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2011 film directed by Dennis Dugan

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*Just Go with It* is a 2011 American comedy-romance film directed by Dennis Dugan. The screenplay was written by Allan Loeb, I. A. L. Diamond, Pierre Barillet, and Jean-Pierre Grédy, based on *Cactus Flower*. The cast includes Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler, Brooklyn Decker, and Nicole Kidman. Adam Sandler also served as a producer for the film, which was produced by Happy Madison Productions and Columbia Pictures.

The movie was filmed in Santa Monica and set in locations including California, Los Angeles, Long Island, and Beverly Hills. Theo van de Sande was the director of photography, and Rupert Gregson-Williams composed the score. Distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, the film has a runtime of 117 minutes and is rated PG-13. It was released in the United States on February 10, 2011.

Financially, the film had a budget of 80,000,000 and generated a box office revenue of 214,945,591. It received mixed critical reception, with a Metascore of 33 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 20%. Audience scores include an IMDb rating of 6.4 based on 290,916 votes and a TMDb average of 6.706 from 6,106 votes. The film has received 5 wins and 13 nominations.

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Film · TMDB

6.7

While romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his loyal assistant Katherine to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, Katherine's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.

Released: 2011-02-10117 minDir: Dennis DuganComedy, RomanceBudget: $80.0MBox office: $215M

Cast

  • Adam Sandler as Danny Maccabee
  • Jennifer Aniston as Katherine Murphy
  • Brooklyn Decker as Palmer Dodge
  • Nicole Kidman as Devlin Adams
  • Nick Swardson as Eddie Simms
  • Bailee Madison as Maggie Murphy

Themes

  • friendship
  • hawaii
  • assistant
  • plastic surgery
  • romcom
  • waterfall
  • falling in love
  • older man younger woman relationship
  • young woman
  • family vacation

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Ratings

IMDb

6.4/10

289,427 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

20%

Metacritic

33/100

Year
2011
Runtime
117 min
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Rated
PG-13
Awards
5 wins & 13 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by
Dennis Dugan
Screenplay by
Allan Loeb Timothy Dowling
Based on
Cactus Flower , by I. A. L. Diamond , Cactus Flower , by Abe Burrows , Pierre Barillet , Jean-Pierre Gredy
Produced by
Adam Sandler Jack Giarraputo Heather Parry
Starring
Adam Sandler Jennifer Aniston Nick Swardson Brooklyn Decker Dave Matthews Bailee Madison Kevin Nealon Griffin Gluck Nicole Kidman
Cinematography
Theo van de Sande
Edited by
Tom Costain
Music by
Rupert Gregson-Williams
Production companies
Columbia Pictures , Happy Madison Productions
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
February 8, 2011 ( 2011-02-08 ) ( New York City ) February 11, 2011 ( 2011-02-11 ) (United States)
Running time
117 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$80 million
Box office
$215 million

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Dennis Dugan
Screenwriter
Allan Loeb
Cast member
Sadie Sandler
Production company
Columbia Pictures
Cinematographer
Theo van de Sande
Filming location
Santa Monica
Duration
116
FilmAffinity ID
646154
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2011-02-24
title
Just Go with It
distributed by
Netflix
box office
214900000
set in period
2011
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
33/100
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Encyclopedic overview

Just Go with It is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Allan Loeb and Timothy Dowling, and produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, and Heather Parry. It is a loose remake of the 1969 film Cactus Flower, and stars Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. It tells the story of a plastic surgeon who enlists his assistant to help him woo a sixth-grade math teacher.

Production of the film began on March 2, 2010. Originally titled Holiday in Hawaii and then Pretend Wife, it was produced by Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and released in North America on February 11, 2011, by Columbia Pictures. The film grossed over $214 million, becoming a box-office success. It received negative reviews with criticism for the plot and editing, but some praise for its acting and writing. Just Go with It won two Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actor (Sandler) and Worst Director (Dugan).

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