She Hate Me

She Hate Me (2004)

One heterosexual male. 18 lesbians. His fee $10,000... each.

Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.

Date of release
2004-07-30
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (129)
Runtime
2h 19m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Spike Lee

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New York City and New Jersey

She Hate Me is a 2004 American independent comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee. The film stars Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Brian Dennehy, Woody Harrelson, Bai Ling, and John Turturro. The film touches on a variety of themes such as corporate greed, race, sexuality, and politics. As with many of Lee's films, the film garnered controversy. Unlike many prior works, Spike Lee does not have an acting credit in this film.

Production

Spike Lee based the title of the film on XFL football player Rod Smart, who gained some notoriety by nicknaming himself "He Hate Me". The main character in the film references Smart when explaining why he has decided to nickname his ex-fiancée "She Hate Me".

Before filming, Lee hired lesbian author and sex columnist Tristan Taormino as a consultant. Taormino put Lee through "lesbian boot camp", in which she taught him about lesbian life through books, visits to lesbian bars, and panel discussions.

Filming, which was done on Super 16, took place in 28 days in New York City. The film featured a close-up scene of a real human birth, similarly to Lee's 1990 film Mo' Better Blues.

Raul Midon sang the theme song for the movie, "Adam 'N' Eve 'N' Eve". In the film, Armstrong's brother disapproves of his impregnating lesbians and also uses the phrase "Adam 'N' Eve 'N' Eve.

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