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52-467: Produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions in association with Alta Loma Entertainment and Relativity Media , The House Bunny was released in the United States on August 22, 2008, by Columbia Pictures . It received mixed reviews, but was a box office success, making $ 70.4 million on a $ 25 million budget. The film and its soundtrack have gained a cult following . Shelley Darlingson

104-519: A retirement home . She goes on a date with him and uses seductive tactics that previously worked with other men, but they fail because Oliver wants to get to know her as a person. To impress Oliver on their second date, Shelley starts attending classes and reading books, and tones down her appearance. The second date is also a disaster because she wears glasses that obfuscate her vision and brings along notecards to help her sound smarter. Having had makeovers and lessons on how to attract boys and be popular,

156-411: A Playboy bunny kicked out of the mansion to screenwriters Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith . In Faris' initial pitch, the story had a darker tone and revolved around a Playboy model returning to the midwest and falling into drugs. A few months later, the screenwriters combined it with an idea they'd had about a mismatched sorority house and house mother. The line "eyes are the nipples of the face" is, to

208-490: A career best for Sandler, for which he earned the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead . In January 2020, Netflix announced a new four-movie deal with Happy Madison Productions worth up to $ 275 million. Sandler starred in and wrote the 2020 Netflix film Hubie Halloween . Besides, he voiced Leo the lizard in a Netflix's animated coming-of-age musical Leo . Sandler produced and starred in

260-539: A centerfold. Phi Iota Mu intercepts the invitations and prevents them from being mailed out, leaving the Zetas again in danger of being shut down at the campus meeting of the Panhellenic Council . Shelley crashes the meeting and gives a heartfelt speech about what her experience with the Zetas has taught her about love and acceptance and asks for pledges on the spot; gradually, 30 students agree to pledge, and

312-829: A drama about a man who loses his entire family in the September 11 attacks and then struggles to rekindle a friendship with his old college roommate ( Don Cheadle ). Sandler starred alongside friend Kevin James in the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007), and headlined You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008). The latter was written by Sandler, Judd Apatow , and Robert Smigel , and directed by Dennis Dugan . That same year, Sandler starred along with Keri Russell and English comedian Russell Brand in Adam Shankman 's children's fantasy film Bedtime Stories (2008), as

364-604: A group of attractive and energetic girls. She follows them and sees that they live in luxury too. They turn out to be the Phi Iota Mu sorority , though she is unable to join them because she is not a student at the college they attend. She tries to become a house mother , but the house mothers snobbishly reject her when she tries to join them. Shelley makes her way down to the Zeta Alpha Zeta house, which appears to be far less luxurious than Phi Iota Mu. The members of

416-577: A man who fathered a son ( Andy Samberg ) with his teacher ( Eva Amurri ) in high school. In 2013, he guest starred in the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie as himself in the episode "Punched Dumped Love". He and Jessie star Cameron Boyce had worked together in Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2 ; Sandler's 2020 film Hubie Halloween was dedicated to Boyce's memory. Sandler next reunited with Drew Barrymore for

468-439: A mock court case to decide whether Sandler or Jim Carrey is a better comedian. In 2021, Vogue named Sandler the year's fashion icon for popularizing a "grocery-run look", characterized by oversized T-shirts, XXL pants, and Nike sneakers dubbed as "Adam Sandler style". Menswear brand Old Jewish Men sells a line of basketball shorts inspired by the style. Speaking on the title with Esquire , Sandler remarked: "It took

520-755: A new four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $ 250 million. Sandler's comedic roles include Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998), Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), 50 First Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Click (2006), Grown Ups (2010), Just Go with It (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Blended (2014), Murder Mystery (2019) and Hubie Halloween (2020). He also received praise for his dramatic roles in Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Reign Over Me (2007), The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), Uncut Gems (2019), and Hustle (2022). He also voiced Dracula in

572-570: A stressed hotel maintenance worker whose bedtime stories he reads to his niece and nephew begin to come true. It marked Sandler's first family film and first film under the Disney banner. In 2009, Sandler starred in Apatow's third directorial feature, Funny People , a comedy drama about a famous comedian (Sandler) with a terminal illness . The film was released on July 31, 2009. After its release, Funny People and Punch-Drunk Love were cited in

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624-591: A third time in the Warner Bros. romantic comedy Blended , which was filmed in South Africa and released on May 23, 2014. In October 2014, Netflix announced a four-movie deal with Sandler and Happy Madison Productions. Also that year, Sandler co-starred in the drama film Men, Women & Children , directed by Jason Reitman . He was considered for the voice of Rocket Raccoon in Marvel's Guardians of

676-486: A while. I was working that angle for years. For a while I was like, 'Please accept me and the way I dress.' And 30 years later, they finally came around." Sandler has been married to Jacqueline "Jackie" Sandler (née Titone) since 2003. She converted to Sandler's religion, Judaism. The couple have two daughters, Sadie (b. May 2006) and Sunny (b. November 2008). Sandler's wife and children often appear in his films. Both Sadie and Sunny have each appeared in at least two of

728-466: Is a Playboy Bunny and aspiring Playmate who grew up in an orphanage but now lives a life of luxury in the Playboy Mansion with Hugh Hefner . The day after her 27th birthday, she awakes to find a note, seemingly from Hefner, asking her to pack up and leave. She remains unaware the note is actually a forgery by jealous rival Playmate Cassandra. Searching for a new home, Shelley stumbles upon

780-711: Is an American film and television production company founded in 1999 by Adam Sandler , which is best known for its comedy films. Happy Madison takes its name from the films Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison , written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy , and distributed by Universal Pictures . In addition to various Sandler-produced films, the company has also released films produced by others, such as Steven Brill , Dennis Dugan , Frank Coraci , Fred Wolf, Tom Brady , Peter Segal , Nicholaus Goossen , and Tyler Spindel . The 1998 films The Waterboy and The Wedding Singer helped jump start Sandler's movie career and production company. He produced The Waterboy and co-wrote

832-458: Is forced to act, and it's a glorious thing to watch". In 2018, Sandler starred in the Netflix film The Week Of alongside Chris Rock . He also starred in a Netflix stand-up special Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh , which was part of his company's Netflix deal and marked his first stand-up film in over two decades. The special was directed by longtime collaborator Steven Brill , while portions of

884-726: Is on the Sony/ Columbia Pictures lot in Culver City, California . Most of its films have received negative reviews from critics, with three considered among the worst ever made yet most have performed well at the box office. Although his earlier commercially successful films did not receive favorable critical attention, Sandler started to receive more positive reviews beginning with his more dramatic role in Punch-Drunk Love in 2002. Punch-Drunk Love 's writer and director, Paul Thomas Anderson , had an "obsession-level" love for Sandler's previous movies and wrote

936-699: The Hotel Transylvania movie series. Adam's nephew Jared has also been featured in his films, such as Pixels and Home Team . In 2007, Sandler made a $ 1 million donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in Manchester, New Hampshire . Sandler has not publicly discussed his political opinions. It has been reported that he is a registered Republican . He performed at the 2004 Republican National Convention , and donated $ 2,100 to Rudy Giuliani's 2008 presidential campaign . "The Peeper"

988-424: The worst ever made , while two other films have received a 0% score from Rotten Tomatoes . Adam Sandler Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor and comedian. Primarily a comedic leading actor in films, his accolades include nominations for three Grammy Awards , five Primetime Emmy Awards , a Golden Globe Award , and a Screen Actors Guild Award . In 2023, Sandler

1040-422: The "childlike, love-starved" persona from his previous films, but was shown in a new light as the "key to all Adam Sandler films". Sandler was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance. The film marked the beginning of Sandler moving outside the genre of slapstick comedy to take on more serious roles, such as Mike Binder 's Reign Over Me (2007),

1092-553: The 2022 sports drama film Hustle , which received critical acclaim. His performance in the film was repeatedly singled out for praise and he received a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award . On March 19, 2023, Sandler was awarded the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor . Many of Sandler's friends and fellow performers, including Ben Stiller , Conan O'Brien , Dana Carvey , and Judd Apatow , spoke at

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1144-527: The Galaxy but Bradley Cooper was cast instead. In 2015, Sandler released his last theatrical film, Pixels , based on French director Patrick Jean's 2010 short film of the same name , before transitioning into a distribution deal with Netflix . Sandler's first original film for Netflix was the Western comedy film The Ridiculous 6 . Despite being universally panned by critics, on January 6, 2016, it

1196-684: The June 2010 announcement that Sandler was one of 135 people (including 20 actors) invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . In 2010, Sandler appeared in Grown Ups , alongside Kevin James, Chris Rock , Rob Schneider , David Spade, Salma Hayek , Maria Bello , and Maya Rudolph . Sandler and Dickie Roberts scribe Fred Wolf wrote the script and Dennis Dugan directed. Sandler's later comedy films, including Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2 , received largely negative reviews. Reviewing

1248-462: The Netflix film Murder Mystery , which broke the record for the biggest opening weekend in the company's history, and spawned a sequel, Murder Mystery 2 , in 2023. In December 2019, Sandler starred in the crime thriller drama Uncut Gems , directed by the Safdie brothers . The movie and Sandler's acting received critical acclaim and many end-of-year awards from critics, who noted this role as

1300-447: The UK chart at #1 grossing almost $ 1 million in its first weekend. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 19, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment . It was also released in a 6-movie collection called The Laugh Out Loud Collection with other Happy Madison films in 2013. Though a soundtrack was not released, a single was released to iTunes on July 16, 2008. The single

1352-618: The Zeta house are dowdy, socially awkward, and caught off guard by Shelley's bubbly nature, prompting them to initially reject her. Once they see Shelley's ability to attract boys, the Zetas change their mind and take in Shelley as their new " house mother ", hoping she can save them: their sorority is in danger of being shut down unless it can get 30 new pledges to join. During her time with the Zetas, Shelley meets and becomes attracted to an intellectual, altruistic young man named Oliver, who manages

1404-499: The Zetas throw a successful party. Later, while the Zetas are reviewing the girls who are hoping to pledge to Zeta, Lilly, a British Zeta sister with social anxiety , says their new popularity has made them conceited and forget the true value of sisterhood. When they realize what they have become, they blame Shelley as she returns from her unsuccessful date. Shelley is invited back to the Playboy Mansion after Hefner learns of

1456-400: The company left after completion of Sandler's final contracted film for the studio, Pixels . Happy Madison, Inc., the parent company of Happy Madison Productions, is run by Adam Sandler's brother Scott, and is located in Manchester, New Hampshire . In 2002, the company expanded its operations onto television with a pilot commitment at The WB . After fifteen years, head Doug Robinson left

1508-439: The company to start its own at Sony Pictures Television . The company also had a short-lived subsidiary called Madison 23 Productions, which was aimed at the drama genre. It only produced two films: Reign Over Me and Funny People , both of which starred Sandler. Another subsidiary was Scary Madison Productions, which was aimed at the horror genre and only produced the film The Shortcut . Happy Madison's films have, for

1560-512: The event. In 2024, Sandler starred in his second Netflix stand-up comedy special, Adam Sandler: Love You , which was directed by Josh Safdie . He also starred in the science fiction drama film Spaceman , an adaptation of the science fiction novel Spaceman of Bohemia (2017), directed by Johan Renck . Also in 2024, Sandler was named the People's Choice Icon at the 49th People's Choice Awards . In March 2024, Forbes announced that Sandler

1612-742: The film "puts a cheerful spin on its many clichés", and "this particular wheel hasn’t been reinvented, but at least it gets a nice fresh coat of bubblegum-pink paint and a star to pilot it with aplomb." On August 22, 2008, The House Bunny was released in the US. It debuted at #1 on its first day of release making $ 5.91 million, but ultimately landed in second place for its opening weekend, making $ 14.53 million, behind Ben Stiller 's action-comedy film Tropic Thunder , which made $ 16.2 million. The film grossed $ 70 million worldwide ($ 48 million in North America and $ 22 million internationally). The film debuted in

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1664-400: The film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Variety ' s John Anderson stated the film is a "Blissfully broad comedy that should catapult Anna Faris into a singular kind of stardom." Nathan Lee of The New York Times wrote

1716-455: The film was I Know What Boys Like . The film was shot over the summer of 2007. Faris had a nude scene originally meant to be filmed with a body double, but she decided to do the scene herself. On Rotten Tomatoes The House Bunny has an approval rating of 43% based on 125 reviews, with an average rating of 5.10/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Anna Faris is game, but she can't salvage this middling, formulaic comedy." On Metacritic ,

1768-418: The film with him in mind. Sandler was intimidated to work with Anderson upon viewing his previous film Magnolia (2000), but these fears were alleviated upon receiving the script from Anderson. Roger Ebert 's review of Punch-Drunk Love concluded that Sandler had been wasted in earlier films with poorly written scripts and characters with no development. Ebert noted that Sandler's character still maintained

1820-606: The film, Sandler plays Danny Meyerowitz, who is unemployed and separated from his wife. His experiencing dysfunctional relationships with his brother ( Ben Stiller ), his sister ( Elizabeth Marvel ), and his father ( Dustin Hoffman ). The film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival where his performance received favorable notices from critics. Peter Debruge, film critic for Variety , wrote of his performance, "With no shtick to fall back on, Sandler

1872-473: The first three films of the Hotel Transylvania franchise (2012–2018). Sandler was born in Brooklyn , New York, on September 9, 1966, to Judith "Judy" ( née Levine), a nursery school teacher, and Stanley Sandler, an electrical engineer. His family is Jewish and descends from Russian Jewish immigrants on both sides. Sandler grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire , after his family moved there when he

1924-576: The forged dismissal, but she wants to stay with the Zetas; however, the unexpected attack from them makes her reconsider and she calls back to accept the invitation. The Zetas then feel guilty and decide to give themselves second makeovers, this time combining what they learned from Shelley with their own unique senses of style. They also decide to draw the pledges out at random instead of judging them for their looks and popularity. They show up at Shelley's photo shoot and ask for her to come back, to which she agrees, having changed her mind about her dream of being

1976-667: The latter, critic Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times remarked that Sandler had become the antithesis of Judd Apatow ; he was instead "the white Tyler Perry : smart enough to know better, savvy enough to do it anyway, lazy enough not to care." The next year, Sandler starred with Jennifer Aniston in the romantic comedy film Just Go with It . He also voiced a capuchin monkey in Kevin James's Zookeeper , released on July 8, 2011. In 2012, he starred in That's My Boy , as

2028-516: The most part, received overwhelmingly negative reviews, with most criticism targeted towards the crude humor, excessive product placement, celebrity cameos, and a sentimental ending that contradicts the film's mostly mean-spirited tone. Some drama films ( Reign Over Me , Funny People , Hustle and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah ) received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with Sandler's performance garnering critical praise. The company has put out four films considered to be some of

2080-1094: The right to inherit his father's multimillion-dollar hotel empire. The film was successful at the box office despite negative reviews. He followed this film with Bulletproof (1996), and the financially successful comedies Happy Gilmore (1996) and The Wedding Singer (1998), his first collaboration with Drew Barrymore . He was initially cast in the bachelor party-themed comedy/thriller Very Bad Things (1998) but had to back out due to his involvement in The Waterboy (1998), one of his first big hits. Sandler continued making successful comedy films including Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), Anger Management (2003), 50 First Dates (2004, his second collaboration with Drew Barrymore ), The Longest Yard (2005), and Click (2006). He also formed his film production company, Happy Madison Productions , in 1999, first producing fellow SNL alumnus Rob Schneider 's film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo . The company has produced most of Sandler's subsequent films to date, and

2132-544: The script with Tim Herlihy . The film was extremely profitable, earning over $ 160 million in the United States alone and made Sandler a successful actor with The Waterboy becoming his second $ 100 million film in a year, along with The Wedding Singer . The company's production offices were formerly located in the Judy Garland Building on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City but

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2184-573: The show in 1995. Sandler used his firing as part of his monologue when he returned in 2019 to host the show . In 1993, Adam Sandler appeared in the film Coneheads with Farley, David Spade , Dan Aykroyd , Phil Hartman , and Jane Curtin . In 1994, he co-starred in Airheads with Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi . Sandler starred in Billy Madison (1995) playing a grown man repeating grades 1–12 to earn back his father's respect and

2236-406: The sorority is saved. Oliver and Shelley reconcile, and Shelley explains that she was trying too hard to impress him, so they decide to start their relationship anew, with Shelley this time being more true to herself. As the Zetas and their new pledges celebrate, Shelley remains in close contact with Hefner and her friends at the Playboy Mansion. Cameos Anna Faris originally pitched the idea of

2288-497: The special was filmed by Paul Thomas Anderson, which marked his first project with Sandler since Punch-Drunk Love sixteen years prior. On May 4, 2019, Sandler made his first appearance as host of Saturday Night Live , ending the episode with a tribute to his friend and fellow former cast member Chris Farley . Sandler received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for his hosting stint. In June 2019, he reunited with Jennifer Aniston in

2340-607: The stage at his brother's urging when he was 17. He was discovered by comedian Dennis Miller , who caught Sandler's act in Los Angeles and recommended him to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels . Sandler was hired as a writer for SNL in 1990, and became a featured player the following year. He made a name for himself by performing amusing original songs on the show, including " The Thanksgiving Song " and " The Chanukah Song ". Sandler told Conan O'Brien on The Tonight Show that NBC fired him and Chris Farley from

2392-442: The writers, "one of our proudest accomplishments, which really shows you how weird our job is." The trio eventually landed a meeting with Adam Sandler 's company, Happy Madison Productions , when a producer got wind of their idea. Sandler, who had previously worked with Faris on The Hot Chick , liked the story and signed on to develop the film, making it the first female-driven movie produced by his company. The working title of

2444-479: Was a cover of The Waitresses song, "I Know What Boys Like" (produced by Chad Hugo of The Neptunes ) as performed by Katharine McPhee (featuring Kat Dennings , Emma Stone , and Rumer Willis ) and including lyrics about the Zeta sisters. The trailers for the film included the songs " U + Ur Hand " by P!nk and " Do It Well " by Jennifer Lopez . The film also featured songs by artists including: Happy Madison Productions Happy Madison Productions, Inc.

2496-444: Was announced by Netflix that the film had been viewed more times in 30 days than any other movie in Netflix history. Sandler also starred in another Netflix film in 2016, titled The Do-Over . Sandler starred in the 2017 Netflix film Sandy Wexler , in which he plays a talent manager who falls in love with one of his clients. He returned to dramatic territory in 2017 with Noah Baumbach 's family drama The Meyerowitz Stories . In

2548-600: Was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor . Sandler was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995. He returned to Saturday Night Live as a host in 2019 earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He has starred in Hollywood comedy films that cumulatively grossed over $ 2 billion worldwide. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $ 420 million in 2020, and signed

2600-520: Was made into a flash cartoon, launched over the 1999 Labor Day weekend as a promotion for Stan and Judy's Kid and was watched by over 1 million users during that period, one of the most-watched video clips on the internet at the time. In 2009 Sandler contributed the Neil Young cover " Like a Hurricane " to Covered, A Revolution in Sound as part of Warner Brothers 50th Anniversary celebrations;

2652-736: Was six years old. He attended Manchester Central High School . As a teen, Sandler was in BBYO , a Jewish youth group. He graduated from New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988. In 1987, Sandler played Theo Huxtable 's friend Smitty on The Cosby Show and the Stud Boy or Trivia Delinquent on the MTV game show Remote Control . After his film debut in Going Overboard in 1989, Sandler performed in comedy clubs, having first taken

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2704-675: Was the best-paid actor in Hollywood in 2023, earning $ 73 million. Sandler has been referenced multiple times in various media, including in the TV shows The Simpsons , in the episode " Monty Can't Buy Me Love ", in the Family Guy episode " Stew-Roids ", and in the South Park episode " You're Getting Old ". He was also referenced in the video game Half-Life: Opposing Force . The HBO series Animals episode "The Trial" features

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