Saving Silverman

"They swore nothing would come between them. Then she came along."

2001 1h 30m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 657

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Synopsis

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A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman, a cold-hearted beauty who snatches him from them and breaks up their Neil Diamond cover band.

“They swore nothing would come between them. Then she came along.”

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Cast

Steve Zahn
Wayne Lefessier
Jack Black
J.D. McNugent
Jason Biggs
Darren Silverman
Amanda Peet
Judith Fessbeggler
Amanda Detmer
Sandy
R. Lee Ermey
Coach
Neil Diamond
Self
Kyle Gass
Bar Dude

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dennis Dugan
Writers: Hank Nelken, Greg DePaul
Languages: English, Thai
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 88% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Thai.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dennis Dugan, shot by Arthur Albert. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Simpson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Patrick J. Don Vito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Steve Zahn and Jack Black and Jason Biggs carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dennis Dugan directs. Arthur Albert behind the camera. Michael Simpson scores. Patrick J. Don Vito cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Thai.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 88% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
325 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Thai.
5Directed by Dennis Dugan, shot by Arthur Albert. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michael Simpson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Patrick J. Don Vito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Steve Zahn and Jack Black and Jason Biggs carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They swore nothing would come between them. Then she came along.".
10IMDB entry: tt0239948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "kidnapping", "harassment", "fiancé", "marriage".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Arthur Albert
Original score: Michael Simpson
Editing: Patrick J. Don Vito
Production design: Michael S. Bolton
Costume design: Melissa Toth
Makeup / hair: Lisa Taylor Roberts
Sound: Kevin O'Connell
Stunt coordinator: J.J. Makaro
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $22,000,000
Box office: $19,351,569
Return: 88% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Saving Silverman (2001)

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Kamurai2020-08-19
★ 5/10
Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, and can really only recommend for big Steve Zahn fans. This movie is a lot of trash, fun trash, but trash none the less. It makes sense that these actors would band together to do a comedic project, but I can't imagine why they did an "idiot boys club" trope with a "gay as comedy" twist. I'm not a fan of Amanda Peet (but do watch "A Lot Like Love" and "Brockmire", oddly both baseball subjects), but she is the best actor in this by about a factor of 10. She plays a highly intellectual character that just doesn't fit in the same world as these other characters (most likely by design), and even manages to do some action sequences with other people involved without them also doing the action sequences. While I like Jason Biggs, Amanda Detmer, and R. Lee Ermey, I'm not a Steve Zahn fan, and this is not Jack Black's best work. Being as the majority of the movie is the latter and Amanda Peet, there is a lot of "this is kind of annoying" as opposed to "this is kind of funny". The structural writing is actually good, but the premise and the comedic writing is ludicrous, and it is pretty hit or miss. I can't recommend it just because there are too many other options: just the number of abuse humor comedies starring Jason Biggs is enough to give you a list of suggestions for other movies.

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