Mr. Deeds
Don't let the fancy clothes fool you.
2002 | 96m | English
Popularity: 8 (history)
| Director: | Steven Brill |
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| Writer: | Tim Herlihy, Clarence Budington Kelland |
| Staring: |
| When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 28, 2002 |
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| Director: | Steven Brill |
| Writer: | Tim Herlihy, Clarence Budington Kelland |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | new york city, love letter, new hampshire, liar, city country contrast, inheritance, billionaire, kindness, fable, apple tree, corporate take over, chrysler building |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, New Line Cinema, Happy Madison Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $171,269,565
Budget: $50,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Adam Sandler | Longfellow Deeds |
| Winona Ryder | Babe Bennett |
| John Turturro | Emilio Lopez |
| Allen Covert | Marty |
| Peter Gallagher | Chuck Cedar |
| Erick Avari | Cecil Anderson |
| Jared Harris | Mac McGrath |
| Steve Buscemi | Crazy Eyes |
| Conchata Ferrell | Jan |
| Peter Dante | Murph |
| Harve Presnell | Preston Blake |
| Brandon Molale | Kevin Ward |
| John McEnroe | John McEnroe |
| Blake Clark | Buddy Ward |
| JB Smoove | Reuben |
| George Wallace | NAACP Administrator |
| Gideon Jacobs | Bike-Riding Kid |
| Al Sharpton | The Rhyme Master |
| Rob Schneider | Nazo |
| Alex Buck | Gum Chewer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Lyons Collister | Director of Photography |
| Perry Andelin Blake | Production Design |
| Steven Brill | Director |
| David J. Grant | Production Supervisor |
| J.D. Donaruma | Actor's Assistant |
| Teddy Castellucci | Original Music Composer |
| Tim Herlihy | Screenplay |
| Gregg Smrz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Steve Berens | Animal Wrangler |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Paula Fairfield | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ellen Lutter | Costume Design |
| Jeff Gourson | Editor |
| Stephen McCabe | Art Direction |
| Michael Dilbeck | Music Supervisor |
| Joseph M. Caracciolo | Unit Production Manager |
| Carla Bowen | Second Assistant Director |
| Peter Mercurio | Camera Operator |
| Ann Pala | Makeup Department Head |
| Thomas Real | Hair Department Head |
| Donald D. Davidson | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Alan Shultz | Dolly Grip |
| Jeremy Hays | Special Effects |
| KB Pugliese | Production Secretary |
| Kevin Conlin | Construction Coordinator |
| Eric J. Bates | Property Master |
| Wendi Laski | Unit Publicist |
| Elizabeth Boykewich | Casting Associate |
| John Feinblatt | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Terry Hubbard | Assistant Editor |
| Carla Murray | Sound Effects Editor |
| Drake Jenevein | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Susan Dudeck | ADR Supervisor |
| Kyle Rochlin | Foley Mixer |
| J.J. George | Music Editor |
| Gabe Veltri | Scoring Mixer |
| Chris Regan | Color Timer |
| Kathleen Katz | Production Assistant |
| Lauri Gaffin | Set Decoration |
| Cheryl Quarantiello | Unit Production Manager |
| Marlene Arvan | Second Assistant Director |
| Ben Woolverton | Leadman |
| Darrin DeLoach | Second Assistant Camera |
| Corina C. Duran-Rabichuk | Key Makeup Artist |
| Nancy Tong | Key Hair Stylist |
| Stuart A. Spohn | Rigging Gaffer |
| Felipe Borrero | Production Sound Mixer |
| David Presley | Video Assist Operator |
| Nadine F. Wilson | Production Accountant |
| Kevin Cross | Set Designer |
| Scott Nifong | Assistant Property Master |
| Jon Baronn Farmer | Still Photographer |
| Jason Gourson | First Assistant Editor |
| Elmo Weber | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Orada Jusatayanond | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bruce Nyznik | Dialogue Editor |
| Pamela Kahn | Foley Artist |
| Stuart Grusin | Music Editor |
| Wende Crowley | Music Coordinator |
| Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Margo Hunt McKay | Driver |
| Paul Eliopoulos | Stunts |
| Gary Marcus | First Assistant Director |
| Nancy Karlin | Script Supervisor |
| Dawn Y. Line | Costume Supervisor |
| Katherine James | Makeup Artist |
| Shane D. Kelly | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Jack Chouchanian | Key Grip |
| Anthony Ortiz | Boom Operator |
| Lark Bernini | Production Coordinator |
| Laurie A. Hoover | Assistant Accountant |
| Al Hobbs | Set Designer |
| Dru Homer | Art Department Coordinator |
| Jon Mallard | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Raymond Bulinski | Craft Service |
| John Orlebeck | Transportation Captain |
| Tom Costain | First Assistant Editor |
| Derek Vanderhorst | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jeena M. Phelps | Dialogue Editor |
| Vincent Guisetti | Foley Artist |
| Greg Orloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Carl Rydlund | Orchestrator |
| Bryan Bonwell | Music Coordinator |
| Clarence Budington Kelland | Story |
| Roger Mussenden | Casting |
| Rob Bottin | Makeup Effects |
| Robert Riskin | Original Film Writer |
| Jonathan Loughran | Actor's Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sidney Ganis | Producer |
| Jack Giarraputo | Producer |
| Adam Sandler | Executive Producer |
| Allen Covert | Associate Producer |
| Alex Siskin | Co-Producer |
| Joseph M. Caracciolo | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 33 | 60 | 20 |
| 2024 | 5 | 37 | 61 | 23 |
| 2024 | 6 | 24 | 43 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 32 | 68 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 25 | 39 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 55 | 177 | 19 |
| 2024 | 10 | 44 | 88 | 24 |
| 2024 | 11 | 32 | 58 | 20 |
| 2024 | 12 | 27 | 50 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | 32 | 55 | 18 |
| 2025 | 2 | 30 | 72 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Trending Position
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| 2025 | 6 | 693 | 792 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 802 | 835 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 478 | 637 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 747 | 857 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 722 | 825 |
Decent watch, could watch again, and can recommend. This has all the hallmarks, and cast, of most typical Happy Madison productions, but with a lot of money involved, both in the characters and the production value. I think this is the movie where John McEnroe started getting involved. The c ... haracter work in this is either drastically good or drastically bad, and they definitely experimented with some ideas they had in the backlog. The "rags to riches" trope crossed with the "NYC is a cesspool of money corruption" trope is actually inspired. There is a great script in this movie, behind all the Sandler style humor, but that humor does make it fun, I just wish there was an adjustable setting sometimes. Ultimately anything that isn't funny or charming in this is brief enough that you can overlook it pretty easily.
I love Adam Sandler movies. This one is another favorite. A hick guy finds out he just inherited millions. Very funny movie, sneaky sneaky sir! Never underestimate the sneakiness. ...