Adam Sandler Movie Who Falls in Love With Girl Who Lives Each Day Over and Over Again
| Petty Nicky | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Steven Brill |
| Written by | Steven Brill Adam Sandler Tim Herlihy |
| Produced past | Jack Giarraputo Robert Simonds |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Theo van de Sande |
| Edited by | Jeff Gourson |
| Music by | Teddy Castellucci |
| Product | Happy Madison Productions |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Us |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80-85 one thousand thousand[1] |
| Box role | $58.iii million[ii] |
Piddling Nicky is a 2000 American fantasy one-act film directed by Steven Brill, written by Brill, Adam Sandler, and Tim Herlihy, and starring Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans, Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr., and Rodney Dangerfield. The film depicts the son (Sandler) of Satan (Keitel) and an angel as he tries to save his father and prevent his demonic brothers (Ifans and Lister) from taking over Globe.
The pic performed poorly financially and received negative reviews from critics.
Plot [edit]
With his x,000 twelvemonth reign coming to an end and after torturing Adolf Hitler (Christopher Carroll) past shoving a pineapple up his rump, Satan (Harvey Keitel) must decide which of his three sons will succeed him every bit ruler of Hell. Adrian (Rhys Ifans) is the most devious, Cassius (Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.) is the cruelest, and Nicky (Adam Sandler) is the kindest. Adrian and Cassius merits that Nicky's mother is a caprine animal and torment him past controlling his body with their minds. Nicky has had a speech impediment and a disfigured jaw since Cassius hit him in the face with a shovel. Satan assembles his sons to tell them that they are not even so ready to succeed him as he will go on ruling Hell.
Angered past this determination, Adrian and Cassius travel to Earth to create a new Hell by possessing religious and political leaders in New York City. As they go out, they freeze the entrance to Hell, preventing more evil souls from entering and causing Satan to brainstorm to atomize. To terminate Adrian and Cassius, he sends Nicky to Earth with a silver flask that traps whoever drinks from it inside.
Nicky has difficulty surviving on Earth and he is killed several times, landing in Hell and returning to New York each fourth dimension. While learning how to eat and sleep, he meets a possessed, talking bulldog named Mr. Bulky (Robert Smigel), rents an apartment with an actor named Todd (Allen Covert), and falls in love with a design educatee named Valerie (Patricia Arquette). Nicky encounters Adrian, but fails to capture him and scares Valerie abroad. Nicky then observes Cassius on television possessing the referee of a Harlem Globetrotters game. Nicky arrives at the game and successfully tricks Cassius into the flask. Satanist metalheads John (Jonathan Loughran) and Peter (Peter Dante) swear loyalty to Nicky. That evening, Nicky apologizes to Valerie and they reconcile.
The following twenty-four hours, Adrian possesses the Chief of the NYPD (Michael McKean) and accuses Nicky of mass murder. Nicky has Todd kill him so he can go back to Hell and ask his begetter for advice, but Satan has trouble hearing because his ears have fallen off, and his assistants are panicking considering the deadline to capture Adrian and Cassius is approaching. Back on Earth, Nicky and his friends devise a plan to capture Adrian in a subway station, but Adrian discovers their pull a fast one on and, in the ensuing fight, grabs Valerie and dives onto the track as a train approaches, but Nicky throws her bated, leaving himself and Adrian to be killed by the train.
Arriving in Hell merely minutes before midnight, Adrian begins taking over Hell by pushing what remains of his begetter aside and sitting on the throne, rise to Central Park, and starting a riotous political party. Meanwhile, Nicky wakes up in Heaven equally a advantage for sacrificing himself and meets his mother Holly (Reese Witherspoon), an affections who tells him that he can defeat Adrian with the "inner light" that he inherited from her. Afterwards she gives him a mysterious orb, he confronts Adrian in Fundamental Park where he covers Henry Winkler in bees. Adrian appears to win the boxing past transforming into a bat and locking Nicky in the flask. However, Nicky escapes from the flask and shatters the orb, causing Ozzy Osbourne to appear, seize with teeth Adrian's head off, and spit it into the flask.
With his brothers captured, Nicky prepares to save his father. Afterwards he re-covers Winkler in bees to brand sure he goes to Hell, he and Valerie express their love for each other and she kills him. In Hell, Satan regains his torso and suggests Nicky stay with Valerie.
I twelvemonth later, Nicky and Valerie live in New York with their infant son who has demonic powers. John and Peter die in a airplane crash and end up happily in Hell equally honored residents who have been given Nicky's old chamber to political party in.
Cast [edit]
- Adam Sandler as Nicky, the son of Satan and an angel named Holly.
- Patricia Arquette as Valerie Veran, a design student that Nicky falls for.
- Harvey Keitel as Satan, the ruler of Hell who is the male parent of Nicky, Adrian, and Cassius.
- Rhys Ifans as Adrian, the devious firstborn of Satan.
- Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. every bit Cassius, the brutish second son of Satan.
- Rodney Dangerfield as Lucifer (Nicky, Adrian, and Cassius's granddad and Satan's father) who created Hell.
- Robert Smigel as the voice of Mr. Beefy, a possessed bulldog and an sometime friend of Satan that Nicky befriends.
- Reese Witherspoon equally Holly, an affections who is Nicky's mother.
- Allen Covert as Todd, an actor that Nicky befriends.
- Jonathan Loughran every bit John, a Satanist metalhead that befriends Nicky.
- Peter Dante as Peter, a Satanist metalhead and friend of John that befriends Nicky.
- Blake Clark equally Jimmy the Demon
- Kevin Nealon equally Stanley "Tit-Head", the Gatekeeper of Hell.
- Dana Carvey equally Whitey Duvall, the referee. Character credited as "Referee".
- Michael McKean as the Chief of Police whom Adrian possesses.
- Laura Harring equally Mrs. Veronique Dunleavy, a woman who is spied upon by the Peeper
- Isaiah Griffin as Scotty Dunleavy, the son of Mrs. Dunleavy.
- Jackie Sandler equally Jenna
- Christopher Carroll every bit Adolf Hitler, the head of the Nazi Party who is condemned in Hell.
- Joseph S. Griffo as Evil Fiddling Person
- Michael Deak as Gary the Monster
- Jess Harnell as the vocal furnishings of Gary the Monster
- Cameos
- Lewis Arquette as Central
- John Farley every bit Human Dartboard
- Clint Howard every bit Andrew/Nipples
- Jon Lovitz as The Peeper, a pervert who gets caught spying on Mrs. Dunleavy from a tree, is killed by Mrs. Dunleavy and Scotty when they throw a Idiot box on him, and is condemned to Hell where he is chased by giant horny birds.
- Dan Marino every bit Himself, he tries to sell his soul to Satan in exchange for his squad'due south victory only to be declined when Satan considers himself likewise good to merits his soul.
- Ozzy Osbourne as Himself, he is summoned past Nicky to bite the caput off of Adrian'due south bat course.
- Regis Philbin as Himself
- Radio Man equally Himself (Deleted scene)
- Rob Schneider as a Townie who witnesses Nicky'due south fight with Adrian. Schneider reprises his function from The Waterboy.
- Quentin Tarantino as blind Deacon that Nicky hits with water from a burn down hydrant when Nicky thought he insulted Valerie.
- Bill Walton as Himself
- John Witherspoon equally a Street Vendor that briefly steals Nicky's flask.
- Carl Weathers equally Chubbs. Weathers reprises his function from Happy Gilmore.
- Henry Winkler as Himself, he gets covered by bees twice with the first ane caused by Adrian and the 2nd one caused by Nicky.
- George Wallace as Mayor Randolph, Mayor of New York Metropolis that Cassius possesses.
- Fred Wolf every bit a Harlem Globetrotters fan.
Reception [edit]
Box role [edit]
It opened at #two at the North American box office making $16 million USD in its opening weekend, behind Charlie's Angels, which was on its second consecutive week at the acme spot. The film went on to earn $39.v million domestically and another $18.8 1000000 worldwide, bringing the full to $58.3 1000000.
Critical response [edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 21% based on reviews from 114 critics, with an average rating of 3.ix/10. The site's consensus reads: "Despite the presence of a large, talented cast, the jokes in Fiddling Nicky are dumb, tasteless, and not that funny, and Adam Sandler'due south character is grating to watch."[3] On Metacritic it has a score of 38% based on reviews from 29 critics.[4] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the movie a grade "B" on calibration of A to F.[5]
Comedian and erstwhile Mystery Science Theater 3000 host Michael J. Nelson named the picture show the worst comedy ever made.[6] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Lord's day-Times gave the film a score of two-and-a-one-half stars out of four, describing Picayune Nicky as "the best Sandler movie to date" and the Nicky character as "intriguing", while at the same time lamenting Sandler'due south lack of finesse and vocal quirks.[vii]
In 2020, Evan Saathoff of /Film argued confronting the characterization of Fiddling Nicky as beingness "a blight on [Sandler'south] filmography", writing that Sandler "certainly never got this wild once again, not in one of his own films at to the lowest degree."[8]
Accolades [edit]
The film was nominated for five awards at the 21st Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Adam Sandler), Worst Supporting Extra (Patricia Arquette), Worst Director and Worst Screenplay. It lost in all categories to Battlefield World starring John Travolta. At the 2000 Stinkers Bad Flick Awards, the picture show received seven total nominations: Worst Picture (lost to Battlefield World), Worst Histrion for Sandler (lost to John Travolta), Worst On-Screen Couple for Sandler and that unfunny bulldog(lost to John Travolta and everyone in the galaxy for Battlefield Earth), Well-nigh Annoying Imitation Accent for Sandler, Worst On-Screen Hairstyle for Sandler (lost to both Travolta and Wood Whitaker for Battleground Earth), Most Annoying Production Placement for Popeye'south Chicken (lost to FedEx and Wilson in Bandage Away), and Most Unfunny Comic Relief for the painfully unfunny talking bulldog (lost to Tom Light-green for Road Trip and Charlie's Angels). Every bit noted, its simply win was for Most Annoying Faux Accent.[9]
Home media [edit]
Little Nicky was released on DVD and VHS on April 24, 2001. The DVD includes two audio commentaries, a special characteristic dedicated to rock/metallic music, the music video "School of Hard Knocks" by P.O.D., and deleted scenes.
Soundtrack [edit]
| Little Nicky (Music from the Motility Picture) | |
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| Soundtrack anthology past various artists | |
| Released | October 31, 2000 (2000-ten-31) |
| Genre |
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| Length | 48:31 |
| Label | Maverick |
| Producer |
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| Singles from Picayune Nicky (Music from the Move Picture) | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Soundtrack.Net |  [11] |
The soundtrack album, Lilliputian Nicky (Music from the Motility Picture), was released October 31, 2000 through Maverick Records and featured a lineup that leaned heavily toward Maverick recording artists that included Deftones, Insolence, Muse and Ünloco.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Schoolhouse of Difficult Knocks" (performed by P.O.D.) |
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| four:04 |
| ii. | "Pardon Me" (performed by Incubus) |
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| 3:45 |
| 3. | "Change (In the House of Flies)" (performed by Deftones) |
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| four:58 |
| four. | "(Rock) Superstar" (performed by Cypress Hill) |
| DJ Muggs | four:37 |
| v. | "Natural High" (performed by Insolence) |
| Sylvia Massy | iii:twenty |
| 6. | "Points of Authority" (performed by Linkin Park) |
| Don Gilmore | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Stupify (Fu'southward Forbidden Little Nicky Remix)" (performed past Disturbed) |
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| v:08 |
| viii. | "Nothing" (performed past Ünloco) |
| Johnny One thousand | ii:40 |
| nine. | "When Worlds Collide" (performed by Powerman 5000) |
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| 2:57 |
| 10. | "Cave" (performed past Muse) | Matthew Bellamy | John Leckie | 4:46 |
| eleven. | "Accept a Moving picture" (performed by Filter) | Richard Patrick |
| 4:22 |
| 12. | "Be Quiet and Bulldoze (Far Away) (Acoustic)" (performed by Deftones) |
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| 4:33 |
| Full length: | 48:31 | |||
- Notes
- Tracks 8 and 12 were not featured in the moving-picture show
Some songs featured in the moving picture, but excluded from the soundtrack, were "Ladies' Night" by Kool & the Gang; "Runnin' with the Devil" by Van Halen; "Flying High Again", "Mama, I'm Coming Home", and "No More Tears" past Ozzy Osbourne; "Does Everyone Really Know What Fourth dimension It Is?" by Chicago; "At present or Never" by Zebrahead; Everlong" by Dave Grohl; "Two of Hearts" past Stacey Q; "Southtown" and "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" by P.O.D.; "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions; and "Highway to Hell" by Air-conditioning/DC.
Video game [edit]
A Game Boy Color game was released based on the film shortly later on its release.
See besides [edit]
- List of films almost angels
References [edit]
- ^ "Little Nicky (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ "Fiddling Nicky". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Niggling Nicky (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved Baronial 9, 2021.
- ^ "Little Nicky". Metacritic. Red Ventures.
- ^ "Petty NICKY (2000) B-". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018.
- ^ Nelson, Michael J (March six, 2007). "Inoperable Humour: The v Worst Comedies of All Fourth dimension". Cracked.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (November 10, 2000). "Piffling Nicky movie review & moving-picture show summary (2000)". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Saathoff, Evan (November 27, 2020). "Little Nicky Defence force: This Movie Is Really Good". /Moving picture . Retrieved July xviii, 2021.
- ^ "Past Winners Database". The Envelope at LA Times. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Petty Nicky [Music from the Motility Flick] - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved Nov 26, 2020.
- ^ Sheby, Matthew (Dec ii, 2004). "Little Nicky Soundtrack (2000)". Soundtrack.Net . Retrieved November 26, 2020.
External links [edit]
- Little Nicky at IMDb
- Footling Nicky at AllMovie
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Nicky
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