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Mixed Nuts (1994) 5.0
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Metascore: 14/100
Reviews: 92 user | 17 critic | 16 from Metacritic.com The events focus around a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays. Director:Nora Ephron |
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| Madeline Kahn | ... | ||
| Robert Klein | ... |
Mr. Lobel
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| Anthony LaPaglia | ... |
Felix
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Gracie
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Dr. Kinsky
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| Liev Schreiber | ... | ||
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Susan
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Steven Randazzo | ... |
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Philip runs a crisis hotline with Catherine and Mrs Munchnik. That's the easy part, now it gets tricky... Stanley loves evicting people and he evicts Philip. Philip loves helping people and he is loved by Catherine. Catherine is loved by Louie who loves writing songs. Chris loves dancing to songs and loves to wear large dresses. Gracie also loves to wear large dresses because she's pregnant. She loves the baby's father, Felix, who loves to paint. That just leaves Mrs. Munchnik who hasn't been loved by anybody in a very long time. Written by Tim McSmythurs <Tim.McSmythurs@swindon.ericsson.se>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 December 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Night Before Xmas See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$6,798,240 (USA)Company Credits
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Philip: They're the dry winds that blow in from the...
Catherine O'Shaughnessy: Oh, shut up!
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Written by Billy Hayes & Jay Johnson
Performed by Leon Redbone
Courtesy of Private Music
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The landlord's name is Tannenbaum (German for "Christmas tree"). After he is shot, his body is disguised as a Christmas tree. See more »Quotes
Catherine O'Shaughnessy: I'm not like you, Philip. I'm not one of those people that's only good on the phone. In person you just blame everybody. You made a mistake at the office, you gave out the address! Did I blame you? No! I blamed the Santa Anas! I don't even know what the Santa Anas are!Philip: They're the dry winds that blow in from the...
Catherine O'Shaughnessy: Oh, shut up!
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Soundtracks
"Blue Christmas"Written by Billy Hayes & Jay Johnson
Performed by Leon Redbone
Courtesy of Private Music
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This film has met with some very negative reviews but in my view, 'Mixed Nuts' is an entertaining comedy following the "adventures" of a team of "lifesavers" who work at a suicide hotline. This film follows their adventures on Christmas Eve with characters like a homicidal pregnant woman, a transvestite, a murderer and a Santa Clause with a gun. It's much darker than you would expect from a Steve Martin film, especially since it's directed by the same woman who directed 'Sleepless in Seattle' and 'You've Got Mail'. The cast has some familiar faces including Adam Sandler and a very young Haley Joel Osment pre-The Sixth Sense. I bought this film at a very cheap price at a clothes store (don't ask me why) that had a few films that featured major stars in unkown and probably bad films. I was in the mood for a comedy and this was the only one on the shelf and it seemed black, strange and comic and I'm a big fan of Steve Martin so I rushed to buy it and didn't get watching it for two days. When I finally took the opportunity to stick it in the player, I found a black yet sweet comedy with some of the biggest laughs that have came from my mouth all year. Of course, this film seems to have a lot of negative reviews but everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I can see why many people might not like this movie. So, if you're interested in seeing it: Rent it then, if you like it, go out and buy it because you'll be watching it a lot more.