Dirty Weekend (2015 film)

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Dirty Weekend
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Teaser poster
Directed by Neil 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.

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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. [1] In November 2013, K5 International signed on to distribute worldwide. [3]

The film was executive produced by Cody Davis, Jack Selby and James Jackson Leach.

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

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. [6] Metacritic reports a score of 39/100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [7]

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