Little Nicky is a
2000The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.-Top-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2000...
comedy filmComedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. Also, films in this style typically have a happy ending . One of the oldest genres in film, some of the very first silent movies were comedies...
directed by
Steven BrillSteven Brill is an American actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is probably best-known for The Mighty Ducks film trilogy. He directed and co-wrote Little Nicky and directed Mr. Deeds and Without A Paddle. He has had cameo roles in all three Mighty Ducks movies, "The Wedding...
. It stars
Adam SandlerAdam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, musician, screenwriter and film producer. He is the founder of Happy Madison Productions, a film production company that also developed the television series Rules of Engagement.After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, he went on to...
as Nicky, one of Satan's three sons, The first
Happy Madison Film relased with a PG-13 rating by the MPAA.
The movie begins with a peeper (
Jon LovitzJonathan M. "Jon" Lovitz is an American actor, comedian and singer. He is best known for serving as a cast member of Saturday Night Live between 1985 to 1990 and voicing Jay Sherman on The Critic.-Early life:...
) sitting in a tree spying on a single mom. He gets caught out by her son who in turn fires his slingshot at the guy who falls off the tree and then dies. He ends up in Hell as what he was doing is a sin.
Little Nicky is a
2000The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.-Top-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2000...
comedy filmComedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. Also, films in this style typically have a happy ending . One of the oldest genres in film, some of the very first silent movies were comedies...
directed by
Steven BrillSteven Brill is an American actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is probably best-known for The Mighty Ducks film trilogy. He directed and co-wrote Little Nicky and directed Mr. Deeds and Without A Paddle. He has had cameo roles in all three Mighty Ducks movies, "The Wedding...
. It stars
Adam SandlerAdam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, musician, screenwriter and film producer. He is the founder of Happy Madison Productions, a film production company that also developed the television series Rules of Engagement.After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, he went on to...
as Nicky, one of Satan's three sons, The first
Happy Madison Film relased with a PG-13 rating by the MPAA.
Plot
The movie begins with a peeper (
Jon LovitzJonathan M. "Jon" Lovitz is an American actor, comedian and singer. He is best known for serving as a cast member of Saturday Night Live between 1985 to 1990 and voicing Jay Sherman on The Critic.-Early life:...
) sitting in a tree spying on a single mom. He gets caught out by her son who in turn fires his slingshot at the guy who falls off the tree and then dies. He ends up in Hell as what he was doing is a sin. Also in
HellIn many religious traditions, Hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife, often in the underworld. Religions with a linear divine history often depict Hell as endless...
, it is the 10,000th year as the current Satan's rule of Hell. He brings his three sons—Adrian, Cassius, and Nicky—to decide who will succeed him as "Prince of Darkness". Adrian and Cassius constantly torment Nicky for being their father's personal favorite, even going as far as taking control of his mind and hitting him in the face with a shovel (resulting in a slacked jaw and a speech impediment). The Devil decides to rule another 10,000 years himself because there is more to being Satan than torturing sinful souls as much as keeping the balance between good and evil, saying that none of the sons are ready to take on that responsibility. This greatly angers Adrian and Cassius, so they decide to go to Earth and create a "New Hell" there, corrupting as many souls as possible so that when they kill the souls they will have an army of Damned Souls. They escape Hell and freeze the entrance, the Fire Gate, on the way out. When no new souls can get in, Satan begins to decompose. Satan sends Nicky to Earth with a silver flask that traps the drinker inside it forever. The only way to un-freeze the gate is to get Adrian and Cassius to return through the Fire Gate inside the flask.
Nicky goes to Earth and appears in the subway at
Grand Central TerminalGrand Central Terminal — often popularly called Grand Central Station or simply Grand Central — is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City...
and meets "Mr. Beefy", a talking bulldog that is "an old friend" of Satan. He says that Adrian and Cassius can possess mortals so they will be hard to find. Nicky manages to get an apartment with Todd, a failed actor. Meanwhile, Adrian (possessing a powerful Deacon) and Cassius (possessing the Mayor of
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
) corrupt an entire mass, thus taking the first steps towards New Hell. Cassius makes the mayor even change the New York Slogan to "I Love Hookers" and the legal drinking age to 10.
Nicky spends the beginning of the next day ordering random people (thinking they're possessed) to "Get in the flask" but all fails. Nicky also meets Valerie, a design student whom he falls for. Seeing that Nicky has been sent to catch him, Adrian invades Nicky's mind and makes him scare Valerie away. Adrian kills Nicky, sending him back to Hell (this happens several times throughout the film) and he only respawns back in Grand Central Station. Both Satanists are there, seeing that, Nicky's blood splatters on them, reading off 666, instantly fascinating them.
While watching a Globetrotters game with Todd, Nicky sees that Cassius has possessed a referee, and is making several bad calls against the favorite Globetrotters, trying to make the audience riot. Nicky gets to the court and challenges Cassius to a one-on-one game during half time. Using his newly found "Evil" (powers he was born with as the son of the devil) to win the game (which he does), he then tricks Cassius into the Flask. John and Peter, two headbanging Satanists, see the "Devil Showdown" and devote themselves to Nicky.
Back at Nicky's apartment, Nicky tells John, Peter, and Todd about his heritage and his point on Earth. Nicky, Todd, John, Peter, and Mr. Beefy get high off of cake with marijuana in the mix and after hearing "
Mama, I'm Coming Home"Mama, I'm Coming Home" is the third song on the 1991 Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal album No More Tears. The song is about his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, whom he nicknames "Mama", and his return to her following his imminent retirement. The song was co-written by Lemmy, frontman of the heavy...
" Nicky realizes he is in love with Valerie and passes up an Ozzy Osbourne concert to go see her. He only ends up getting Pepper Sprayed by a still angry Valerie and Nicky falls off her building. Valerie's concern for Nicky stops his descent inches from the ground and he floats back up. He explains to Valerie who he really is and why he is on Earth and at the risk of him falling again, she believes him. Nicky gives Valerie the power to fly and they do so around the city.
The next day Adrian, possessing the Chief of the New York Police Department, puts a false bounty of $50 million on Nicky's head for
mass murderMass murder is the act of murdering a large number of people, typically over a relatively short period of time. Mass murder may be committed by individuals or organizations. Mass murder is also defined to be intentional and indiscriminate murder of large number of people by government agents...
. Nicky is being chased by loads of townspeople who think he is a monster. When he arrives home safely, he realises that Adrian has set him up. He then wonders what to do and Jon tells Nicky that he should ask his dad for help. Taking Jon's advice, Nicky advises them to kill him but is only badly injured. Todd agrees to kill Nicky as he has always wanted to kill someone so he fills the bathtub with water and drowns Nicky in there. Back in hell, Nicky sees his father reduced to only his body, face and arms and has no ears. Jimmy angrily shouts at Nicky for letting his father die and while Nicky is trying to explain that Adrian is turning everyone against him, no one seems to listen and Jimmy tells Nicky that he has until midnight to save his father so then Nicky leaves Hell and arrives back on Earth where he and his friends devise a plan to take down Adrian, involving John and Peter to go to Adrian and give Nicky's location. After Adrian takes an army of cops to Grand Central to take out Nicky, they end up arresting Todd and Mr. Beefy who are waiting for Nicky. John (being possessed by Nicky) attempts to trick Adrian into drinking from the Flask but then Adrian realises that Nicky is possessing him. When this fails, Nicky decides to confront Adrian himself. Adrian holds Valerie (hiding behind a pillar in the subway) hostage, but Mr. Beefy who escapes by fumigating the police rushes to the rescue where he fires an arrow from his
penisThe penis is an external sexual organ of certain biologically male organisms, in both vertebrates and invertebrates....
which stabs Adrian in the leg and gives Valerie time to escape from his clutches but he ends up throwing her onto the track. Nicky jumps onto the track and throws Valerie out of the way, but when Nicky tries to jump off the track, Adrian grabs him and both are hit by the train.
In Hell, Adrian interrogates his father-reduced to his arms, hands, and lips-about where Nicky is, who wakes up in
HeavenHeaven may refer to the physical heavens, the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond. This is the traditional literal meaning of the term in English...
and meets his real mother, a beautiful angel named Holly. She reveals that Nicky was conceived from a one night stand at a "Heaven/Hell Mixer" after both were intoxicated. Meanwhile, Tithead who is being tortured by Adrian accidentally reveals to him that if what's left of Satan is thrown from his throne, any son may claim the seat of power. Lucifer then commands Adrian to stay off the throne but Adrian pushes him to the ground. He then throws Satan's arms and lips off the seat and then sits down on the throne where horns emerge from the top of his head. He rises his throne into
Central ParkCentral Park is a large public, urban park that occupies over a square mile in the heart of Manhattan in New York City. It is host to approximately twenty-five million visitors each year...
along with several other parts of Hell where a party/riot begins. Adrian reveals to the party goers that they will all go to Hell when he kills them after the past Satan's complete dematerialization.
Nicky witnesses all this and returns to Earth after Holly tells him as half Angel he can use the "Inner Light", similar to Evil but can be used for good, and a mysterious white orb that is only to be used when Nicky is in grave danger. Nicky arrives at Central Park and commandeers a platoon of Adrian's Demons with the Inner Light. Nicky confronts Adrian with the demons, but they are scared away by Adrian's powers. Nicky and Adrian engage in hand-to-hand combat until both brothers end up in the Flask where an off-screen battle between the three brothers ensues. Nicky emerges as the victor, but an overly passionate kiss with Valerie reveals it is only Adrian in disguise. Adrian turns into a large bat and flies around the crowd, stalling time until his father's death at midnight. Valerie convinces Nicky to summon the strength to get out, which he does, and confronts Adrian one last time. Nicky shatters the White Orb in front of Adrian and
Ozzy OsbourneJohn Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English singer-songwriter, whose career has now spanned four decades. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of pioneering British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and eventually achieved a multi-platinum solo career which revolutionized the heavy metal genre...
magically appears. Ozzy proceeds to bite Adrian the Bat's head off and spits it into the flask.
Nicky realizes that the only way to save his father is to kill himself, but then realizes he will only go to heaven. He covers
Henry WinklerHenry Franklin Winkler is an American actor, director, producer, and author.Winkler is best known for his role as Fonzie on the 1970s American sitcom Happy Days...
in bees as a sin and Valerie kills him, but not before she and Nicky express their love for each other. Nicky returns to Hell just in time to save his father. After Nicky tells Satan of the happiness on Earth, he decides to stay there with Valerie. Satan's father
LuciferLucifer is a Latin word, literally meaning "light-bearer", that was used as a name for the "day star" or "Morning Star" that precedes the rising of the sun. The name is frequently given to the Devil in Christian convention...
then opens the flask for Adrian and Cassius, but sends them up
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's
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as a punishment for all three. A year later, Nicky is shown living on Earth with Valerie and their son Zachariah. Meanwhile, Mr. Beefy runs into his old girlfriend Heather (a sewer rat) who he has children with who look like half-rat half-bull dog. Tithead also has children with Chewbacca (their children have Chewbacca's body and Tithead's face). John and Pete die in a plane crash and they end up in hell where they stay in Nicky's old room listening to all of his records.
Cast
- Adam Sandler
Adam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, musician, screenwriter and film producer. He is the founder of Happy Madison Productions, a film production company that also developed the television series Rules of Engagement.After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, he went on to...
as Nicky
- Rhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans is a Welsh actor.-Early life:Ifans was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, the son of Beti Wyn, a nursery school teacher at Ysgol Pentrecelyn, and Eurwyn Evans, a primary school teacher...
as Adrian
- Tom 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.
Tommy "Tiny" Lister is an American actor best known for his role as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the Friday series of movies. He also had a short-lived professional wrestling career, wrestling Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation after appearing as "Zeus" in Hogan's movie No Holds Barred...
as Cassius
- Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel is an American actor whose latest work is that of Detective Lieutenant Gene Hunt on ABC's crime drama Life on Mars...
as Dad (Satan)
- Allen Covert
Allen Covert is an American comedian and actor.Covert was born in West Palm Beach, Florida and educated at New York University, where he was a classmate of Adam Sandler. Now a longtime friend of Sandler, Covert frequently writes for Sandler's comedy albums and films...
as Todd
- Patricia Arquette
Patricia T. Arquette is an American actress, perhaps best known as the star of the supernatural drama series Medium.-Early life and family:...
as Valerie Veran
- Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel is an American humorist, comedian and writer known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog...
providing the voice of the talking dog, Mr. Beefy.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield , born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian and actor, best known for the catchphrases "I don't get no respect" or "I get no respect" and his monologues on that theme....
as Lucifer
- Peter Dante
Peter Francis Dante is an American actor. He has been in most Happy Madison films with his friend, Adam Sandler. His roles are usually alongside Jonathan Loughran and/or Allen Covert. His role in Little Nicky was named "Peter". Similarly, his role in Grandma's Boy was named after his last name...
as Peter
- Jonathan Loughran
Jonathan Loughran is an American actor who is in most Happy Madison films with his friend Adam Sandler. He met Sandler through Allen Covert, another good friend of Sandler, when he and Covert were working as doormen at a comedy club. He is Sandler's personal assistant on most of his movies...
as John
- Leah Lail as Christa
- Dana Carvey
Dana Thomas Carvey is an American actor and comedian, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and in the Wayne's World movies.-Early life:...
as the Referee
- Michael McKean
Michael John McKean is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend, Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski, on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley; as David St...
as Chief of Police
- Clint Howard
Clinton E. "Clint" Howard is an American film and television actor. He is a seasoned character actor with numerous brief appearances on television and films, usually noted for his unusual appearance. He has played many bit parts in movies directed by his brother, actor-turned-director Ron Howard...
as Nipples
- Kevin Nealon
Kevin Nealon is an American comedian and actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995, and his role as Doug Wilson on the series Weeds.-Early life:...
as Gatekeeper
- Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s he was an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and aestheticization of violence...
as Blind Deacon
- Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon , better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer. In 1998 she appeared in three major movies: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville, and Twilight. The following year, Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed Election, which earned her...
as Holly (Nicky's Mother)
- Blake Clarke as Jimmy the Demon
Cameos
- Regis Philbin
Regis Francis Xavier Philbin is an American media personality and occasional actor, known for fronting various talk and game shows...
as Himself
- Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English singer-songwriter, whose career has now spanned four decades. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of pioneering British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and eventually achieved a multi-platinum solo career which revolutionized the heavy metal genre...
as Himself
- Bill Walton
William Theodore "Bill" Walton III is a retired American basketball player and current television sportscaster. The “Big Red-Head”, as he was called, achieved superstardom playing for John Wooden's powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the early '70s, winning three straight College Player of the Year Awards...
as Himself
- Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine Marino, Jr. is an American Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League...
as Himself
- Henry Winkler
Henry Franklin Winkler is an American actor, director, producer, and author.Winkler is best known for his role as Fonzie on the 1970s American sitcom Happy Days...
as Himself
- Rob Schneider
Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider went on to a career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedies Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The...
as The Townie (Playing his character from The WaterboyThe Waterboy is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Frank Coraci. It stars Adam Sandler alongside Henry Winkler, Kathy Bates, Jerry Reed, and Fairuza Balk. Lynn Swann, Lawrence Taylor, Jimmy Johnson, Bill Cowher, Paul Wight and Rob Schneider have cameos...
)
- Carl Weathers
Carl "The Truth" Weathers is an American actor, as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. He is well known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films, as well as his role as Dillon in the first Predator movie.-Personal life:Carl Weathers was born in...
as Chubbs (Playing his character from Happy GilmoreHappy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler as the title character. This film is number 97 on Bravo's 100 funniest movies.-Plot:...
)
- Clint Howard
Clinton E. "Clint" Howard is an American film and television actor. He is a seasoned character actor with numerous brief appearances on television and films, usually noted for his unusual appearance. He has played many bit parts in movies directed by his brother, actor-turned-director Ron Howard...
as Nipples
- Jon Lovitz
Jonathan M. "Jon" Lovitz is an American actor, comedian and singer. He is best known for serving as a cast member of Saturday Night Live between 1985 to 1990 and voicing Jay Sherman on The Critic.-Early life:...
as Peeper (Singing the same tune as was sung by his character in Sandler's The Wedding SingerThe Wedding Singer is a 1998 film written by Tim Herlihy and directed by Frank Coraci. Set in the 1980s, the film stars Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart, a wedding singer and Drew Barrymore as Julia Sullivan, the object of his affections....
),
- Fred Wolf
Fred Wolf is an American animator. His works include the 1967 short subject The Box, for which he won an Academy Award; television specials such as The Point! and Free to Be... You and Me, and television series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, James Bond Jr., and Sarah Ferguson's Budgie the...
and the Harlem GlobetrottersThe Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater, and comedy.Created by Abe Saperstein in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name Harlem because of its connotations as a major African-American community...
- Radio Man
Radioman is the nickname of the homeless man who has gained notoriety from making cameo appearances in a number of films and TV shows....
as Himself
- Kimora Lee Simmons
Kimora Lee Simmons is an American fashion model, author, and the president and Creative Director for Phat Fashions. Formerly the Creative Director of Baby Phat, Simmons became CEO of Phat Fashions after ex-husband Russell Simmons stepped down...
as one of several beautiful women surrounding the Police Chief
- Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s he was an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and aestheticization of violence...
as Blind Deacon
- Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon , better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer. In 1998 she appeared in three major movies: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville, and Twilight. The following year, Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed Election, which earned her...
as Holly
- Blake Clarke as Jimmy the Demon
- Ellen Cleghorne
Ellen Cleghorne is an American actress and comedian, best known for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1991 to 1995.-Career:...
as Mom at Globetrotters game
- Laura Harring
Laura Elena Harring is a Mexican actress and former Miss USA . She starred as Rita/Camilla Rhodes in David Lynch's 2001 film Mulholland Drive. She also starred as Dehlia Draycott in the 2007 film Nancy Drew.-Early life:...
as Mrs. Dunleavy
Production
The concept for the Nicky character has roots in Gil Graham, whom Sandler portrayed on
Weekend UpdateWeekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies current events. It is the show's longest running recurring sketch, having been on since the show's first broadcast, and is typically presented in the middle of the show immediately after the first musical performance...
during his time on
Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a weekly late-night sketch comedy and variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975, under a slightly different title. The show features a regular cast of comedy actors, joined by a guest host and musical act...
. Similarities include his speech pattern, hairstyle, and affinity for
heavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States...
.
Angus YoungAngus McKinnon Young is a Scottish-born Australian musician and the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the hard rock band AC/DC. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with other members of AC/DC in 2003...
of
AC/DCAC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock and are considered pioneers of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll".AC/DC underwent several line-up...
was originally cast as Satan, but backed out prior to shooting, and was replaced by
Harvey KeitelHarvey Keitel is an American actor whose latest work is that of Detective Lieutenant Gene Hunt on ABC's crime drama Life on Mars...
.
Marilyn MansonMarilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
also left the cast, due to schedule issues.
The film is dedicated to
Chris FarleyChristopher Crosby "Chris" Farley was an American comedian and actor. He was a member at Chicago's Second City Theatre and the cast of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live...
, who died on December 18, 1997.
Culture References
Lucifer (played by
Rodney DangerfieldRodney Dangerfield , born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian and actor, best known for the catchphrases "I don't get no respect" or "I get no respect" and his monologues on that theme....
)says a parody of his "I get no respect" catchphrase ( Even in hell I got no respect.)
Reception
Critical reaction to the film was fairly poor. Based on 109 reviews collected by the film review aggregator
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, 22% of critics gave
Little Nicky a positive review. Comedian and former
Mystery Science Theater 3000Mystery Science Theater 3000, often abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc...
host
Michael J. NelsonMichael John Nelson is an American comedian and writer, most famous for his work on the cult television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 . Nelson was the head writer of the series for most of the show's eleven-year run, and spent half of that time playing the on-air host, also named Mike Nelson...
named the film the worst comedy ever made. It was also nominated for five awards at the 21st Golden Raspberry Awards, including
Worst PictureThe Razzie Award for Worst Picture is a penalty given out at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst film of the past year. Following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, including each film's distribution company and producer....
and
Worst ActorThe Razzie Award for Worst Actor is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, along with the film for which they were nominated....
(
Adam SandlerAdam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, musician, screenwriter and film producer. He is the founder of Happy Madison Productions, a film production company that also developed the television series Rules of Engagement.After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, he went on to...
).
Soundtrack
- P.O.D.
P.O.D. is an American rock band formed in 1992. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Sonny Sandoval, drummer Wuv Bernardo, guitarist Marcos Curiel, and bassist Traa Daniels. They have released seven studio albums and have sold over ten million records worldwide...
– "School of Hard KnocksThe School of Hard Knocks is an idiomatic phrase meaning the education one gets from life's usually negative experiences, often contrasted with formal education. It is a phrase which is most typically used by a person to claim a level of wisdom imparted by life experience, which they consider at...
"
- Incubus
Incubus is an American Grammy Award-nominated rock band, from Calabasas, California. Formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school. The band expanded to include bassist Alex Katunich , and Gavin Koppell...
– "Pardon Me"Pardon Me" is a song by American rock band Incubus, the song is released as the first single from their third album Make Yourself. It was the first Incubus song to receive a considerable amount of radio airplay, reaching #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart...
"
- Deftones
Deftones is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1988. Consisting of Chino Moreno , Stephen Carpenter , Chi Cheng , Frank Delgado , and Abe Cunningham .-Early years: 1989-1993:When Carpenter was 15 years old he was hit by a car while skateboarding...
– "Change (In the House of Flies)"Change ", often referred to as "Change", is a song by American alternative metal band Deftones, released as the first single from their third album White Pony in May 2000...
"
- Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Originally called DVX, the name was changed after Mellow Man Ace left in 1988. Cypress Hill was the first Latino group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide.-Early works:Cypress...
– "(Rock) Superstar"
- Insolence
Insolence is a nu metal band.However, they also use Rap,Reggae,and Hardcore in their music. which was formed in San Jose, CA in 1995. They put out two major label records Revolution on Maverick Records and Stand Strong on Warner Bros. Records...
– "Natural HighNatural High is a 1978 album by the soul band the Commodores. The resultant single issue - "Three Times a Lady" became their first Billboard Hot 100 number one....
"
- Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California, formed in 1996. Since their formation, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards. It achieved mainstream success with its debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005...
– "Points of Authority"
- Disturbed
Disturbed is a Grammy Award-nominated American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1996 when musicians Dan Donegan, Steve "Fuzz" Kmak, and Mike Wengren hired singer David Draiman. Since the band's formation, they have sold over 11 million albums worldwide, making them one of the most...
– "Stupify"Stupify" is a song by American rock band Disturbed. The song was released on April 12, 2000 as a single from their debut album, The Sickness...
(Fu's Forbidden Little Nicky Remix)"
- Unloco
Unloco was an alternative metal/hard rock band formed in Austin, Texas.-History:Unloco was formed in 2000 by frontman Joey Duenas...
– "NothingNothing is a concept that describes the absence of anything at all. Colloquially, the concept is often used to indicate the lack of anything relevant or significant, or to describe a particularly unimportant thing, event, or object. It is contrasted with something and everything...
"
- Powerman 5000
Powerman 5000 is a Boston-based rock band formed in 1991. Through the span of over a decade, the group has released several albums and gained their highest commercial success with 1999's science fiction themed Tonight the Stars Revolt!...
– "When Worlds Collide"When Worlds Collide" is a single of the heavy metal band Powerman 5000 from their album Tonight the Stars Revolt!. The song is virtually always the last song to be played at concerts. It is one of the band's most well-known songs and has been used in the video games Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Devil...
"
- Muse
Muse are a multi award-winning British alternative rock band that formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1994. Since its inception, the band has comprised vocalist, guitarist and pianist Matthew Bellamy; bassist and backing vocalist Christopher Wolstenholme; and drummer Dominic Howard...
– "Cavethumb|right|200px|The US "Cave" promo EP."Cave" is the second single by English alternative rock band Muse, and the second to be released from their debut album, Showbiz...
"
- Filter
Filter is an alternative rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland, Ohio by Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang.- Short Bus :...
– "Take a Picture"Take a Picture" was the second single off Filter's Title of Record. The song became a major hit during the start of 2000. It was very different from the industrial rock that Filter usually played and instead was soft and melodic....
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- Deftones
Deftones is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1988. Consisting of Chino Moreno , Stephen Carpenter , Chi Cheng , Frank Delgado , and Abe Cunningham .-Early years: 1989-1993:When Carpenter was 15 years old he was hit by a car while skateboarding...
– "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)"Be Quiet and Drive " is the second single released from Deftones' second album, Around the Fur. It was their first single to chart on the US charts, peaking at number 29 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and in fiftieth spot in the UK Singles Chart...
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- Scorpions
The Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel, "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change"...
– "Rock You Like a Hurricane"Rock You Like a Hurricane" is one of the most famous songs by the German hard rock band the Scorpions. The song was released as the second track of their 1984 album Love at First Sting.-Description:...
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- AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock and are considered pioneers of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll".AC/DC underwent several line-up...
– "Highway to Hell"Highway to Hell" is the opening track of is AC/DC's 1979 album Highway to Hell and the twelfth track on AC/DC Live. It was initially released as a single in 1979....
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- Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters is an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band, Nirvana, in 1994. Prior to the release of Foo Fighters in 1995, Grohl drafted Nate Mendel , William Goldsmith , and...
– "Everlong"Everlong" is the second single released from the Foo Fighters' second album The Colour and the Shape, released in 1997.-Origins and production:...
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- Van Halen
Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in , USA in 1974. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007, Van Halen has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
– "Runnin' With the Devil"Runnin' with the Devil" is a rock song and the first track from Van Halen's 1978 eponymous debut album.-Overview:The track fades in with the sound of a car horn. In many ways, this track is the song that started it all, being the first song from the first album and that it sets the tone for the...
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- Zebrahead
Zebrahead is an Orange County, California-based band that was formed in La Habra, California.-Early Years :The band was formed in 1996 by guitarists Justin Mauriello , Greg Bergdorf , bassist Ben Osmundson , and drummer Ed Udhus...
– "Now or NeverNow or Never may refer to:*Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?, a pamphlet by Choudhary Rahmat Ali*Now or Never!, an anarchist newspaper published in Norwich, United Kingdom*Now or Never , an album by Nick Carter...
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- Lit
Lit is an alternative rock band, based in Fullerton, California. They released several singles in the 1990s and early 2000s including "My Own Worst Enemy", "Miserable", "Zip-Lock", "Over My Head", "Lipstick and Bruises", "Addicted", "Looks Like They Were Right" and "Times Like This".-Razzle and...
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- Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English singer-songwriter, whose career has now spanned four decades. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of pioneering British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and eventually achieved a multi-platinum solo career which revolutionized the heavy metal genre...
– "Mama, I'm Coming Home"Mama, I'm Coming Home" is the third song on the 1991 Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal album No More Tears. The song is about his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, whom he nicknames "Mama", and his return to her following his imminent retirement. The song was co-written by Lemmy, frontman of the heavy...
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- Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English singer-songwriter, whose career has now spanned four decades. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of pioneering British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and eventually achieved a multi-platinum solo career which revolutionized the heavy metal genre...
– "No More TearsNo More Tears is an album by Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on September 17, 1991 and it was re-issued on August 22, 1995.Guitarist Zakk Wylde contributed songwriting and guitar to the album, while Motörhead's bassist/vocalist Lemmy wrote the lyrics for four songs...
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- Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English singer-songwriter, whose career has now spanned four decades. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of pioneering British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and eventually achieved a multi-platinum solo career which revolutionized the heavy metal genre...
– "Flying High Again"Flying High Again" is a song by British heavy metal rock artist Ozzy Osbourne. It is the second track on his 1981 album, Diary of a Madman. It reached number sixteen on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the U.S. Top Rock Tracks chart in 1982....
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- Chicago
Chicago is an American pop rock/jazz fusion band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The band began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. They had a steady stream of hits...
– "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" is a song written and sung by Robert Lamm for the rock band Chicago and recorded for their debut album The Chicago Transit Authority ....
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- The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols are a US rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, by Courtney Taylor-Taylor , Zia McCabe , Peter Holmström , and Eric Hedford , who left in 1998 to be replaced by Taylor-Taylor's cousin Brent De Boer...
– "Bohemian Like You"Bohemian Like You" is a song by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released in 2000 as a single from the band's third studio album Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia....
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- The Stampeders
The Stampeders are a Canadian rock trio, consisting of Rich Dodson, Ronnie King, and Kim Berly.-Career:The band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1964 as The Rebounds....
– "Sweet City WomanSweet City Woman is a 1971 pop song by Canadian Rock band The Stampeders. The song appeared on their debut album Against The Grain .-Awards:...
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Game Boy ColorThe is Nintendo's successor to the Game Boy and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27 1998 in UK. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than the Game Boy Pocket. As with the original Game...
game was released based on this film shortly after its release.