Welcome to Me (2014)

Comedy, Drama

Director: Shira Piven
Writer: Eliot Laurence
Starring: Kristen Wiig, Wes Bentley, Linda Cardellini, Joan Cusack

"Alice is going to be on TV whether you like it or not."

What happens when a young woman with Borderline Personality Disorder wins the Mega-Millions lottery? In the case of Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig), she immediately quits her medication and buys her own talk show! The intimate and darkly funny Welcome to Me follows a year in the life of Alice who uses her winnings to fund her lifelong dream of becoming the next Oprah. What results is a hilarious show which is a platform to share her quirky views on everything from nutrition to relationships to neutering pets. Welcome to Me features an ensemble all-star cast including Wes Bentley, Linda Cardellini, Joan Cusack, James Marsden and Tim Robbins.

Plot summary from IMDb: Alice suffers from borderline personality disorder, but she has what she needs in life. She has an apartment, she has a best friend, and she has tapes of every Oprah Winfrey show. And now, after winning the lottery, she also has 83 million dollars. What she doesn't have is an outlet for the whole world to know who she really is. The TV station cut her off when she tried turning her lottery announcement into a frank discussion of her sexual experiences, but with her money in hand, she's off to LA to convince two struggling TV producer brothers to produce her own TV show. Whatever it costs, she's going to do it. From swan entrances to dog neutering, she is going to introduce the world to Alice. But is the world ready for Alice?

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations.
Runtime: 87 min
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