Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Seth Kearsley

Writers:

Brooks Arthur (written by) &
Allen Covert (written by) ...

Release Date:

27 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Musical

Tagline:

It's naughty. It's nice. It's animated.

Plot:

Adam Sandler invites you to share some holiday cheer in the new, no-holds-barred musical comedy Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights...

Plot Keywords:

Basketball | Mall | Twins | Ice Skating | Jewish

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Adam Sandler	...	Davey, Whitey, Eleanore & Deer (voice)
Jackie Sandler	...	Jennifer (voice) (as Jackie Titone)
Austin Stout	...	Benjamin (voice)
Kevin Nealon	...	Mayor (voice)
Rob Schneider	...	Chinese Waiter & Narrator (voice)
Norm Crosby	...	Judge (voice)
Jon Lovitz	...	Tom Baltezor (voice)
Tyra Banks	...	Victoria's Secret Gown (voice)
Blake Clark	...	Radio Shack Walkie-Talkie (voice)
Peter Dante	...	Foot Locker Guy (voice)
Ellen Albertini Dow	...	See's Candies Box (voice)
Kevin P. Farley	...	Panda Express Panda (voice) (as Kevin Farley)
Lari Friedman	...	Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Cup (voice)
Tom Kenny	...	Sharper Image Chair (voice)
Cole Sprouse	...	K-B Toys Soldier (voice)

Also Known As:

Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (USA) (complete title)
Whitey & Davey (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for frequent crude and sexual humor, drinking and brief drug references.

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #37632) | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Germany:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:12A

Company:

Happy Madison Productions

Trivia:

The original title was "Whitey & Davey", but it was changed because it sounded "politically incorrect".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Davie's house is burning, he takes an envelope, and puts it in his right side pocket. When Eleanore reprimands him for stealing something, the envelope is in his left pocket.

Quotes:

Eleanor Duvall: It's a home invasion! Take whatever you want, but please don't chop my legs off!
Whitey: It's okay Eleanore! It's okay!
Eleanor Duvall: Whitey, thank god you're here! We're being robbed by a lunatic! Mister, if you're going to kill us, take off your wet shoes? They're soaking the carpet.
Whitey: Eleanore, that's Davey Stone, my new partner.
Eleanor Duvall: The criminal? Did he force you to bring him here so he could molest you?
Whitey: His home just went up in flames. So I invited him to stay with us for a while.
Eleanor Duvall: All right. But I'm taking an inventory of everything alive and accounted in this house.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "Jackass" (2000)

Soundtrack:

The Chanukah Song Part 3

Silent Night, Dradel Night!

This is a wonderful film that should proudly be seated next to Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas.

Congrats to Sandler and his crew for bringing us an original (somewhat twisted) Holiday treat .... It's fresh to see a movie like this that breaks away from the (somewhat droll) regular Christmas Formula.

Sure, it may not exactly be great 'family' entertainment.... but it wont really harm any too many young fragile minds either. While there is a small amount of crude humor in this film... it doesnt cross the line and spoil any 'mythologies' of Christmas .... so young minds will not be tainted and lose their belief in Jolly Old Nick!

I've read lots of critisism about this film... and I was holding back until I saw it before I hit back at them. The fact is that there isnt much ground to criticize. It's Adam Sandler at his peak. It's a new art form for him and in the past year he has really spread his wings and taken off.

With this and Punch-Drunk Love under his belt, it's easy to say that it's been a good year for Sandler. If you want something different, original, colourful and fun to watch this Chrissy, then watch this little gem. Ignore all of the backlash and make up your own mind.

I rate this 8 out of 10.