Anger Management (2003)

Director:

Peter Segal

Writer (WGA):

David Dorfman (written by)

Release Date:

11 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Feel the love

Plot:

Sandler plays a businessman who is wrongly sentenced to an anger-management program, where he meets an aggressive instructor.

Plot Keywords:

Anger | Therapy | Misunderstanding | Airplane | Boss

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Adam Sandler	...	Dave Buznik
Jack Nicholson	...	Dr. Buddy Rydell
Marisa Tomei	...	Linda
Luis Guzmán	...	Lou
Jonathan Loughran	...	Nate
Kurt Fuller	...	Frank Head, Dave's Boss
Krista Allen	...	Stacy
January Jones	...	Gina
John Turturro	...	Chuck
Nancy Carell	...	Flight Attendant (as Nancy Walls)
Lynne Thigpen	...	Judge Brenda Daniels
Woody Harrelson	...	Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
Kevin Nealon	...	Sam, Dave's Lawyer
Allen Covert	...	Andrew
Adrian Ricard	...	Rose Rydell

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for crude sexual content and language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating on appeal) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18SX | South Korea:15 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | India:A | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Bern) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #38876) | USA:R (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

Dave tells Frank Head (Kurt Fuller) to "have fun looking like Colonel Klink". In Auto Focus (2002), Kurt Fuller played the role of Werner Klemperer, the actor who portrayed Col. Klink in "Hogan's Heroes" (1965).

Goofs:

Continuity: On the bridge, David is reading the lyrics of "I Feel Pretty" from a script. The script is bound by a paper clip that changes to a staple and back to a paper clip between shots.

Quotes:

Rudy Giuliani: You can do it!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Grim & Evil: Company Halt/Anger Mismanagement (#7.5)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Heart of Glass

I feel pretty....

Anger Management was one of the funniest movies I've seen in a while. Sandler and Nicholson make a great team in this flick. Sure, it's not a real 90's Sandler movie, but it's funny in it's own way.

The story: An easy going man, Dave Buznik, is falsely accused of abuse to a flight attendant. So he has to go through anger management classes, taught by Dr. Buddy Rydell. Little does Dave know of the chaos that goes on in his group, but it's his doctor he has to worry about more. Don't know why? Well, let's just say Buddy needs a little anger management himself.

The acting in this movie is very good, with stars like Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marissa Tomei, John Turturro, Jonathan Loughran, and many more.

Score: ****/*****