Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

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:

Davey's parents are voiced by Adam Sandler's parents, Stanley and Judy Sandler. This was Stanley's first and last film appearance, he died in 2003 and his memory was dedicated in another Adam Sandler film, 50 First Dates (2004).

Goofs:

Continuity: After Whitey receives the patch, other recipients tear off their patches and throw them down. They patches land around Whitey, but later disappear.

Quotes:

Whitey: I'm lettin' this one go, Stone. But next screw-up, it's slammer time. Hmph.
[tries to drive away; his car is stuck in the snow; rolls down the window and calls to Davey]
Whitey: Got any sand or rock salt in there? I need to get some traction!
Davey Stone: "Got any sand or rock salt in there, 'cause I need to get some..." oh SHUT UP!

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Patch Song

I can't even say "Eight Decent Jokes"

"Eight Crazy Nights", or "Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights", a crude animated film, shows comedian Adam Sandler in cartoon form. I'm no die-hard fan of his, but I think he can be funny, so I recently decided to check out this film, despite a lot of negative reviews. Well, guess what? Now I agree with those negative reviews. I'm sure this film had potential to be a decent comedy (like some of Sandler's live action films), and a good, touching holiday adventure as well, but it didn't really turn out to be either of these things, unfortunately.

Davey Stone lives in the town of Dukesberry, New England. He is now in his early thirties, and is a nasty alcoholic with a bad reputation. Twenty years ago, he was basically the opposite, but something went horribly wrong! Now that he's so uncouth, he is known to cause trouble, and one December night, the first night of Hanukkah, he is arrested for leaving a restaurant without paying. He is sentenced to community service as an assistant referee for a youth basketball league, working for the head referee, Whitey Duvall. Since that was not Davey's first offence, he will be sentenced to ten years in prison if he breaks the law again! As the days of Hanukkah go by, and Christmas draws near, the good-natured Whitey tries to change Davey's ways, but is there any hope?!

Adam Sandler provides the voice for Davey, who looks just like him, as well as the voices for Whitey and his sister, Eleanore. Personally, I found Whitey's voice maybe not quite irritating, but close, and I think I found Eleanore's voice fairly irritating. Those voices, however, certainly didn't ruin the entire experience for me. The main problem with "Eight Crazy Nights" is that as a comedy, it's pretty lame. I do not recall ever laughing, and recall smiling only a couple times, one of them being when Davey tells his car not to stay up too late. Whitey having seizures - not funny! Whitey covered in fecal matter - not funny! Reindeer licking ice and feces off of him - not funny! People laughing so hard that they shoot out snot while reindeer outside laugh so hard at the same joke that they shoot out feces - not funny! Some of these gags put a puzzled look on my face, or grossed me out a bit! The film is somewhat touching at times, especially around the end, and if it weren't for that, I think I would give it a lower rating than the already low 4.

I have no problem with the premise or animation here. Like I said, the main problem with this film is the lame humour. I'm certainly NOT irked by all crude, tasteless humour. Since this is a case where that kind of humour is used in animation, I feel I should mention that "South Park" has made me laugh hard numerous times! However, when crude humour is not funny, it can be frighteningly bad (like when those hacks, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer do it), and that is sometimes the case in "Eight Crazy Nights", or if not, it sometimes comes very close! Knowing that Jon Lovitz had a voice-over role in this film, I am reminded of Jay Sherman, his character in the short-lived cartoon series, "The Critic" (a good show, in my opinion), and the character's catchphrase, "It stinks." I really think that catchphrase, though simple, is a good one to use to describe this movie. Without a doubt, "Eight Crazy Nights" marked a low point in Sandler's career.