The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby
Directed byTom McGrath
Written byMichael McCullers
Based onThe Boss Baby
by Marla Frazee
Produced byRamsey Ann Naito
Starring
Narrated byTobey Maguire
Edited byJames Ryan
Music by
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12) (Miami)
  • March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$125 million[2]
Box office$528 million[3]

The Boss Baby is a 2017 American computer-animated comedy family movie produced by DreamWorks Animation for 20th Century Fox and on the book of the same name by Marla Frazee.[4]

The movie is directed by Tom McGrath. It stars the voices of Alec Baldwin, Miles Bakshi, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, and Tobey Maguire.

The Boss Baby was released digitally on March 12, 2017, and was released on March 31. In 2018, a computer-animated series based on the film and The Boss Baby book by Marla Frazee was made, which was called The Boss Baby: Back in Business. A sequel to the film, which was called The Boss Baby: Family Business was released in 2021. Another sequel to the film is also in development.

Plot

A new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator -- a wildly imaginative 7-year-old named Tim. The most unusual Boss Baby (Alec Baldwin) arrives at Tim's home in a taxi, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase. The instant sibling rivalry must soon be put aside when Tim discovers that Boss Baby is actually a spy on a secret mission, and only he can help thwart a dastardly plot that involves an epic battle between puppies and babies.

Voice cast

  • Miles Bakshi as Timothy "Tim" Templeton
  • Alec Baldwin as Theodore "Ted" Templeton/The Boss Baby
  • Jimmy Kimmel as Ted Templeton
  • Steve Buscemi as Francis E. Francis/Super Colossal Big Fat Boss Baby
  • Lisa Kudrow as Janice Templeton
  • Conrad Vernon as Eugene Francis
  • James McGrath as Wizzie
  • David Soren as Jimbo
  • Nina Zoe Bakshi as Tabitha
  • Tobey Maguire as Adult Tim
  • Tom McGrath as TV Chef
  • Walt Dohrn as Photographer
  • James Ryan as Story Bear
  • Eric Bell Jr. as Triplets
  • ViviAnn Yee as Staci
  • Edie Mirman as The Big Boss Baby
  • James McGrath and Joseph Izzo as Elvis Impersonators

References

  1. "The Boss Baby". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  2. "The Boss Baby Tops Beauty and the Beast at Box Office for Second Week". Screen Rant. April 9, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. "The Boss Baby (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  4. "Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey to Voice Star in DreamWorks Animation's 'Boss Baby' | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.