Little Nicky (2000)

Director:

Steven Brill

Writers (WGA):

Tim Herlihy (written by) &
Adam Sandler (written by) ...

Release Date:

10 November 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

He's Never Been To Earth. He's Never Even Slept Over Some Other Dude's House.

Plot:

A movie about the independent minded son of Beelzebub and the mischief he creates.

Plot Keywords:

Satan | Hell | Devil | Decomposition | The Devil

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Adam Sandler	...	Nicky
Patricia Arquette	...	Valerie Veran
Harvey Keitel	...	Dad
Rhys Ifans	...	Adrian
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Cassius (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
Rodney Dangerfield	...	Lucifer
Allen Covert	...	Todd
Peter Dante	...	Peter
Jonathan Loughran	...	John
Robert Smigel	...	Beefy (voice)
Reese Witherspoon	...	Holly
Dana Carvey	...	Referee
Jon Lovitz	...	Peeper
Kevin Nealon	...	Gatekeeper
Michael McKean	...	Chief of Police

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual humor, some drug content, language and thematic material.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:10 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37823) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:14 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Avery Pix

Trivia:

Adrian's line "better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven" is taken from the classic 17th century story, "Paradise Lost".

Goofs:

Continuity: At the very beginning when Nicky is "air jamming" to Van Halen's "Runnin' With The Devil" (which is playing on the right turntable), the turntables have no covers up until just before Jimmy The Demon walks in, then they are covered after that.

Quotes:

Chubbs: You mambo?
Nicky: No, I don't think so.
Chubbs: It's all in the hips, it's all in the hips, it's all in the hips...

Movie Connections:

References The Wedding Singer (1998)

Soundtrack:

Highway to Hell

A Paradise for Adam Sandler's Fans

Let me explain something about Adam Sandler's movies (and his recordings and his SNL shows). His humor is something you either like or hate. There's no middle situation and there's not really a category for it except for 'Adam Sandler humor'. It also came to my attention that the people who think that Sandler is stupid, think the same of Jim Carrey and almost any other pure comedian, which narrows down their comedy taste to 'Scary Movie'.

Little Nicky is a film that every Adam Sandler fan has to see. This picture is about the son of Satan, who comes to earth in order to save his father from extinction. Everything (yes, everything) that takes place place in this movie, from the cast to the script, to the cameo appearances of celebrities, pays homage to earlier Sandler works. Those little or sometimes bigger references are not only links to Sandler's previous movies but also to his recordings and SNL shows. It's a real treat for every true Adam Sandler fan!

Also a great production along with a great Heavy Metal soundtrack make this film one of the best movies Adam's ever done.

I have to warn you that you have to have at least some experience with Adam's previous efforts in order to appreciate 'Little Nicky'. Of course if you are an Adam Sandler fan you're going to love this one. If you are not, please go rent 'Die Hard with a Vengeance' for one more time...