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Mr. Deeds

Mr. Deeds

Don't let the fancy clothes fool you.

20025.91h 37m

Overview

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.

Directed by Steven Brill
Written by Tim Herlihy, Robert Riskin, Clarence Budington Kelland
Produced by Sidney Ganis, Jack Giarraputo
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $171.3M

Top Cast

Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Longfellow Deeds

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Babe Bennett

John Turturro

John Turturro

Emilio Lopez

Allen Covert

Allen Covert

Marty

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Chuck Cedar

Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Mac McGrath

Erick Avari

Erick Avari

Cecil Anderson

Peter Dante

Peter Dante

Murph

Conchata Ferrell

Conchata Ferrell

Jan

Harve Presnell

Harve Presnell

Preston Blake

Themes & Keywords

new york citylove letternew hampshireliarcity country contrastinheritancebillionairekindnessfableapple treecorporate take overchrysler building

About Mr. Deeds

Mr. Deeds is a comedy, romance film released in 2002 exploring themes of new york city, love letter, new hampshire, liar, city country contrast, inheritance. Directed by Steven Brill, it stars Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro. 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.

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