Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Seth Kearsley

Writers:

Brooks Arthur (written by) &
Allen Covert (written by) ...

Release Date:

27 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Musical

Tagline:

It's naughty. It's nice. It's animated.

Plot:

Adam Sandler invites you to share some holiday cheer in the new, no-holds-barred musical comedy Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights...

Plot Keywords:

Basketball | Mall | Twins | Ice Skating | Jewish

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Adam Sandler	...	Davey, Whitey, Eleanore & Deer (voice)
Jackie Sandler	...	Jennifer (voice) (as Jackie Titone)
Austin Stout	...	Benjamin (voice)
Kevin Nealon	...	Mayor (voice)
Rob Schneider	...	Chinese Waiter & Narrator (voice)
Norm Crosby	...	Judge (voice)
Jon Lovitz	...	Tom Baltezor (voice)
Tyra Banks	...	Victoria's Secret Gown (voice)
Blake Clark	...	Radio Shack Walkie-Talkie (voice)
Peter Dante	...	Foot Locker Guy (voice)
Ellen Albertini Dow	...	See's Candies Box (voice)
Kevin P. Farley	...	Panda Express Panda (voice) (as Kevin Farley)
Lari Friedman	...	Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Cup (voice)
Tom Kenny	...	Sharper Image Chair (voice)
Cole Sprouse	...	K-B Toys Soldier (voice)

Also Known As:

Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (USA) (complete title)
Whitey & Davey (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for frequent crude and sexual humor, drinking and brief drug references.

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #37632) | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Germany:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:12A

Company:

Happy Madison Productions

Trivia:

The original title was "Whitey & Davey", but it was changed because it sounded "politically incorrect".

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Whitey tells Eleanor about the night Davey's parents died, Whitey says it was in '81. After the team wins the basketball game, Whitey does the "robot dance" to the song "Mr. Roboto" which came out in '83.

Quotes:

Davey Stone: [while Whitey is having a seizure] Okay, that's it no one wants to see an old man die! Fatty's team loses cuz I wanna see him cry again.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#30.16)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Patch Song

Unlikeable

It's just a waste of good money and animation to try to make a movie of the unlikeable recurring Adam Sandler character "maladjusted, sullen, self-obsessed guy who doesn't get women at all". Adam Sandler can do brilliant funny characters and he can act, when pushed, but exploring any more of this dog-meat character just ain't worth it.

The animation's workmanlike. The other characters - the kid's a stereotypical good kid and the weird sidekicks are just sort of annoying and unrealistic. The female is perfect girl, of course. Some of the writing and jokes were fine, and the music was cool enough. You could have started with the Hanukkah song and done a much funnier and lighter spirited film.