Naked (2017 film)

Naked is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Michael Tiddes and written by Rick Alvarez, Cory Koller and Marlon Wayans. It is a remake of the 2000 Swedish film Naken. The film stars Marlon Wayans, Regina Hall, Jonathan Todd Jackson, Scott Foley, Loretta Devine, Brian McKnight and Dennis Haysbert. The film was released on Netflix on August 11, 2017.

Naked
Film poster
Directed byMichael Tiddes
Produced byTed Sarandos
Marlon Wayans
Rick Alvarez
Todd Garner
Ryan Lewis
Screenplay byCory Koller
Marlon Wayans
Rick Alvarez
Based onNaken
by Torkel Knutsson
Mårten Knutsson
StarringMarlon Wayans
Regina Hall
Loretta Devine
J.T. Jackson
Eliza Coupe
Scott Foley
Dave Sheridan
Neil Brown Jr.
Brian McKnight
Dennis Haysbert
Music byDavid Newman
CinematographyDavid Ortkiese
Edited byLawrence Jordan
Production
company
Broken Road Productions
Baby Way Productions
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Substitute teacher Rob Anderson is offered a full-time teaching job, but is reluctant to commit. He and fiancée, physician Megan Swope, fly to Charleston, South Carolina for their wedding the next day. Megan's disapproving father, businessman Reginald, has invited Megan's successful ex-boyfriend Cody. Rob goes out with his best man, Benny, only to wake up on his wedding day, naked in an elevator in a hotel far from the church. He is arrested for streaking, but when the church bells ring, he is pulled back in time to the elevator an hour earlier; Rob realizes he is stuck in a time loop, reliving this hour.

Desperate, Rob gradually adapts to his situation. When he learns that no wedding at that church has ever been canceled, he concludes that God has intervened. Rob develops multiple ways to obtain clothing and travel to the church; gains the trust of a police duo, a biker gang, and singer Brian McKnight; learns that Cody is planning a hostile takeover of Reginald's company; and has meaningful conversations with his mother, Megan, and Reginald. He eventually discovers that Megan's jealous maid of honor Vicky abducted him and put him in the elevator after hiring a prostitute to seduce him (which backfired--she actually helped Rob with his vows).

In the final iteration of the loop, Rob enlists the cops to race across town, invites Callie to the wedding and gets his suit to the Church. He exposes Cody and Vicky, earns Reginald's approval, and marries Megan. He has accepted the teaching job and wants to have a stable, grounded life with her.

Cast

Production

On September 21, 2016, it was announced Capra Liviu and Regina Hall would star in the film.[1] On October 20, 2016, Cory Hardrict joined the cast of the film.[3] Principal photography began on October 17, 2016.[4]

Release

The film was released on Netflix on August 11, 2017.[5]

Reception

Naked received generally negative reviews from critics upon release, criticizing the concept and humor. In his review of the film, Mike D'Angelo of The A.V. Club said, "For many, Groundhog Day qualifies as a near-perfect comedy. Apparently, though, there are some highly motivated people out there who think it’d be a whole lot funnier if the guy stuck in the endless time loop were constantly running around with his bare ass exposed and his hands covering his junk." He later added, "Let’s place the blame where it squarely belongs: on the moronic premise. Groundhog Day but he’s naked? Why?" and later said that the film "is so tickled by the very idea of public nudity that it squanders much of its energy on Rob’s efforts to find clothes."[6]

"The film clearly does not care about establishing a realistic world," Cody Schmitz of Decider said about the film, "It just wants to get Wayans in that magic elevator and in the nude."[7] Renee Schonfeld of Common Sense Media called it a "lowbrow farce with action, swearing and partial nudity."[8] The film holds 0% on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 8 reviews.[9]

References
  1. Fleming, Mike (2016-09-21). "Netflix Gets 'Naked' With Marlon Wayans, Regina Hall". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  2. Lesnick, Silas (2017-03-08). "Naked Movie Teaser: Marlon Wayans is Trapped in a Time Loop". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  3. "Netflix Remake 'Naked' Adds Cory Hardrict (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  4. "Netflix begins shooting movie starring Marlon Wayans in Charleston". postandcourier.com. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  5. Christian Holub (2017-03-08). "'Naked' teaser: Marlon Wayans stars in Netflix movie". Ew.com. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  6. Mike D'Angelo (10 August 2017). "Marlon Wayans wakes up Naked wakes up Naked in this shitty Groundhog Day clone". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  7. Cody Schmitz (11 August 2017). "Netflix's 'Naked' is a More Repetitive 'Groundhog Day'". Decider. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  8. "Naked - Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. "Naked". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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