Saving Silverman (2001)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers (WGA):

Hank Nelken (written by) &
Greg DePaul (written by)

Release Date:

9 February 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Crime

Tagline:

They swore nothing could come between them. Then she came along.

Plot:

A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Nun | Kidnapping | Trapeze | Coach

Cast

Steve Zahn	...	Wayne
Jack Black	...	J.D.
Jason Biggs	...	Darren
Amanda Peet	...	Judith
Amanda Detmer	...	Sandy
R. Lee Ermey	...	Coach
Neil Diamond	...	Himself
Kyle Gass	...	Bar Dude
Norman Armour	...	Minister
Colin Foo	...	Old Man
Chris Logan	...	Vageet
Esme Lambert	...	Raccoon Woman
Max Fomitchev	...	Mime
Tony Parsons	...	Newscaster
Brett Armstrong	...	Brett

Also Known As:

Evil Woman (Australia) (Europe: English title) (Philippines: English title) (UK) (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language, and thematic material.

Runtime:

90 min | Argentina:92 min | USA:93 min (special edition) | USA:96 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | Thai

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:18 | Canada:14A (director's cut) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Canada:18A | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (#37631) (original rating) | USA:R (longer video version) | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The Coach's motto to his students, "If you can dream it, you can do it" is actually a quote originally said by Walt Disney.

Goofs:

Continuity: When they guys get out of the van wearing night vision goggles, the lights are on. When they get back in, the lights are switched on again.

Quotes:

Coach Norton: Remember, boys! STAY AWAY from women! All they want from you is your man-juice! If you ever get the kind of urges that cannot be supressed by hard liquor, then use this!
[showing them his right hand]

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Soundtrack:

America

hilarious (watch the "R" rated version)

I don't know why I expected so very little from this movie (probably that since "American Pie" we've been getting bombarded with really weak rip-offs of the "teen, gross-out" comedy), but I shouldn't have; it's actually a hilarious movie. Jack Black & Steve Zahn are two of the funniest actors working today (and, I guess, Jason Biggs isn't so bad), and they carry this movie. There are so many funny jokes and situations, this movie truly is one of my favorite "stupid" (as opposed to intelligent, I guess) comedies. But please, oh please, if you plan on seeing this, you MUST get the R-rated DVD version, not the PG-13 one that was released in theaters and on most VHS copies. There are so many funny jokes and moments cut out of the PG-13, you'd be doing yourself a disservice. It's still funny, but you miss some good stuff.

"Comingtoyaaaahaaaa..."