“She hit the road. The road hit back.”
Overview
For burger-joint employee Tammy, a bad day keeps getting worse. She wrecks her car, loses her job, and finds that her husband has been unfaithful. It's time to hit the road, but without money or transportation, Tammy's options are limited. Her only choice is a road trip with her hard-drinking grandmother Pearl, who has a car, cash, and an itch to see Niagara Falls. It's not the escape Tammy had in mind, but it may be what she needs.
Directed by Ben Falcone
Written by Ben Falcone, Melissa McCarthy
Produced by Adam McKay, Melissa McCarthy, Will Ferrell
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $100.4M
Themes & Keywords
robberyalcoholismroad tripfemale protagoniston the roadbluntreckless drivinggrandmotherpolice arrestroad moviequestioningfranticalcohol problemsdesperatemischievousfired from a joblesbiangrandmother granddaughter relationshipunderstatedabsurdcarambivalentamusedbewilderedcheerfulclichécompassionatedefiantdisapprovingfarcicalhopefulsympatheticwritten by star
About Tammy
Tammy is a comedy film released in 2014 exploring themes of robbery, alcoholism, road trip, female protagonist, on the road, blunt. Directed by Ben Falcone, it stars Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates. For burger-joint employee Tammy, a bad day keeps getting worse. She wrecks her car, loses her job, and finds that her husband has been unfaithful. It's time to hit the road, but without money or transportation, Tammy's options are limited. Her only choice is a road trip with her hard-drinking grandmother Pearl, who has a car, cash, and an itch to see Niagara Falls. It's not the escape Tammy had in mind, but it may be what she needs.