Punch-Drunk Love Movie Review 2002

Enjoy Adam Sandler's doofus americanus roles? Then don't put this on your "to see" list. Looking for a new twist on the romantic comedy featuring Adam Sandler's best performance to date? Here's your flick. Barry Egan (Sandler), owner of a novelty toilet-plunger company, prone to sudden outbreaks of physical violence (mostly to glass doors and public bathrooms) serendipitously finds a woman (Watson) attracted to him. Amid the budding love stuff, Egan battles with a phone sex company's extortion attempts, and his discovery of a marketing mistake allowing him to obtain millions of frequent flyers miles for the price of some pudding cups (based on a true incident). Anderson arranges scenes like musical numbers, escalating sound and spectacle to a dizzying point, to good effect.

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 97 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Workin' for a Livin', Obsessive Love, Phone Sex, Hawaii, Blackmail, Brothers & Sisters

Screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast

Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman, Mary Lynn Rajskuls, Ashley Clark

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Director

Paul Thomas Anderson

Music

Jon Brion

Other

Ronald Judkins, Leslie Jones, Sue Chan, Mark Bridges, William Arnold

Producer

Joanne Sellar, Daniel Lupi, Paul Thomas Anderson, Revolution Studios, New Line Cinema, Ghoulardi Film Co., Columbia Pictures