Grown Ups

"Boys will be boys. . . some longer than others."

2010 1h 42m EN

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★6.4TMDB · 6,927

Comedy

Synopsis

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After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

“Boys will be boys. . . some longer than others.”

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Cast

Adam Sandler
Lenny Feder
Kevin James
Eric Lamonsoff
Chris Rock
Kurt McKenzie
David Spade
Marcus Higgins
Rob Schneider
Rob Hilliard
Salma Hayek Pinault
Roxanne Chase-Feder
Maria Bello
Sally Lamonsoff
Maya Rudolph
Deanne McKenzie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dennis Dugan
Writers: Adam Sandler, Fred Wolf
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Grown Ups Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dennis Dugan, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rupert Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Costain 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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Adam Sandler and Kevin James and Chris Rock carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dennis Dugan directs. Theo van de Sande behind the camera. Rupert Gregson-Williams scores. Tom Costain cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Part of the "Grown Ups Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Dennis Dugan, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Rupert Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Tom Costain shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Adam Sandler and Kevin James and Chris Rock carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Boys will be boys. . . some longer than others.".
10IMDB entry: tt1375670 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "friendship", "overweight", "affectation", "convertible".
12Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Theo van de Sande
Original score: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Editing: Tom Costain
Production design: Perry Andelin Blake
Costume design: Marlon Mizrahi
Makeup / hair: Clinton Wayne
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $80,000,000
Box office: $271,457,606
Return: 339% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Grown Ups (2010)

Part of

Grown Ups Collection

Grown Ups is a 2010 American buddy comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Adam Sandler, and starring Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider. Sandler and Fred Wolf wrote the script. The film was produced by Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Sandler, Rock, Schneider, and Spade all joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in the 1990–1991 season; supporting cast including Colin Quinn, Maya Rudolph, Tim Meadows and Norm Macdonald have also been SNL cast members. A sequel, Grown Ups 2, was released on July 12, 2013.