ANGER MANAGEMENT (UMD/PSP/WS 1.78 A/2.0/ENG-SUB/FR-BOTH) DVD

Anger Management
A man comes face to face with the rage he didn't know he had in this comedy. Dave Buznick (Adam Sandler) is an even-tempered businessman who, after a series of strange misunderstandings on an airline flight, finds himself accused of air rage. A judge sentences Dave to undergo anger management therapy, and he soon finds himself in the care of Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson), a celebrated therapist. However, Dave's group therapy sessions with a handful of truly disturbed individuals -- among them jumpy ex-con Chuck (John Turturro), obsessive sports fan Nate (Jonathan Loughran), slow-burning Lou (Luis Guzman), egocentric Andrew (Allen Covert), and bisexual porn stars Gina and Stacy (Krista Allen and January Jones) -- leave him far more unsettled than when he arrived. Later, when Buddy decides to move into Dave's home for intensive therapy, he soon discovers Buddy has more than a bit of his own anger to resolve, and that no one brings out Dave's deeply buried inner rage quite like Buddy. Anger Management also stars Marisa Tomei as Dave's girlfriend, Linda; in addition, the film features a number of notable actors in cameos, including Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly, Ray Liotta, Heather Graham, and Harry Dean Stanton. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Adam Sandler as Dave Buznik Jack Nicholson as Dr. Buddy Rydell Marisa Tomei as Linda Luis Guzman as Lou Allen Covert as Andrew Lynne Thigpen as Judge Daniels Kurt Fuller as Frank Head Jonathan Loughran as Nate Krista Allen as Stacy January Jones as Gina Woody Harrelson as Galaxia John Turturro as Chuck Bobby Knight as Himself John McEnroe as Himself Rudy Giuliani as Himself Judith Nathan as Herself Tony Carbonetti as Himself Bob Sheppard as Himself Robert Merrill as Himself Roger Clemens as Himself Derek Jeter as Himself

Crew Jeff McDonald - Art Director Domenic Silvestri - Art Director Roger Mussenden - Casting Derek Dauchy - Co-producer Allegra Clegg - Co-producer Michael Ewing - Co-producer Ellen Lutter - Costume Designer John Hockridge - First Assistant Director Peter Segal - Director Jeff Gourson - Editor Allen Covert - Executive Producer John L. Jacobs - Executive Producer Tim Herlihy - Executive Producer Adam Sandler - Executive Producer Todd Garner - Executive Producer Teddy Castellucci - Composer (Music Score) Michael Dilbeck - Musical Direction/Supervision Alan Au - Production Designer Donald M. McAlpine - Cinematographer Jack Giarraputo - Producer Barry Bernardi - Producer Jeffrey Beck - Set Designer Mick Cukurs - Set Designer Patricia Klawonn - Set Designer Debra Schutt - Set Designer Chris Spellman - Set Designer Thomas D. Causey - Sound/Sound Designer David Dorfman - Screenwriter Hiro Narita - Additional Cinematography J.J. George - Music Editor Daniel Boxer - Properties Master Elmo Weber - Supervising Sound Editor David Bach - Supervising Sound Editor The Orphanage - Visual Effects Howard A. Anderson Company - Title Design

Anger Management
As with his other films, Adam Sandler has populated Anger Management with talented character actors who have great fun with their roles. John Turturro, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, and Luis Guzman all generate laughs with throwaway lines. Their presence is welcome because at the center of the film Jack Nicholson and Sandler's chemistry fails to generate any comedic sparks. They are not phoning in their performances, but they are not quite on the same page. The big comic set pieces between the two do not have the energy that the scenes with the supporting characters have. Anger Management certainly works as an Adam Sandler vehicle. Once again he has cast himself as an essentially nice and sweet guy troubled by a large reservoir of repressed anger. He squirms in the beginning of the film when confronting people who take advantage of him, and eventually learns to let fly with some patented Sandler temper in order to show that he has a backbone. Punch-Drunk Love showed that Sandler was interested in evolving his comedic persona. This feels like an attempt to take some of what he learned from that film and make it more palatable for his core audience. Sandler fans will not be disappointed, but Anger Management hints at a better film that could have been. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French Sound Processing: Additional Features: Full-length movie Widescreen presentation DVD picture quality DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1: Alternate Wide Screen MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 105 min