Mr.Deeds(Blu-ray) (2002)

Editor's Note Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler) is content to run his pizzeria in the cozy New Hampshire hamlet of Mandrake Falls. His only further desire is to someday see one of his corny rhymes printed in a greeting card. Deeds is awarded much more when he inherits the $40 billion empire of a media tycoon, a distant relative. He is lured to New York City by unscrupulous partners of the deceased where he is preyed upon by greedy stockholders. He also makes ample fodder for tabloid journalists, notably reporter Babe Bennett (Winona Ryder) who poses as a school nurse from Iowa to win Deed's heart and expose him as an idiot to her viewership. Against her will and her own sleazy principles, Babe falls for the charming naivety of Deeds, whose fortune is in jeopardy. Adam Sandler's man-child persona stands in for Gary Cooper in this remake of the 1936 MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN. Sandler and longtime collaborator Tim Herlihy have molded the Frank Capra romantic comedy into a perfect vehicle for its star and a love letter to New York City. Jared Harris as a tabloid TV host and John Turturro as an omnipresent Spanish butler shine in supporting roles.

	Peter Gallagher
	Steve Buscemi
	Adam Sandler
	Erick Avari
	John Turturro
	Conchata Ferrell
	Jared Harris
	Gideon Jacobs
	Winona Ryder
	Clarence Buddington Kelland - Story
	Teddy Castellucci - Music
	Tim Herlihy - Screenwriter
	Sidney Ganis - Producer
	John McEnroe - Cameo
	George Wallace - Cameo
	Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. - Executive Producer
	Michael Dilbeck - Music
	Adam Sandler - Executive Producer
	Peter Lyons Collister - Director of Photography
	Rob Schneider - Cameo
	Jack Giarraputo - Producer
	Steven Brill - Director

Sight and Sound
"...You will find plenty in MR. DEEDS to address your inner buffoon..." 12/01/2002 p.53-4

Total Film
"...Sandler's actually pretty good as Longfellow Deeds....Everyone's going to like some of MR. DEEDS..." 12/01/2002 p.102