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:

Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black

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 | fiance fiancee relationship | domineering woman | kidnapping | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

They've sworn to save Silverman.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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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:

Vancouver College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,411,852, 11 February 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$19,351,569, 25 March 2001

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, 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

Cast members Steve Zahn and Amanda Peet both appeared in movies with George Clooney. Zahn appeared in "Out of Sight" (1998) and Peet appeared in "One Fine Day" (1996) and "Syriana" (2005).

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Goofs

Just before Darren is about to deck Wayne, Wayne is standing in front of a wooden door with tiny windows on the top, and solid wood on the bottom half. However, when he flies through the door and the glass shatters on the outside, the door is different.

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Quotes

J.D.: COME ON AH YEEEEEEEH-HA!

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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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Alternate Versions

In the theatrical version, during the kickboxing flashback, Judith's old boyfriend is killed by a pretty normal-looking kick to the head. In the R-rated version, there is a longer close-up scene of his neck being snapped clean around from the kick, so his dying from the attack makes considerably more sense.

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Connections

References Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

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Soundtracks

Spinning Kiss
Written and Performed by Michael Simpson (as Mike Simpson)
Courtesy of L.A. Produce, Inc.

User Reviews

pretty bad but a lot of fun

Granted, Saving Silverman is not good movie. Jason Biggs is only funny as the American Pie guy, and even that act got old by the sequel. But Steven Zahn and Jack Black are two very funny individuals. A Neil Diamond cover band called "Diamonds in the Rough." I could laugh about that for days. And the crazy, gay coach. I don't see how anyone with a sense of humor could walk out of this movie feeling bad.