Comedy
Romance
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.
Directors
Writers
Tim Herlihy(screenplay by)
Clarence Budington Kelland(story by)
Robert Riskin(original film writer by)
Adam Sandler
Longfellow Deeds
Winona Ryder
Babe Bennett
John Turturro
Emilio Lopez
Allen Covert
Marty
Peter Gallagher
Chuck Cedar
Erick Avari
Cecil Anderson
Jared Harris
Mac McGrath
Steve Buscemi
Crazy Eyes
Peter Dante
Murph
Harve Presnell
Preston Blake
Brandon Molale
Kevin Ward
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
Blake Clark
Buddy Ward
JB Smoove
Reuben
George Wallace
NAACP Administrator
Gideon Jacobs
Bike-Riding Kid
Al Sharpton
The Rhyme Master
Directors
Writers
Tim Herlihy(screenplay by)
Clarence Budington Kelland(story by)
Robert Riskin(original film writer by)
User reviews2
Review
Featured review
I love Adam Sandler movies. This one is another favorite. A hick guy finds out he just inherited millions. Very funny movie, sneaky sneaky sir! Never underestimate the sneakiness.
SoSmooth198219 Jul, 2023
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