A sweet-natured small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.A sweet-natured small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.A sweet-natured small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.
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This was a funny movie, with many, many laughs. I must say, John Tuturro (sp) stole the movie. He was just "on" through his entire part!
This is not even close to the original (thank goodness) but still an enjoyable 90+ minutes.
Continuity: At the press conference, when Emilio is told he is the sole heir, he is standing on a balcony. In the shot immediately after it, he suddenly appears at the podium.
This was listed as a Goof. I don't think the person that wrote this watched the whole movie. If they did, they would not have under estimate the sneakiness of Emilio. He pops-up many time throughout the movie like this. It's what makes him funny in this COMEDY! If you have seen the movie you would know that Emilio is very very sneaky. So this was not a mistake. Duh!
Title (Brazil): "A Herança de Mr. Deeds" ("The Inheritance of Mr. Deeds")
This remake is not without plenty of laughs, but it never quite manages to do anything thats truly hilarious or new. For a bit of fun its worth a watch, but it's one of those films that you will forget about pretty quickly.
6/10 its just average i'm afraid
Many have considered Mr. Deeds to be one of Adam Sandler's more underrated films, and in several ways it is. However the film is typical but entertaining in some areas. It is a decent comedy, and the humor is what one would expect from a Sandler film.
Did you know
- TriviaWinona Ryder broke her arm while shooting the scene in which she and Adam Sandler ride bikes down the stairs.
- GoofsPreston Blake is airlifted from the top of Mount Everest--around 29,000 feet--above the maximum altitude possible for most helicopters (the air is too thin). No helicopter was able to reach the top of Mount Everest until 2005.
- Quotes
Babe: [reading a poem Deeds wrote for her] "Hard to breathe/Feels like floating/So full of love my heart's exploding./Mouth is dry/Hand are shaking/My heart is yours for the taking./Acting weird/Not myself/Dancing around like the Keebler elf./Finally time/for this poor schlub/To know how it feels to fall in lub."
Longfellow Deeds: I couldn't find any other words that rhyme with "schlub..."
[Babe pulls Deeds towards her and the two kiss for one long moment]
Babe: Oh, Deeds... oh, I am so sorry...
[breaks into tears and runs away]
Longfellow Deeds: No, don't be... I mean, that was my first kiss too...
- Alternate versionsDVD release contains six deleted scenes and an outtake reel.
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: Mr. Deeds (2002)
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Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $126,293,452
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $37,162,787
- Jun 30, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $171,269,535
- Runtime
- 1h 36m(96 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1