Adam Sandler's: Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
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12% of critics liked it
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61% of users liked it
(272,019 ratings)
Come celebrate the joy and togetherness of the Hanukkah season with Adam Sandler -- yeah, that Adam Sandler -- in this raucous animated comedy written and produced in collaboration with the noted funnyman. Davey Stone (voice of Adam Sandler) is a twentysomething man with a short temper and a… More Come celebrate the joy and togetherness of the Hanukkah season with Adam Sandler -- yeah, that Adam Sandler -- in this raucous animated comedy written and produced in collaboration with the noted funnyman. Davey Stone (voice of Adam Sandler) is a twentysomething man with a short temper and a reputation for causing trouble who lives in the small New England town of Dukesberry. Davey has a particularly bad attitude about the holiday season, and on the first night of Hanukkah, he goes on a tear that lands him in front of a judge (voice of Norm Crosby). The judge, who has dealt with Davey before, is prepared to send him to prison, but Whitey (also voiced by Sandler), an eccentric but kindly old man, persuades the judge to give him a chance to turn Davey into a more responsible citizen. Davey doesn't think much of Whitey's charitable nature, but when his trailer home burns down, he's forced to move in with Whitey and his perpetually nervous sister, Eleanore (also voiced by Sandler...spotting a trend here?). Between Whitey and Eleanore's nonstop kvetching and the reappearance of his old girlfriend Jennifer (voice of Jackie Titone), Davey is being driven to distraction by the Hanukkah season, but in time Whitey learns the truth about why Davey has such a problem with the Festival of Lights. Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights also includes eight new songs co-written by Sandler; he duets with bluegrass star Alison Krauss on "Long Ago." ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Seth Kearsley
- Written By
- Adam Sandler, Brooks Arthur, Allen Covert, Brad Isaacs
- Genres
- Comedy, Animation
- In Theaters
- Nov 27, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- Columbia Tristar Pictures
Critic Reviews
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, Time Out
The film might have been funny if it weren't so poorly executed and fixated on bodily functions.
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, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Audiences have at least 80 reasons to reject Eight Crazy Nights.
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Roger Moore, Houston Chronicle
Sets animation back 30 years, musicals back 40 years and Judaism back at least 50.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
I'd prefer to think of Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love, the one good movie of the three he did this year.
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Ed Halter, Village Voice
Squanders the cross-cultural comedy potential of a Jewish-themed Christmas movie on cheap fart gags and boilerplate schmaltz.
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Cast
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Adam Sandler
as Davey Stone, Deer, Eleanore Duvall, Whit...
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Jackie Titone
as Jennifer
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Austin Stout
as Benjamin
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Kevin Nealon
as Mayor
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Norm Crosby
as Judge
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Rob Schneider
as Chinese Waiter
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Jon Lovitz
as Tom Baltezor
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Tyra Banks
as Victoria's Secret Gown
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Blake Clark
as Radio Shack Walkie-Talkie
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Carl Weathers
as GNC Guy
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Jamie Alcroft
as Eli Wolstan
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Ellen Albertini Dow
as See's Candies Box
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Carmen Filpi
as Homeless Guy
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Archie Hahn III
as TV Announcer
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Linda Harmon
as Singer
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Jon Joyce
as Singer
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Lainie Kazan
as Singing Old Woman
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Tom Kenny
as Sharper Image Chair
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Chance Langton
as Singing Mr. Thompson
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Rick Logan
as Singer
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Sally Stevens
as Singer
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Max Hoffman
as Donald Hardy
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Richard Page
as Singing Dad
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Alice Hoffman
as Young Jennifer
- Travis Tedford
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Allen Covert
as Old Lady/Bus Driver/Mayor's Wife
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Brooks Arthur
as Rabbi Fliegel
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Seth Kearsley
as Brill's Teammate
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John Farley
as Cop #2
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Cole Sprouse
as K-B Toys Soldier
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Dylan Sprouse
as K-B Toys Soldier
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Peter Dante
as Foot Locker Guy
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Jonathan Loughran
as Cop #1
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Alison Krauss
as Singing Jennifer
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James Barbour
as Singing Mayor
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Jenn Gross
as Singer
- Bobby Edner
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Josh Uhler
as Young Davey
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Jennifer Perkins
as Singer
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Kevin Farley
as Panda Express Panda
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Ann Wilson
as Singing Mom
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Todd Holland
as Brill
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Bernadette Barlow
as Singer
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J.D. Donaruma
as Cop #3, Worker #3
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Kelly Dugan
as Fat Kid, Telephone Kid
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Sharon Dugan
as Mrs. Selman
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Lari Friedman
as Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Cup
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Michael Geiger
as Singer
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Kevin Grady
as Cop #4, Worker #1
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Betsy Hammer
as Phone Sex Lady
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Jason Housman
as Singing Benjamin
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Hunter Kitagawa
as Basketball Kid
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Susan Stevens Logan
as Singer
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Tom McNulty
as Singer
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Denise Pleune
as Concession Stand Worker
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Jana Sandler
as Victoria's Secret Customer
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Jared Sandler
as Dreidel Kid
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Jillian Sandler
as Dreidel Kid
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Judith Sandler
as Davey's Mom
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Stan Sandler
as Davey's Dad


