People have perhaps gotten to the point where for the most part movies are a just bit of escape.
Neil LaButeEveryone has a little bit of Howard and Chad in them. I think there's Christine in all men as well.
Neil LaButeBut for me, it feels like a natural extension of what I've been doing: exploring relationships. Here you have two relationships and we can explore how difficult it is for people to be together.
Neil LaButeWith In the Company of Men, the misogynist label stuck early and firmly. In the end, it probably did hurt the film a bit, because getting women into the theaters was difficult.
Neil LaBute