Barry Egan (Adam Sandler), the owner of s struggling vanity plungers, company, falls in love with Lena Leonard (Emily Watson), a woman his sister is trying to set him up with. On the run from a gang of thugs, Barry travels to Hawaii, using the frequent flier mile coupons clipped from several cartons of pudding cups, to meet up with this girl of his dreams.
Directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by
Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring
Adam Sandler (Barry Egan); Emily Watson (Lena Leonard); Philip Seymour Hoffman (Dean Trumbell); Luis Guzmán (Lance); Jason Andrews (Operator Carter (voice)); Don McManus (Plastic (voice)); David Schrempf (Customer #1); Seann Conway (Customer #2); Rico Bueno (Rico); Hazel Mailloux (Rhonda); Karen Kilgariff (Anna (voice)); Julie Hermelin (Kathleen); Salvador Curiel (Sal); Jorge Barahona (Jorge); Ernesto Quintero (Ernesto). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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