| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Winona Ryder |
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| Adam Sandler |
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| Movie Details |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
97 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Following the flop of Little Nicky, Adam Sandler returned to safe territory in Mr. Deeds... and made Nicky look inspired by comparison. A loose remake of Frank Capra's 1936 classic Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, this dumbed-down version finds Sandler in the Gary Cooper role, inheriting a vast fortune and a corporate empire, foiling a greedy executive (Peter Gallagher), and winning the heart of an undercover reporter (Winona Ryder) who's been mocking his small-town naiveté in print while falling for his goodhearted sincerity. It's fun enough to satisfy Sandler's loyal fans--and John Turturro's a hoot as Deeds's foot-fetishist butler--but the subtleties of Capra are lost on Sandler, director Steven Brill, and writer Tim Herlihy. While Gary Cooper portrayed a rube who was savvy about big-city cynicism, Sandler's an amiable goofball with a heart of gold and an empty skull. You can admire him, and parts of the movie (including Steve Buscemi's unbilled cameo), but you have to work harder to get there. --Jeff Shannon |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
1252 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Widescreen Special Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.85:1 |
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043396078222 |
| Release Date |
10/22/2002 |
| Subtitles |
English; French |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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