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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   45,509 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Paul Thomas Anderson (written by)
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Release Date:
1 November 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
A beleaguered small-business owner gets a harmonium and embarks on a romantic journey with a mysterious woman. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 13 wins & 15 nominations more
User Comments:
The stuff dreams are made of. more (810 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Adam Sandler ... Barry Egan
Jason Andrews ... Operator Carter (voice)

Don McManus ... Plastic (voice)

Emily Watson ... Lena Leonard

Luis Guzmán ... Lance
David Schrempf ... Customer #1
Seann Conway ... Customer #2

Rico Bueno ... Rico
Hazel Mailloux ... Rhonda
Karen Kilgariff ... Anna (voice)
Julie Hermelin ... Kathleen
Salvador Curiel ... Sal
Jorge Barahona ... Jorge
Ernesto Quintero ... Ernesto
Julius Steuer ... Mechanic
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Just Desserts (USA) (working title)
Punchdrunk Knuckle Love (USA) (working title)
The X-4 Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled P.T. Anderson Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language including a scene of sexual dialogue.
Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Claremont, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director of photography Robert Elswit used a special film stock that allowed him to shoot mostly in underexposed light, thus giving the shadows greater depth. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Barry boards the flight to Hawaii, he wears the blue suit with the red tie he keeps wearing throughout most time of the movie. When he is shown sitting on his seat talking to his seat neighbor, his tie is yellow. The next scene, showing him leaving the Hawaii Airport, he wears the red tie again. more
Quotes:
Barry: Pudding... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in 50 First Dates (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Waikiki more

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71 out of 92 people found the following comment useful.
The stuff dreams are made of., 29 January 2003
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Author: Isak (b_isak)



I saw Punch Drunk Love at the Gothenburg film festival today and I was totally overwhelmed by it. I had really looked forward to it since I love Paul Thomas Anderson's earlier films. Magnolia is still among my top five favourite movies ever and my expectations were therefore almost too high. I must admit I was sceptical of Adam Sandler playing a serious part. But he makes fantastic interpretation of his character Barry Egan, a small business owner pushed around by his seven (!) sisters who's miserable life takes a turn when he meets love in Emily Watson's character. Watson makes a beautiful portrait of the mysterious and lonely Lena who falls in love with Barry.

The movie isn't just well acted, it's also magnificent to watch. The camerawork is exquisite and Anderson really shows of his visual talent. Every frame in the one and a half hour film could be frozen and displayed as a piece of art. But the most impressive thing in the film is still Adam Sandler. Every word, expression and nuance is perfect and genuine. If this doesn't deserve an Oscar nomination I don't now what will. His performance is superior to the last five winners.

Punch Drunk Love is the way a movie should be. It's the way you wish all movies were like and I wish I could hang it on my wall. The poster will have to do.

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