Season 19, Episode 8
Merry Christmas! What a way to celebrate the holiday then by listening to a brand new episode of Forgotten Cinema. We take on the 2016 film Office Christmas Party, which has its roots in the tradition of office holiday parties across the country combined with the always hyped up expectation of having an all-time rager. (Project X, Superbad, Can't Hardly Wait, Animal House, the Hangover series deals with the aftermath, and more I'm probably forgetting.)
Hollywood has a history of party movies where the characters are looking to have an all-time party they will never forget. When in reality, those types of parties rarely happen.
Office Christmas Party carries on the tradition of party films and adds the common experience those employed face at the end of every year. The office holiday party. The tradition of throwing a party at the same spot where you work is weird, isn't it? When I was working at the movie theater, our holiday parties would take place on a Monday night, while we were still open. It was fun, but surrealistic.
I've never experienced a full-on rager that lasts all night and changes your life for the better. But there's still time, right? It didn't happen this year, but maybe one year, I'll experience joy, embarrassment, jubilation and regret all in one night.
Office Christmas Party
Directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck
Screenplay by Justin Malen and Laura Solon and Dan Mazer
Starring Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, Jillian Bell and more!
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