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In the Company of Men
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Synopsis
Two frustrated young executives vent their pent-up rage via a childish prank and end up paying a price in this psychological black comedy, the feature-film debut of writer-director Neil LaBute. Former college buddies Chad (Aaron Eckhart) and Howard (Matt Malloy) are in their early 30s and work in the same company. One day the two encounter each other in the men's executive washroom and begin expressing their mutual frustration regarding their lack of rapid advancement at work and their most recent bad luck with women. In hopes of gaining revenge against the fairer sex and bolstering their battered egos, the two hatch a nasty scheme to be enacted over an upcoming six-week-long business trip: Find a vulnerable young woman to court, slather with affection, and then callously dump. They choose a lovely, hearing-impaired typist named Christine (Stacey Edwards), a woman who hasn't dated in many years. Not realizing that she is about to be the metaphorical mouse between a pair of hungry cats, she laps up the sudden attention, but in no time it becomes apparent that Chad is the man she prefers. When Howard discovers this, it creates escalating tension between the two men who begin playing more psychological games, not only with hapless Christine, but also with each other. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Stacy Edwards Christine
Matt Malloy Howard
Emily Cline Suzanne
Aaron Eckhart Chad
Mark Rector John

Production Crew

Joyce Pierpoline Associate Producer
Tony Hettinger Cinematographer
Neil LaBute Director
Joel Plotch Editor
Mark Hart Executive Producer
Matt Malloy Executive Producer
Toby Gaff Executive Producer
Denise Snider First Assistant Director
Lisa Bartels Line Producer
Mark Archer Producer
Stephen Pevner Producer
Julia Henkel Production Designer
Neil LaBute Screenwriter
Karel Roessingen Songwriter
Ken Williams Songwriter
George Moskal Sound/Sound Designer
Tony Moskal Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1997
Runtime: 97
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language and emotional abuse
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Atlantis Films
Fair and Square Productions

Awards
1997 - Best First Feature - Independent Spirit Award
1997 - Filmmaker's Trophy: Dramatic - Sundance Film Festival
1997 - Best First Film - New York Film Critics Circle