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5.9When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.
Released: 2002-06-2897 minDir: Steven BrillComedy, RomanceBudget: $50.0MBox office: $171M
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- Adam Sandler as Longfellow Deeds
- Winona Ryder as Babe Bennett
- John Turturro as Emilio Lopez
- Allen Covert as Marty
- Peter Gallagher as Chuck Cedar
- Jared Harris as Mac McGrath
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Mr. Deeds is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Sid Ganis and Jack Giarraputo. It stars Adam Sandler in the title role, alongside Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Allen Covert, Erick Avari, and John Turturro. The film is a remake of the 1936 Frank Capra film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, which itself was based on the 1935 short story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland. It tells the story of a pizzeria owner who learns that he is the heir of a late multi-billionaire.
Produced by Columbia Pictures, New Line Cinema, Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions in association with Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Mr. Deeds was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on June 28, 2002. While financially successful, the film received negative reviews.
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2002 American films2002 English-language films2002 films2002 romantic comedy filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsColumbia Pictures filmsComedy crossover filmsComedy film remakesCultural depictions of John McEnroeEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms about inheritancesFilms about the upper class