Tomorrow Night (film)

Tomorrow Night is a 1998 American absurdist comedy film written and directed by Louis C.K.

She longs for her son Willie, who joined the army two decades ago but has not returned any of her letters; although in fact, the dim-witted Willie does not realize that he is on the end of a cruel joke played by the Army mail-room workers who have not given him any of his mother's letters over the past twenty years or sent his.

Charles decides to seek companionship; he attempts to date an aggressively sexual prostitute named Lola Vagina but finds her too extroverted.

The film closes on Charles' terrified eyes, while Lester's laughing and dog growls are heard.

's friends Jon Stewart, Denis Leary, Brett Butler, Spike Feresten, Chris Rock lent him money to help finish the project, which ended up costing around $180,000 in total.

was unable to attract any distributors to release the film in theaters, even going as far as unsuccessfully handing out tickets at Sundance.

[10] Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a mixed review, writing, "It takes the viewer awhile [sic] to settle into pic’s endearing, off-kilter rhythms, and some of the material here... is uninspired.

But for the most part Tomorrow Night grows steadily more hilarious as absurd situations are played out in a deliberately paced deadpan.

"[11] At South by Southwest, Sarah Hepola writes that the film's characters "weave a most enjoyable jaunt into an off-kilter universe, so wild and nonsensical, so bittersweet and beautiful that it might just be our own.

Moody black-and-white cinematography and touching yet eccentric performances add up to a potential cult favorite.