Has it seriously been over twenty years since I was first exposed to Adam Sandler on one the greatest game shows ever made? Some people my age may remember when MTV wasn't a complete pile of shit and actually made some decent programs to filter in between videos. For those that don't remember Remote Control was a game show hosted by Ken Ober with a very young Collin Quinn and later Kari Wuhrer. Three contestants would pick a channel and answer movie, music or television related questions. Some questions would be asked by a special walk in character which included Dennis Leary as Keith Richards and a character named Stud Boy played by Sandler.
It wasn't until 1991 that Sandler would join one the most memorable casts of Saturday Night Live. After a four year run it was time for him to make the big move to Hollywood and become a massive star catering to the dick and fart joke crowd all the way up to drunk frat boys. I'm not sure I could say that I am a fan of even half of the movies that Sandler has done in his career, but he has had a few gems thrown in. One of which just happens to be the film that Erikka and I saw back in 2009.
While Sandler was great in this role it was the supporting cast that really impressed me. We get our usually Apatow cast along with cameos by some great comedians as themselves. Here is the trailer for everyone to check out and enjoy.
Sandler plays an older comedian who has left the business in favor of making shitty family friendly movies.....sounds familiar. When he is diagnosed with leukemia and told he may die, he decides to get back into the stand up game. He asks a young up and comer played by Seth Rogen to be his assistant and write some material. This makes up the first half of the movie which really focuses on the world of stand up, but then the second half of the movie is all about Sandler trying to get back together with his ex. It really feels like it could have been two different movies and even more so when you consider that it clocks in at 153 minutes. I haven't seen the movie the whole way through since seeing it in the theater so I did my best to remember what I could. I do plan on adding this to the blu ray collection eventually and look forward to seeing it in its entirety again.
If you haven't seen Funny People yet then I would highly recommend it especially if you are a fan of stand up. Need more Sandler after that, check out Punch Drunk Love. If you enjoy Aziz Ansari's Randy character pick up his Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening DVD and prepare to piss yourself laughing.
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