The movie is based on "many true stories," reflecting the fact that more women than ever before are entering the world of sex work due to the economy.
I'm going to watch on Monday but a clip last night already made me throw up in my mouth a little. Stereotypical characters (one woman ferociously chomping on her gum) and an establishment that provides free drinks and Viagra for their clients.
Ummmm yeah.
I've seen two interviews of Jennifer Love Hewitt this week. I was hoping she would have a better attitude when discussing her role, but I was disappointed. While she did use the term "sex workers" in both interviews, she also used the term "hooker" with disgust on Leno, and sarcastically joked about mothers "taking one for the team" (referring to prostituting oneself for the "team" of one's family) on Jimmy Fallon.
Nonetheless, I'll be watching on Monday. Maybe I'll end up being pleasantly surprised after all.
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From NYDailyNews.com
By Cristina Kinon
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Monday, July 12th 2010, 4:00 AM
Jennifer Love Hewitt keeps it classy as a desperate prostitute in Lifetime movie 'The Client List'
A typical day on the set of
Jennifer Love Hewitt's new
Lifetime movie, "
The Client List," had the actress in four different lingerie outfits, tying one man to a bed and covering another in whipped cream.
"It was such a weird existence," Hewitt tells the News. "I would send my mom pictures from the set and we would joke about it. I would say, 'Mom, are you proud?' and she would say, 'It's what I've always dreamt for you.'"
All kidding aside, Hewitt fully embraced the chance to play
Samantha Horton, a former
Texas homecoming queen and physical therapist who turns to a life of prostitution to help her family survive the recession.
"The Client List," premiering next Monday at 9 on Lifetime, reveals Samantha's desperate situation. When both she and her husband lose their jobs and the bills keep stacking up, she accepts a position at a massage parlor, not knowing it's actually a front for a high-end prostitution business servicing a wealthy clientele. But instead of walking away, the money is too good for Samantha to turn down.
Cybill Shepherd also stars, as Samantha's opinionated mother.
"I was initially hesitant [about the role], because it was something different than I had ever done before. But once I got into the story, I was like, 'Wow, there's so much here,'" Hewitt says. "I love who Samantha is as a person. I love that you can judge her and root for her all at the same time."
Hewitt also serves as executive producer on the project, which allowed her to push her boundaries when she felt comfortable, then back off when she didn't
"The thing that I really liked about the project, that I'm really proud of, is we could have pushed the envelope even more, but we chose not to," she says. "It's not about how naked can she be. We walk a very classy line of telling the story and doing it with integrity."
For the record, Hewitt isn't naked in any of the scenes.
The character of Samantha Horton was inspired by true stories, but she is a fictional character - a compilation, Hewitt says, of many women in desperate situations.
"Right now in the
United States, more women than ever are going into the sex industry due to the tough economic times," says Hewitt. "They want to feel like they're contributing somehow to their family."
"The Client List" will be the audience's first peek at Hewitt since her long-running
CBS series, "The
Ghost Whisperer," was canceled. Hewitt says she's considering other projects, but it may be a while before she gets back into series television.
"I'm not in a huge rush to do that again," she says. "I'm looking into a lot of different film options. I'd love to do some romantic comedies."
The Client List a Lifetime Movie
Some of us are working on bachelors degrees, hell some of us are working on masters, some of us do work at places where free drinks and viagra are offered, and some of us do smack our gum like we're livestock.... There are many different 'types' to me and sometimes I wonder if 'outsiders' see it that way or if they think that we are all the same. Did anyone see the Tyra (i hate her show but i wanted to watch this episode) episode called Porn Town where they had different types of providers on and they had to all take a role in the town?... there was everyone from a bunny ranch girl to an escort, to a stripper, to a street walker... and they had to decide who was going to be the mayor, lawyer, teacher, criminal, etc. I thought it was really interesting to see how they all thought for thier own reasons that they were so much better than the others girls..... Was not trying to get off topic, just a thought that came to me =)
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