Tammy

"She hit the road. The road hit back."

2014 1h 37m EN

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5.3

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24%

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METACRITIC

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4.9

IMDB

★5.3TMDB · 1,302🥫24%Rotten Tomatoes●39Metacritic★4.9IMDB · 57,612

Comedy

Synopsis

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For burger-joint employee Tammy, a bad day keeps getting worse. She wrecks her car, loses her job, and finds that her husband has been unfaithful. It's time to hit the road, but without money or transportation, Tammy's options are limited. Her only choice is a road trip with her hard-drinking grandmother Pearl, who has a car, cash, and an itch to see Niagara Falls. It's not the escape Tammy had in mind, but it may be what she needs.

“She hit the road. The road hit back.”

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Cast

Melissa McCarthy
Tammy
Susan Sarandon
Pearl
Kathy Bates
Lenore
Mark Duplass
Bobby
Gary Cole
Earl
Allison Janney
Deb
Dan Aykroyd
Don
Sandra Oh
Susanne

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ben Falcone
Writers: Ben Falcone, Melissa McCarthy
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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213+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ben Falcone, shot by Russ T. Alsobrook. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Andrews. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael L. Sale shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Melissa McCarthy and Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She hit the road. The road hit back.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ben Falcone directs. Russ T. Alsobrook behind the camera. Michael Andrews scores. Michael L. Sale cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
2Released 12 years ago.
3213+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Ben Falcone, shot by Russ T. Alsobrook. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael Andrews. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michael L. Sale shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Melissa McCarthy and Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She hit the road. The road hit back.".
9IMDB entry: tt2103254 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 33 themes, including "robbery", "alcoholism", "road trip", "female protagonist".

The technical file

Cinematography: Russ T. Alsobrook
Original score: Michael Andrews
Editing: Michael L. Sale
Production design: Jefferson Sage
Makeup / hair: Linda Flowers
Sound: Gregg Landaker
Stunt coordinator: G. Peter King
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $100,375,432
Return: 502% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Tammy (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes: 24% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 39/100
IMDB rating: 4.9/10 · 57,612 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 win & 7 nominations total

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Reno2015-08-08
★ 6/10
I found TAMMY was so funny, but everyone isn't like me. I did not get what all the whining about this movie. This film was nominated for the worst actress and supporting actress at Razzie Awards, but I found they were awesome. You can't blame performers for the bad story, in fact the screenplay was okay, but again the story did not influence to build a better screenplay. Hard to predict the scenes, though one would know where the story is heading and that's the difference in this movie. Keep in mind when you're going try it, that you're not watching a Bond movie or a Peter Jackson's, but a small budget comedy. Anticipate as much what the movie weighs, overall and you would never regret for watching it. As usual a perfect role for Melissa McCarthy, but Susan Sarandon was surprisingly good. It was just a fun road-movie, mostly a semi-fictional to the reality, but who knows there might be people out like these film characters. Like I said, a decent story, it had all the ingredient to be a good comedy flick except one serious scene at the end needed to turn over. Yep, I would have liked to have an unexpected twist, that could have been a game changer in the movie's success. Anyone can enjoy it, if he's/she's open minded. I am already expecting the next movie from the same cast and crew combo which is due early next years. P.S, there's something between Melissa McCarthy and prison. In the next film I mentioned as well she will be seen in the prison. 6/10

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