Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence stars as a desperate woman looking to sell her body for a new car in the latest comedy from "Good Boys" director Gene Stupnitsky.
Lawrence stars as Maddie, an Uber driver whose car is impounded and turns to high-class sex work by answering a Craigslist ad posted by wealthy parents, played by Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti, looking to help their 19-year-old son ( Andrew Feldman) loses his virginity.
Director: Gene Stupnitsky
Writers: John Phillips, Gene Stupnitsky
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Morales, Matthew Broderick
On the verge of losing her childhood home, Maddie (Lawrence) discovers an intriguing job offer: wealthy parents looking for someone to "date" their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy (Feldman), before he leaves for University. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers that awkward Percy is not a sure thing.
Lawrence promises to "go out till you drop" in the interview, but she soon learns that Percy is "impossible to fuck" due to his stupidity. The “Great American Hustle” actress also serves as a producer on the film, which is directed and co-written by Stupnitsky. John Phillips also co-wrote the script.
Lawrence and filmmaker Stupnitsky have been longtime friends, and Stupnitsky introduced Lawrence to her husband Cooke Maroney.
Lawrence's "No Hard Feelings" co-star Ebon Moss-Bachrach teased that the "Causeway" actress is "really dumb" in the R-rated comedy.
“I think Jennifer Lawrence is really silly in this movie, in a way that she hasn't been in the past,” the “Bear” and “Girls” actor told Awards Radar. “The movie reminds me of some comedies from the 90s that I really liked. I don't want to misrepresent the movie, but there were elements that reminded me of the Farrelly brothers or 'Something About Mary.' There's a fair amount of physical comedy and Jennifer Lawrence is very committed to it. It was a really fun set.”
Lawrence will next play talent agent Sue Mengers in the Paolo Sorrentino biopic “Sue.” Mengers represented stars like Candice Bergen, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Ali MacGraw, Steve McQueen, Ryan O'Neal, and Barbra Streisand. "There's almost, and I say this with love and admiration, a sociopathic trend that I think I'm sometimes jealous of," Lawrence told Vogue of Mengers. "In a way I covet the cruelty that I have no doubt that she had to have."
“No Hard Feelings” opens June 23 in theaters.