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Neil LaBute

Writer | Director | Producer

Acclaimed and highly discussed filmmaker Neil LaBute has made himself a force to be reckoned with and a name to watch. With his true-to-life cynical and self-absorbed characters and all-too-true social themes, he has firmly established himself as an unforgiving judge of the ugliest side of human nature... See full bio »

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in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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2012 Some Girls (announced)
 
2012 Seconds of Pleasure (written by) (pre-production)
 
2011 Bench Seat (short)
 
2011 After-School Special (short) (written by)
 
2011 Double or Nothing (short) (writer)
 
2010 sexting (short)
 
2006 The Wicker Man (screenplay / as Neil Labute)
 
2003 The Shape of Things (play / screenplay)
 
2002 Possession (screenplay)
 
2001 Bash: Latter-Day Plays (TV movie)
 
2000 Tumble (short)
 
1998 Your Friends & Neighbors (written by)
 
1997 In the Company of Men
 
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2010 sexting (short)
 
2010 Death at a Funeral
 
2008 Lakeview Terrace
 
2006 The Wicker Man
 
2003 The Shape of Things
 
2002 Possession
 
2001 Bash: Latter-Day Plays (TV movie)
 
2000 Nurse Betty
 
2000 Tumble (short)
 
1998 Your Friends & Neighbors
 
1997 In the Company of Men (as Neil Labute)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2012 Some Girls (producer) (announced)
 
2011 I Melt with You (executive producer)
 
2009 The Vicious Kind (executive producer)
 
2003 The Shape of Things (producer)
 
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1986 High School Spirits
Kyle Skudstad
 
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2010 The Wolf Knife (special thanks)
 
2009 Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Normal Adolescent Behavior (thanks)
 
2005 The Motel (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2011 Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.23 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Cleanflix (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Ànima (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.83 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Trailers from Hell (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Channel 4 News (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 May 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Killer at Large (documentary)
Himself - Film Director/Author, Fat Pig
 
2006 HypaSpace (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #5.171 (2006) … Himself
 
2004 Film Trix 2004 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1997-1999 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
– Episode dated 18 June 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 August 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 14 August 1997 (1997) … Himself - Guest
 
1998 Independent's Day (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "In the Company of Men": The Published Screenplay, 11/97. See more »

Publicity Listings:

7 Interviews  | 5 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Neil Labute

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Personal Quote:

I think everybody has a place in an art gallery, they just should keep their mouths shut. They're free to walk around as long as they pay the price, I just don't think they should be dictating policy. I'm big on what the argument the film proposes about subjectivity about art itself. This... [picks up glass of water] can be art because you made it... See more »

Trivia:

Father was a truck driver. See more »

Trademark:

All his films usually consist of a cruel and vicious battle of the sexes with the men portraying unlikeable and trashy misogynists, and the women either crafty vixens or vulnerable victims. See more »

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