Adam Sandler’s “The Cobbler”
Summary: Adam Sandler shoe horns a all of his bad film retreads and puts them through the NYC Indie Filmlook. Mike Spiegelman (best known as “Spiegs’ brother”) takes the movie and steps all over it.<br> Links from the show:<br> <a href="http://www.crackle.com/c/joe-dirt-2-beautiful-loser">Watch – Joe Dirt 2 </a><br> <a href="http://mediayenta.blogspot.com/2015/07/7-people-i-owe-to-u-wont-believe-5.html">7 PPl I owe $ 2</a><br> Mike’s funny book<br> <a href="https://proudlyresents.com/tangerine-review/">Tangerine review</a><br> <a href="https://proudlyresents.com/chuck_norris/">Breaker, Breaker Review</a><br> <a href="http://mediayenta.blogspot.com/">Media Yenta</a><br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cobbler_(2014_film)">From Wikipedia:</a><br> The Cobbler is a 2014 American <a title="Magic realism" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_realism">magic realism</a> <a title="Comedy-drama" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy-drama">comedy-drama</a> film directed by <a title="Thomas McCarthy (actor)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_McCarthy_(actor)">Thomas McCarthy</a> and co-written with Paul Sado. The film stars <a title="Adam Sandler" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Sandler">Adam Sandler</a>, <a title="Dan Stevens" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Stevens">Dan Stevens</a>, <a title="Dustin Hoffman" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman">Dustin Hoffman</a> and <a title="Steve Buscemi" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Buscemi">Steve Buscemi</a>. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the <a title="2014 Toronto International Film Festival" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Toronto_International_Film_Festival">2014 Toronto International Film Festival</a>.The film was released on March 13, 2015, by <a title="Image Entertainment" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_Entertainment">Image Entertainment</a>.<br> On September 19, 2013, <a title="Adam Sandler" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Sandler">Adam Sandler</a> was in talks to join <a title="Thomas McCarthy (actor)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_McCarthy_(actor)">Thomas McCarthy</a>‘s The Cobbler, which began shooting in November 2013. <a title="Voltage Pictures" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_Pictures">Voltage Pictures</a> fully financed the film and it was produced by <a title="Mary Jane Skalski" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Skalski">Mary Jane Skalski</a>. On November 12, 2013 <a title="Dan Stevens" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Stevens">Dan Stevens</a> joined the cast.<a title="Dustin Hoffman" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman">Dustin Hoffman</a> and <a title="Steve Buscemi" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Buscemi">Steve Buscemi</a> also joined cast during shooting on November 18, 2013. Other cast members include <a title="Melonie Diaz" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melonie_Diaz">Melonie Diaz</a>, <a title="Method Man" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_Man">Method Man</a>, Sondra James, Kevin Breznahan, Greta Lee and <a title="Craig Walker (writer)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Walker_(writer)">Craig Walker</a>. On September 9, 2014, <a title="Image Entertainment" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_Entertainment">Image Entertainment</a> acquired the US distribution rights to the film for $3.5 million.<br> The Cobbler has been panned by critics. On <a title="Rotten Tomatoes" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, the film has a rating of 11%, based on 46 reviews, with a rating of 3/10. The site’s critical consensus reads, “The Cobbler represents a slight step up from Adam Sandler’s recent comedies, but while its cloying sentiment proves a more palatable substitute for his usual crass humor, it still isn’t terribly compelling.
