Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Boots Riley
Written by	Boots Riley
Produced by	Nina Yang Bongiovi; Kelly Williams; Jonathan Duffy; Charles D. King; George Rush; Forest Whitaker;
Starring	LaKeith Stanfield; Tessa Thompson; Jermaine Fowler; Omari Hardwick; Terry Crews; Patton Oswalt; David Cross; Danny Glover; Steven Yeun; Armie Hammer;
Cinematography	Doug Emmett
Edited by	Terel Gibson
Music by	Tune-Yards; The Coup;
Production; companies	Significant Productions; MNM Creative; MACRO; Cinereach; The Space Program;
Distributed by	Annapurna Pictures (North America); Focus Features and; Universal Pictures (International);
Release dates	January 20, 2018 (Sundance); July 6, 2018 (United States);
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.2 million
Box office	$18.3 million

Sorry to Bother You is a 2018 science fiction dark comedy film written and directed by Boots Riley, in his directorial debut. It stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, and Armie Hammer. The film follows a young black telemarketer who adopts a white accent to succeed at his job. Swept into a corporate conspiracy, he must choose between profit or joining his activist friends to organize labor.

Principal photography began in June 2017 in Oakland, California. Sorry to Bother You premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 6, 2018, by Annapurna Pictures. The film received praise for its cast, concept, and soundtrack, as well as Riley's screenplay and direction.

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^ "SORRY TO BOTHER YOU - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ "Sorry to Bother You". Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
^ Phillips, Michael (July 10, 2018). "Boots Riley goes from 'musician with a script' to potential hitmaker with 'Sorry to Bother You'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
^ "Sorry to Bother You - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

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[2] "SORRY TO BOTHER YOU - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[3] "Sorry to Bother You". Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2017.

[Tribune-4] Phillips, Michael (July 10, 2018). "Boots Riley goes from 'musician with a script' to potential hitmaker with 'Sorry to Bother You'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[NUM-5] "Sorry to Bother You - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

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