Tag: The Wedding Singer
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Drew Barrymore Brings Out the Best in Adam Sandler
One of comedy’s most recognizable icons, Adam Sandler’s wildly successful acting career contains some of the highest highs, but also the lowest lows. For every Uncut Gems, there’s a Jack and Jill. For every Grown Ups 2, there’s Grown Ups. At his best, Sandler is one of the finest and funniest actors in all of…
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Why Little Nicky Is Adam Sandler’s Most Creative Movie
Early in Adam Sandler’s career, the SNL-breakout-turned-comedy-megastar displayed a habit of following up movies that could conceivably be labeled as “mature” – at least by the very loose standards of the man who gave the world Canteen Boy – with movies that were unapologetically silly and juvenile. Sandler showed us the first signs of his…
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‘Hustle’ Review: In His First Major Role Since ‘Uncut Gems,’ Adam Sandler Scores in a Rousing Basketball Drama
Years before “Uncut Gems,” you could see Adam Sandler was a good actor. He’d taken a step out of the ha-ha zone as early as “Punch-Drunk Love” (2002) — and going back as far as “The Wedding Singer” (1998), which he made after only two of his knockabout big-hit farces (“Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore”),…
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Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore Tease 4th Film Together at 2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards
These days, we need all the laughs we can get and there might be more coming soon enough. During the 2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time Special, which premiered on Sunday, Dec. 6, Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler were honored with the Dynamic Duo award for their hilarious performances in 1998’s…
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Adam Sandler to Star in Creepy Comedy ‘Hubie Halloween’ for Netflix
Adam Sandler is moving from Murder Mystery to Halloween hijinx, as sources tell Collider that he’s set to star in the Netflix movie Hubie Halloween, which he’ll also produce via his Happy Madison banner. A representative for the streaming service did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Frequent Sandler collaborator Steven Brill is…
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Drew Barrymore Says Adam Sandler Is More Talented Than Jake Gyllenhaal: ‘I Don’t Care If He Hates Me’ — Watch
There’s at least one person who considers Adam Sandler a better actor than Jake Gyllenhaal: Drew Barrymore, who’s in the unique position of having worked with them both. The actress appeared on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” last night and was forced to partake in its most dreaded segment: Spill Your Guts or…