Saving Silverman (2001)

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

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers:

Hank Nelken, Greg DePaul

Stars:

Steve Zahn, Jack Black, Jason Biggs

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Christopher Logan	...	Vageet (as Chris Logan)
Esme Lambert	...	Raccoon Woman
Max Fomitchev	...	Mime
Tony Parsons	...	Newscaster
Brett Armstrong	...	Brett

Storyline

Two dim-witted former high school buddys and Neil Diamond fanactics, Wayne and J.D., plot to keep their friend Darren from marrying the wrong woman, a domineering and spiteful psychologist named Judith by kidnapping her and trying to set Darren up with his old high school girlfriend Sandy who plans to become a nun.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | nun | kidnapping | dominant fiancee | pregnancy | 

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Taglines:

From the director of "Big Daddy".

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English Thai

Release Date:

9 February 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Evil Woman

Filming Locations:

Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$872,059 (Germany) (2 November 2001)

Gross:

$872,059 (Germany) (2 November 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 93 min (special edition) 96 min (R-rated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dennis Dugan:  a football referee.

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Goofs

When Darren and Sandy are lying on the beach, Sandy gets sand all over her legs. When they stand up, her legs are clean.

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Quotes

J.D.: Dude, what does a mime look like when he's having sex anyway? Probably like,
[making obscene gestures with his hands]
J.D.: 'I'm a mime! I'm a mime!' Ha ha ha!
Wayne: Dude, mimes don't talk.
J.D.: They do when they're off duty.

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Crazy Credits

At the end there is a concert with Neil Diamond and all the actors and the end titles.

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Connections

References Coming to America (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Hello Again"
Written by Neil Diamond and Alan E. Lindgren (as Alan Lindgren)
Performed by Groovie Ghoulies (as The Groovy Ghoulies)
Courtesy of Lookout! Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

User Reviews

Come on now yaaahaaa!

Jack Black and Steve Zahn..you gotta love them.

This film is just about as stupid as you could possible imagine. The story line is puerile in the extreme. The characterisation is non-existent. The direction lacks any sense of control. And yet....and yet this is the funniest film i have seen since There's Something About Mary.

Jack Black and Steve Zahn are two of the best comedic actors in the business today. It seems to me that, precisely because of Dugan's lack of control, these two guys gave free rein to all of their improvisational instincts and they save the film from being a complete mess. They are sensational. Jack Black's constant mimicing of Neil Diamond's habit of singing "come on now yaaahaaa" when he does Holly Holy is insidious and sticks in your head long after the film has finished.

Amanda Peet and Amanda Detmer are sex on legs here. Their parts are badly written but who cares when they look this good! Even Neil Diamond shows he is a trouper by showing up for a cameo in a film that, essentially, pokes gentle fun at how uncool his stage persona is perceived to be.

This is just great ...9/10