Word: sandler
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...These days an action extravaganza with computer-generated special effects can run up a $120 million tab; often what all those computers generate is a runaway budget. But this summer's two dead-cert hits are the Mike Myers parody Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Adam Sandler's Big Daddy, each of which cost only $30 million. "Even if your comedy has the biggest star in the world--Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy--it's still more economical than a gigantic effects movie," says Amy Pascal, president of Columbia Pictures, which is releasing Big Daddy. "No matter what...
...that one about the Force or something. From Michelle Pfeiffer's charming Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream to Nicole and Tom's romp-arama in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, upcoming films cover a range of genres. Austin Powers is more shagadelic than ever. Adam Sandler plays--surprise!--another doof. Julia Roberts fans will want to catch her first in Notting Hill opposite Hugh Grant, then in Runaway Bride with Richard Gere in--surprise!--a romance that has nothing to do with millionaires or prostitutes. It gets better. Will Smith kicks off July Fourth weekend with...
...DADDY Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld Starring Adam Sandler June...
...Premise In Big Daddy, Sandler plays Sonny Koufax, a toll collector who has never relaly grown up (sound familiar?) That becomes a major problem when he decides to adopt a kid in a misguided attempt to woo his ex-girlfriend back. The first thing Sonny learns about fatherhood is that children do not come with a money-back guarantee. After accepting that, he learns a lot more--about raising a child and about himself...
What to Look For Adam Sandler is a hot commodity right now: the two films he starred in last year--The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy--together did $241 million worth of box office. It's no wonder, then, that Sony has high hopes for Sandler's upcoming summer comedy. If it sounds like a bit more serious of a role than Sandler's Bayou-dwellling, alligator eating, Gatorade-toting "Waterboy," it is. Of course, there will still be plenty of Sancdler's trademark humor to go around, but the film's director claims that Big Daddy will actually feature...