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The youngest child of the family often has the most problems -- so why should things be different for the Prince of Darkness and his offspring? Satan (Harvey Keitel) is considering retirement, and is ... read more read more...pondering which of his sons should take over the family business -- ambitious Adrian (Rhys Ifans), strapping Cassius (Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.), or Nicky (Adam Sandler), an accident-prone demon who prefers to stay in his room playing his favorite heavy metal tunes. When Satan decides to stay on for another 10,000 years, Adrian is outraged, and leaves Hell to go to New York, where he and Cassius attempt to round up enough souls to vote Satan out of power. Satan, understandably upset, sends Nicky to bring Adrian and Cassius back home, but Nicky finds life on Earth is more complicated than he expected. Things don't get any easier when he develops a crush on Valerie (Patricia Arquette), a good-hearted mortal woman. Little Nicky also features Michael McKean as a city official trying to put Nicky behind bars, Kevin Nealon as Hell's gatekeeper, Rodney Dangerfield as Satan's father, Robert Smigel as the voice of Beefy -- a talking dog who is Nicky's guide on earth, Allen Covert as Todd -- Nicky's new roommate, and Peter Dante and Jonathan Loughran as a pair of metalheads who dig Satan. Jon Lovitz and Reese Witherspoon play cameo roles, and Regis Philbin and Ozzy Osbourne appear as themselves. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: April 24, 2001

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  • December 21, 2011
    Little Nicky is yet another lame Adam Sandler comedy. Though there were some aspects of the film I enjoyed, as a whole, the film failed as a comedy. The comedic elements are very poor, as well as the acting. The cast are dull, boring and annoying. The high point of the film is Oz... read morezy Osbourne's cameo. Even with, it doesn't save the film from being a total misfire. Adam Sandler displays a tired out comedy routine with Little Nicky, thus the film suffers from poor comedy, which gets tiring very quickly. I laughed a few times; unfortunately this is not a film that you can laugh over and over. Little has stood the test of time, and the comedic elements are tired, sloppy and plainly stupid. The comedy came out when I was still in High school, so I loved it back then, as an adult in my mid twenties, I view it now as an awful comedy with nothing really to enjoy, aside from the metal music used and Ozzy's cameo. Other than those two elements, the film is bad, forgettable, with a poor cast. This could have been a funny film if it wasn't for Sandler and the usual cast that he stars with. I found them to be quite dry, and they really didn't deliver any laughs. Little Nicky is a boring, forgettable comedy that hasn't stood the test of time. I hated the film, and thought it was a wasted opportunity to do something great. The film really disappointed me, and is one of Sandler's worst.
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    August 9, 2011
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    This was the first movie I saw on a date in middle school, and even then I didn't think it was funny. Plain stupid.
  • June 23, 2011
    Another Adam Sandler classic!
  • April 7, 2011
    This comedy film in hell is bored and brings lack of laughs. Adam Sandler is a good actor although I do consider him an acquired tastes and this is definitely not his finest hour. Another problem is that the film looks incredibly ugly.
    The production is awful. Hell looks, for la... read moreck of a better and less offensive term, retarded. There is around 3 sets I've noticed. Nicky's room, the entrance to hell, and the throne.
    The cast boasts wasted cameos and small parts, including Rodney Dangerfield, Jon Lovitz (who goes to hell in the first scene), Reese Witherspoon in a remarkably cute role as Nicky's angel mother, Quentin Tarantino, Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Schneider. The duds for the most part get out of the way to make room for better things, including spot-on support from Harvey Keitel as a Devil Dad and Patricia Arquette as the design student love interest with no design sense. It's got a plot, effects and jokes. what more do you want?
  • fb733768972
    September 25, 2010
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    Adam Sandler plays the son of Satan and even though it is portrayed very dumb, it has it;s moments where you can crack up. It's not a great film, but it makes me laugh a lot.
  • February 23, 2010
    I really didn't care for this.
  • February 6, 2010
    One of my friend recommended it and I watched and I regret. He said it's cool but I think not. It's just okay.
  • January 17, 2010
    I think this is so bizarre and demented, that it's one of the best things Adam Sandler has ever done. It has a lot of interesting characters, including Harvey Keitel as the devil and Kevin Nealon as a sex object with brests on his head. It's just way too much fun to pass up. It's... read more actually one of Adam Sandler's better roles in that it's actually different.
  • September 14, 2009
    Not that funny and I don't appreciate all the making fun of religion.
  • December 17, 2008
    "He's Never Been To Earth. He's Never Even Slept Over Some Other Dude's House."

    The youngest child of the family often has the most problems -- so why should things be different for the Prince of Darkness and his offspring? Satan (Harvey Keitel) is considering retirement,... read more and is pondering which of his sons should take over the family business -- ambitious Adrian (Rhys Ifans), strapping Cassius (Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.), or Nicky (Adam Sandler), an accident-prone demon who prefers to stay in his room playing his favorite heavy metal tunes. When Satan decides to stay on for another 10,000 years, Adrian is outraged, and leaves Hell to go to New York, where he and Cassius attempt to round up enough souls to vote Satan out of power. Satan, understandably upset, sends Nicky to bring Adrian and Cassius back home, but Nicky finds life on Earth is more complicated than he expected. Things don't get any easier when he develops a crush on Valerie (Patricia Arquette), a good-hearted mortal woman.

    Review
    This is the most asinine piece of garbage for the year 2000. It's not funny at all and after 10 minutes you want to strangle Sandler for that annoying voice he makes up for Nicky. For the amount of special effects and cameos in it, I could have made a movie about heaven and hell 20,000 times better than this bunk and for 1/3rd the price. Sandler's worst movie; even though he's never going to make a Citizen Kane, that still says a lot. As an alternative, go rent Happy Gilmore and fast forward to Bob Barker calling Sandler a "bitch."

Critic Reviews


June 19, 2002
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Has an enormous cast of stars, including Harvey Keitel as daddy devil. But even the stars couldn't brighten up this flick. Full Review

Rick Groen
March 22, 2002
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

It would be hyperbole to argue that the road to movie hell is entirely paved with Adam Sandler's crude intentions -- but the guy sure has made a heck of a start. Full Review

Peter Travers
June 4, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Where's Sandler in all this? Lost in gimmicks that smack of desperation.

Jay Carr
January 1, 2000
Jay Carr, Boston Globe

It never quite lights a fire under its subject matter.

Steven Rosen
January 1, 2000
Steven Rosen, Denver Post

So aggressively juvenile -- make that infantile -- that I feel I should be scrawling this review in crayon. Full Review

Joe Baltake
January 1, 2000
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

A mind-boggling mess. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

I can enjoy a dumb, raunchy comedy as much as the next classless viewer. But it has to be funny, and Little Nicky isn't. Full Review

Charles Taylor
January 1, 2000
Charles Taylor, Salon.com

The movie doesn't have one genuine moment of imagination, good timing or comic inspiration. Full Review

Cody Clark
January 1, 2000
Cody Clark, Mr. Showbiz

Heaven knows how many years in purgatory I may rack up for admitting this, but the movie is actually pretty funny.

Bob Graham
January 1, 2000
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle

A few more laughs wouldn't have hurt. Full Review

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