The Cobbler (2014)

A cobbler, bored of his every-day life, stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to become other people and see the world in a different way.

Director:

Tom McCarthy

Writers:

Tom McCarthy, Paul Sado

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Melonie Diaz, Steve Buscemi

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elli	...	Goldman (as Elli Meyer)
Adam B. Shapiro	...	Schneider (as Adam Shapiro)
Evan Neumann	...	Neumann
Allen Lewis Rickman	...	Kessler
Donnie Keshawarz	...	Pinchas Simkin
Ethan Khusidman	...	Herschel Simkin
Adam Sandler	...	Max Simkin
Sondra James	...	Anna O'Hara
Kim Cloutier	...	Taryn
Dan Stevens	...	Emiliano
Steve Buscemi	...	Jimmy
Melonie Diaz	...	Carmen Herrara
Lynn Cohen	...	Sarah Simkin
Method Man	...	Leon Ludlow (as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith)
Stuart Rudin	...	Old Bearded Man

Storyline

Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city new york | cobbler the shoemaker | coca cola | mother son relationship | actor shares last name with character | 

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Taglines:

Live your life in someone else's shoes

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence, language and brief partial nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Yiddish

Release Date:

13 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cobbler: Der Schuhmagier

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Voltage Pictures, Next Wednesday Productions, Golden Spike (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Max's parents names are Sarah and Abraham, which is a reference to the very important Jewish people Sarah and Abraham of the Bible.

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Goofs

When Max returns to the apartment to show two officers the body of the one he's "murdered," the two have their gold badges pinned to their lapels going in. On the way out, the shields are looking loose as they now appear to be the hang-around-the-neck ID badges and are not even in the same place as before.

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Quotes

Max Simkin: Hey, Ma, let me ask you somethin'. You ever wish you were somebody else?
Sarah Simkin: No. I'm your mother. That's all I ever wanted to be.
Max Simkin: But... if you could do whatever you wanted to do, what would it be?
Sarah Simkin: Um... Have dinner with your father. That would be nice.

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: 2015 Re-Cap (So Far) (2015)

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Soundtracks

Vesti La Giubba
Written by Ruggero Leoncavallo (as Ruggiero Leoncavallo)
Courtesy of APM Music

User Reviews

One of Sandler's Best

I'm really surprised at the low rating! I thought the plot idea was very original for a movie. I thought it was a good idea to involve his heritage too. My only critique is that the love interest was too young for him. But I also liked how the humor was less silly than some of Sandler's other movies- simply because I like to see man of his age mature and transition. I mean, I enjoyed many of his other movies, but I'm happy to see him transition to other forms or levels of humor. Some of the previous moves he made were rough, namely Click, Spanglish, and Punch Drunk Love- I still enjoyed them but I thought they were a little out of touch of his spark. I hope to see more movies of the caliber coming from him, very good and entertaining movie.