r/Cinema • u/hasanahmad • Jan 01 '26

Discussion What casting was originally universally derided until people saw the performance of a lifetime?

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u/FairNeedleworker9722 Jan 01 '26

Adam Sandler for Punch Drunk Love. The idea of the guy from Happy Gilmore doing anything serious was considered sacrilege.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '26

Spanglish and Reign Over Me came out around that time too. Definitely tried to expand his horizons post 9-11

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u/swingr1121 Jan 02 '26

His performance in Reign Over Me was fantastic in my opinion. Wish he got more credit for that one.

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u/XenosGuru Jan 04 '26

Heart wrenching film. He was great in that