Chairman of the Board was a 1998 movie starring Courtney Thorne-Smith and Carrot Top. It was poorly received by critics and moviegoers alike. This is a list of film-related events in 1998. ... Courtney Thorne-Smith Courtney Thorne-Smith (born November 8, 1967) is an American actress. ... Carrot Top on the cover of a portraiture book by Ryan McGinness Carrot Top (born Scott Thompson on February 25, 1967 in Cocoa Beach, Florida) is an American prop comedian famous for his brick-red hair, and television commercials. ...
After the movie was released, Courtney Thorne-Smith appeared on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show, where Saturday Night Live funny-man Norm MacDonald (who was also a guest on Conan's show), was challenged to make an improv remark about the movie. Norm jokingly said "The 'Board' should be spelt 'B-o-r-e-d'", as well as calling the film "Box Office Poison". Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night television talk show on NBC featuring varied comedic material and celebrity interviews. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... Norm MacDonald Norman Gene MacDonald (born October 17, 1962) is a Canadian-born American actor and comedian. ...
After the screening, the producer/distributor whose film is being appealed explains why he or she believes the rating was wrongly decided.
This is a film which contains nothing in theme, language, nudity and sex, violence, etc. which would, in the view of the Rating Board, be offensive to parents whose younger children view the film.
This is a film which clearly needs to be examined or inquired into by parents before they let their children attend.
Any theater caught showing films that had not gained the stamp of approval or films that did not comply with the eliminations the Board called for were fined from $25 to $100 for the first offense and $100 for every day after that.
Film distribution companies were not initially worried about the organization; they felt films that were passed on in Kansas would be shown elsewhere and the state of Kansas would be the loser in the end.
Still, Foster criticized the loose morals of the film, stating it "misrepresents the married man and will have a tendency to shake the confidences that women have in their husbands." Foster argued the film's lesson was that men can not be trusted.
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