50 First Dates/Mr. Deeds [2 Discs] DVD

Mr. Deeds
One of Frank Capra's best-loved stories gets a modernized and wildly slapstick reinterpretation in this omantic 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

50 First Dates
Re-teaming Adam Sandler with Drew Barrymore, his co-star from The Wedding Singer, as well as Peter Segal, his director on Anger Management, Fifty First Dates finds the funnyman playing veterinarian Henry Roth. More than content with a life of one-night-stands, Henry decides to give up his noncommittal lifestyle when he meets and falls for Lucy (Barrymore). However, when he discovers that Lucy has no short term memory, Henry finds himself having to win her heart again with every new day. Sean Astin and Rob Schneider also star. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Cast Adam Sandler as Longfellow Deeds Winona Ryder as Babe Bennett Peter Gallagher as Chuck Cedar Jared Harris as Mac McGrath Allen Covert as Marty Erick Avari as Cecil Anderson John Turturro as Emilio Peter Dante as Murph Conchata Ferrell as Jan Harve Presnell as Preston Blake Steve Buscemi as Crazy Eyes Blake Clark as Buddy Ward J.B. Smoove as Reuben John McEnroe as Himself Al Sharpton as Himself Adam Sandler as Henry Roth Drew Barrymore as Lucy Whitmore Rob Schneider as Ula Sean Astin as Doug Whitmore Lusia Strus as Alexa Dan Aykroyd as Dr. Keats Amy Hill as Sue Allen Covert as 10 Second Tom Blake Clark as Marla Whitmore Maya Rudolph as Stacy

Crew Domenic Silvestri - Art Director Sony Pictures Imageworks - Animator Kevin Grady - Associate Producer Robert C. Jackson - Boom Operator Roger Mussenden - Casting Pete Anthony - Conductor Scott Bankston - Co-producer Larry Kennar - Co-producer Leslie Brown - Costume Designer Michael A. Russell - Costume Designer Ellen Lutter - Costume Designer Adam Druxman - First Assistant Director John Hockridge - First Assistant Director Peter Segal - Director Jim Bissell - Second Unit Director Jeff Gourson - Editor Jay Roach - Executive Producer Michael Ewing - Executive Producer Scott Bankston - Executive Producer M. Jay Roach - Executive Producer Daniel Lupi - Executive Producer Lona Vigi - Hair Styles Jim Triplett - Location Manager Timothy Hillman - Location Manager Teddy Castellucci - Composer (Music Score) Michael Dilbeck - Musical Direction/Supervision Ann Pala - Makeup Robin Fredriksz - Makeup K.N.B. EFX Group - Makeup Special Effects Joseph Urbancszyk - Camera Operator Stephen Campanelli - Camera Operator Alan Au - Production Designer Jack N. Green - Cinematographer Lila Yacoub - Production Manager Max Brehme - Production Manager Tim Wiles - Production Manager William W. Weiske III - Production Manager Jack Giarraputo - Producer Nancy Juvonen - Producer Steve Golin - Producer James Bayliss - Set Designer Robert Greenfield - Set Designer Martha Johnston - Set Designer Sony Pictures Imageworks - Special Effects David Kelson - Sound/Sound Designer Gary Guercio - Stunts Michael Adams - Stunts Tara Fuller - Stunts Brycen Counts - Stunts Michael Brady - Stunts Paul Eliopolus - Stunts Webster Whinery - Stunts Coordinator Sheena Duggal - Special Effects Supervisor Daniel Lupi - Unit Production Manager George Wing - Screenwriter Anthony Hoffman - Production Assistant Rob Severin - Production Assistant Nicole Nakamoto - Production Assistant Anthony Buchanan - Production Assistant David Alexandre - Production Assistant Ed Kashiba - Production Assistant Scott Berri - Production Assistant Brad Robinson - Production Assistant Katherine Gourley - Production Assistant Ryan Staniec - Production Assistant Carrie L. Ringler - Production Assistant J.J. Titone - Production Assistant Norman Kali - Production Assistant Nancy Senaga - Production Assistant Tom Mgrdichian - Additional Music Carl Rydlund - Additional Music Josh Geisler-Amhowitz - Matte Artist Dave R. Bleich - Matte Artist Ivo Horvat - Matte Artist Francois Bordez - Model Effects Spooky Stevens - Unit Publicist Allen Ruilova - Digital Effects Vince Truitner - Digital Effects Carlo Volpati - Digital Effects Bill Coe - First Assistant Camera Peter Green - First Assistant Camera Allan Brady - Gaffer Steve Berens - Head Animal Trainer Charles Saldana - Key Grip J.J. George - Music Editor Stuart Grusin - Music Editor Susan M. Ehrhart - Production Coordinator Summer Banner - Script Supervisor Nancy Karlin - Script Supervisor Michael L. Phillips - Second Assistant Director Joe Kontra - Second Assistant Director Orada Jusatayanond - Sound Effects Director Derek Vanderhorst - Sound Effects Director Cameron Steenhagen - Sound Effects Director John Hartigan - Special Effects Coordinator Darren Michaels - Still Photographer Elmo Weber - Supervising Sound Editor Victoria Alonso - Visual Effects Producer Howard London - ADR Recordist Don Woodruff - Assistant Art Director Nina Hallworth - Assistant Costumer Designer Jeannie H. Kelly - Assistant Costumer Designer Clare Hallworth - Assistant Costumer Designer Michael K. O'Melia - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Leann Emmert - Assistant Location Manager Martin L. Hudson - Assistant Location Manager Justin Healy - Assistant Location Manager Demelza Cronin - Assistant Production Coordinator Lisa Lee Mitchell - Assistant Production Coordinator Chuck Askerneese - Assistant Properties Drake Jenevein - Assistant Sound Editor John Powers - Best Boy Grip Shayna Ritenour - Camera Loader Kendra Carter - Casting Assistant Elizabeth Torres - Casting Associate Mark Vuille - Chief Lighting Technician Karen D. Higgins - Construction Coordinator Robert Q. Mathews - Costumes Supervisor Russell Farmarco - Dialogue Editor Robert C. Jackson - Dialogue Editor James D. Wickman - Dolly Grip Central Casting - Extra Casting Margaret J. Doversola - Extra Casting Laura J. Weiss - First Assistant Editor Tom Costain - First Assistant Editor Jason Gourson - First Assistant Editor Pamela Nedd Kahn - Foley Artist Vincent Guisetti - Foley Artist Marc Glassman - Foley Editor Clay Weber - Foley Editor Mari Grimaud - Key Costumer Pauletta Lewis-Irwin - Key Hairstylist Carme Tenuta - Key Make-up Mark C. Weissenfluh - Leadman Sean Ginevan - Leadman Bobby McMahan - Second Assistant Camera Bill Marti - Second Assistant Camera Timothy Grant Engle - Second Second Assistant Director John Hammer Maxwell - Set Dresser Cameron Matheson - Set Dresser Chris Parker - Set Dresser Alexander Hill - Storyboard Artist Kevin McCarthy - Storyboard Artist Gary Thomas - Storyboard Artist David Bach - ADR Supervisor Kyle Rochlin - Foley Mixer Mo Henry - Negative Cutter Phillip Janssens - Negative Cutter Boyd Steer - Negative Cutter Cliff Fleming - Pilot Thomas Hauptman - Pilot Kerri Smeltzer - Production Secretary Chris Walkowiak - Special Effects Foreman Alfred Ainsworth - Video Assist Steve Rhee - Visual Effects Editor The Reel Team - Voice Casting Martin T. Charles - Graphic Design Dru Homer - Art Department Coordinator Nanxy Ton Heater - Department Head Hair Rose Librizzi - Department Head Makeup Domenic Silvestri - Art Director Sony Pictures Imageworks - Animator Kevin Grady - Associate Producer Robert C. Jackson - Boom Operator Roger Mussenden - Casting Pete Anthony - Conductor Scott Bankston - Co-producer Larry Kennar - Co-producer Leslie Brown - Costume Designer Michael A. Russell - Costume Designer Ellen Lutter - Costume Designer Adam Druxman - First Assistant Director John Hockridge - First Assistant Director Peter Segal - Director Jim Bissell - Second Unit Director Jeff Gourson - Editor Jay Roach - Executive Producer Michael Ewing - Executive Producer Scott Bankston - Executive Producer M. Jay Roach - Executive Producer Daniel Lupi - Executive Producer Lona Vigi - Hair Styles Jim Triplett - Location Manager Timothy Hillman - Location Manager Teddy Castellucci - Composer (Music Score) Michael Dilbeck - Musical Direction/Supervision Ann Pala - Makeup Robin Fredriksz - Makeup K.N.B. EFX Group - Makeup Special Effects Joseph Urbancszyk - Camera Operator Stephen Campanelli - Camera Operator Alan Au - Production Designer Jack N. Green - Cinematographer Lila Yacoub - Production Manager Max Brehme - Production Manager Tim Wiles - Production Manager William W. Weiske III - Production Manager Jack Giarraputo - Producer Nancy Juvonen - Producer Steve Golin - Producer James Bayliss - Set Designer Robert Greenfield - Set Designer Martha Johnston - Set Designer Sony Pictures Imageworks - Special Effects David Kelson - Sound/Sound Designer Gary Guercio - Stunts Michael Adams - Stunts Tara Fuller - Stunts Brycen Counts - Stunts Michael Brady - Stunts Paul Eliopolus - Stunts Webster Whinery - Stunts Coordinator Sheena Duggal - Special Effects Supervisor Daniel Lupi - Unit Production Manager George Wing - Screenwriter Anthony Hoffman - Production Assistant Rob Severin - Production Assistant Nicole Nakamoto - Production Assistant Anthony Buchanan - Production Assistant David Alexandre - Production Assistant Ed Kashiba - Production Assistant Scott Berri - Production Assistant Brad Robinson - Production Assistant Katherine Gourley - Production Assistant Ryan Staniec - Production Assistant Carrie L. Ringler - Production Assistant J.J. Titone - Production Assistant Norman Kali - Production Assistant Nancy Senaga - Production Assistant Tom Mgrdichian - Additional Music Carl Rydlund - Additional Music Josh Geisler-Amhowitz - Matte Artist Dave R. Bleich - Matte Artist Ivo Horvat - Matte Artist Francois Bordez - Model Effects Spooky Stevens - Unit Publicist Allen Ruilova - Digital Effects Vince Truitner - Digital Effects Carlo Volpati - Digital Effects Bill Coe - First Assistant Camera Peter Green - First Assistant Camera Allan Brady - Gaffer Steve Berens - Head Animal Trainer Charles Saldana - Key Grip J.J. George - Music Editor Stuart Grusin - Music Editor Susan M. Ehrhart - Production Coordinator Summer Banner - Script Supervisor Nancy Karlin - Script Supervisor Michael L. Phillips - Second Assistant Director Joe Kontra - Second Assistant Director Orada Jusatayanond - Sound Effects Director Derek Vanderhorst - Sound Effects Director Cameron Steenhagen - Sound Effects Director John Hartigan - Special Effects Coordinator Darren Michaels - Still Photographer Elmo Weber - Supervising Sound Editor Victoria Alonso - Visual Effects Producer Howard London - ADR Recordist Don Woodruff - Assistant Art Director Nina Hallworth - Assistant Costumer Designer Jeannie H. Kelly - Assistant Costumer Designer Clare Hallworth - Assistant Costumer Designer Michael K. O'Melia - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Leann Emmert - Assistant Location Manager Martin L. Hudson - Assistant Location Manager Justin Healy - Assistant Location Manager Demelza Cronin - Assistant Production Coordinator Lisa Lee Mitchell - Assistant Production Coordinator Chuck Askerneese - Assistant Properties Drake Jenevein - Assistant Sound Editor John Powers - Best Boy Grip Shayna Ritenour - Camera Loader Kendra Carter - Casting Assistant Elizabeth Torres - Casting Associate Mark Vuille - Chief Lighting Technician Karen D. Higgins - Construction Coordinator Robert Q. Mathews - Costumes Supervisor Russell Farmarco - Dialogue Editor Robert C. Jackson - Dialogue Editor James D. Wickman - Dolly Grip Central Casting - Extra Casting Margaret J. Doversola - Extra Casting Laura J. Weiss - First Assistant Editor Tom Costain - First Assistant Editor Jason Gourson - First Assistant Editor Pamela Nedd Kahn - Foley Artist Vincent Guisetti - Foley Artist Marc Glassman - Foley Editor Clay Weber - Foley Editor Mari Grimaud - Key Costumer Pauletta Lewis-Irwin - Key Hairstylist Carme Tenuta - Key Make-up Mark C. Weissenfluh - Leadman Sean Ginevan - Leadman Bobby McMahan - Second Assistant Camera Bill Marti - Second Assistant Camera Timothy Grant Engle - Second Second Assistant Director John Hammer Maxwell - Set Dresser Cameron Matheson - Set Dresser Chris Parker - Set Dresser Alexander Hill - Storyboard Artist Kevin McCarthy - Storyboard Artist Gary Thomas - Storyboard Artist David Bach - ADR Supervisor Kyle Rochlin - Foley Mixer Mo Henry - Negative Cutter Phillip Janssens - Negative Cutter Boyd Steer - Negative Cutter Cliff Fleming - Pilot Thomas Hauptman - Pilot Kerri Smeltzer - Production Secretary Chris Walkowiak - Special Effects Foreman Alfred Ainsworth - Video Assist Steve Rhee - Visual Effects Editor The Reel Team - Voice Casting Martin T. Charles - Graphic Design Dru Homer - Art Department Coordinator Nanxy Ton Heater - Department Head Hair Rose Librizzi - Department Head Makeup

Mr. Deeds
(not reviewed)
 

50 First Dates
50 First Dates pulls off a neat little trick. The opening 20 minutes are filled with familiar Adam Sandler movie bits (walrus puke, sexually ambiguous co-worker, a horny and ethnic Rob Schneider) that even he seems tired of but knows need to be there for his core audience. In a pleasant surprise, the movie manages to disengage from its autopilot setting once the film's high concept kicks in. The Memento-meets-Groundhog Day conceit is actually thought out by first-time screenwriter George Wing. The film actually takes the time to figure out how Drew Barrymore's inability to make new memories affects those who love her most, and manages to find complications and solutions that are logical and thematically resonant. Director Peter Segal and Sandler, recognizing that they have been given a charming love story, are confident enough to back away from the more pedestrian moments of outlandishness that open the film. Sandler and Barrymore made a winning duo in The Wedding Singer. That film marked the first time Sandler tried to take his film persona in a new direction -- something he attempted more boldly in Paul Thomas Anderson's underappreciated Punch-Drunk Love. Sandler obviously learned from his experience on Punch-Drunk Love how his infantile screen persona can be allowed to grow up. With 50 First Dates, he has taken the lessons from that film, and packaged them in a way that his audience can accept. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

(no awards)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DS: Dolby Surround (4.0) Additional Features: cc 50 First Dates: Commentary with director Peter Segal and star Drew Barrymore Five deleted scenes with optional commentary "The Dating Scene: The Making of 50 First Dates" Music video: "Hold Me Now" by Wayne Wonder Music video: "Love Song" by 311 Music video: "Amber" by 311 Comedy Central Reel Comedy Special Gag reel "Talkin' Pidgin" featurette Filmographies Previews Mr. Deeds: Digitally mastered audio & video Mastered in high definition Full screen presentation Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital), French Subtitles: English, French Director and writer commentary Deleted scenes "Clothes Make the Man" featurette "From Mandrake Falls to Manhattan" featurette Outtakes reel Deeds' greeting cards "Spare No Expense" featurette Music video "Where Are You Going" by Dave Matthews Band Animated menus DVD-ROM: Screen-to-script, weblinks Filmographies Theatrical trailers DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 196 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- 50 First Dates 1. Start [:23] 2. Ula [2:48] 3. Saving a Sick Animal [2:16] 4. Henry Meets Lucy [6:09] 5. The Stray Cow Accident [9:43] 6. Another Day, Another Birthday [3:18] 7. A $20 Bet [6:53] 8. The "I Can't Read" Approach [2:47] 9. The Outdoors Approach [6:34] 10. Lucy Learns the Truth [5:21] 11. Dr. Keats [4:56] 12. A Secret Admirer [1:23] 13. First Kisses [3:30] 14. A Song for Lucy [7:29] 15. Strange Bedfellows [5:10] 16. Lucy's Journal [2:33] 17. A Man of Her Dreams [2:35] 18. Rainbow's End [12:55] Disc #2 -- Mr. Deeds 1. Start [:57] 2. Preston Blake, Human Popsicle [2:33] 3. The Heir Is Found [2:18] 4. Longfellow Deeds [3:40] 5. The Locals [6:30] 6. "Space Oddity" [2:13] 7. Emilio Lopez [1:01] 8. Stir of Echoes [1:53] 9. Wicked Bad Frostbite [2:14] 10. First Day on the Job [3:27] 11. Lady in Distress [5:19] 12. The Simons Party [4:03] 13. The Morning After [3:03] 14. Blake Funeral Service [4:54] 15. Kevin & Buddy Ward [2:55] 16. A Date in Central Park [3:19] 17. Keeling Kitty Rescue [5:50] 18. A Wicked Easy Game [2:41] 19. Pam's Homecoming [2:11] 20. Nurse Dawson, Hero [1:32] 21. A Poem for Pam [4:19] 22. Garden Dinner Rehearsal [2:14] 23. A Nasty Surprise [3:17] 24. Rodeo Clown Feeling Crazy [3:01] 25. Babe on Ice [3:45] 26. The Shareholder's Meeting [4:21] 27. Here Comes the Son [2:51] 28. All Is Forgiven [9:57]