Ever since his early days as Stud Boy on MTV's Remote Control, Adam Sandler has been making people laugh. Sure, it's not a brand of humor that works for everyone, but it has been enough to make him a box-office draw worthy of a $20 million-per-film paycheck. Despite the misstep of 2000's Little Nicky, he remains one of the more in-demand name actors in Hollywood, with four different films currently scheduled for theatrical release over the course of a year. He'll follow up Mr. Deeds, Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love and the animated 8 Crazy Nights with what looks to be a tent-pole release for Revolution Studios and Columbia/Sony: Anger Management.
Sandler's character is named Dave Buznik, a timid, mild-mannered businessman who is wrongly sentenced to an anger management program. There, he meets an ultra-aggressive instructor who certainly does not practice what he preaches, and may be the one guy who can make Dave actually lose control.
In what has to be considered a casting coup, the part of anger management instructor Buddy Rydell will be played by none other than three-time Academy Award® winner Jack Nicholson. He was truly the dream choice for Sandler and Revolution's Joe Roth, who waited well over a month for the veteran actor to read and consider the script before he finally agreed to a deal. The comedy should offer the two men plenty of opportunities to play off their apparent conflicting personalities, a prospect that on paper looks extremely intriguing and promising.
Two lovely ladies of cinema will also be featured in the film. Recent Oscar® nominee Marisa Tomei will play Sandler's love interest, while Heather Graham appears as a woman named Kendra who Buznik encounters when he is out with his psycho instructor. O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s John Turturro, who also has a part in Sandler's Mr. Deeds, has a supporting role.
Veteran comedy director Peter Segal (Nutty Professor II, Tommy Boy) had a $56 million budget to play with, thanks to both Sandler and Nicholson agreeing to salaries lower than their normal asking price. Filming began in April of 2002 from a script by David Dorfman, and took place in Los Angeles, Boston and New York City.
Anger Management has all the ingredients of a comedy hit, and thanks to the presence of Nicholson, has an additional element most Sandler films cannot boast: multi-generational demographics. Here's hoping the chemistry between the two makes for a hilarious combination. (Kim Hollis/BOP)
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