Adam Sandler may have gotten a Spirit Award and the best reviews of his career from “Uncut Gems,” but the film nearly cost him his life.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sandler and directors Josh and Benny Safdie revealed that the nearly fatal moment happened while filming the now infamous scene when Sandler’s impulsive, gambling-addicted character Howard is kidnapped by his loan shark brother-in-law, after it’s discovered he had used Arno’s money on crazy sports bets.
The Safdies said that Keith Williams Richards and Tommy Kominik, who played Arno’s bodyguards, had never been in a film before, and while they were professional, they had no idea how physical they should be as they manhandled Sandler during the intense scene.
Also Read: The Safdie Brothers Detail the 10-Year Journey to Make the Adam Sandler Drama 'Uncut Gems'
“Sandler’s so in it, he’s so into...
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sandler and directors Josh and Benny Safdie revealed that the nearly fatal moment happened while filming the now infamous scene when Sandler’s impulsive, gambling-addicted character Howard is kidnapped by his loan shark brother-in-law, after it’s discovered he had used Arno’s money on crazy sports bets.
The Safdies said that Keith Williams Richards and Tommy Kominik, who played Arno’s bodyguards, had never been in a film before, and while they were professional, they had no idea how physical they should be as they manhandled Sandler during the intense scene.
Also Read: The Safdie Brothers Detail the 10-Year Journey to Make the Adam Sandler Drama 'Uncut Gems'
“Sandler’s so in it, he’s so into...
- 5/25/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Stars: Adam Sandler, Keith Williams Richards, Tommy Kominik, Lakeith Stanfield, Pom Klementieff, Julia Fox, Paloma Elsesser, Mike Francesa, Maksud Agadjani, Andrea Linsky, Roman Persits | Written by Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein | Directed by Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
A whirlwind of stress induced panic attacks that seem like they will never end. When they finally do end your knuckles will be white, your blood pressure will be high and the most stressful experience you’ll ever have in a cinema will be over.
The Safdie brothers first came onto the scene with Heaven Knows What and Good Times, and if they were the blueprints of what was to come then this is surely the accumulation of those movies turned up to 11. There’s a desperate nature that the Safdie brothers are becoming known for, and the desperation fuelled nature of Uncut Gems creates one of the most exciting and stressful...
A whirlwind of stress induced panic attacks that seem like they will never end. When they finally do end your knuckles will be white, your blood pressure will be high and the most stressful experience you’ll ever have in a cinema will be over.
The Safdie brothers first came onto the scene with Heaven Knows What and Good Times, and if they were the blueprints of what was to come then this is surely the accumulation of those movies turned up to 11. There’s a desperate nature that the Safdie brothers are becoming known for, and the desperation fuelled nature of Uncut Gems creates one of the most exciting and stressful...
- 1/17/2020
- by Alex Ginnelly
- Nerdly
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