Tammy is a 2014 American road comedy film directed and co-written by Ben Falcone in his directional debut and co-produced, co-written by, and starring his wife Melissa McCarthy as the title character. The film also stars Susan Sarandon, Allison Janney, Gary Cole, Mark Duplass, Toni Collette, Sandra Oh, Nat Faxon, with Dan Aykroyd, and Kathy Bates. The film tells the story of a woman named Tammy (McCarthy) who hits the road with her profane, alcoholic grandmother (Sarandon) after she finds out that her husband (Faxon) is cheating on her. Tammy was released in theaters on July 2, 2014.