Little Nicky (2000)

A movie about the independent minded son of Beelzebub and the mischief he creates.

Director:

Steven Brill

Writers:

Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler,

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler	...	Nicky
Patricia Arquette	...	Valerie Veran
Harvey Keitel	...	Dad
Rhys Ifans	...	Adrian
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Cassius (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
Rodney Dangerfield	...	Lucifer
Allen Covert	...	Todd
Peter Dante	...	Peter
Jonathan Loughran	...	John
Robert Smigel	...	Beefy (voice)
Reese Witherspoon	...	Holly
Dana Carvey	...	Referee
Jon Lovitz	...	Peeper
Kevin Nealon	...	Gatekeeper
Michael McKean	...	Chief of Police

Storyline

When somebody's mother is an angel and his father is the devil, life can be really confusing. For a sweet boy like Little Nicky, it just got a whole lot worse. His two evil brothers Adrian and Cassius have just escaped from Hell and are wreaking havoc on an unsuspecting earth. His dad is disintegrating and it's up to Nicky to save him and all of a humanity by midnight before one of his brothers becomes the new Satan.

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Plot Keywords:

hell | decomposition | flask | lucifer | devil | 

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Taglines:

He's Never Been To Earth. He's Never Even Slept Over Some Other Dude's House.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual humor, some drug content, language and thematic material

Details

Official Sites:

New Line Official French Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

El hijo del diablo

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£574,337 (UK) (17 November 2000)

Gross:

ESP 554,584,452 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avery Pix, Happy Madison Productions, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Harvey Keitel replaced Dustin Hoffman in the role of Satan.

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Goofs

At the very beginning when Nicky is "air jamming" to Van Halen's "Runnin' With The Devil" (which is playing on the right turntable), the turntables have no covers up until just before Jimmy The Demon walks in, then they are covered after that.

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Quotes

Christa: God's so smart.
Jenna: Yeah, like Jeopardy smart.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag (2009)

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Soundtracks

"School of Hard Knocks"
Written by Sonny Sandoval (as Sonny), Marcos Curiel (as Marcos), Mark Daniels (as Traa) and Noah Bernardo Jr. (as Wuv)
Performed by P.O.D.
Produced by Rick Rubin
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

User Reviews

brilliant!

An absolutely brilliant and ingenious comedy. I am puzzled as to why this movie received such average reviews. I never listen to critics anyway. This film has so many angles. It's a fish out of water story with Sandler lost in New York, spoof of the punk rock genre, the damsel in distress theme, hilarious cameo with Rodney Dangerfield in Hell, the sarcastic talking dog, the John Lovitz peeping tom episode, sight gags galore, and the ultimate pineapple in Hiter's you-know-what. I laughed myself silly. This flick is raucously entertaining, but you need to appreciate Sandler's humor, which is an acquired taste, like beer. History will be kind to Sandler I think. Now for a true remake of Mad Mad Mad Mad World, with Sandler, Lovitz, Martin, Carrey, Murphy, and the rest of the SNL crowd.