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Directed by | Steven Brill |
Screenplay by | Tim Herlihy |
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Produced by | Sid Ganis Jack Giarraputo |
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Cinematography | Peter Lyons Collister |
Edited by | Jeff Gourson |
Music by | Teddy Castellucci |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $50 million |
Box office | $171.3 million[1] |
Mr. Deeds is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Sid Ganis and Jack Giarraputo. It stars Adam Sandler in the title role, alongside Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Allen Covert, Erick Avari, and John Turturro. The film is a remake of the 1936 Frank Capra film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, which itself was based on the 1935 short story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland. It tells the story of a pizzeria owner who learns that he is the heir of a late multi-billionaire as he also meets a television reporter wanting a story on him.
Produced by Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions in association with New Line Cinema and Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Mr. Deeds was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures on June 28, 2002. The film received negative reviews.