Directed by:
Paul Thomas AndersonScreenplay:
Paul Thomas AndersonCinematography:
Robert ElswitComposer:
Jon BrionCast:
Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Robert Smigel, David Stevens, Jonathan Loughran, Don McManus (more)VOD (5)
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Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty toilet plunger salesman Barry Egan (Adam Sandler, demonstrating remarkable versatility in his first dramatic role) spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters. The promise of a new life emerges when Barry inadvertently attracts the affections of a mysterious woman named Lena (Emily Watson), but their budding relationship is threatened when he falls prey to the swindling operator of a phone sex line and her deranged boss (played with maniacal brio by Philip Seymour Hoffman). (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Adam Sandler
USA
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Emily Watson
UK
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Luis Guzmán
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Mary Lynn Rajskub
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Robert Smigel
USA
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David Stevens
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Jonathan Loughran
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Don McManus
USA
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Nathan Stevens
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Ernesto Quintero
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Jason Andrews
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Andrew Higgs
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