Dirty Weekend (2015 film)

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Dirty Weekend
Teaser poster
Directed byNeil LaBute
Written byNeil LaBute
Produced by
  • Duncan Montgomery
  • Tiller Russell
  • Joey Stewart
Starring
CinematographyRogier Stoffers
Edited byJoel Plotch
Production
company
Horsethief Pictures
Distributed byFalcon Films
K5 International
Release dates
  • April 19, 2015 (2015-04-19) (Tribeca Film Festival)
  • September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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[edit]

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[edit]

Production[edit]

Duncan Montgomery, Tiller Russell, and Joey Stewart produced the film while Neil LaBute directed and wrote the script.[1] In November 2013, K5 International signed on to distribute world wide.[3]

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

Filming took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico in fall 2013.[4][5]

Reception[edit]

Critical response aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 30% approval rating based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 4.25/10.[6] Metacritic reports a score of 39/100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Nicholas Bell (10 February 2014). "Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #141. Neil LaBute's Dirty Weekend". Ion Cinema. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Matthew Broderick movie filming in Albuquerque". Las Cruces Sun-News. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (1 November 2013). "AFM Briefs: K5 On Neil LaBute's 'Dirty Weekend'; Altitude Slate Includes 'Spooks' Transfer". Deadline. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  4. ^ Adam Hetrick (1 November 2013). "Matthew Broderick and Alice Eve Set for Neil LaBute's "Dirty Weekend"". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ Amy (12 November 2013). "Matthew Broderick in New Mexico for new film "Dirty Weekend"". On Location Vacations. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Dirty Weekend". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. ^ "Dirty Weekend Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

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