The Overnight
Description
Alex (Adam Scott) and Emily (Taylor Schilling) just moved to LA with their young son RJ. Between relocation and job stress, their love life has been a little lackluster lately. At the park one afternoon, RJ hits it off with another kid named Max. Max’s dad, Kurt (Jason Schwartzman)—resplendent in an all-white suit and impeccable sunglasses—introduces himself to Alex and Emily, and asks them home to dinner. Desperate for other adults to hang out with and awed by Kurt’s ineffable cool, they eagerly accept his invitation. After a lovely meal with Kurt and his extremely attractive French wife Charlotte (Judith Godrèche), the kids fall asleep, and Alex and Emily start to pick up on the fact that Kurt and Charlotte may have an adult play date in mind. Writer/director Patrick Brice fashions a screwball sex farce for the 21st century with this deeply funny (and oddly deep) film that recalls the early work of Paul Mazursky. Scott and Schwartzman fully devote themselves to go-for-broke performances that rank with the best of their careers, and there is an irresistible twitchy intensity to what both Schilling and Godrèche bring to the screen. —Mike Keegan
Patrick Brice’s feature directing debut Creep, which he co-wrote and costars in with Mark Duplass, is set for release in 2015. Of his sophomore directing effort The Overnight, he says, “[It’s about] the difficulties that surround making new friends and connecting after marriage and kids. How deep-seated insecurity manifests itself in relationships and life. My goal was to make an honest and funny film about love that pokes fun at (while showing empathy towards) people in long-term committed relationships.”
Trailer
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LanguageEnglish
Year2015
Runtime80
CountryUSA
DirectorPatrick Brice
ProducerNaomi Scott
WriterPatrick Brice
EditorChris Donlon
CinematographerJohn Guleserian
MusicJulian Wass
CastJason Schwartzman, Taylor Schilling, Adam Scott, Judith Godrèche