Chairman of the Board (film)

Chairman of the Board
Directed by	Alex Zamm
Produced by	Rupert Harvey Peter M. Lenkov
Screenplay by	Al Septien Turi Meyer Alex Zamm
Story by	Al Septien Turi Meyer
Starring	Carrot Top Courtney Thorne-Smith Larry Miller Raquel Welch Mystro Clark Jack Plotnick Jack Warden Estelle Harris M. Emmet Walsh Glenn Shadix Taylor Negron
Music by	Chris Hajian
Cinematography	David Lewis
Editing by	Jimmy Hill
Distributed by	Trimark Pictures
Release date(s)	March 13, 1998
Running time	95 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$10,000,000 (estimated)
Box office	$181,233

Chairman of the Board is a 1998 movie starring Courtney Thorne-Smith and Carrot Top in which a surfer/inventor (Carrot Top) inherits and runs a billionaire's company. It was poorly received by critics and moviegoers alike.

Plot

Edison (Carrot Top) is a poor, failed inventor and surf bum, but soon runs into and befriends wealthy business magnate Armand McMillan (Jack Warden). When Armand passes away shortly thereafter, he leaves Edison the majority of shares in his large invention corporation, and leaves his jealous nephew, his only living relative, Bradford (Larry Miller) only a surfboard. Bradford attempts to derail Edison's success by stealing his formula for glow in the dark, which had not previously existed in the reality of this movie, and sharing it with a consumer who covers himself in it and alleges that Edison's prize invention—a portable TV/TV dinner combo—leaks radiation. When Edison reveals to all that radiation causes sickness and death—but not a literal glowing—and that he had invented the formula for glow in the dark, the company is saved and Edison appoints beau Natalie Stockwell (Courtney Thorne-Smith) to run the company.

Reception

Chairman of the Board has received negative reviews, currently holding a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 14%.

During an promotional appearance for the film on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Thorne-Smith was the second guest after comedian Norm MacDonald, who remained on the couch for Thorne-Smith's segment. During the segment, following O'Brien's jesting about Thorne-Smith and Carrot Top having make-out scenes, MacDonald offered the retort "It's called 9½ Seconds? Like he's a premature ejaculator?" in reference to the film 9½ Weeks which Thorne-Smith had mentioned. Upon O'Brien's asking Thorne-Smith the title of the film, MacDonald interrupted by suggesting that a movie featuring Carrot Top ought to be called "Box Office Poison". When Thorne-Smith revealed the film's actual title, Chairman of the Board, O'Brien goaded MacDonald to "do something with that". After a moment, MacDonald responded "I bet the 'Board' is spelled B-O-R-E-D", much to the apparent surprise and amusement of O'Brien, the audience and even Thorne-Smith. This interview was selected as a top moment from Late Night in several compilation episodes and specials, and continues to be distributed today via outlets such as Youtube.

Carrot Top was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst New Star.
Raquel Welch was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress.

Comedian and former Mystery Science Theater 3000 host Michael J. Nelson named the film the fifth worst comedy ever made.

External links

• Chairman of the Board at the Internet Movie Database
• Chairman of the Board at Rotten Tomatoes
• Chairman of the Board at Box Office Mojo