New in town? Wanna swing a little bit? That’s the premise of Patrick Brice’s hilarious new sex comedy “The Overnight” which centers on sexually frustrated couple (“Orange Is The New Black” star Taylor Schilling and Adam Scott), new to Los Angeles and a little spiritually adrift, who make friends with an eccentric, bohemian Angelino (Jason Schwartzman) and his exotic French wife (Judith Godrèche). When their children make a playdate and the couples stay over for dinner, a loose, fun night becomes increasingly more bizarre as the evening progresses.
“The Overnight” opens on Friday, and in anticipation of the funny sex comedy—which you should totally see—the studio has released the first seven minutes of the film online. Here’s the official synopsis:
Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, have recently moved to Los Angeles’ Eastside from Seattle. Feeling lost in a new city, they are desperate to find their first new friends. After a chance meeting with Kurt at the neighborhood park, they gladly agree to join family pizza night at the home. But as it gets later and the kids go to bed, the family “playdate” becomes increasingly more revealing and bizarre as the couples begin to open up.
Writer/director Patrick Brice’s second feature is a painfully funny take on thirty something sexual frustration and parenthood. Featuring memorable lead performances by Taylor Schilling, Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman, and Judith Godrèche, each actor nimbly balances thescript’s sudden emotional turns from surprising honesty to complete embarrassment. Produced by Gettin’ Rad and the Duplass Brothers, THEOVERNIGHT tells a complex story of universal inadequacies.
“The Overnight” premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, we loved it (our reviewer called it “hysterically funny”) , and we recommend you check it out. Watch the first seven minutes of the film below and warning, it’s mildly NSFW.
