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Chairman of the Board

1998 · 95 min

A goofy, low-stakes comedy that coasts on silly inventions and broad gags, easy to watch but rarely laugh-out-loud funny.

Directed by
Alex Zamm
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Work sucks!
Overview
Surfer Edison isn't able to make ends meet with his inventions or his lifestyle. But then he meets billionaire Armand McMillian, who takes a shine to the young bum — so much so that he leaves his invention company to him upon his death. Unfortunately, Armand's nephew, Bradford, only gets a surfboard. While Edison manages to run the company successfully, with the help of pretty Natalie, Bradford conspires to take him down.

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Directed by
Alex Zamm
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • class
  • ambition
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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