Director: Steven Brill

Writer: Tim Herlihy

From short story: Opera Hat by Clarence Budington Kelland

Music by: Teddy Castellucci

Producers: Sid Ganis; Jack Giarraputo

Keywords: Comedy

Remake of a 1936 Frank Capra film of the same name follows a New England everyman as he becomes the unlikely heir to a tycoon's vast fortune.

ABSTRACT
Remake of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936). Entertainment industry kingpin Preston Blake, owner and operator of media conglomerate Blake Media, dies at the age of eighty-two after successfully reaching the summit of Mount Everest. Left with no immediate relatives to carry his torch, eyes ultimately fall on surviving nephew Longfellow Deeds, a New Hampshire pizza deliveryman and aspiring greeting card writer whisked away on a wild journey in New York City after he is presented with money, power, and desperate hangers-on beyond his wildest dreams.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Buscemi	Actor	13-Dec-1957		Reservoir Dogs
Blake Clark	Comic	2-Feb-1946		Harry on Home Improvement
Allen Covert	Actor	13-Oct-1964		Grandma's Boy
Conchata Ferrell	Actor	28-Mar-1943		Head nurse Joan Thor on E/R
Peter Gallagher	Actor	19-Aug-1955		American Beauty
Sid Ganis	Film/TV Producer	8-Jan-1940		Paramount, Columbia Pictures Executive
Jared Harris	Actor	24-Aug-1961		I Shot Andy Warhol
John McEnroe	Tennis	16-Feb-1959		Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles
Harve Presnell	Actor	14-Sep-1933	30-Jun-2009	When the Boys Meet the Girls
Winona Ryder	Actor	29-Oct-1971		Edward Scissorhands
Adam Sandler	Comic	9-Sep-1966		The Wedding Singer, SNL alumnus
Al Sharpton	Activist	3-Oct-1954		Minister, Presidential hopeful
J. B. Smoove	Actor	16-Dec-1964		Ray on The Millers
Jennifer Tisdale	Actor	18-Sep-1981		Actress, Sister of Ashley Tisdale
John Turturro	Actor	28-Feb-1957		Barton Fink, Five Corners
George Wallace	Comic	21-Jul-1952		Vegas standup comic

CAST

starring
Adam Sandler	...   Longfellow Deeds
Winona Ryder	...   Babe Bennett
Peter Gallagher	...   Chuck Cedar
Jared Harris	...   Mac McGrath
Allen Covert	...   Marty
Erick Avari	...   Cecil Anderson
and
John Turturro	...   Emilio Lopez
Peter Dante	...   Murph
Conchata Ferrell	...   Jan
Harve Presnell	...   Preston Blake
JB Smoove	...   Reuben
Steve Buscemi	...   Crazy Eyes
Blake Clark	...   Buddy Ward
John McEnroe	...   Himself
Tom McNulty	...   Red Parka Man
Buddy Bolton	...   Cameraman
Angelito Bautista	...   Sherpa
Scott Thompson Baker	...   News Anchor
Robert Frank Telfer	...   Business Anchor
Elizabeth Owens	...   Kitty
Florence Anglin	...   Jane
Sylvia Kauders	...   Sue
Henry Hayward	...   Mr. Wetherley
Frank Weller	...   Old Farmer
Karen Nation	...   Lucy
Bruce French	...   Pilot
Ken Forsgren	...   Co-Pilot
Earl Schuman	...   Valet
Marijan Zoric	...   Chef
Irina Davidoff	...   Russian Maid
William Brady	...   Chauffeur
Brandon Molale	...   Kevin Ward
Derek Hughes	...   Waiter
Walter Williamson	...   Kurt
Roark Critchlow	...   William
Billy St. John	...   George
Kevin Grady	...   Anniversary Couple
Dru Homer	...   Anniversary Couple
Frank Montella	...   Bishop
Alfred Dennis	...   Old-Timer
Margie Loomis	...   Martha
Alex Buck	...   Gum Chewer
Tyler Roche	...   Young Kid
Lauren Mieske	...   Little Sister
Steele Hunter	...   Children's Father
George Wallace	...   NAACP Administrator
Gabriel Williams	...   Mailroom Clerk
Dianne Crawford	...   Secretary
John Kirk	...   Bartender
Aloma Wright	...   Cat Lady
J. D. Donaruma	...   Fake Cop
Carter Edwards	...   Yelling Cop
Steven Golebiowski	...   Yelling Fireman
Tim Herlihy	...   Fireman
Ked McFarlane Jimenez	...   Heroic Dog
Chlo� Hult	...   Waitress
Sid Ganis	...   Homeless Man
Randolph LeRoi	...   Afro Man
Jeremy Chu	...   Bike Riding Kid
Gideon Jacobs	...   Bike Riding Kid
Radioman	...   Himself
Gina Gallego	...   Consuela Lopez
Al Sharpton	...   Himself
Dion Anderson	...   Shareholder
Susan Bjurman	...   Shareholder
Tony Chu	...   Shareholder
Andy Kreiss	...   Shareholder
Ramesh Pandey	...   Shareholder
Maurice G. Smith	...   Shareholder
Jennifer Tisdale	...   Card Reader
Toshi Toda	...   Card Reader

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