MR. DEEDS
DVD Features:
- Theatrical trailer(s)
- Director and Writer Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- "Clothes Make the Man" Featurette
- "From Mandrake Falls to Manhattan" Featurette
- "Spare No Expense" Featurette
- Deeds' Greeting Cards
- Outtakes Reel
- Music Video: "Where Are You Going" by Dave Matthews Band
- DVD-ROM and Weblinks
- Widescreen anamorphic format
From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
Review
Following the flop of Little Nicky, Adam Sandler returned to safe territory in Mr. Deeds... and made Nicky look inspired by comparison. A loose remake of Frank Capra's 1936 classic Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, this dumbed-down version finds Sandler in the Gary Cooper role, inheriting a vast fortune and a corporate empire, foiling a greedy executive (Peter Gallagher), and winning the heart of an undercover reporter (Winona Ryder) who's been mocking his small-town naiveté in print while falling for his goodhearted sincerity. It's fun enough to satisfy Sandler's loyal fans--and John Turturro's a hoot as Deeds's foot-fetishist butler--but the subtleties of Capra are lost on Sandler, director Steven Brill, and writer Tim Herlihy. While Gary Cooper portrayed a rube who was savvy about big-city cynicism, Sandler's an amiable goofball with a heart of gold and an empty skull. You can admire him, and parts of the movie (including Steve Buscemi's unbilled cameo), but you have to work harder to get there.
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