'Spa Weekend' Stars Michelle Buteau, Leslie Mann, Anna Faris & Isla Fisher Dish on Fake Doctors & Mud Bath Mishaps
The comedy follows four longtime friends on a messy spa retreat as the filmmakers aim for a quotable crowd-pleaser.
- Opening in theaters everywhere on Friday, Aug. 21, the comedy Spa Weekend stars Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Anna Faris, and Michelle Buteau.
- Directed by The Hangover and Bad Moms creators Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the film was shot at the Gold Coast's Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort in Australia with producer Suzanne Todd.
- The plot follows four lifelong friends in their 40s on a chaotic spa retreat, where Fisher, Mann, Faris, and Buteau display significant chemistry despite the screenplay's limitations.
- Critics point to a 'flawed script' as a significant drawback, noting the film struggles to match the structure of comparable hits like Girls Trip.
- Aiming to preserve the tradition of theatrical crowd-pleasers, filmmakers Lucas and Moore hope the production fills a void in the current comedy landscape.
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‘Spa Weekend’ Review: These Funny Women Deserve a Much Better Break
Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau, and Anna Faris make for a spirited foursome in "The Hangover" writers and "Bad Moms" filmmakers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore's messy, unhinged, sometimes funny new film.
'Spa Weekend' Stars Michelle Buteau, Leslie Mann, Anna Faris & Isla Fisher Dish on Fake Doctors & Mud Bath Mishaps
Four powerhouse women, one epic new comedy. Spa Weekend hits theaters this Friday, and it stars four of the funniest ladies in Hollywood: Michelle Buteau, Leslie Mann, Anna Faris and Isla Fisher. The film follows three friends who are going through it in their personal lives, so they decide to treat themselves to a spa weekend away. But when the fourth member of their group—the wild, loose-cannon Mel (Fisher)—shows up unannounced, things get out…
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