The Jennifer Lawrence comedy No Hard Feelings seems to be based on a ludicrous concept that could only be found in the movies.
A woman in dire financial straits discovers a job posting by helicopter parents seeking a date for their introverted 19-year-old son in order to offer him life experience before he leaves for college. However, is No Hard Feelings based on a genuine story?
Gene Stupnitsky directed the film, which he co-wrote with John Phillips. Then where did the inspiration originate? Let’s examine more closely.
Is “No Hard Feelings” Based on a True Story?
Indeed, No Hard Feelings is inspired by an actual event. If you’re wondering where on earth someone learned that parents were seeking a date for their child, the answer is Craigslist.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Stupinsky reveals that producers Naomi Odenkirk and Marc Provisiero sent him the original Craigslist ad. “I read it, and I thought, ‘This is wild. Who is the woman that answers this ad?'”
Stupinsky also stated that he shared the original post with Jennifer Lawrence, who remarked, “Gene read the Craigslist ad to me, and I died laughing. … A couple of years later, he handed me the funniest script I’ve ever read in my life.”
The original Craigslist posting was published in 2013 and reported by The Daily Dot for the first time. Some speculated that the post was a hoax, but Stupinsky and his colleagues took the idea and ran with it, evidently altering specific details for the final version of No Hard Feelings.
A tweet by Collider provides additional details on the story:
Wait, ‘No Hard Feelings’ Is Based on a True Story? https://t.co/j0Bjzsnyqh
— Collider (@Collider) June 24, 2023
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If anyone saw a recent ad on Reddit or elsewhere in which parents offered a vehicle to a potential date for their son and thought it was odd, that ad is not real.
According to Newsweek, this was part of the No Hard Feelings marketing campaign, but it caused considerable confusion on online platforms. The movie No Hard Feelings is currently playing exclusively in movie theaters around the globe.