My Stupid Boss

My Stupid Boss is a 2016 Indonesian comedy film directed and written by Upi Avianto based on a four-part novel series of the same name by Chaos@Work.^[2] The film stars Reza Rahadian, Bunga Citra Lestari, Alex Abbad, Chew Kin Wah, Atikah Suhaime and Bront Palarae as workers of a company led by a stupid and weird boss known simply as "Bossman". The film was released simultaneously in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei on 19 May 2016 by Falcon Pictures and Skop Productions.

My Stupid Boss
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Upi Avianto
Based on	My Stupid Boss by Chaos@Work
Produced by	Frederica
Starring	Reza Rahadian Bunga Citra Lestari Alex Abbad Bront Palarae Chew Kin Wah Atikah Suhaime
Cinematography	Muhammad Firdaus
Edited by	Wawan I. Wibowo
Music by	Aghi Narottama
Production company	Falcon Pictures
Distributed by	Falcon Pictures
Release date	May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19) (Indonesia)
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	Indonesia Malaysia
Languages	Indonesian Malay English
Box office	$10.02 million[1]

Plot

Indonesian couple Diana and Dika live at a Kuala Lumpur apartment. Bored of constantly staying home, "Bossman", Dika's friend since studying in California, offers Diana a job as an administrator. On the day of the interview, Diana is surprised by how many people dislike Bossman, and she later comes to dislike him too. Bossman is widely seen as gibberish, entitled, weird, and irritating. Though rich, he refuses to manage the office's crippling structure and broken air conditioner.

As Bossman's attitude worsens in her view, Diana contemplates resigning and even murdering him. Dika constantly reassures her "That is how he is", further irritating Diana. In a revenge plot, Diana and the four main workers (Norah Sikin, Mr. Kho, Azhari, and Adrian) disturb Bossman in a variety of ways, from constantly calling him while he is asleep to secretly calling in the landlord to whom Bossman has not paid the bills. As he flees from the landlord, the employees dance.

In light of the situation, Dika suggests that she respectfully. As she is about to, however, Bossman brings her to an orphanage. He explains that one day, he saw a boy with polio helping a blind peer walk towards the dilapidated orphanage. He expresses willingness to upgrade it to a more modern and lively one. Bossman's actions prompt Diana and the workers to agree that there is good in everyone.

At his birthday, Bossman decides to treat everyone for lunch. However, as afternoon strikes and everyone reminds him of it, he denies and commands everyone to work, enraging them.

Production

My Stupid Boss was adapted to screenplay from a story written by Chaos@work.^[3] Upi Avianto wrote screenplay from the original version for a duration of 6 months and directed the film.^[4] The film was released on 19 May 2016 by Falcon Pictures in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei.^[4][3]

Cast

• Reza Rahadian as Bossman
• Bunga Citra Lestari as Diana
• Alex Abbad as Dika
• Bront Palarae as Adrian
• Chew Kin Wah as Mr. Kho
• Atikah Suhaime as Norasikin
• Iskandar Zulkarnain as Azhari
• Melissa Karim as Bossman's Wife
• Nadiya Nisaa as Siti
• Sharmaine Othman as Vivian
• Sherry Alhadad as Azizah
• Richard Oh as Mr. Chia
• Ting Tan as Pipe Shop Boss

Reception

On the 15th day after release, My Stupid Boss reached 2,298,000 viewers.^[3] On 5 July 2016, The Jakarta Post published a list of "5 most watched movies from the last decade" created by filmindonesia.or.id that includes My Stupid Boss.^[5]