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Paul Thomas Anderson follows 1999's MAGNOLIA with the intensely compelling character study PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE. Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) is a quiet, shy, socially awkward man with an office in an out-of-the-way warehouse. He is dedicated to his job as a wholesale toilet plunger salesman, he keeps a nice apartment, and he is obsessed with special offers on grocery store products. Barry's latest fixation is on frequent flier miles included with the purchase of Healthy Choice foods. Barry wears a bright blue suit, though he doesn't know why. With seven outspoken sisters, he is constantly being nagged, questioned, and berated. He is challenged to explain the reasons for his actions, and it eventually becomes clear that Barry cannot control his often-violent impulses, a trait which is increasingly problematic. When a beautiful woman, Lena Leonard (Emily Watson), walks into his life with an instinctive attraction to him, a nonjudgmental attitude, and unconditional love, Barry undergoes a powerful transformation.<BR>Anderson's film is a tour-de-force for which he garnered the Best Director award at Cannes 2002. Set primarily in Los Angeles and Utah, he shoots either bleak deserted spaces (apartment building hallways) or lush, exotic paradises (Hawaii). Aiming for a Technicolor look, the blue of Barry's suit in contrast with Lena's solid pinks, reds, and whites, pops off of the screen. Colorful interludes designed by visual artist Jeremy Blake offer hallucinogenic lapses from the action of the film, while the rapid percussive score by Jon Brion keeps the suspense and the emotional exasperation of the film on a constantly high level.

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ProducerJoanne Sellar, Daniel Lupi

EAN5035822302037

eBay Product ID (ePID)3957423

Product Key Features

ActorAdam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Luis Guzman

Film/TV TitlePunch-Drunk Love

DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson

LanguageEnglish

Run Time95 Mins

Aspect Ratio2.35 Wide Screen

Release Year2010

FormatDVD

FeaturesFeaturette\3 Deleted Scenes\Photo Montage\Teaser Trailers\Theatrical Trailer, Widescreen, Closed Caption

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

ComposerJon Brion

ReviewsTotal Film - A must-see Adam Sandler movie, Los Angeles Times - ...[A] daring high-wire act....Unexpectedly sweet and pure..., USA Today - It proves that Sandler has talent [à] PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE is never heavy-handed. The jabs it employs are short, carefully placed and dead-center, Entertainment Weekly - Quietly sweet, even resonant [à] The most sincere and artful movie in which Adam Sandler will probably ever appear, Sight and Sound - Anderson remains one of the great visionaries of suburban Southern California, Rolling Stone - A marvel of pure emotion that links the rage inherent in the films of both Sandler and Anderson. Sandler can act, beautifully. That's that

ScreenwriterPaul Thomas Anderson

Special EffectsJeremy Blake

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1\Dolby Surround

Movie/TV TitlePunch-Drunk Love

Director of PhotographyRobert Elswit

Consumer AdviceContains strong language and sex references