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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.Product Identifiers
ProducerJoanne Sellar, Daniel Lupi
EAN5050629030204
eBay Product ID (ePID)2319602848
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 Time93 Mins
FormatBlu-ray
Release Year2016
FeaturesCriterion Collection\4K digital transfer, supervised by director Paul Thomas Anderson, with 5.1\surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack\Blossoms & Blood, a twelve-minute 2002 short film by Anderson, featuring music\by Jon Brion and performances by Adam Sandler and Emily Watson\New interview with Brion\New piece featuring behind-the-scenes footage of a recording session for the\filmÆs soundtrack\New conversation between curators Michael Connor and Lia Gangitano about the\art of Jeremy Blake\Additional artwork by Blake\Cannes press conference from 2002\NBC News interview from 2000 with David Phillips, ôthe pudding guyö\Twelve Scopitones\Deleted scenes\Mattress Man commercial\Trailers
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
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
Special EffectsJeremy Blake
ScreenwriterPaul Thomas Anderson
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitlePunch-Drunk Love
Director of PhotographyRobert Elswit
Consumer AdviceContains strong language and sex references