With In the Company of Men, the misogynist label stuck early and firmly. In the end, it probably did hurt the film a bit, because getting women into the theaters was difficult.

D. His next film Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) with an ensemble cast including Eckhart and Ben Stiller was a shocking[citation needed] portrayal of the sex lives of three suburban couples. Critics have responded to his plays as having a misanthropic tone.

LaBute (born March 19 1963) is an American film director screenwriter and playwright. Neil N.