The Do-Over (2016)

Two down-on-their-luck guys decide to fake their own deaths and start over with new identities, only to find the people they're pretending to be are in even deeper trouble.

Director:

Steven Brill

Writers:

Kevin Barnett, Chris Pappas

Stars:

Adam Sandler, David Spade, Paula Patton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler	...	Max
David Spade	...	Charlie
Paula Patton	...	Heather
Kathryn Hahn	...	Becca
Nick Swardson	...	Bob
Matt Walsh	...	Shecky
Renée Taylor	...	Mrs. Kessler
Sean Astin	...	Ted-O
Natasha Leggero	...	Nikki
Luis Guzmán	...	Jorge the Shooter Boy
Catherine Bell	...	Dawn
Jackie Sandler	...	Joan
Michael Chiklis	...	Carmine
Torsten Voges	...	The Gymnast
Stan Ellsworth	...	Dakota

Storyline

Max (Adam Sandler) and Charlie (David Spade) old school friends who reunite at their 25th high school reunion are tired of their mundane lives: they decide to wipe the slate clean for a do-over. After faking their deaths and assuming new identities, could their lives be better the second time around?

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Plot Keywords:

pharmaceutical industry | threesome | tattoo | pegging | voice over narration | 

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Taglines:

Dying was their first mistake.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adam Sandler's wife (Jackie Sandler), daughters (Sunny Sandler and Sadie Sandler), and nephew (Jared Sandler) appeared in this movie. Sunny and Sandie Sandler are auto store owner Lou's daughters.

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Goofs

When everyone is at Shecky's house, the photo of him and his mother changes position on the end table multiple times.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Charlie: [narrating] Reunions are strange. They bring up a lot of feelings about your past. Were you a jock? A pothead? A Drama Club kid? A loser? Did you get the girl? Or did she ever even notice you? Who did you want to be, and who did you actually become?
Max: [suddenly putting an arm on his shoulder] Damn, Charlie. You still hung up on that skank?

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Crazy Credits

When the credits start to roll, it turns out that the name of the fictional pharmaceutical company Trojgaard mentioned in the movie was taken from one of the film's co-producers, Pernille Trojgaard (who is also an actress, but not in this movie).

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Connections

References Funny People (2009)

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Soundtracks

Quiero Quiero Quiero
Written & Performed by José Nogueras
Courtesy of Musica Estival

User Reviews

Best Sandler movie in years!

20 years ago, a movie starring Adam Sandler, Catherine Bell and David Spade would be plastered all over billboards and the trailer would be shown 50 times during an episode of Saturday Night Live. Well, fast forward 2 decades and it is basically the same movie – a movie from a decade where Adam Sander made funny movies and David Spade was a star (Catherine Bell, maybe the best actor of the cast really only has a cameo, so we can ignore her). However I was only told about this film from a friend, and I had no interest in it until he said it was good.

So the story has Spade (I won't use the character names because Sandler for all intents and purposes is Sandler and Spade is Spade, so why bother) living a unfulfilling life working at a bank and in a loveless marriage only to meet up with Sandler during a school reunion. Very soon Sandler fakes their deaths and hilarity ensues.

So it's Sandler doing Sandler, but it is good Sandler, so if you are 40 and remember his glory days of Happy Gilmore, this is a good reminisce. If you only remember Little Nicky, well here is a reminder of why he is a big Hollywood star. Spade has always been a very strong strait man, and the 2 actors do have chemistry. There are the obligatory cast of crazy side characters, who although maybe not classic, are definitely funny. The main villain should get s special nod here.

The movie has the Sandler style of dick and fart jokes, but they are more funny and less tasteless than I have seen in recently. The plot is silly, but of course it is supposed to be. However unlike some of his more recent movies such as Grown-ups which forgo plot for what amounts to set pieces of 'comedy', the movie does keep the viewer interested in what is going on.

To say that Sander is 'back' might be taking it too far, to say he has made a very respectable, funny movie that reminds me why he was a bright star of comedy for almost a decade is about right.

I enjoyed the film, and ultimately, that is what is important!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Do-Over

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Happy Madison Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1