Mr Deeds (UK)
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Don`t let the fancy clothes fool you
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 93 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
There`s a new kid in town.
Funnyman Adam Sandler stars in Mr Deeds, the hilarious re-make of the classic American comedy Mr Deeds Goes To Town.
Small town guy Longfellow Deeds (Sandler) goes to the big city to collect a $40 billion inheritance from a long lost uncle. Living in a palatial mansion with the services of an unusual personal butler (John Turturro) isn`t too bad. Things get even better when he meets a beautiful school nurse (Winona Ryder). But money changes everything, and things aren`t what they seem- his sweetie is actually a journalist feeding reports of his outrageous behavior to the press! Now, it`s up to Deeds to straighten everyone out - with a few right hooks and lots of common sense.
Special Features:
Audio commentary with the director and writer
3 Featurettes (including making of `From Mandrake Falls to Manhattan`)
Deleted Scenes
Music video
Outtakes
4 trailers
`8 Crazy Nights` and `Anger Management` easter eggs (hidden features)
6 Deeds greetings cards to download
Filmographies
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
CC: English
Directed By:
Steven Brill
Written By:
Clarence Budington Kelland
Robert Riskin
Tim Herlihy
Starring:
Adam Sandler
Winona Ryder
John Turturro
Steve Buscemi
Jared Harris
Casting By:
Roger Mussenden
Soundtrack By:
Teddy Castellucci
Jon Anderson
Bono
Rivers Cuomo
Fran Healy
Natalie Imbruglia
Dave Matthews
Chris Squire
Pete Townshend
Director of Photography:
Peter Lyons Collister
Editor:
Jeff Gourson
Costume Designer:
Ellen Lutter
Production Designer:
Perry Andelin Blake
Producer:
Allen Covert
Sidney Ganis
Jack Giarraputo
Alex Siskin
Executive Producer:
Joseph M. Caracciolo
Adam Sandler
Distributor:
Columbia / Tristar
Your Opinions and Comments
The film itself has a terrific cast including Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Peter Gallagher and Allen Covert. Steve Buscemi, John McEnroe and Rob Schneider also pop up at various points in the movie. John Turturro steals every scene he is in as Deed's butler.
The disc itself is a good effort, it's just a shame that earlier Adam Sandler discs such as "The Wedding Planner" and "Happy Gilmore" haven't been given similar treatment. Anyway, as you would expect from such a recent film, picture and audio are both good. The picture is crisp and clear and the audio (mostly dialogue driven) is fine.
We do get a nice extras package as well. The audio commentary from director and writer is interesting and entertaining throughout. While it is nice to see that the two of them are obviously friends, they are constantly interrupting and talking over each other, which sometimes results in little information actually being relayed. The also get 3 featurettes. The first, "From Mandrake Falls to Manhattan", lasts 15 minutes and deals with each of the main actors and their characters, as well as some other 'making of' information. It's interesting, but could have been a little longer. The other 2 featurettes are around 5 minutes each - "Clothes Make The Man" deals with the clothes of the main characters (no surprise there!) and "Spare No Expense" looks at the production design.
We also get deleted scenes, a music video, 6 greeting cards read by Sandler, filmographies, a pretty poor outtakes reel, and 4 Trailers (Mr. Deeds, Men in Black 2, Big Daddy & Adam Sandler`s 8 Crazy Nights).
Overall, a decent effort, on a good disc. Well worth a rent for fans of the genre and worth buying for Sandler fans.