'Neighbor' moves: Modine, Laroque
NEW YORK -- Matthew Modine and French film actress Michele Laroque will star in Eddie O'Flaherty's indie romantic comedy The Neighbor, now shooting in Los Angeles.
Modine plays Jeff, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown after his business heads into dire straits and his daughter (Gina Mantegna) tells him that his ex-wife Meredith Scott Lynn) is marrying his former best friend (David Youse). When Christine (Laroque), a high-powered real estate developer, moves into the condo below Jeff with the misunderstanding that he'll be moving out for her renovation, a battle of wills ensues that threatens to turn romantic. Complicating matters are Christine's uptight fiance (Ed Quinn) and unpleasant boss (Richard Kind).
Karen S. Shapiro, producer of the award-winning African AIDS drama Beat the Drum, is teaming with partner Michel Rampal to produce the film. Neighbor is O'Flaherty's follow-up to his feature directorial debut, Freestyle Releasing's 2005 boxing drama Fighting Tommy Riley. He co-wrote the screenplay with Riley writer and star J.P.
Modine plays Jeff, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown after his business heads into dire straits and his daughter (Gina Mantegna) tells him that his ex-wife Meredith Scott Lynn) is marrying his former best friend (David Youse). When Christine (Laroque), a high-powered real estate developer, moves into the condo below Jeff with the misunderstanding that he'll be moving out for her renovation, a battle of wills ensues that threatens to turn romantic. Complicating matters are Christine's uptight fiance (Ed Quinn) and unpleasant boss (Richard Kind).
Karen S. Shapiro, producer of the award-winning African AIDS drama Beat the Drum, is teaming with partner Michel Rampal to produce the film. Neighbor is O'Flaherty's follow-up to his feature directorial debut, Freestyle Releasing's 2005 boxing drama Fighting Tommy Riley. He co-wrote the screenplay with Riley writer and star J.P.
- 3/6/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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