Mr. Deeds (2002)

A sweet-natured, small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.

Director:

Steven Brill

Writers:

Clarence Budington Kelland (short story "Opera Hat"), Robert Riskin (film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town)

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro

5 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler	...	Longfellow Deeds
Winona Ryder	...	Babe Bennett
John Turturro	...	Emilio Lopez
Allen Covert	...	Marty
Peter Gallagher	...	Chuck Cedar
Jared Harris	...	Mac McGrath
Erick Avari	...	Cecil Anderson
Peter Dante	...	Murph
Conchata Ferrell	...	Jan
Harve Presnell	...	Preston Blake
Steve Buscemi	...	Crazy Eyes
Blake Clark	...	Buddy Ward, Kevin's Father
John McEnroe	...	John McEnroe
J.B. Smoove	...	Reuben
Tom McNulty	...	Red Parka Man

Storyline

When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds. Of course, Deeds' sincere naiveté has Babe falling in love with him instead. Ultimately, Deeds comes to find that money truly has the power to change things, but it doesn't necessarily need to change him.

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Plot Keywords:

unknowing heir | sudden wealth | fish out of water | small town | reporter | 

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Taglines:

Don't let the fancy clothes fool you.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language including sexual references, and some rear nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deeds

Filming Locations:

Stewart Internationa Airport, Newburgh, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$37,162,787, 30 June 2002, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$126,293,452

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$171,269,535

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation,New Line Cinema,Happy Madison Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Deeds returns to Mandrake Falls and begins tearing down all his greeting cards, one reads, "Your Special" (which may have been an intentional misspelling, since he's an amateur greeting card writer). Other unique cards read, "Be My Pizza Pie", "The Dog on the Street", and "Happy New Year Again".

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Goofs

When Deeds first meets John McEnroe, the label on John McEnroe's beer is visible. After they hug, the bottle has been turned so the label is no longer visible.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Preston Blake: I'm gonna get to the top of Everest, if it's the last thing I do!
[cut to his frozen but triumphant body clinging to the summit of Mount Everest]

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Alternate Versions

DVD release contains six deleted scenes and an outtake reel.

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Connections

References The Flintstones (1960)

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Soundtracks

Quartet In B Flat, Opus 1. No 1 - La Chasse
Written by Franz Joseph Haydn (as Franz Joseph Haydn)

User Reviews

Not funny...

This movie is about a guy named LongFellow Deeds(Adam Sandler) who inherits 40 billion dollars from his late uncle. He goes to New York to collect the money and a news reporter(Winona Ryder) want's his story(in order to keep her job). From this point it gets very silly. Adam Sandler wasn't as funny as he usually is. The story (actually a remake) is very boring and most of the jokes are old. The only actor who made me laugh was John Turturro. He plays a spanish butler with a twisted passion for feet. If you liked him in "The Big Lebowski"(as Jesus Quintana) then maybe this is a movie for you. I give this movie a 3/10.