Saving Silverman Movie Review 2001

Testosterone-driven comedy has three buddies' bond threatened by ball-breaking fiancee of one of the boys. Peet is the whip-wielding control freak Judith Snodgrass-Fessbeggler, out to tame Neil Diamond-loving loser Darren (Biggs) and despised by best buds Wayne (Zahn) and J.D. (Black). The boys scheme to break up the duo by kidnaping Judith and re-acquainting Darren with his first love, now an aspiring nun. Black and Zahn provide much-needed comic relief, as do the scenes with their Diamond cover band. However, over-the-top characters and sophomoric humor mixed with increasingly gross gags ultimately not so much save but sink "Silverman."

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Buddies, Otherwise Engaged, Wedding Hell

Screenplay

Hank Nelken, Greg DePaul

Cast

Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black, Amanda Peet, R. Lee Ermey, Amanda Detmer, Neil Diamond

Cinematography

Arthur Albert

Director

Dennis Dugan

Music

Mike Simpson

Other

Martin Fossum, Mary Ramos, Michelle Silverman, Debra Neil-Fisher, James Steuart, Melissa Toth, Michael Bolton

Producer

Neal H. Moritz, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Original Film, Columbia Pictures