Thewebsite'scriticalconsensusreads,"Fearlesslyambitious,scathinglyfunny,andthoroughlyoriginal,SorrytoBotherYouloudlyheraldsthearrivalofafreshfilmmakingtalentinwriter-directorBootsRiley."[37]OnMetacritic,thefilmhasaweightedaveragescoreof80outof100,basedon51critics,indicating"generallyfavorablereviews".[38]AudiencespolledbyPostTrakgavethefilman84%overallpositivescoreanda72%"definiterecommend".[33] JamesBerardinelliofReelViewssaid"SorrytoBotherYoublendsconventionalcomedywithpoliticalsatiretoproduceafilmthatwillgeneratelaughterandasenseofdiscomfortinequaldoses."[39]DavidSimsofTheAtlanticwrote,"Thestory'sheightenedrealityworksbestwhenit'sbarelydistinguishablefromourown—thoughitstartstolosesteamthemoreitdriftsintofantasy.Themovieisattimesamess,butacompellingone,andthisdebutfromBootsRileyshouldheraldafascinatingfilmmakingcareer."[40]PeterDebrugeofVarietymagazinepraisedthefilm,callingit"deliriouslycreativeandambitioustoafault",butexpressedreservationsaboutitssecondhalf:"Asthemovie'sallegoricalrelationtoreal-worldproblemsblurs,audiencesarelefttowonderwhatRiley'spointissupposedtobe."[41]JesseHassengerofTheA.V.Clubdescribedthefilmas"oftenwildlyfunny,andifitsbroadarcisfamiliarstuffaboutadown-on-his-luckeverymanexperiencingsuccessbutatwhatcost,atleasttheplotspecificsareunpredictable".[42]RandallColburnofConsequenceofSoundcalledit"amess,butagloriousone"andsaidit"isfununtilit'soverwhelming,andRileywouldlikelyhavebenefitedfromagoodeditor."[43] A.A.DowdofTheA.V.ClubreviewedthefilmattheSundanceFilmFestivalanddissentedfromhispeers,callingit"ascattershot,intermittentlypointedsatirewhosejokesandinsightslandwithaboutthesame(in)frequency."Dowdwascriticalofthewritinganddirection:"There'samessy,first-draftqualitytohowthefilmfitssaidideastogether,andageneralsloppinesstotheexecution,withRileybotchingthetimingontoomanyjokes...SorryToBotherYouisplainlyafirstfeature,andthat'snoinsult:Evenassomeofthefilm'scomedyfellflatforme,Idistantlyadmireditssomething-to-provechutzpah."[44] Accolades[edit] AccoladesforSorrytoBotherYou Award Dateofceremony Category Recipient(s) Result GothamAwards[45] November26,2018 AudienceAward SorrytoBotherYou Nominated BestActor LakeithStanfield Nominated BinghamRayBreakthroughDirector BootsRiley Nominated NationalBoardofReview[46] January8,2019 TopTenIndependentFilms SorrytoBotherYou Won DirectorsGuildofAmericaAwards[47] February2,2019 OutstandingDirecting–First-TimeFeatureFilm BootsRiley Nominated IndependentSpiritAwards[48] February23,2019 BestFirstFeature BootsRiley,NinaYangBongiovi,JonathanDuffy,CharlesD.King,GeorgeRush,ForestWhitakerandKellyWilliams Won BestScreenplay BootsRiley Nominated Seealso[edit] Listofblackfilmsofthe2010s Listofdirectorialdebuts§ 2018 References[edit] ^abRiley,Boots[@@BootsRiley](September18,2018)."SorryToBotherYouwillhaveitsUKpremiereattheLondonFilmFestival!!!IthitstherestoftheUKonDecember7th.DistributedoutsideofNorthAmericabyFocus/UniversalPictures"(Tweet).RetrievedNovember27,2018–viaTwitter. ^"SORRYTOBOTHERYOU-BritishBoardofFilmClassification".www.bbfc.co.uk.Retrieved7January2019. ^"SorrytoBotherYou".SundanceFilmFestival.TheSundanceInstitute.RetrievedDecember13,2017. ^abcPhillips,Michael(July10,2018)."BootsRileygoesfrom'musicianwithascript'topotentialhitmakerwith'SorrytoBotherYou'".ChicagoTribune.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2018-07-10.RetrievedJuly21,2018. ^ab"SorrytoBotherYou-FinancialInformation".TheNumbers.RetrievedFebruary28,2019. 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^Busch,Anita(July26,2017)."DannyGlover,DavidCrossAndPattonOswaltJoin'SorryToBotherYou'".DeadlineHollywood.RetrievedJuly26,2017. ^abRiley,Boots(July26,2017)."BoomAllthisamazingtalentcomingtogethertomakeSorryToBotherYoufly.You'veneverseenamovielikethis.Thecastis:LakeithStanfield,TessaThompson,ArmieHammer,StevenYeun,OmariHardwick,DannyGlover,PattonOswalt,DavidCross,JermaineFowler,TerryCrews,KateBerlant,RobertLongstreet,andMichaelSommers".Instagram.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2021-12-24.RetrievedJuly26,2017. ^abcde"BootsRileyonHowHisHitMovie"SorrytoBotherYou"SlamsCapitalism&OffersSolutions".DemocracyNow!.RetrievedJuly26,2018. ^"SorrytoBotherYou(2018)Soundtrack-CompleteListofSongs|WhatSong".What-song. ^Johnston,Maura(22August2018)."Review:The'SorrytoBotherYou'SoundtrackBurstsWithGenre-BlurringSurrealism".RollingStone. 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^Lang,Brent(January25,2018)."Sundance:AnnapurnaBuys'SorrytoBotherYou'".Variety.RetrievedJanuary25,2018. ^"SorrytoBotherYou".SXSWSchedule.SouthbySouthwest.RetrievedFebruary14,2018. ^D'Alessandro,Anthony(February9,2018)."AnnapurnaDatesFilmsByAdamMcKay,BabakAnvari&SundanceAcquisition'SorryToBotherYou'".DeadlineHollywood.RetrievedFebruary9,2018. ^Riley,Boots[@BootsRiley](March9,2018)."NewreleasedatesforSorryToBotherYouareasfollows:July6thinselectcities.July27thineverydamncityintheUnitedStates.Staytunedforinternationalreleaseschedule"(Tweet).RetrievedMarch9,2018–viaTwitter. ^Wilkinson,Alissa(6August2018)."SorrytoBotherYouisthelatestvictimofthemovieindustry's"blackfilmsdon'ttravel"myth".Vox.Retrieved7January2019. ^Nordine,Michael(5August2018)."BootsRileySays'SorrytoBotherYou'Isn'tPlayingAbroadBecauseDistributorsThink'Black'MoviesDon'tPerformWell".indiewire.com.Retrieved7January2019. ^TheCoup(2018-09-27)."#SorryToBotherYouavailableintheU.S.fordigitaldownloadonOctober9th,andonBlu-Ray/DVDOctober23rd!Youcanpreorderitnowonvariousplatformsandservices".Facebook.Retrieved2021-03-19. ^Riley,Boots[@@BootsRiley](October1,2018)."Ay!!!#SorryToBotherYouwillbeavailablefordigitaldownload(intheUSonly)onOctober9th!!!!ItwillbeavailableonDVD/Blu-RayandVHSonOctober23rd!!!AlsoUSonly!"(Tweet).RetrievedNovember27,2018–viaTwitter. ^abD'Alessandro,Anthony(July8,2018)."'Ant-ManAndTheWasp'ShrinksATickTo$76M+Opening,ButStill34%BiggerThanOriginal–EarlySundayRead".DeadlineHollywood.RetrievedJuly8,2018. ^D'Alessandro,Anthony(July11,2018)."'HotelTransylvania3'&DwayneJohnson's'Skyscraper'VieForPrimeBoxOfficeRealEstate".DeadlineHollywood.RetrievedJuly11,2018. ^D'Alessandro,Anthony(July15,2018)."WhyDwayneJohnsonPic'Skyscraper'WentUpInFlamesAtTheB.O.With$25M+".DeadlineHollywood.RetrievedJuly15,2018. ^D'Alessandro,Anthony(July22,2018)."Shocker:'MammaMia2'MeetsB.O.WaterlooAs'Equalizer2'IsTheNo.1WinnerThatTakesItAllWith$35M+".DeadlineHollywood.RetrievedJuly22,2018. ^"SorrytoBotherYou(2018)".RottenTomatoes.Fandango.RetrievedOctober10,2021. ^"SorrytoBotherYouReviews".Metacritic.CBSInteractive.RetrievedAugust11,2019. ^Berardinelli,James."SorrytoBotherYou".ReelviewsMovieReviews.Retrieved2April2019. ^Sims,David(6July2018)."'SorrytoBotherYou'IsFizzy,Flawed,andFascinating".TheAtlantic.Retrieved7January2019. ^Debruge,Peter(27January2018)."FilmReview:'SorrytoBotherYou'".variety.com.Retrieved7January2019. ^Hassenger,Jesse."Atlanta'sLakeithStanfieldheadlinestheinventive,sometimesexhaustingsatireSorryToBotherYou".Film.Retrieved2April2019. ^"FilmReview:SorryToBotherYouIsaGloriousGoddamnedMess".consequenceofsound.net.2July2018.Retrieved7January2019. ^Dowd,A.A."LauraDerndigsdeepinthemostpowerfulanddisturbingofSundance'spotentialwinners".TheA.V.Club.RetrievedAugust11,2019. ^Elizabeth,Wagmeister(November26,2018)."GothamAwards:A24SweepsWithFiveWins,Including'FirstReformed,'EighthGrade'(FullWinnersList)".Variety.RetrievedNovember27,2018. ^Lewis,Hilary(November27,2018)."'GreenBook'NamedBestFilmbyNationalBoardofReview".TheHollywoodReporter.RetrievedNovember28,2018. ^DaveMcNary(January8,2019)."DirectorsGuildNomineesIncludeBradleyCooper,AlfonsoCuarón".Variety. ^D'Alessandro,Anthony(November16,2018)."2019SpiritAwardNominations:'WeTheAnimals'TopsWithFive,A24LeadsAllDistributors,StudioClassicLabelsComeUpShort".DeadlineHollywood.RetrievedNovember22,2018. Furtherreading[edit] Weiner,Jonah(May22,2018)."HowBootsRileyInfiltratedHollywood".TheNewYorkTimesMagazine.TheNewYorkTimesCompany. 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