Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) is a timid, lonely man that suffers from fits of rage, stemming from being the only son in a family that had seven other daughters. One strange day brings a broken harmonium, a caring woman, and a nefarious band of phone-sex thugs into Barry’s mild-mannered life. Through his newly discovered love, Barry taps into a deeply hidden inner strength that he uses to overcome his perpetual defenselessness.
—John Drew
- Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Produced by: Paul Thomas Anderson Daniel Lupi JoAnne Sellar
- Written by: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Music by: Jon Brion
- Cinematography by: Robert Elswit
- Editing by: Leslie Jones
- Release Date: 2002
- Running Time: 95
- Language: English
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