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

The second names "Ryder" and "McMillan" are a nod to two British cancer charities "Sue Ryder Cancer Care" and "McMillan Cancer Trust". The main plot centers around cancer.

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Goofs

When Becca and Heather are fighting at the end, Becca jumps off the 2nd floor deck and lands on Heather, who is on the street. When they both get back up, they are on the deck again and have a fight where they fall down the stairs back on the street.

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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

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Mark Ruffalo/Paula Patton/The Lucas Brothers (2016)

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Soundtracks

Gonna
Written by Luke Laird (as Luke Robert Laird), Craig Wiseman
Performed by Blake Shelton
Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Fun and Entertaining, Enough anyways.

It was quite fun and entertaining, and the first half hour was close to fantastic. Then it kinda went down a few notches, started relying on crude humor and vulgar stuff too much. Then it became not even believable at all. Some humor from silly stuff is okay, but this became just a bit too silly. If Sandler would stick to a bit of drama and comedy that seemed more realistic he could hit one out of the park.

As it is, there are glimpses of great, but then equaled out by silly vulgar stuff, that seems more for 13 year old's. Maybe he is not able to make great movies. Well, not great, not horrible, funny at times at least

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