Full Frontal

by Coleman Hough, Steven Soderbergh (Introduction)

The screenplay for the latest film from Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh, Full Frontal was inspired by digital technology and Dogme 95, and shot in eighteen days with an all-star cast. The “unofficial sequel of sorts” to Soderbergh’s 1989 feature, sex, lies and videotape , Full Frontal follows a handful of interconnected characters over twenty-four hours. Their encounters shed light on both the movie business and human nature.

128 pages, Paperback

First published August 14, 2002

Reviews

[Josiah Golojuh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harvey Weinstein ruined the brilliance of this screenplay (and eventually the film) by forcing this gross title upon the film. The title has nothing to do with the screenplay (nor the final film, but this review is about the screenplay). The original title and concept was "How to Survive a Hotel Room Fire." The implication being the characters were facing fires in their lives. The story has a natural flow like that of a stage play, the dialogue is not realistic it's hyper stylized and theatrical enhancing that sensation of the meteorological fire. Take away the title, the Harvey Weinstein implications of sex and being raw, it's now about being raw, it's about being intensely vulnerable as we float through life.