They Know Links Bill Hader’s First Movie as Director to a Surprise Barry Connection
From Barry to the big screen
Hader’s latest acting role is voicing the title character in The Cat in the Hat. In an interview with Collider’s Samantha Coley about the animated movie, he also discussed the first feature he had finished directing.
That film is They Know, a horror movie starring Hader and Linda Cardellini. Its connection to Barry comes through Duffy Boudreau, a writer on the HBO series who developed the story with Hader.
A horror film about divorce
Hader said the genre description is not entirely straightforward, comparing it to classifying Barry as a crime show. “It’s really funny. It’s about divorce. So that’s all I can say,” he told Collider.
A difficult conversation ahead
The father’s concern puts him in an awkward position: raising doubts about his ex-wife’s boyfriend could sound like an argument about the divorce. His ex may have reason to interpret it that way.
The premise also leaves open whether the father’s suspicions are justified. Even if he is right, he may struggle to get his ex-wife to take the concern seriously.
Key points
- They Know is Bill Hader’s first feature as a director.
- Hader stars in the film with Linda Cardellini.
- Hader developed the story with Barry writer Duffy Boudreau.
- The movie follows a divorced father concerned about his ex-wife’s new boyfriend and their children.