Saving Silverman (2001)

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers (WGA):

Hank Nelken (written by) &
Greg DePaul (written by)

Release Date:

9 February 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Crime

Tagline:

They swore nothing could come between them. Then she came along.

Plot:

A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Nun | Kidnapping | Hostage | Trapeze

Cast

Steve Zahn	...	Wayne
Jack Black	...	J.D.
Jason Biggs	...	Darren
Amanda Peet	...	Judith
Amanda Detmer	...	Sandy
R. Lee Ermey	...	Coach
Neil Diamond	...	Himself
Kyle Gass	...	Bar Dude
Norman Armour	...	Minister
Colin Foo	...	Old Man
Chris Logan	...	Vageet
Esme Lambert	...	Raccoon Woman
Max Fomitchev	...	Mime
Tony Parsons	...	Newscaster
Brett Armstrong	...	Brett

Also Known As:

Evil Woman (Australia) (Europe: English title) (Philippines: English title) (UK) (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language, and thematic material.

Runtime:

90 min | Argentina:92 min | USA:93 min (special edition) | USA:96 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | Thai

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:18 | Canada:14A (director's cut) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Canada:18A | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (#37631) (original rating) | USA:R (longer video version) | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

When Sandy agrees to have dinner with Darren, they go to The Cannery Seafood House. The scene in which Sandy throws Darren into the water was shot just outside the restaurant. Then, after Sandy jumps in to save Darren, they both walk up on the east end of Jericho Beach, near Jericho Tennis Club. The actual distance between the restaurant and Jericho Beach is approximately 8 miles!

Goofs:

Continuity: When everyone is in the van, on their way to stop the wedding, Coach, who is driving, states that there is a cop in a Caprice, five cars back. But, when he looks in the side mirror, the Caprice is actually only two cars back.

Quotes:

Judith: Don't make me take away your masturbation privileges!

Movie Connections:

References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Soundtrack:

Bodyrock (Dean Honer Remix)

Come on now yaaahaaa!

Jack Black and Steve Zahn..you gotta love them.

This film is just about as stupid as you could possible imagine. The story line is puerile in the extreme. The characterisation is non-existent. The direction lacks any sense of control. And yet....and yet this is the funniest film i have seen since There's Something About Mary.

Jack Black and Steve Zahn are two of the best comedic actors in the business today. It seems to me that, precisely because of Dugan's lack of control, these two guys gave free rein to all of their improvisational instincts and they save the film from being a complete mess. They are sensational. Jack Black's constant mimicing of Neil Diamond's habit of singing "come on now yaaahaaa" when he does Holly Holy is insidious and sticks in your head long after the film has finished.

Amanda Peet and Amanda Detmer are sex on legs here. Their parts are badly written but who cares when they look this good! Even Neil Diamond shows he is a trouper by showing up for a cameo in a film that, essentially, pokes gentle fun at how uncool his stage persona is perceived to be.

This is just great ...9/10