Dirty Weekend (2015 film) explained

Dirty Weekend
Director:Neil LaBute
Cinematography:Rogier Stoffers
Editing:Joel Plotch
Studio:Horsethief Pictures
Distributor:Falcon Films
K5 International
Runtime:93 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Dirty Weekend is a 2015 comedy-drama film written and directed by Neil LaBute[1] and starring Matthew Broderick, Alice Eve, and Phil Burke. Produced by Duncan Montgomery, Tiller Russell, and Joey Stewart, with Executive Producers Cody Davis, Jack Selby & James Jackson Leach. Shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Plot

Les Moore (Broderick) is a businessman who finds himself delayed in a city where a year earlier a few too many drinks led to an unexpected encounter that has since haunted him. He sets out with his co-worker Natalie Havington (Eve) to figure out what really happened.

Cast

Production

Duncan Montgomery, Tiller Russell, and Joey Stewart produced the film while Neil LaBute directed and wrote the script. In November 2013, K5 International signed on to distribute world wide.[2]

Executive Produced by Cody Davis, Jack Selby & James Jackson Leach.

Filming took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico in fall 2013.[3] [4]

Reception

Critical response aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 30% approval rating based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 4.25/10.[5] Metacritic reports a score of 39/100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nicholas Bell. Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #141. Neil LaBute's Dirty Weekend. Ion Cinema. 30 June 2014. 10 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Nancy Tartaglione. AFM Briefs: K5 On Neil LaBute's 'Dirty Weekend'; Altitude Slate Includes 'Spooks' Transfer. Deadline. 30 June 2014. 1 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Adam Hetrick. Matthew Broderick and Alice Eve Set for Neil LaBute's "Dirty Weekend". https://archive.today/20140702065236/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/183921-Matthew-Broderick-and-Alice-Eve-Set-for-Neil-LaButes-Dirty-Weekend. dead. 2 July 2014. Playbill. 30 June 2014. 1 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Amy. Matthew Broderick in New Mexico for new film "Dirty Weekend". On Location Vacations. 30 June 2014. 12 November 2013. 25 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225062533/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/11/12/matthew-broderick-in-new-mexico-for-new-film-dirty-weekend/. dead.
  5. Web site: Dirty Weekend. Rotten Tomatoes.
  6. Web site: Dirty Weekend Reviews. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. July 7, 2020.