Top 5 - Tom Hanks Movies

Tom Hanks is easily one of the most recognized, popular, versatile, and talented actors to ever shine on movie screens across the globe. From his comedic performances in films like Splash and Turner & Hooch to the dramatic in The Green Mile and Philadelphia, Hanks has delivered unforgettable performances time and time again. Tom Hanks is easily my favorite actor and I've enjoyed his work for as long as I've been watching movies. In celebration of Tom Hanks' birthday on July 9th, I'm sharing with you my top 5 favorite movies he's been in. Feel free to comment on my list and share your favorite Tom Hanks flicks! With that being said, time to start off with my countdown.

#5 - You've got Mail - You've got Mail just beats out Sleepless in Seattle on my top 5 list. While sleepless may be a bit more romantic, what makes You've got mail superior in my eyes is the one screen chemistry Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan share. While they both star in Sleepless in Seattle, other than a few moments in the middle of the film and in the end scene, we never see the two together. In You've got Mail we get to see both Joe Fox (Hanks) and Kathleen Kelly (Ryan) on screen together throughout much of the film. Whether as rival book store owners in person or in love with each other online, unknown to either one, the two actors feed of each other and give wonderful performances. It's the time they share together in their scenes and chemistry between them that make this the stronger movie out of the two.

#4 - Big - Some can say this is where Tom Hanks really began to hit his stride and become the actor we know and love. Earning his first academy award nomination, in Big Tom plays 12 year old Josh Baskin who, after making a wish at a magic wish machine, wakes up in an adult body. Tom Hanks perfectly portrays the theme of a boy trapped in a mans body and gives one of his best comedic performances in the film still to this day. No doubt this was a complex character to portray and few actors would have been able to make it believable as Hanks did. Without a doubt, the films iconic scene where Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia play Heart and Soul using the floor keyboard is one that will stand the sands of time.

#3 - A league of Their Own - As far as Tom Hanks' comedic roles, his portrayal of the character Jimmy Dugan is my favorite. With his classic one liner "There's no crying in baseball!" and my favorite scene when he chucks a baseball glove at the one players annoying son, Hanks stole the show from a very talented cast. He showed both the emotions of a broken man knowing he'd never again be what he once was and that turning point where Jimmy finally saw the task he was given still had meaning.This was one movie I really never wanted to see end and even though the film was perfect as stand alone flick, I always wished we could have had a sequel to explore one more season with the gang.

#2 - Saving Private Ryan - Turning the spectrum on the types of roles Mr. Hanks is capable of playing, Saving Private Ryan is about as powerful of a movie and performance as you can find. Hanks plays Captain Miller, a husband and an English teacher ripped away from his quiet life to fight in World War II. The strength of Hanks performance for me once again comes to him being such an emotional actor. There are moments in the film where you are almost able to put yourself in his muddy boots walking through Europe knowing that at any moment it could be the end. Watching Saving Private Ryan and Hanks performance is the closest thing I will ever come to being a solider and feeling the unbearable and undesirable feelings those men felt during the war. Hanks was nominated for an Oscar for this role and I'd still like to know why his name was not called out the night of the awards that year. Golden Statue in his hand or not that night, Tom Hanks and his performance as Captain Miller will be respected for ages.

#1 - Forest Gump - When I began thinking about this list, my obvious number one was Forest Gump. Probably Tom Hanks most recognized and memorable role, the loveable character of Forest Gump brought him his second Academy Award. The beauty of Hanks performance as Forest was the combination of all his talents as an actor. As the good hearted but low I.Q Gump, Hanks brought tears to our eyes one minute and had us laughing the next. His timeless tale from childhood to adulthood, venturing through some of history's most memorable events is pure movie gold. The reason Tom Hanks role in Forest Gump finds it's way to the top of my list is actually something I can't describe. I'm sure most, if not all, of you have seen the film and you probably know what I mean when I say that. As Gump, Hanks evokes every bit of emotion he can into the character so much to the point where he feels real to the audience. To put it more directly, everything about his role as Forest Gump sums up why the world loves Movies.

Well there is my list and with so many amazing movies it wasn't easy to put together. When it comes to Tom Hanks movies, it's like a box of chocolates - they're all a bit different but they're equally enjoyable!

Quick Arugula and Spinach Salad

This arugula and spinach salad is quick, healthy, delicious, and a bit of a change up from your every day garden salad. Lightly tossed with a lemon Dijon dressing and some freshly shaved Parmesan cheese over top, it's a great side dish for any main course. Slice some freshly grilled chicken over top for a quick weeknight meal!


About 4 ounces of baby Arugula (3 big hand fulls)
About 2 ounces of baby Spinach (1 big hand full)
Freshly shaved Parmesan cheese
Zest of one Lemon
1/4 of a cup combined of of Freshly squeezed lemon juice and white wine vinegar
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

To make the dressing, first remove the zest from your lemon and place in a mixing bowl. Next, juice the lemon into a glass measuring cup. Some lemons are juicer than others so the exact amount of juice you'll get will vary. Pour in the white wine vinegar until you have a total of 1/4 of a cup between both the lemon juice and vinegar. Add the olive oil, mustard, garlic powder, and the salt and pepper. Whisk everything together until it emulsifies into a dressing.

Wash and dry the arugula and baby spinach and toss the two together. Portion out a serving of the greens and use a vegetable peeler to shave some Parmesan over top. Dress the salad with a bit of our lemony dressing and serve!

Grilled Swordfish and JAWS

Last week I had the taste to try something new and broaden my culinary horizons. As a kid growing up I was never much of a fan of seafood. Over the past few years, my tastes have changed and I've begun to enjoy more and more of the types of seafood available. Along with wanting to come up with a meal to pair with one of my all time favorite films, Jaws, my new found taste for seafood brought me to the idea of making myself a swordfish steak out on the grill and I was more than pleased with the results.

Swordfish has a very mild flavor to it and holds up great out on the grill. With a very meaty texture and a slight fish taste to it, I can best describe swordfish as a cross between a steak and a boneless chicken breast. The downfall to swordfish is it's price, usually running around $20 per pound. The silver lining here is that the piece of swordfish pictured was just over 1/2 pound and easily fed two people. The price may turn some away but it's nice to splurge once in a while and a fresh swordfish steak is a great item to do so with.With a side of fresh cut french fries and a crisp summery salad, this is a perfect summertime dinner to enjoy with a classic summertime film, Steven Spielberg's iconic and timeless 1975 film Jaws.

1 Swordfish steak
The zest and the juice of 1 Lemon
1/8 cup of Vegetable oil
2 cloves are Garlic (grated or finely minced)
1 small shallot (finely diced)
1 tablespoon of Dijon Mustard
Kosher salt and black pepper

To assemble to marinade for our swordfish, first start by using a zester or a microplane and removing the zest from the lemon. While we have out microplane out, grate the two cloves of garlic and add the garlic and the zest into a mixing bowl or a liquid measuring cup. Once the lemon has been zested, use the palm of your hand to apply pressure and roll the lemon along your cutting board or counter. This will help get the maximum amount of juice out of our lemon. Add the juice of the lemon to the mixing bowl and pour in the vegetable oil.

To the oil and lemon juice, add the diced shallot and a pinch of kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Next whisk into the mixture the tablespoon of Dijon mustard until the oil and lemon juice emulsify into each other to form our marinade.

In a shallow glass dish (A pie plate or something similar works well), pour a little less than half of our marinade into the bottom. Place the swordfish steak in the dish and pour the remaining marinade over top of the swordfish. You want to let the swordfish marinade for about 3 to 4 hours in the refrigerator but you don't want it to sit in the marinade much longer than that. The swordfish will get mushy if it's been in the marinade for too long so be sure to avoid that. Not only do we want to fish to remain firm for eating, it's essential that the swordfish stays meaty so that we can grill it with ease.


Once the fish is allowed to soak up the flavors of the marinade, it's time to grill! Preheat your grill so that it's at a medium high temperature. Using a grill brush, very carefully grease the grill grates with a bit of vegetable oil to help prevent the swordfish from sticking. Place the swordfish down onto the grill and season with a bit more salt and pepper. Swordfish will cook very fast so be sure to keep your eye on it at all times. Grill the fish for only about 6-7 minutes on each side depending on thickness. Swordfish will dry out quickly so make sure you don't overcook. Once the cooking time is up, remove the swordfish from the grill and serve hot. Once dinner is on the plate, pour a glass of dry white wine, and enjoy your freshly grilled swordfish dinner with this weeks movie, Jaws.

When a monstrous Great White Shark finds it's way to the Northern Atlantic ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, a quiet beach thrown into a nightmare.The number of victims continues to increase as the Shark terrorizes Amity's waters. Newly hired and new resident of the island Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) has to find a way to stop the shark before it attacks again. To make matters more difficult, with the 4th of July on hand the mayor of Amity (Murray Hamilton) refuses to close the beaches. With the help of a marine biologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and a seasoned fisherman Quint (Robert Shaw), Brody has to stop the shark before it takes another life, including their own. Lorraine Gary also co-stars as Chief Brody's wife.

Steven Spielberg's Jaws is without question one of the most recognized films ever made. It was one of the first motion pictures I truly fell in love with and helped me discover my love and passion for film making. You hear one note from John Williams' timeless and flawless score and you instantly think Jaws and about a shark attack. I mean really will there ever be a better or more iconic piece of music composed for a film? The answer is "No."

The 1975 classic is known to just about every person on the face of the planet and every one of them is lying if they tell you they haven't wondered what was swimming underneath the last time they went to the beach. Jaws was the first movie of it's time to truly be a smash hit at the theaters and drove movie goers to the theaters in massive numbers. The film terrified the world and launched the career of it's stars and it's talented young director.

Jaws was not an easy movie to film by any standard and, on more than one occasion, the crew were ready to call it quits. Between filming on the unpredictable Atlantic Ocean, going beyond the scheduled shooting time, going over budget, and most importantly a shark that wasn't working - it's a true testament to Spielberg and his crew that Jaws ever made it to the theaters. The biggest issue they crew faced, a mechanical shark which was slated to be the star of the movie that broke down nearly every single day. The film quickly went over schedule and over budget and Spielberg believed Jaws would mark the end of his career before it ever truly began.

While the crew thought the malfunctioning mechanical shark Spielberg named Bruce (named after his lawyer) would be the nail on the coffin for the film, their young director would use it to his advantage. In the original storyboards and concepts for the film, the shark is featured in almost every attack scene. Steven Spielberg would take inspiration from his own fear of the deep dark water and not knowing what could be swimming underneath you to scare the audiences without ever catching a glimpse of the monstrous fish. It was this concept and genius direction by Spielberg that truly made Jaws a horrifying movie to watch.

Jaws became an overnight success and nearly 40 years later, the film hasn't lost it's allure or horrifying nature to audiences. While many movie critics consider Citizen Kane, Casablanca, or Gone With the Wind to be the greatest movie ever made, Jaws equally deserves to be in consideration for that honor in my eyes. Though I'm willing to bet 99% of my readers have seen Jaws, I still urge you to watch it again in the near future and take note at all the tiny details that make this film the masterpiece that is. Instead of a link to a trailer for the film like I usually post, here is an hour and half documentary with interviews with the cast and crew about the making of Jaws.

Alien and Aliens

In 1979, young director Ridley Scott brought the film Alien to life. It took the genre of horror and suspense films to a new territory and did so in a near flawless way. Alien is now a classic film that was praised by critics as well as audiences and launched the career of both director Ridley Scott and the movies star Sigourney Weaver.  When the crew of the industrial vessel the Nostromo are awakened by a distress signal coming from an unknown nearby planet, it's protocol for them to respond. Upon their ship landing on the planet, three of the ships crew members go off to investigate the distress beacon. While searching for the origin of the distress call, the three explorers discover a strange spaceship with strange looking eggs as the ships cargo.

Just as Ripley (Weaver) believes to have translated the distress beacon as a warning call to stay away from the planet they arrived on, the three crew members return back to the ship with a living creature attached to the one member. Ripley isn't willing to let them back on the ship without first knowing what the creature is but another member of the ship disregards her intuition and the alien life form is brought on board.

This begins the turn of events that puts the crew of the Nostromo in a nightmarish scenario as they soon learn just how deadly and dangerous the creature they discovered is. 34 years later, Alien still continues to frighten movie goers and was the start of one of the most successful and popular movie franchises. Some consider the 1986 Oscar nominated sequel, Aliens, to be superior than its predecessor.

Sigourney Weaver returns in her starting role as Ripley and once again finds herself fighting for survival. Ripley is asked to accompany a military team on its way to the planet she and the Nostromo landed on and discovered the alien life form. A space colony that was formed there has failed to make contact with home base and the worst is feared. This time, Ripley faces more than one of the creatures and will have to fight with every bit of strength to survive. 

With James Cameron behind the camera on Aliens, the film took more of an action movie feel to it rather than the suspense of Scott's Alien. While I enjoyed both films, for me Alien takes top spot over its sequel. The acting, script, and the special effects are both superbly done for their time and I'd recommend both movies to anyone hasn't seen them. 

Grilling tips: Charcoal

Grilling with charcoal rather than gas may take a bit more effort but it's almost always worth the pay off. The smell of a fresh charcoal burning away on the grill is one of the classic smells of my summers during my childhood. If you've never used charcoal before, I really think you'll be surprised at the difference in flavor you'll get in your food. Here are a few tips I wanted to share with you guys in hopes that you'll dig out your charcoal grills this weekend or this upcoming 4th of July holiday.

A charcoal chimney (pictured to your left) is a very inexpensive and essential tool to have when grilling with charcoal. The charcoal chimney is the best way going to light your charcoal without using any harmful starting fluids. It's best to avoid charcoal lighting fluid when you can because you're taking the risk of the residual fumes from the fuel getting into your food. Charcoals that are marketed as instant light or self starting are no better.

To start charcoal in the chimney, you'll first need a few sheets of newspaper. Usually no more than 3 or 4 sheets are needed. Crumble the newspaper and place it underneath the charcoal chimney. Remove the top cooking grate from your grill and place the chimney onto the bottom.

Next, add the charcoal into the top portion of the chimney. Knowing how much charcoal you need is usually easy to determine, you just want to have enough to form a single layer of coals on the bottom of your grill.


With either a lighter or a long stem match, carefully light the sheets of newspaper in a few spots through the openings around the bottom of the chimney.

Once the newspaper has caught fire, smoke will start to rise through the top as the flames begin to burn the bottom layer of charcoal. Allow the charcoal to burn for about 15 to 20 minutes or so until you can see the coals glowing orange and they have an ashy surface to them.

Now depending on what you are grilling, you may want direct heat or indirect heat. Direct heat is when we cook the food right over top of the burning coals to cook them relatively fast. Usually burgers, boneless chicken, or steaks you'll want direct heat as we aren't looking for a slow cooking time. Now indirect heat is the opposite where we'll place the coals on one side of the grill and the food on the opposite side. Good for slow cooking ribs, whole chickens, or other cuts of meat that require a bit longer cooking time.

Once the coals are ready, using an oven glove for protection from the heat, carefully dump the charcoal out of the chimney and onto the grill grates. Carefully place the top grate back onto the grill over top the coals and you're ready to get cooking.

Summer Pasta and National Lampoon's Vacation

Light but satisfying dinner ideas sometimes run thin when the heat of the summer months weighs down on me. I'm more of a cooler weather type of guy so when its in the upper 80s and humid, the only two places you'll find me are in the pool or inside with the air conditioner going! Fresh basil and freshly grown tomatoes can be found year round now but the summer months are by far the best time to use them. Since the two go together like peanut butter and jelly, I wanted to make a quick and easy pasta dish using them as my key flavors - along with some fresh mozzarella. This pasta dish screams summertime for me so this week I'm choosing a movie that does the same, National Lampoons Vacation.

1 pint of grape or cherry tomatoes
12 fresh basil leaves
1 8oz fresh mozzarella ball
1 medium sized shallot (sliced)
2 cloves of garlic (Minced)
1 teaspoon of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of dried Italian spices
A pinch of red pepper flakes
Olive oil and Balsamic Vinegar
1 box of Penne Pasta
Fresh Parmesan cheese for grating

Fill a large pot with water and season with a generous amount of salt and preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Cut the tomatoes in half and place them on a baking or grilling sheet along with our shallot. Drizzle a little bit of olive oil and balsamic vinegar over top of the tomatoes (just enough to coat them all) and season with a pinch of kosher salt, black pepper, the teaspoon of sugar, the Italian seasonings, and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Toss everything together and place them in the oven for about 10-12 minutes.

By now your pasta water should be boiling or close to a boil. Drop your pasta into the boiling water and cook according to the boxes specifications. Take your fresh basil leaves and chiffonade them into thin cuts. The recipe calls for about 12 leaves but if you ask me you can never have too much basil so feel free to use more of less.

Set the sliced basil aside for now and cut your fresh mozzarella ball into small chunks. No need to be exact on size but you want to make them on the smaller side so they melt quickly once they hit the warm pasta and the tomatoes.

Your tomatoes should just be about ready to come out of the oven. Set them down on a heat proof surface and add the minced garlic over top of the roasted tomatoes. Gently toss them together and place them back in the oven just for another 3 to 4 minutes, just to cook off the raw garlic flavor. Once the garlic has been roasted, you can remove the tomatoes from the oven for good and drain your penne pasta once it's cooked.

In a large serving bowl - add the mozzarella, freshly sliced basil, and the roasted tomatoes and shallots. Stir everything together, sprinkle some freshly grated Parmesan cheese over top for an added flavor and dinner is served! A nice loaf of crusty Italian bread never hurt anything either! Some of my favorite flavors or summer are in this dinner so I wanted to share with you all my time favorite summertime movie! The classic 1983 comedy National Lampoon's Vacation. One of the funniest films you'll find and it never fails to make me laugh no matter how many times I've seen it. 

In today's age, The Griswold's are a national treasure and their crazy adventures are known to just about everyone. In the fist installment in the franchise, Clark W. Griswold Jr (Chevy Chase) becomes fixated on the idea of taking his family across the country on a road trip to visit the theme park Wally World. While the rest of his family doesn't see the allure of driving several hundred miles when they could just fly there, Clark refuses and soon piles his wife Ellen(Beverly D'Angelo), his son Rusty(Anthony Michael Hall), and his daughter Audrey (Dana Barron) into their station wagon and head out onto the holiday road.

Like most things that Clark envisions in his head, they never quite work out the way he hopes. Their good old fun filled family vacation turns out to have more speed bumps and detours than Clark could have imagined. Some of the funniest scenes take place when Ellen insists they take a little detour to visit her cousin Catherine (Miriam Flynn) and her eccentric husband Eddie (Randy Quaid) at their dysfunctional homestead.

National Lampoon's Vacation is truly a classic American comedy that has kept audiences laughing for 30 years and shows no sign of loosing any of its appeal. I'm sure 99% of you have seen this movie at least once but I think you'll agree it's one that never seems to get old! I hope you enjoy this weeks film and flick combo. Here is the original trailer for National Lampoon's Vacation.

Movie Review - Insidous

In 2010, the movie Insidious hit theaters and haunted audiences across the world. When teacher Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson) and his wife Renai (Rose Byrne) move their young family to a new house, all seems ideal. One night, while exploring the house attic, their son Dalton falls from a ladder and hits his head. The next morning, Dalton fails to wake up and doctors are mystified. Dalton has fallen into a coma with no medical reason to be found.

Soon after the tragic incident, Renai begins to witness strange occurrences and believes that the house is haunted and that could be the reason behind Dalton's unexplained coma. Dalton's condition and the ghost sittings follow and when Josh's mother sees a figure lurking near Dalton's unconscious body, she fears she may know the reason for the events. Confronting a hidden and haunting past may be the only way to save Dalton before his mind is forever lost. Insidious is a gripping horror film and certainly one with 

Without giving away any spoilers, a sequel entitled Insidious: Chapter 2 is set to hit theaters later this summer and it looks even more horrifying than the first. The spirits that haunted the Lambert family years ago aren't through yet and more heart pounding moments are sure to accompany. Though horror is not my favorite genre, I'll be looking forward to seeing if the same director, writer, and the cast can deliver the screams and thrills they did in the first film. Insidious is available on DVD/Blu-ray and Netflix and Insidious: Chapter 2 will hit the big screen on September 13th (Friday the 13th). If you're looking for a good old fashioned ghost story, watch Insidious in the near future so you can be ready for chapter 2!

Trailer for Insidious

Trailer for Insidious: Chapter 2

Vacation time!

 I'm heading out for a little vacation tomorrow morning and won't be posting much this up coming week. My regular posting will resume on Monday June 24th!! See you then!!!

Quick 15 minute Homemade mini Pizza and "Horrible Bosses"

You've had a terrible day at work, we've all had them and we're all bound to have them again. Some are fortunate to enjoy what they do and who they work for but that's a rarity today. Working for a horrible boss is sure to ruin a day that otherwise wouldn't have been so horrible. Trust me, I worked for one and he ruined more days than I care to admit. Sometimes the last thing you want to do when you get home after a terrible day is make yourself dinner so that inspired to come up with a homemade pizza that you can make in under 15 minutes. We'll take a little help by using a store bought pizza crust (Or flat bread like Naan works great) today but when pair it with freshly made sauce that's done in 5 minutes, a delicious blend of Italian cheeses, and finished off with some great toppings - you won't know the difference. Pizza to me is the ultimate cheer up kind of food and a lot of laughter never hurt either. This week I'm pairing my quick pizza recipe with my very favorite comedy, the 2011 film Horrible Bosses. The perfect combo to end a horrible.


Store bought Pizza crusts
2 to 3 Roma tomatoes
a pinch of Red pepper flakes
¼ Teaspoon of dried Italian Spices 
½ Teaspoon of sugar
About ½lb of Cheese - I used a combo of Asiago and Provolone
8 fresh Basil leaves
4 Fresh oregano leaves
Pickled sweet peppers (for topping)
Fresh Arugula (for topping)
Fresh Parmesan Cheese

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees

As thinly as possible, slice the tomatoes and season them with some salt and pepper. Next sprinkle the dried Italian spices over top. In a small saute pan, add a drizzle of olive oil and heat the pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the tomatoes to the pan and cook them for about 3 minutes. Give the fresh oregano leaves a rough chop and add them to the tomatoes as well as the sugar. Add just a small pinch of red pepper flakes and stir together. Cook for another 2 minutes and our pizza sauce for the night is done! Told you this would be easy.

Shred the cheese you selected for your pizza. Mozzarella is probably the most recognized cheese used for pizza making but for this recipe I wanted to use a cheese with just a little bit of sharpness to it. Stop by your cheese counter at the grocery store and just ask them for a small chunk of asiago and a good sharp provolone cheese so you can shred them at home. It's always best to shred your own cheese, I haven't found a good pre-shredded cheese in a bag that I like yet. Remember though, this is your horrible day pizza so use whatever kind of cheese you like!!

Place your pizza crusts on a baking sheet. Evenly distribute our warm and freshly made pizza sauce over the crusts. Next, sprinkle the shredded cheese over top of the sauce. The heat from the sauce will start melting the cheese from underneath. Chiffonade (Click here for how to) your basil leaves and evenly distribute them over top your pizza. Nothing takes the place of fresh basil on pizza if you ask me. Now it's time to add any additional toppings you might want to have. For these pizzas I used a few pickled sweet peppers and I added some arugula to the one pizza as an experiment and I really liked the flavor combo.

Drizzle a bit of olive oil over top and place your pizza's in the oven and bake just until they are warmed through and the rest of the cheese is melted to perfection. As soon as the pizzas come out of the oven, top them off with a fresh shaving of fresh parmesan cheese and dinner is served! Time to kick back and laugh to the hilariously funny and star filled, Horrible Bosses.

Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) all  have three of the worsts bosses imaginable. Nick has to deal with the ruthless corporate "A" hole David Harken (Kevin Spacey), Dale is being sexual harassed by his beautiful but completely inappropriate boss Dr. Julia Harris (Jennifer Ainston), and Kurt has to take orders from a complete tool and drug addict Bobby Pellit (Colin Farrell).

After Harken gives himself the promotion that he's hinted that Nick would receive, Julia threatens to tell Dale's fiance that they've had sex, even though they haven't, unless he does have sex with her, and Kurt just can't take another day working for Bobby - the three decide they can't work for their bosses any longer. Quitting is not an option for any of them and after a few beers they decide they only have two choices. Work for their horrible bosses and be miserable all their lives, or murder the their three bosses. They devise a plan that would allow each of  them to get rid of their bosses with no trace of it leading back to them.So begins the hilarious turn of events for the three friends that at first seems foolproof. Like most ideas, not everything goes as planned and the three friends soon find themselves way over their heads.

The chemistry shared by leading actors Bateman, Day, and Sudeikis, wonderful supporting performances by Ainston, Spacey, and Farrell, and a hilariously funny script all come together to make this movie my all time favorite comedy. A black comedy for sure and one for a mature audience, I have never laughed more at a movie than I did when I saw this film in theaters. It still remains my "go to" movie when I need a good laugh at the end of a really horrible day. Here is the trailer for Horrible Bosses.