A lazy law school graduate adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned.
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Sonny Koufax
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| Joey Lauren Adams | ... |
Layla Maloney
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| Jon Stewart | ... |
Kevin Gerrity
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| Cole Sprouse | ... |
Julian 'Frankenstein' McGrath
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| Dylan Sprouse | ... |
Julian 'Frankenstein' McGrath
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| Josh Mostel | ... |
Arthur Brooks
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| Leslie Mann | ... |
Corinne Maloney
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| Allen Covert | ... |
Phil D'Amato
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| Rob Schneider | ... |
Delivery
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| Kristy Swanson | ... |
Vanessa
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| Joseph Bologna | ... |
Lenny Koufax
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| Peter Dante | ... |
Tommy Grayton
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| Jonathan Loughran | ... |
Mike
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| Steve Buscemi | ... |
Homeless Man
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| Tim Herlihy | ... |
Singing Kangaroo
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| Edmund Lyndeck | ... |
Mr. Herlihy
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| Larkin Malloy | ... |
Restaurant Owner
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Samantha Brown | ... |
Employee
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| Neal Huff | ... |
Customer
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| Geoffrey Horne | ... |
Sid
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| Greg Haberny | ... |
NYU Student
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| Jackie Sandler | ... |
Waitress
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| George Hall | ... |
Elderly Driver
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Peggy Shay | ... |
Lady at Tollbooth
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Alfonso Ramírez | ... |
George
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Salvatore Cavaliere | ... |
Angry Motorist
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Kelly Dugan | ... |
Kelly
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| Jared Sandler | ... |
Jared
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Jillian Sandler | ... |
Jillian
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Helen Lloyd Breed | ... |
Ms. Foote
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Chloé Hult | ... |
Teacher
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| Carmen De Lavallade | ... |
Judge
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| Steven Brill | ... |
Castellucci
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| Glen Trotiner | ... |
Bailiff
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Jorge Buccio | ... |
Jorge Buccio
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Cat Jagar | ... |
Receptionist
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| Deborah S. Craig | ... |
Paralegal
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Nicholas Taylor | ... |
Older Kid
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Cole Hawkins | ... |
Cole
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Gabriel Jacobs | ... |
Jeff
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Michael Arcate | ... |
Broken Arm Kid
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Gaetano Lisi | ... |
Hot Dog Vendor
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Michael Giarraputo | ... |
Hoboken Motorist
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Steve Glenn | ... |
Man at Party
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| Al Cerullo | ... |
Helicopter Pilot
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ethan Aronoff | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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| Diana Berry | ... |
Waitress in Bistro (uncredited)
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| Dar Billingham | ... |
Hooter's Girl (uncredited)
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Brian Canberg | ... |
NYU Student (uncredited)
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David Seth Cohen | ... |
Skater in Washington Square Park (uncredited)
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| Dennis Dugan | ... |
Reluctant Trick-or-Treat Giver (uncredited)
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| John Forker | ... |
Party guest (uncredited)
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Spencer Kayden | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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| Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas | ... |
Crashing Rollerblader (uncredited)
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| George F. Miller | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Lian Moy | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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| Laurie Wallace | ... |
Hooter's Waitress (uncredited)
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Waneeki Yokomee-Fung | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Dennis Dugan | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Steve Franks | ... | (story) |
| Steve Franks | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Tim Herlihy | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Adam Sandler | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Joseph M. Caracciolo | ... | executive producer |
| Allen Covert | ... | associate producer |
| Sidney Ganis | ... | producer (produced by) (as Sid Ganis) |
| Jack Giarraputo | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Michelle Holdsworth | ... | associate producer |
| Adam Sandler | ... | executive producer |
| Robert Simonds | ... | executive producer |
| Alex Siskin | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Teddy Castellucci | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Theo van de Sande | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jeff Gourson | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
| Jane Pia Abramowitz | ... | first assistant editor (as Jane Abramowitz) |
| Jacqueline Bisbano | ... | first assistant editor (as Jacqueline F. Bisbano) |
| Amy Budden | ... | second assistant editor |
| Heather Collier | ... | apprentice editor |
| Richard Conkling | ... | first assistant editor |
| Jason Gourson | ... | first assistant editor |
| Mo Henry | ... | negative cutter |
| Dennis McNeill | ... | color timer (as Denny McNeill) |
| John Gardiner | ... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) |
| Dale Jones | ... | avid technician (uncredited) |
| Eric Rigney | ... | avid technician (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Roger Mussenden | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| Perry Andelin Blake | ||
Art Direction by
| Rick Butler | ||
Set Decoration by
| Leslie Bloom | ||
Costume Design by
| Ellen Lutter | ||
Makeup Department
| Victor DeNicola | ... | key hair stylist |
| Ann Pala | ... | hair stylist: Mr. Sandler / makeup artist: Mr. Sandler |
| Carla White | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| David J. Grant | ... | production supervisor |
| Cheryl Quarantiello | ... | unit production manager (as Cheryl Quarantiello Schnitzler) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Timothy Donohue | ... | second second assistant director |
| Dean Garvin | ... | second assistant director |
| Bruce Milton | ... | dga trainee |
| Glen Trotiner | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Gary Aharoni | ... | on-set dresser |
| Dominick Direnzi | ... | scenic charge |
| Sarah Fredericks | ... | set dresser |
| Nancy Griffith | ... | second assistant props |
| Tom McDermott | ... | first assistant props (as Thomas McDermott) |
| Carlos Menéndez | ... | assistant art director |
| Mark Peltzer | ... | property master |
| Ron Petagna | ... | construction coordinator (as Ronald Petagna) |
| Ronnie Petagna | ... | carpenter |
| Edward Smith | ... | carpenter |
| Dick Tice | ... | lead man (as Richard Tice) |
| Loren Weeks | ... | assistant art director |
| Frank Didio | ... | head carpenter (uncredited) |
| Warren Drummond | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
| Vincent Guarriello | ... | key construction grip (uncredited) |
| Leo Holder | ... | graphic artist (uncredited) |
| Mike Montgomery | ... | construction grip (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Laura Harris Atkinson | ... | dialogue editor (as Laura R. Harris) |
| Christopher Boyes | ... | re-recording mixer (as Chris Boyes) |
| Michael Broomberg | ... | foley artist |
| Dino Dimuro | ... | sound effects editor |
| Paul Drenning | ... | adr mixer |
| Richard Duarte | ... | foley mixer |
| Victor Ray Ennis | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| Hector C. Gika | ... | sound effects editor (as Hector Gika) |
| Gary A. Hecker | ... | foley artist (as Gary Hecker) |
| Chris Hogan | ... | supervising foley editor (as Christopher Hogan) |
| Kimaree Long | ... | dialogue editor |
| Tod A. Maitland | ... | sound mixer (as Tod Maitland) |
| Paul Massey | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Kelly Oxford | ... | supervising adr editor (as Kelly L. Oxford) |
| Scott Sanders | ... | sound effects editor |
| Mike Schmidt | ... | cable person |
| Michael Scott | ... | boom operator |
| Michael D. Wilhoit | ... | supervising sound editor (as Mike Wilhoit) |
| Cody Dorkin | ... | adr cast (uncredited) |
| Larry Hopkins | ... | layback sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Mark Kenna | ... | consultant: dolby film sound (uncredited) |
| Linda Lew | ... | foley recordist (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Sheena Duggal | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Doug Forrest | ... | high speed compositing artist: SPI |
| Julia Frey | ... | visual effects producer: SPI (as Julia Rivas) |
| Grant Boucher | ... | visual effects executive producer (uncredited) |
| Karl Denham | ... | visual effects supervisor: Station X Studios (uncredited) |
| Thomas F. Ford IV | ... | high speed compositing digital production manager (uncredited) |
| Anthony Harris | ... | assistant color timer (uncredited) |
| Paul McGhee | ... | film scanning and recording (uncredited) |
| Enrique Munoz | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
| Alan Precourt | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
| Anne Samoilov | ... | visual effects coordinator (uncredited) |
| Rick Sander | ... | digital effects artist (uncredited) |
| Grant Viklund | ... | digital coordinator (uncredited) |
| Guy T. Wiedmann | ... | visual effects editor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| G.A. Aguilar | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Norman Douglass | ... | stunts |
| Peter Epstein | ... | stunts |
| Roy Farfel | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Tim Gallin | ... | stunts |
| Tony Guida | ... | stunts |
| Donald John Hewitt | ... | stunts |
| Mick O'Rourke | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Michael Russo | ... | stunts (as Mike Russo) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Myles Aronowitz | ... | still photographer |
| Ralph Brandofino | ... | first assistant camera |
| Michael J. Delaney | ... | chief lighting technician (as Michael Delaney) |
| Edwin Effrein | ... | first assistant camera |
| Brian Fitzsimons | ... | second grip |
| Dennis Gamiello | ... | key grip |
| Chris Hayes | ... | camera operator |
| Xavier Henselmann | ... | electrician |
| Petr Hlinomaz | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Nils Johnson | ... | video assist operator |
| David Knox | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| Jennifer Koestler | ... | camera loader |
| Edward W. Lowry | ... | dolly grip (as Edward Lowry) |
| James Quinn | ... | dolly grip |
| Michael Cambria | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited) |
| James Edmiston | ... | company grip (uncredited) |
| Scott Gregoire | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Michael 'Flash' McDonald | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Joe Mellon | ... | company grip (uncredited) |
| Jason Micallef | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Negron | ... | camera department apprentice (uncredited) |
| David Norris | ... | camera operator: Wescam camera (uncredited) |
| Louis Petraglia | ... | company grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Elizabeth Boykewich | ... | casting associate |
| Bob Kale | ... | casting: New York |
| Sylvia Fay | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
| Lee Genick | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
| Barry Moss | ... | casting: New York (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| David Seth Cohen | ... | wardrobe production assistant |
| Winsome G. McKoy | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Heidi Schulman | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Heidi Shulman) |
| Richard Schurkamp | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Thomas Stokes | ... | set costumer |
| Autumn Saville | ... | wardrobe production assistant (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Shannon Causey | ... | assistant location manager (as Shannon Bowen) |
| Justin Cooke | ... | location manager |
| Hiali Nahual-Quiñonez | ... | supervising location manager: "Vanessa's Apartment" |
Music Department
| Pete Anthony | ... | orchestrator |
| Brooks Arthur | ... | score producer |
| Wende Crowley | ... | music coordinator (as Wende Geikie) |
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | music contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent) |
| Michael Dilbeck | ... | music supervisor |
| Stuart Grusin | ... | music editor |
| Jon Kull | ... | orchestrator |
| Lori Lahman | ... | music coordinator |
| Stephen Lotwis | ... | supervising music editor |
| Tom Mgrdichian | ... | orchestrator |
| Jackie Sandler | ... | music assistant (as Jackie Titone) |
| Gabe Veltri | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
| Michele Wernick | ... | music assistant |
| Eun-Mee Ahn | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Campbell | ... | arranger: conductor (uncredited) |
| Benoit Grey | ... | midi score transcriptor (uncredited) |
| Brian Kilgore | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Christian Kollgaard | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Lisa Donovan Lukas | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Toettcher | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lisa Katcher | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Ronald Baum | ... | driver: cast / transportation |
| John Mulligan | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Peter Tavis | ... | transportation captain (as Pete Tavis) |
Additional Crew
| Gina Castellano | ... | assistant: Mr. Ganis |
| James Cohen | ... | production assistant |
| Juliet D'Annibale | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| David Dreishpoon | ... | craft service |
| Michael Giarraputo | ... | production assistant |
| Steve Guilbaud | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Marcee Healy | ... | assistant: Mr. Dugan |
| Seth Jacobs | ... | production assistant |
| Girish Johar | ... | marketing & distribution |
| Jonathan Loughran | ... | assistant: Mr. Sandler |
| Dean McCann | ... | parking coordinator |
| Carol McConnaughey | ... | unit publicist |
| Mark McNulty | ... | production assistant |
| Tom McNulty | ... | assistant: Mr. Ganis |
| Eddie Micallef | ... | production assistant |
| J.J. Philbin | ... | assistant: Mr. Herlihy |
| Audra Polk | ... | production secretary |
| Jana Sandler | ... | production assistant |
| Bethann Schebece | ... | production assistant (as Beth Schebece) |
| Debra Tanklow | ... | production coordinator |
| Laura Torrance | ... | studio teacher |
| Nadine F. Wilson | ... | production accountant (as Nadine Wilson) |
| Eli Wolstan | ... | assistant: Mr. Giarraputo |
| Salvatore Cavaliere | ... | stand-in: Adam Sandler (uncredited) |
| Marisa Clayton | ... | dailies assistant: Magno Sound & Video (uncredited) |
| Rennie Cowan | ... | assistant avid technician (uncredited) |
| Jason Farrar | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
| Adam Hammel | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Pankaj Kothari | ... | marketing: ground promotions India (uncredited) |
| Michael McElroy | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
| Vernon Rodriquez | ... | assistant parking coordinator (uncredited) |
| Eva Saks | ... | dialogue coach: child actors (uncredited) |
| Deidre Schrowang | ... | payroll (uncredited) |
| James A. Wolf Jr. | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Lynnanne Zager | ... | adr voice (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Releasing (1999) (World-wide)
- Columbia Pictures (1999) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (1999) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1999) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Falcon (1999) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- AMC Theatres (1999) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Tristar Films of India (1999) (India) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
- 5* (2013) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- 7flix (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- ABC Family (2006) (United States) (tv)
- ABC Family (2009) (United States) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Fox Network (2001) (United States) (tv)
- Freeform (2016) (United States) (tv)
- LA7 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- V8 (2001) (Netherlands) (tv)
Special Effects
- Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (visual effects)
- Station X Studios (additional visual effects)
Other Companies
- ABC Sports (courtesy of: footage from "Monday Night Football")
- Cinema Research (opticals)
- Lightnin' Production Rentals (transportation equipment)
- MGM Clip + Still (courtesy of: "Thelma and Louise" footage)
- NBA Entertainment (courtesy of: New York Knicks footage)
- NHL Enterprises (courtesy of: hockey footage)
- Pacific Studios II (chromatrans background)
- Pacific Title/Mirage (titles)
- Paramount Pictures (courtesy of: scene from "Deputy Dawg")
- Polyphony Digital (archive)
- Reel Foods (catering)
- Signet Soundelux Studios (recorded at)
- Sony Pictures Studios (sound services)
- Sony Scoring (recorded at)
- Sylvia Fay Casting (extras casting)
- Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting (extras casting)
- Truck Brokers (logistics management)
- Twentieth Century Fox (courtesy of: footage from "Young Frankenstein")
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Sonny Koufax is 32 years old. He's a law school graduate and had a nice apartment in Manhattan. There's just one problem. He does nothing, except sit on his butt and live off an investment that was the result of a meager lawsuit he won a year ago. But after his fed-up girlfriend leaves him, he comes up with the ingenious idea to adopt a five-year-old boy to showcase his newfound maturity. But things don't go as planned, and he finds himself the unlikely foster father that will change his perspective on just looking out for himself. Written by MonkeyKingMA |
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| Taglines | Natureza chamado. Olha quem respondeu. (Nature called. Look who answered.) (Brazil DVD) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $34,200,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $41,536,370, 27 Jun 1999 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $234,801,895 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Adam Sandler's wife, Jackie Sandler, played the waitress in the bar that gets Julian (Cole and Dylan Sprouse) a root beer. This started the tradition of having her cameo in almost every Adam Sandler film. See more » |
| Goofs | When the skater coming down the path in the park hits Sonny's stick, he careens down the hill into the pond between two large rocks. The smaller rock on the right lifts and floats a little to the right. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Clock (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Passing Me By See more » |
| Crazy Credits | This movie is dedicated to our fathers. Thanks for putting up with all our crap. We love you. See more » |
| Quotes |
Julian:
...but I wipe my own ass, I wipe my own ass! See more » |