Synopses & Reviews
It's been years since either one's had a hit, but the latest movie by a hot-shot European director could change that. The night before filming a big scene (that will undoubtedly assure them a spot back on the pop culture radar), Karen, her partner Bev, Steve, and his aspiring actress wife Missy meet in order to make an important decision: how far will they let themselves go to keep from slipping further down the Hollywood food chain? Sexy, daring, darkly hilarious--and Neil LaBute's first officially billed comedy--The Money Shot lands as sharp and hot as a paparazzo's camera flash in a starlet's eye.
Review
“An acid-tongued showbiz satire.” —
Variety
“Fresh, joyously impolite . . . a good and mean little farce.” —Newsday
“Neil LaBute . . . packs a stunning amount of intelligence into 100 minutes of delectable idiocy.
—TheaterMania
Synopsis
Sexy, daring, darkly hilarious--and Neil LaBute's first officially billed comedy--The Money Shot lands as sharp and hot as a paparazzo's camera flash in a starlet's eye.
Synopsis
Sexy, daring, darkly hilarious--and award-winning playwright Neil LaBute's first officially billed comedy--The Money Shot lands as sharp and hot as a paparazzo's camera flash in a starlet's eye. It's been years since either one's had a hit, but the latest movie by a hot-shot European director could change that. The night before filming a big scene (that will undoubtedly assure them a spot back on the pop culture radar), Karen, her partner Bev, Steve, and his aspiring actress wife, Missy, meet in order to make an important decision: How far will they let themselves go to keep from slipping further down the Hollywood food chain?
Synopsis
Karen and Steve are glamorous movie stars with one thing in common: desperation.
About the Author
Neil LaBute is an award-winning playwright, filmmaker, and screenwriter. His plays include: bash, Reasons to be Pretty (Tony Award nominated for Best Play), In a Forest, Dark and Deep, and Reasons to be Happy. His films include In the Company of Men (New York Critics' Circle Award for Best First Feature and the Filmmaker Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival), Your Friends and Neighbors, Nurse Betty, Possession, The Shape of Things, Some Velvet Morning, and Dirty Weekend. In 2013 he was a Lucille Lortel Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee and recipient of a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.