Little Nicky (2000)
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22% of critics liked it
(115 reviews) -
64% of users liked it
(436,522 ratings)
The youngest child of the family often has the most problems -- so why should things be different for the Prince of Darkness and his offspring? Satan (Harvey Keitel) is considering retirement, and is pondering which of his sons should take over the family business -- ambitious Adrian (Rhys Ifans),… More The youngest child of the family often has the most problems -- so why should things be different for the Prince of Darkness and his offspring? Satan (Harvey Keitel) is considering retirement, and is pondering which of his sons should take over the family business -- ambitious Adrian (Rhys Ifans), strapping Cassius (Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.), or Nicky (Adam Sandler), an accident-prone demon who prefers to stay in his room playing his favorite heavy metal tunes. When Satan decides to stay on for another 10,000 years, Adrian is outraged, and leaves Hell to go to New York, where he and Cassius attempt to round up enough souls to vote Satan out of power. Satan, understandably upset, sends Nicky to bring Adrian and Cassius back home, but Nicky finds life on Earth is more complicated than he expected. Things don't get any easier when he develops a crush on Valerie (Patricia Arquette), a good-hearted mortal woman. Little Nicky also features Michael McKean as a city official trying to put Nicky behind bars, Kevin Nealon as Hell's gatekeeper, Rodney Dangerfield as Satan's father, Robert Smigel as the voice of Beefy -- a talking dog who is Nicky's guide on earth, Allen Covert as Todd -- Nicky's new roommate, and Peter Dante and Jonathan Loughran as a pair of metalheads who dig Satan. Jon Lovitz and Reese Witherspoon play cameo roles, and Regis Philbin and Ozzy Osbourne appear as themselves. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Steven Brill
- Written By
- Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy, Steven Brill
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 10, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
Critic Reviews
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, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Has an enormous cast of stars, including Harvey Keitel as daddy devil. But even the stars couldn't brighten up this flick.
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
It would be hyperbole to argue that the road to movie hell is entirely paved with Adam Sandler's crude intentions -- but the guy sure has made a heck of a start.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Where's Sandler in all this? Lost in gimmicks that smack of desperation.
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
It never quite lights a fire under its subject matter.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
A mind-boggling mess.
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Cast
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Adam Sandler
as Little Nicky
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Patricia Arquette
as Valerie
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Harvey Keitel
as Dad
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Rhys Ifans
as Adrian
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Tommy 'Tiny' Lister
as Cassius
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Robert Smigel
as Beefy
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Allen Covert
as Todd
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Peter Dante
as Peter
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Jonathan Loughran
as John
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Blake Clark
as Jimmy the Demon
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Rodney Dangerfield
as Lucifer
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Kevin Nealon
as The Gatekeeper
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Reese Witherspoon
as Holly
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Dana Carvey
as Harlem Globetroters Referee
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Jon Lovitz
as The Peeper
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Quentin Tarantino
as Deacon
- Michael McKean
- Carl Weathers
- Rob Schneider
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Clint Howard
as Nipples
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Lewis Arquette
as cardinal
- George Wallace (II)
- Henry Winkler
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Bill Walton
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Regis Philbin
as Himself
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Todd Holland
as Reformed Demon #1
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Sylvia Lopez
as Herself
- Tommy "tiny" Lister





