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Eight Crazy Nights
Adam Sandler and director Seth Kearsley present an animated
Hanukkah tale with ADAM SANDLER'S EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS. Davey
Stone (Sandler) is lurching down a wayward path. He's a
drunk and aging delinquent, infamous in Dukesberry for
spreading misery as deftly as he belches full sentences.
He's facing prison when Whitey Duvall (Sandler again), a
lovable, physically challenged man, proposes that Stone work
with him at the community center as a referee for the local
basketball league. The surly Stone accepts the job, and
moves in with Whitey and his twin sister, Eleanore (also
voiced by Sandler). But the true test is whether Stone can
rise above his self-destructive habits in order to reunite
with his former girlfriend, Jennifer (Jackie Titone), and
act as a role model for her young son, Benjamin (Austin
Stout). The snow-covered landscapes in EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS
have a pleasing, three-dimensional realism that's as
cheerful as a Hallmark holiday card. Sandler, with his wide
range of inane, high-pitched voices, is as funny as ever,
punctuating the innocent world of EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS with
the refreshingly irreverent brand of humor he displayed in
HAPPY GILMORE, THE WEDDING SINGER, and BIG DADDY. Though the
film isn't really for kids, Sandler and Kearsley manage to
make even the more daring animated characters--like one with
three breasts--seem harmless. EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS also
features the voices of Jon Lovitz, Kevin Nealon, Rob
Schneider, and Tyra Banks.
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Eloise At
Christmastime
The live-action version of ELOISE stays true to the spirit of author Kay
Thompson's highly successful books. ELOISE AT CHRISTMASTIME features the
six-year-old cutie pie celebrating Christmas at her digs in the Plaza Hotel,
where wedding preparations are well under way. Eloise discovers the Plaza Hotel
owner's daughter, Rachel Peabody (Sara Topham) might marry Brooks Oliver (Rick
Roberts) for the wrong reasons. The scheming Eloise plays matchmaker to Rachel
and Eloise's favorite Plaza waiter (Gavin Creel). This funny, heartwarming tale
features adorable Sofia Vassilieva as Eloise, Julie Andrews as the Nanny,
Christine Baranski as the evil wedding planner, and Jeffrey Tambor as the Plaza
Hotel manager.
Ernest Saves Christmas
When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas
surprises to a new st. Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of
characters, including Ernest P. Worrell.
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