Grown Ups Review

Grown Ups

Release Date: 24th June 2010 - Australia

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures (presents)

Happy Madison Productions

Relativity Media (in association with)

Distribution

Sony Pictures Australia

Genre: Comedy

Rating: M

Runtime: 102 minutes

Budget: $80,000,000

Box Office Gross: $271,457,301 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Five friends reunite when they drag their families to attend the funeral of their high school basketball coach. And to spend the weekend at the lakehouse where they used to hang out.

Cast

Adam Sandler - Lenny "Hollywood" Feder
Salma Hayek - Roxanne Chase-Feder

Jake Goldberg - Greg Feder

Cameron Boyce - Keithie Feder

Alexys Nycole Sanchez - Becky Feder

Kevin James - Eric Lamonsoff

Maria Bello - Sally Lamonsoff

Ada-Nicole Sanger - Donna Lamonsoff
Frank & Morgan Gingerich -

Bean Lamonsoff

Chris Rock - Kurt McKenzie

Maya Rudolph - Deanne McKenzie

Nadji Jeter - Andre McKenzie

China Anne McClain - Charlotte McKenzie

Ebony Jo-Ann - Mama Ronzoni

Rob Schneider - Rob Hillard

Joyce Van Patten - Gloria Hillard

Madison Riley - Jasmine Hillard

Jamie Chung - Amber Hillard

Ashley Loren - Bridget Hillard

David Spade - Marcus "Higgy" Higgins

Blake Clark - Coach

Colin Quinn - Dickie Bailey

Steve Buscemi - Wiley

Di Quon - Rita

Norm McDonald - Geezer

Jonathan Loughran - Robideaux

Kevin Grady - Muzby (Cameo)

Richie Minervini - Tardio

Jackie Sandler - Tardio's Wife (Cameo)

Sadie Sandler - Tardio's Daughter (Cameo)

Sunny Sandler - Tardio's Daughter (Cameo)

Dennis Dugan - Referee (Cameo)

Lisa M. Francis - Bailey's Wife

Berkeley Holman - Bailey's Son

Michael Cavaleri - Young Lenny Feder

Andrew Bayard - Young Eric Lamonsoff

Jameel McGill - Young Kurt McKenzie

Kyle Brooks - Young Marcus Higgins

Joshua Matz - Young Rob Hillard

J.D. Donaruma - Higgins' Father (Cameo)

Alec Musser - Water Park Stud

Henriette Mantel - Waitress

Hunter Silva - Young Bailey

Christopher Borger - Young Malcolm

Connor Panzner - Young Robideaux

Jeremy Weaver - Young Muzby

Daniel Cohen - Young Tardio

Tim Herlihy - Pastor (Cameo)

Crew

Director - Dennis Dugan

Writer/Producer - Adam Sandler

Writer - Fred Wolf

Executive Producers - Barry Bernardi,

Allen Covert, Tim Herlihy and Steve Koren

Producer - Jack Giarraputo

Co-Producer/Additional Music Supervisor -

Kevin Grady

Casting Directors - Roger Mussenden

and Jeremy Rich

Sports Coordinator - Mark Robert Ellis

Production Designer - Perry Andelin Blake

Art Director - Alan Au

Set Decorator - Claire Kaufman

Property Master - Timothy S. Wiles

Costume Designer - Ellen Luther

Director of Photography - Theo van de Sande

Stunt Coordinator - Scott Rogers

Special Effects Coordinator - Allen Hall

Special Effects Technician - John Ruggieri

Editor - Tom Costain

Supervising Sound Editors - Elmo Weber

and Frank Gaeta

Re-Recording Mixers - Tateum Kohut

and Greg Orloff

Music - Rupert-Gregson Williams

Music Supervisors - Michael Dilbeck

and Brooks Arthur

Score Mixer - Alan Meyerson

Review
GROWN UPS is a fantastic movie packed with some laughs scene after scene. It featured comedic talents from actors like Kevin James, Rob Scheider, Chris Rock, David Spade and Adam Sandler. The famous crew is well-known for their films from Happy Madison, and I heard that most people hated GROWN UPS because the film was conceived as a poor excuse for a buddy comedy by Sandler and his friends when they were on vacation. I assumed it was a comedic version of The Expendables because all the comedy stars got together for this movie.

Sandler and his acting cohorts have decent chemistry in the film. Ironic to a delight, Steve Buscemi is in an extended cameo appearance and is Sandler's other collaborator when appearing in some of his work. The two amusing scenes include the little girl wanting to get chocolate wasted and the muscle man at the water park who speaks in a funny voice.

GROWN UPS may not be like the other Adam Sandler movies or compared to Happy Gilmore, but this has been his work for some time and is my favourite.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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