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Punch-Drunk Love

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  • 1h 35m
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7.3/10
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Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
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Socially frustrated Barry Egan calls a phone-sex line to curb his loneliness. Little does he know it will land him in deep trouble and will jeopardize his burgeoning romance with the mysteri... Read allSocially frustrated Barry Egan calls a phone-sex line to curb his loneliness. Little does he know it will land him in deep trouble and will jeopardize his burgeoning romance with the mysterious Lena.Socially frustrated Barry Egan calls a phone-sex line to curb his loneliness. Little does he know it will land him in deep trouble and will jeopardize his burgeoning romance with the mysterious Lena.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
164K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,236
263
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    • Director
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Writer
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Stars
      • Adam Sandler
      • Emily Watson
      • Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Writer
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Stars
      • Adam Sandler
      • Emily Watson
      • Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 998User reviews
    • 270Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 37 nominations

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    Adam Sandler and Emily Watson in Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
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    Philip Seymour Hoffman in Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
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    Adam Sandler
    Adam Sandler
    • Barry Egan
    Emily Watson
    Emily Watson
    • Lena Leonard
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Dean Trumbell
    Jason Andrews
    • Operator Carter
    • (voice)
    Don McManus
    Don McManus
    • Plastic
    • (voice)
    Luis Guzmán
    Luis Guzmán
    • Lance
    David Schrempf
    • Customer #1
    Seann Conway
    • Customer #2
    Rico Bueno
    Rico Bueno
    • Rico
    Hazel Mailloux
    • Rhonda
    Karen Kilgariff
    Karen Kilgariff
    • Anna
    • (voice)
    Julie Hermelin
    Julie Hermelin
    • Kathleen
    Salvador Curiel
    • Sal
    Jorge Barahona
    • Jorge
    Ernesto Quintero
    Ernesto Quintero
    • Ernesto
    Julius Steuer
    • Mechanic
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    • Elizabeth
    Lisa Spector
    • Susan
    • Director
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Writer
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      At one point in the film, Adam Sandler (Barry) is being followed by the Steadicam as he talks on the phone. During one take, the front of the camera accidentally bumped into a table and knocked the camera briefly, causing the shot to jump from Sandler to an image of an out-of-focus piece of the set and then quickly readjust. Paul Thomas Anderson loved the effect and wanted to do it again, so the crew did more takes and right at the same point in the dialogue, they smacked the front of the matte box on the camera to reproduce the effect.
    • Goofs
      When Barry boards the flight to Hawaii, he wears the blue suit with the red tie he wears throughout most of the film. When he is shown sitting in his seat talking to the man next to him, his tie is yellow. The next scene, showing him leaving the Hawaii Airport, he wears the red tie again.
    • Quotes

      Barry: I don't know if there is anything wrong because I don't know how other people are.

    • Crazy credits
      Egan's six sisters are credited collectively as "The Sisters." The four brothers who pursue and assault him are credited collectively as "The Brothers."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Red Dragon/Punch-Drunk Love/Welcomg to Collinwood/Brown Sugar (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Waikiki
      Written by Andy Cummings

      Performed by Ladies K

    User reviews998

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Sandler is terrific
    One of the reasons I would recommend 'Punch-Drunk Love' is Adam Sandler. For the first time he is the best thing in a movie and I must admit he does a tremendous job with his character, named Barry Egan. He has the same aggressive outbursts he has in his comedies but here they fit his character and the story. He seems like a pretty normal guy although you see something in his face, something ready to come out, and when it comes you can almost understand it.

    The story is a love story, in a way. The love interest is Lena (Emily Watson). They are both different and therefore there is a chance it could work. Another part of the story involves a sex line that Barry called. They have his credit card number and everything and force him from time to time to donate money. How this story goes from there is not for me to reveal but it gives us some very unexpected moments.

    That is one of the other good things in this movie. Most of the time you don't know and can't even guess what will happen next. It is another reason to see this movie, although I do think it has some boring moments as well. The story develops slow and that makes it a movie not all people will like. If you like Adam Sandler-movies like 'Mr. Deeds' or 'Big Daddy' I think you should skip 'Punch-Drunk Love'. If you like other movies from director Paul Thomas Anderson I am not sure. I liked 'Boogie Nights' and 'Magnolia' a lot better, but you might want to give it a chance.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Just Desserts
    • Filming locations
      • Le Petit Chateau - 4615 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Revolution Studios
      • Ghoulardi Film Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,844,216
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $367,203
      • Oct 13, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,675,714
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • SDDS
      • DTS-ES
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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