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7.4/10   45,818 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Paul Thomas Anderson (written by)
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Release Date:
1 November 2002 (USA) more
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Plot:
A beleaguered small-business owner gets a harmonium and embarks on a romantic journey with a mysterious woman. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 13 wins & 15 nominations more
User Comments:
This movie is all LOVE! more (810 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Adam Sandler ... Barry Egan
Jason Andrews ... Operator Carter (voice)

Don McManus ... Plastic (voice)

Emily Watson ... Lena Leonard

Luis Guzmán ... Lance
David Schrempf ... Customer #1
Seann Conway ... Customer #2

Rico Bueno ... Rico
Hazel Mailloux ... Rhonda
Karen Kilgariff ... Anna (voice)
Julie Hermelin ... Kathleen
Salvador Curiel ... Sal
Jorge Barahona ... Jorge
Ernesto Quintero ... Ernesto
Julius Steuer ... Mechanic
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Also Known As:
Just Desserts (USA) (working title)
Punchdrunk Knuckle Love (USA) (working title)
The X-4 Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled P.T. Anderson Project (USA) (working title)
Embriagado de Amor (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Armastusest joobunud (Estonia) [et]
Embriagado de amor (Argentina) [es]
Htypimenos apo erota (Greece) [el]
Ivre d'amour (Canada: French title) [fr]
Lewy sercowy (Poland) [pl]
Punch-Drunk Love (Spain) [es]
Punch-Drunk Love - Ubriaco d'amore (Italy) [it]
Punch-drunk love - Ivre d'amour (France) [fr]
Punch-drunk love - rakkauden värit (Finland) [fi]
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Rated R for strong language including a scene of sexual dialogue.
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95 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Even when writing the script, Paul Thomas Anderson knew he wanted the score to heavily feature the harmonium. more
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Errors in geography: During the first conversation between Dean and Barry, we see palm trees outside the mattress shop in Provo, Utah. Palm trees do not grow in Provo, Utah. more
Quotes:
[Barry looks around... ]
Barry: Healthy Choice and American Airlines got together and put this promotion: If you buy any 10 Healthy Choice products, they will reward you with 500 frequent flier miles; with this special coupon, they'll up it to 1,000 miles. So, I think they are trying to push their teriyaki chicken which is $1.79, but I went to the supermarket and I looked around and I saw that they had pudding...
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Referenced in "South Park: AWESOM-O (#8.5)" (2004) more
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Moana Chimes more

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52 out of 72 people found the following comment useful.
This movie is all LOVE!, 12 October 2005
9/10
Author: jcdugger from United States

Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love is a fascinating film. Perhaps 2002's best movie - and one of the best drama/romantic-comedies to ever hit the silver screen.

PT Anderson is an absolute genius. A talented and master film-maker. Boogie Nights and Magnolia, two of Anderson's previous films, were absolutely stunning. Boogie Nights, in particular, was a complete masterpiece. And Punch-Drunk Love is no exception, another great piece of film-making by what is quickly becoming one of the world's top Directors. I can't wait for whatever he does next.

Also, it's difficult to overstate the performance of Adam Sandler. I'm confident this will go down in history as his best work. Ironically, I thought I'd never see this movie because of Sandler starring in it. (I ONLY watched it because of my respect for PT Anderson - and I still waited 3 years to see it!). I enjoy most of Sandler's non-romantic comedies, but I couldn't even imagine him in a romantic movie, I thought he would be horrible. I couldn't have been more wrong. I wasn't prepared for such a great performance, as he stole the show from the opening scene. I can't remember ever being more surprised with the lead actor in a movie. He was simply great, a truly terrific performance.

On the flip side, Emily Watson, as the caring Lena, was wonderful as well. I've got the feeling we will be seeing much more of her, as she had a breakout performance here in PDL. I thought at first that she almost looked too beautiful to put up with the antics of someone like Sandler's character (as she would be in high demand with the males), but then we see the quirky side of her as well, and it all comes together. Great touch.

I recommend this movie to anyone over the age of 25. If you're a teenager who's hoping for a few laughs from Sandler, you're going to be gravely disappointed. Buy the movie, store it in your closet, and pull it out when you reach 30 - and you'll love it! And please, don't let "romantic comedy" scare you (as it does me). I almost REFUSE to watch romantic comedies, but this one is much different. Romance and comedy surely aren't the first things that come to mind when I think of this film. It's a drama full of tension and embarrassment. It's an uplifting, yet shocking movie. To the intellectual mind, I can't recommend it enough.

Thank you for reading!...

JD

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