Jennifer Aniston plays Dr. Julia Harris, D.D.S in 2011 comedy Horrible Bosses as well as its sequel Horrible Bosses 2.
- Markowitz based the character on a former boss, claiming she was "very sexually aggressive with everybody". When writing the script, Markowitz intended for the role to go to Aniston.
Plot[]
Nick Hendricks, Dale Arbus and Kurt Buckman are friends who despise their bosses: Nick works at a financial firm for the sadistic Dave Harken, who hints at a possible promotion for Nick for months, only to award it to himself; Dale is a dental assistant being sexually harassed by his boss, Dr. Julia Harris, who threatens to tell his fiancée Stacy that he had sex with her unless he actually has sex with her; Kurt had previously enjoyed working for Jack Pellit at a chemical company, but after Jack unexpectedly died of a heart attack, the company had been taken over by Jack's arrogant, cocaine-addicted son Bobby, whose apathy and incompetence threaten the future of the company.
The next night, Kurt watches Julia's home, but she seduces and has sex with him.
Harken is sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, while the friends get their charges waived. Nick is promoted to president of the company with a raise under a nice, but crazy CEO, Kurt remains in his position under a promoted co-worker, and Dale, with the help of Jones, blackmails Julia into ending her harassment. The ending of Horrible Bosses 2 has Dale wake up in the hospital. As Dale helped save Hatcher's life, the charges were dropped. Julia helped with Stacy, although hints at having raped him during his coma and promises to have sex with his wife as well.
