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Little Nicky

Little Nicky

If your father was the Devil and your mother was an angel, you'd be messed up too.

20005.81h 30m

Overview

After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.

Directed by Steven Brill
Written by Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler, Steven Brill
Produced by Jack Giarraputo, Robert Simonds
Box OfficeBudget: $85.0MRevenue: $58.3M

Top Cast

Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Nicky

Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

Valerie Veran

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Dad

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Adrian

Tommy Lister Jr.

Tommy Lister Jr.

Cassius

Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield

Lucifer

Allen Covert

Allen Covert

Todd

Peter Dante

Peter Dante

Peter

Jonathan Loughran

Jonathan Loughran

John

Robert Smigel

Robert Smigel

Beefy

Themes & Keywords

new york citysibling relationshipparent child relationshiphelldevil's sonsatandemonbulldogfather son relationship

About Little Nicky

Little Nicky is a comedy, fantasy film released in 2000 exploring themes of new york city, sibling relationship, parent child relationship, hell, devil's son, satan. Directed by Steven Brill, it stars Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel. After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.

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