Scarlett Johansson and Ilana Glazer Murder Comedy Is Already Getting Backlash

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By Thea Glassman March 10, 2017

The beginning of the trailer for “Rough Night,” a comedy starring Scarlett Johansson, Ilana Glazer and Zoë Kravitz, starts out standard enough. A group of old college pals get together for a bachelorette party, and plenty of alcohol, reminiscing and general debauchery ensues.

Only this time, one of the women accidentally kills a stripper and the whole plot unfolds from there.

The movie, penned by “Broad City” writers Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs, is generating a divided reaction from the internet community. Many critics have taken to Twitter to condemn the idea of playing a stripper’s death for laughs, while others are simply annoyed because they feel like they have been there, done that.

stop normalizing violence against sex workers, pals

— adult bepis game (@fairyocarina) March 9, 2017

Shame on @RoughNightMovie for making a joke of the reality that sex workers face every day. Vote with your wallets— don’t see it.

— SWOPMpls (@SWOPMinneapolis) March 10, 2017

Because it’s 2017 and this is the movie we get from our allegedly feminist writers and actresses of Hollywood. ????? @roughnightmovie pic.twitter.com/iyWR9KdfAu

— Jacq the Stripper (@JacqTheStripper) March 10, 2017

@BuzzFeed From the writers who saw Bridesmaids and the Hangover and thought it can’t be that hard to write a comedy?

— joscanton (@camclock) March 8, 2017

@BuzzFeed Looks like a female remake of ‘Very Bad Things’ to me, just a little more comedy + less crime thriller.

— Def32 (@def3282) March 9, 2017

Elsewhere on the Twittersphere, excitement was brewing over the upcoming film, with posts applauding the cast of heavy-hitters, which includes SNL’s Kate McKinnon and Demi Moore.

@THR wow! Very talented women together ? yes ready to see it ?

— Maqui (@Maqui_) March 9, 2017

@paulwdowns @RoughNightMovie oh my lord, @ilazer AND Kate McKinnon?!? ???

— Christina (@freshmeximelt) March 8, 2017

ERMmm – Dreams do come true… These amazing women! Don’t “blink” you’ll miss me! https://t.co/wy3yY9cwFG

— Ryan Cooper (@fryRyCooper) March 8, 2017

Check out the trailer for yourself below:

Thea Glassman is an Associate Editor at the Forward. Reach her at glassman@forward.com or on Twitter at @theakglassman.

Thea Glassman was an associate editor for the Forward. Follow her on twitter @theakglassman.

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