Punch-Drunk Love is a 2002 romantic comedy written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It was Anderson's fourth feature-length film.
Awards
- Best Director: 2002 Toronto Film Critics Association and 2002 Cannes Film Festival
- Best Picture: 2002 Toronto Film Critics Association
- Best Supporting Actress: Emily Watson 2002 Toronto Film Critics Association
- Best Screenplay: 2002 Toronto Film Critics Association
- Best Cinematography: 2002 National Society of Film Critics
Plot Summary
Punch-Drunk Love is a dark comedy centering around Barry Egan, a romantic, frustrated owner of a small business in the San Fernando Valley. During a vulnerable moment, Barry contacts a phone sex operator who threatens him with blackmail. When one of his sisters fixes him up with a young English woman, Lena, his actions take a 180 degree turn.
Cast
- Adam Sandler: Barry Egan
- Emily Watson: Lena Leonard
- Luis Guzmàn: Lance
- Mary Lynn Rajskub: Elizabeth
- Philip Seymour Hoffman: Dean Trumbell
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Fast Facts
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Release date
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Director
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Screenwriters
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Producer
Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi and Joanne Sellar
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Distributors
Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios and New Line Cinema
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MPAA rating
R
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Run time
95 minutes
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Nominated
2002 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Vh1: Golden Globe
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Domestic Total Gross
