Punch-Drunk Love
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson • 2002 • United States
Starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Chaos lurks in every corner of this giddily off-kilter foray into romantic comedy by Paul Thomas Anderson. Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty-toilet-plunger salesman Barry Egan (Adam Sandler, demonstrating remarkable versatility in his first dramatic role) spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters. The promise of a new life emerges when Barry inadvertently attracts the affection of a mysterious woman named Lena (Emily Watson), but their budding relationship is threatened when he falls prey to the swindling operator of a phone sex line and her deranged boss (played with maniacal brio by Philip Seymour Hoffman). Fueled by the careening momentum of a baroque-futurist score by Jon Brion, the Cannes-award-winning PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE channels the spirit of classic Hollywood and the whimsy of Jacques Tati into an idiosyncratic ode to the delirium of new romance.
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Punch-Drunk Love
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson • 2002 • United States
Starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour HoffmanChaos lurks in every corner of this giddily off-kilter foray into romantic comedy by Paul Thomas Anderson. Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty-toilet-plunger sales...
Extras
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Deleted Scene: The Sisters Call
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Deleted Scene: "Are You From California?"
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Mattress Man Commercial
This commercial parody for Mattress Man stars Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Blossoms and Blood
This compilation of alternate takes and deleted scenes is set to Jon Brion's
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Scopiotones
This compilation of scenes from PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE features additional artwork by Jeremy Blake.
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Jon Brion on PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE
This interview with PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE's composer, Jon Brion, was produced for the Criterion Collection in 2016.
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PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE Recording Session
Presented here is footage from one of the orchestra recording sessions for Jon Brion's score.
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Lia Gangitano and Michael Connor on Jeremy Blake
Jeremy Blake (1971-2007), a noted digital artist and painter, created the abstract imagery featured in PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE. In this conversation, New York gallerist Lia Gangitano, founder of Participant Inc., and curator Michael Connor, artistic director of Rhizome at the New Museum in New York, dis...
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Additional Jeremy Blake Artwork
Presented here is additional artwork Jeremy Blake created for PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE.
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Cannes Film Festival, 2002: Interviews
Paul Thomas Anderson won the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002 for PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, and the film was nominated for the Palme d'Or. The following are brief studio interviews with members of the cast and crew conducted for the film festival.
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Cannes Film Festival, 2002: Press Conference
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PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE Teaser 1
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PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE Teaser 2
