For the 2012 Coup album, see Sorry to Bother You (album).
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)[1]
Release dates
January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20) (Sundance)
July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes[2][3]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$3.2 million[4]
Box office
$18.3 million[5]
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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^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.
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