She Hate Me (2004)

Fired from his job for exposing corrupt business practices, a former biotech executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.

Director:

Spike Lee

Writers:

Michael Genet (story), Michael Genet (screenplay),

Stars:

Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Mackie	...	John Henry 'Jack' Armstrong
Kerry Washington	...	Fatima Goodrich
Ellen Barkin	...	Margo Chadwick
Monica Bellucci	...	Simona Bonasera
Jim Brown	...	Geronimo Armstrong
Ossie Davis	...	Judge Buchanan
Jamel Debbouze	...	Doak
Brian Dennehy	...	Chairman Billy Church
Woody Harrelson	...	Leland Powell
Bai Ling	...	Oni
Lonette McKee	...	Lottie Armstrong
Paula Jai Parker	...	Evelyn
Q-Tip	...	Vada Huff
Dania Ramirez	...	Alex Guerrero
John Turturro	...	Don Angelo Bonasera

Storyline

Harvard-educated biotech executive John Henry Jack Armstrong gets fired when he informs on his bosses, launching an investigation into their business dealings by the Securities & Exchange Commission. Branded a whistle-blower and therefore unemployable, Jack desperately needs to make a living. When his former girlfriend Fatima, a high powered businesswoman--and now a lesbian--offers him cash to impregnate her and her new girlfriend Alex, Jack is persuaded by the chance to make easy money. Word spreads and soon Jack is in the baby-making business at $10,000 a try. Lesbians with a desire for motherhood and the cash to spare are lining up to seek his services. But, between the attempts by his former employers to frame him for security fraud and his dubious fathering activities, Jack finds his life, all at once, becoming very complicated.

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian | cult director | police sergeant | lesbianism | cigar smoking | 

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Taglines:

From the director of "She's Gotta Have It" and "25th Hour," a new film about one heterosexual male and 18 lesbians.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong graphic sexuality/nudity, language and a scene of violence

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures Classics

Country:

USA

Language:

English German Spanish

Release Date:

30 July 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ella me odia

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$55,016 (USA) (30 July 2004)

Gross:

$365,134 (USA) (10 December 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Rule 8

Technical Specs

Runtime:

138 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Spike Lee came up with the title from watching X.F.L.. A player named Rod Smart gained some notoriety by nicknaming himself "He Hate Me".

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Goofs

When Jack and Fatima are talking about their old relationship in his home, Fatima puts on her jacket. In the next shot, her long hair is out of her jacket and she is bent over.

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Quotes

Fatima Goodrich: [to Jack] You are a money-making chicken.

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Connections

Referenced in CSI: NY: Jamalot (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Will o' the Wisp"
by Matheu Manuel de Falla and Patrick Russ
Published by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) o/b/o itself and Chester Music Ltd. (PRS)

User Reviews

Why Spike....Why?

I really have never commented on a forum pertaining to a movie in my entire life, but after watching this film, I was compelled to write something about what I watched. spike has done the worst film I have ever seen in my life. Coming from someone that I thought was a good writer, he just lost all direction,what a waste of time and art. I think that it needed so much work, and the premise is horrible, and unrealistic. Spike please try again, and don't assume or think for us the next time. Its just something that I would never see again! Also bad acting, and a waste of a handsome guy on film. I found the main character intriguing, smart,even comical, but he had nothing to work with. I left my television and VCR with sadness on the state of the world, and the mindset of Spike Lee.