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:

2 Best Friends + 1 Girlfriend = WAR

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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 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

The magician in the bar hitting on Judith is Kyle Gass, lead guitarist and cowriter in Tenacious D with Jack Black.

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Goofs

The film is set in Seattle, Washington, but filmed in British Columbia, Canada. Not a problem in itself, except that the Lions Gate bridge in Vancouver is plainly visible as our heroes jump off the pier.

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Quotes

J.D.: Judith escaped.
Wayne: ...Dehrrrrrrrr.

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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

R-Rated DVD/VHS release includes about 4 minutes of added footage, consisting mainly of two scenes, one in a Subway restaurant where JD is showing his trainees to his boss, and another in a laundromat where Darren and Sandy are drying their clothes after falling in the water. Also, 3 uses of the word "fuck" are added, among other dialogue, and the scene with the hookers playing ping-pong has them topless, rather than wearing the bras they had in the theatrical release.

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Connections

References The Jazz Singer (1980)

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Soundtracks

Cherry, Cherry
Written by Neil Diamond

User Reviews

Funniest movie since Dangerfield's 'Back to School'!

Reading the other review, I just had to post the opposing viewpoint. I am a 58-yr-old well-educated woman, so go figure...I just HOWLED at this movie, I had tears running down my face. Haven't laughed this much and so unexpectedly since Rodney Dangerfield's antics in 'Back to School'. The sight gags were dead on, the whole premise of the loser worshippers of N. Diamond was hysterical and milked to perfection, and the send-up of misogyny was perfectly done. Actually, these three hapless fools were just perfectly pathetic and loveable in their own ways. The acting was wonderful....Amanda Peet was wickedly funny, and all three male stars were equally crass and deliciously low-down. Jack Black as usual was unnervingly disgusting and real. Neal Diamond was a wonderful parody of himself, without being condescending...he fit the spirit of the movie to a 'T'. The ending was great, reminiscent of the 'feel good' ending of 'Back to School'. Whenever I feel blue, I watch this movie and just can't help laughing. Maybe it just wasn't British humor (referring to the previous review), but this is FUNNY stuff.