Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24726 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-02-03
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Full Screen, Special Edition, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 96 minutes

Review
Adam Sandler's early roles tended to vacillate between sweet-natured doofus and mean-spirited loser. Mr. Deeds is an effortless comedy that has more of the former than the latter. Those who like the screaming Sandler of Happy Gilmore will be disappointed, but even those who enjoyed the simple charm of The Wedding Singer may be let down by the tired feeling Mr. Deeds. The screenplay has obviously been shaped for Sandler's particular talent, but there is something bland in the execution of the film. One gets the feeling that Sandler has approached this more like a safe career move than as a film he honestly wanted to make for comedic reasons. Good or bad, Sandler's films tend to have at least one entertaining supporting performance and Mr. Deeds would be much harder to sit through if not for the shamelessly thick accent and the graceful physicality of {$John Turturro)'s butler. He is easily the most memorable and enjoyable aspect of an unmemorable film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

On the DVD
ccDigitally mastered audio and video
Mastered in high definition
Full screen presentation
English Dolby Digital 5.1 and French
English and French subtitles
Director and writer commentary
Deleted scenes
"Clothes Make the Man" featurette
"From Mandrake Falls to Manhattan" featurette
Outtakes reel
Deed's greeting cards
"Spare No Expense" featurette
Music video "Where Are You Going" by Dave Matthews Band
Animated menus
DVD-ROM screen to script and weblinks
Filmographies
Theatrical trailers

Synopsis
One of Frank Capra's best-loved stories gets a modernized and wildly slapstick reinterpretation in this romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler. When Preston Blake (Harve Presnell), a remarkably wealthy media magnate, dies with neither a wife nor children, the question on the lips of most of his associates is who will inherit the estate. The surprising answer turns out to be Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler), a cheerful but half-bright proprietor of a small-town pizzeria, as well as part-time greeting card poet, who was a distant relative of Blake. In order to claim his 40-billion-dollar inheritance, Deeds heads to New York City, where Blake's former associates, Chuck Cedar (Peter Gallagher) and Cecil Anderson (Erick Avari), introduce him to the city while trying to figure out how to get their hands on his new fortune. Meanwhile, Mac McGrath (Jared Harris), the producer of a sleazy tabloid television show, wants to get the inside scoop on Deeds, and comes up with perfect way to get it: he sends beautiful but unscrupulous reporter Babe Bennett (Winona Ryder) to sweep Deeds off his feet while she's wired for sound. Convincing Deeds that she's from a small town just like himself, Bennett quickly wins his heart, but while his affection is sincere, hers is not. He also displays a curious eagerness to defend her good name with his fists which quickly gets him in trouble. Meanwhile, as Deeds becomes the new laughing stock of New York thanks to Bennett's stories, Deeds decides it's time he did something big with his money, while Cedar and Anderson think they've finally found a way to take control of Deeds' holdings. Mr. Deeds also features supporting performances from John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, and Conchata Ferrell. John McEnroe and Rev. Al Sharpton make cameo appearances as themselves. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Customer Reviews

Great Story Line
This movie is about Deeds (Adam Sandler) inheriting his uncles billions of dollars. With the money he recives, he goes out and does a whole bunch of stupid stuff and in the end finds out what is really more important than money. I would recommend this movie.

What the.........!?
Here's something you don't see everyday: an expectation that a movie will be good based on who stars in it being completely shafted. Actually, I get that feeling quite a bit, but never like this. Adam has been in some great movies (Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, and, despite what everyone else seems to say about it, I loved Little Nicky). However, this movie is complete garbage, and those responsible for this Godforsaken piece of crap should be burned at the stake. I guess this was supposed to be based on an earlier version of this movie (Mr. Deeds goes to town or whatever), and I hope to God that movie is at least 100X better than this waste of space.

Let me get right to the point. This movie tanked from start to finish. Few movies have accomplished this, but this one does so as if doing so is a no-brainer. What I remember of the beginning is lame and boring, the freaks that Adam hangs around must have some sort of mental retardation (if you've seen the movie, you know I'm not talking about stupidity that is funny, but just plain retardation that sucks), and H-O-L-Y CRAP Winona Rider is in the movie; nuff said! The best part of the moive (and I say best only to emphasize how bad this movie is) is when Rider's character kicks the overweight pizza store manager in the crotch, and she says "What are you kickin there for? I ain't got no b*lls!" Geeeezzzzz.......I couldn't even try to laugh at this nonsense; what was Adam thinking? By the way, Adam is very mellow in this movie (except for a couple of scenes where he beats someone up, but it's not even near funny this time), just like in Waterboy, but without the lousy accent (thank God!). He writes poems for greeting cards for Christ's sake!!! How much more of a loser can you be? I guess he's trying to model himself after Jason Biggs (which is about as low as you can go). Just get me a gun so I can put this movie and myself out of our misery!

It's not what you got in the bank.....
Adam Sandler in another formula feel-good romantic comedy. As a simple guy in a New England Hicks-Town, Sandler is loved all the towns-folk for his cheerful disposition and his magical way of always wanting to help people out. When he is snatched away from his little piece of Paradise to accept a 40 billion dollar inheritance from a media tycoon in NYC, a snowball-effect of events starts to roll.

Vaguely similar to Steve Martin's "The Jerk", but sadly quite predictable and far fetched. Many side-gags for pop-culture buffs are included. The best one's are a take on "Mr. French" and references to the Sunday Funny Papers. The frequent "appearing/disappearing act" of the butler character at first is spooky, but works well with the surprise at the end. The final scene (I won't give it away) is a cute way of showing how much Deeds wants to help out the little people. Some of the "cut scenes" are hilarious, although some (like the pizza delivery) are a bit risque. Otherwise, this is safe bet for all ages. A very pleasant film.****