Mr. Deeds

Mr. Deeds is a comedy film directed by director Steven Brill in 2002 with Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder in the lead roles. The screenplay was written by Tim Herlihy. The plot is based on the film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town by Frank Capra in 1936, in turn, on the short story Opera Hat by Clarence Budington Kelland based.

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The multi-billionaire Preston Blake dies when he climbs Everest. The only living descendant is Longfellow Deeds, has added to its stake in the company inherits Blake Media, which corresponds to 49 percent of the shares in the company. Deed does a pizzeria in Mandrake Falls, a small town in New Hampshire and is the inherited stock shares of the company to sell to their managers for the sum of 40 billion U.S. dollars.

Mac McGrath, host of the television show Inside Access, continues his assistant Babe Bennett on Deeds. In order to get closer to him, deceives the reporter on the road to raid forward and pretends to be a school nurse. Your plan works and Deeds agrees to meet her. He stays longer than planned in New York City, the inherited company wants a closer look and finds the diary of his deceased relatives.

The company's CEO Chuck Cedar intends, after the purchase of the shares of the company Deeds smashed and dismissed the majority of employees. Managers to Chuck Cedar finally manages also to persuade Deeds to sell his shares, but Deeds do not want to keep to yourself the money and donate it to the non-profit organization United Negro College Fund.

But in the end it turns out that the sale of the shares was invalid because Blake's former butler Emilio Lopez was the illegitimate son of Preston Blake and therefore is the rightful heir. He dismisses Cedar and his manager, who wanted to break up the company and thus save the company. Deeds he gives the conclusion of one billion U.S. dollars. Deeds and Bennett come at the end, finally, together, and she moves in with him to New Hampshire.

Background

  • Production costs amounted to approximately 50 million U.S. dollars. The film played in the cinemas of the United States about 126 million U.S. dollars, in the other countries about 45 million U.S. dollars.
  • Director Steven Brill plays in the movie the violinist at Madison Square Garden and screenwriter Tim Herlihy plays a fireman.
  • John McEnroe, Al Sharpton and Craig Castaldo (aka Radio Man ) have guest appearances in the film and play in it yourself

Reviews

James Berardinelli compared the film to ReelViews with the film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, from which the new film would differ greatly. He would be flat and uninspired. The chemistry between Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder would not be right.

Paul Clinton wrote on 27 June 2002 at cnn.com, people over 25, with an IQ above 90, and the owner of a license should be able to find better entertainment than this film. He wrote that the remake would not have the charm of the original with Gary Cooper.

Roger Ebert criticized in the Chicago Sun - Times 28 June 2002, the lack of chemistry between Winona Ryder and Adam Sandler.

Awards

Adam Sandler won the Kids' Choice Award in 2003. He was nominated in 2002 for the Teen Choice Award and 2003 for the MTV Movie Award as well as for the Golden Raspberry.

Winona Ryder was nominated in 2002 for the Teen Choice Award and 2003 for the Golden Raspberry.

The film won the 2002 Teen Choice Award and the 2003 Taurus Award. He was nominated in 2003 for the Razzie as Worst Remake.

Teddy Castellucci won the 2003 BMI film music award, Dave Matthews won the 2003 for the song Where Are You Going to Film & Television Music Award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

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