Adam Scott’s Overnight Success
When marriage became legal for all, The Overnight's Adam Scott took to Twitter with a message for Scalia
It’s unlikely Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia would enjoy — or even approve of — Adam Scott’s latest film, The Overnight, a playfully loose-limbed comedy of of sexual mores and erotic discovery. The movie finds L.A. newcomers Alex and Emily (Scott and Taylor Schilling), a mundane, fully-cocooned couple, crossing paths with the free-spirited Kurt and Charlotte (Jason Schwartzman and Judith Godrèche), who may want a bit more than friendship. A resulting dinner party — wine-drenched, pot-infused, clothing optional — becomes a life-altering experience for the wide-eyed Alex and Emily.
“These two characters are due for a big change,” says Scott. “They innocuously go over to this dinner party and their lives are turned upside down in a matter of hours. Their relationship is completely redefined.”
The movie has several memorable highlights, chief among them an uproarious strip-tease by Scott and Schwartzman that reveals all. “Jason and I were nervous about that night of shooting,” says Scott. “And then we glue these silly [prosthetic penises] on and it ended up being far more fun than we thought. Everyone around us was uncomfortable because we looked like two naked dudes. But technically we weren’t naked. We just sauntered around with these things on. It was really funny.”
Scott’s star rose with his pitch-perfect portrayal of Ben, Amy Poehler’s sweet, supportive, frequently exasperated husband on Parks and Recreation. The 43-year-old actor had been working in the industry for 20 years, but Parks shoved his celebrity to the fore. “When I was out in public I started feeling like I had a disease on my face,” he says. “All of the sudden I could feel people looking at me.”
Scott is an ardent supporter of LGBT rights, calling the recent decision by the Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage “incredible.” And yet, unlike others who, on June 26, were Tweeting out words like “Proud” and “Love Wins,” the actor took a different Twitter tack. He set his sights on Justice Scalia.
“His opinion was just disgusting,” says Scott. “The only think I could think to Tweet was ‘Fuck you, Scalia!'” Scott deleted the Tweet after a day because “Why turn a joyful moment into something hateful like that?” Still, he intended his message to Scalia to be one of triumph over adversity. “It was meant as a joyful thing, like ‘Fuck you, you asshole, you lost! This is done now and your kind is fading away. This is a sure sign that all your bullshit is on the way out.'”
The Overnight (
) is playing at the Landmark E Street Cinemas. Visit landmarktheatres.com.
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