‘Rough Night’ Trailer: Scarlett Johansson And Her Friends Kill A Stripper
Every year or so, a movie made by and starring women is a big hit at the box office and the internet suddenly finds itself awash in articles screaming “Hey, did you realize that women can make movies and that women like going to movies? What a revelation!” And then everyone promptly forgets, allowing the world to be surprised all over again when the same thing happens a year later.
If the trailers are any indication,Rough Nightlooks like it could be that movie for 2017. The newest trailer, while certainly not as raunchy asthe red band previewreleased earlier this month, certainly promises a lewd and darkly funny crowdpleaser.
If you’ve seen the other trailers, you know the drill.Scarlett Johansson’s character is getting married, so she gathers all of her old friends (played byKate McKinnon,Jillian Bell,Ilana Glazer, andZoë Kravitz) for a wild bachelorette party in Miami. A night of drinking and debauchery takes a dark turn when they accidentally kill a male stripper. It looks like everyone is in for a…wait for it…rough night.
While the funny ladies at the center ofRough Nightcome from all kinds of backgrounds, this movie is really something of aBroad Cityreunion. Glazer co-created and starred in the popular Comedy Central series and directorLucia Aniello(making her feature debut) directed 11 episodes of the show. Aniello also co-wrote the screenplay withPaul W. Downs, a writer, producer and actor onBroad City.
Rough Night, likeBridesmaidsbefore it, finds a cast of hilarious ladies attempting to reclaim the “people behaving badly” subgenre of comedy, a corner that has been typically dominated by men. If dudes can mine comedy out of causing chaos and engaging in havoc fueled by irresponsible choices, surely women can as well! Considering the key plot point at the center ofRough Night(wild partying leads to the death of a stripper), everyone involved in this movie knows exactly what kinds of tropes they’re inverting here.Rough Nightopens onJune 16, 2017. Here’s the official synopsis:
