Mr. Deeds

2002
PG
1h 36m

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5.8/10

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A sweet-natured small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.A sweet-natured small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.A sweet-natured small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

157K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,816

229

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Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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Mr. Deeds Soundbite: Adam Sandler On Picking The Project

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Trivia
Winona Ryder broke her arm while shooting the scene in which she and Adam Sandler ride bikes down the stairs.

Goofs
Preston Blake is airlifted from the top of Mount Everest--around 29,000 feet--above the maximum altitude possible for most helicopters (the air is too thin). No helicopter was able to reach the top of Mount Everest until 2005.

Quotes
Babe: [reading a poem Deeds wrote for her] "Hard to breathe/Feels like floating/So full of love my heart's exploding./Mouth is dry/Hand are shaking/My heart is yours for the taking./Acting weird/Not myself/Dancing around like the Keebler elf./Finally time/for this poor schlub/To know how it feels to fall in lub."
Longfellow Deeds: I couldn't find any other words that rhyme with "schlub..."
[Babe pulls Deeds towards her and the two kiss for one long moment]
Babe: Oh, Deeds... oh, I am so sorry...
[breaks into tears and runs away]
Longfellow Deeds: No, don't be... I mean, that was my first kiss too...

Alternate versions
DVD release contains six deleted scenes and an outtake reel.

Connections
Featured in HBO First Look: Mr. Deeds (2002)

Soundtracks
Mile High
Written and Performed by Susan Sandberg
Courtesy of Suit Guy Records

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Featured review

6/10

Typical past Adam Sandler film

Mr. Deeds is very similar to many other Adam Sandler films. The film follows a basic and predictable formula. Many of the comedian's reliable standards are in effect: abuse of old folks, crude humor, a Rob Schneider appearance, and mentally deficient sidekicks. Some of the stuff works, but there's not much room for originality. This movie even perpetuates Sandler's trend of playing guys who are unexpectedly good at dishing out beatings.

Many have considered Mr. Deeds to be one of Adam Sandler's more underrated films, and in several ways it is. However the film is typical but entertaining in some areas. It is a decent comedy, and the humor is what one would expect from a Sandler film.