Louis C. K.’s newest movie just premiered this weekend, but the comedian is already prepared for it to ruffle a few feathers.
Louis C. K.’s newest movie just premiered this weekend, but the comedian is already prepared for it to ruffle a few feathers.
« I Love You, Daddy » — a self-financed tale about a dad whose teen daughter falls for a filmmaker four times her age — debuted this weekend at the Toronto Film Festival, and if its controversial plot wasn’t enough, casual mentions of the N-word, child rape jokes and use of the word « retard » are bound to attract some backlash.
But as far as C. K. is concerned, it’s time for Hollywood to lighten up.
« It’s just a f–king movie, » he told The Hollywood Reporter. « Folks say sh-t to each other. You can’t think about the audience when you’re making the thing. If you do, you’re not giving them something that came out of your gut. You’ll be making something that you’re like, ‘Is this OK for you?’ And they say, ‘Yes thank you.' »
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He even threw in some words of wisdom from Mark Twain to prove his point.
« Mark Twain said something like, ‘You can’t say no one can eat steak just because the baby doesn’t have teeth yet, » C. K. said. « You make the thing, and everyone discusses it and they are OK. It’s just a f–king movie. »
The actor is used to pushing the envelope — on his FX sitcom « Louie, » he’s faced criticisms for episodes that include sexual assault and blackface.
Charlie Day, who co-stars in « I Love You, Daddy, » is best known for his own FXX sitcom, « It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, » a raunchy, crude farce that’s as cringe-inducing as it is hilarious.
And as far as Day is concerned, he’s on C. K.’s side when it comes to being comfortable with the potential of offending members of the audience.
« People seem to forget that we’re making movies, » Day told The Hollywood Reporter. « Now, I don’t go around in my daily life using the R-word or the N-word, throwing it around, but people do in reality, and Louis is making art depicting these people. The idea that we can’t even make a piece of art depicting the character that says something offensive is absurd. »
