Director Paul Feig is reflecting on the immense pressure he faced just ahead of the release of his Oscar-nominated hit ...
and went on to snag Oscar nods for best supporting actress for McCarthy as well as best original screenplay for writers Wiig and Annie Mumolo. The film also ended up grossing close to $300 million ...
Though Feig was the director, the film was otherwise led by women: Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo wrote the screenplay and appeared in it alongside Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey ...