Little Nicky Movie
Storyline
TAGLINES
He's Never Been To Earth. He's Never Even Slept Over Some Other Dude's House.
If Your Father Was The Devil And Your Mother Was An Angel, You'd Be Messed Up Too.
Be Unafraid. Be Very Unafraid.
Being Evil Ain't Easy
You know his number. You know his name. And now, you will meet... his son.
He Walks Among Us November 2000
Little Nicky is "daddy's little girl" in Hell. He's the son of Satan, who got the job from HIS father, Lucifer. Satan wants to retire, but none of his sons are good enough for the job. There's Cassius, who's big and strong, but lacks the 'goodness' to make the job real. There's Adrian, who while really hot (no pun intended) and smart, has no goodness at all. Then there's Nicky [Sandler] who, while having good, lacks any evil whatsoever. As seen in the previews, he is told to release his evil. He needs to release it to save his dad. Cassius and Adrain leave Hell, thereby freezing the wall of fire that lets the damned souls into Hell. Since no souls can come in now, Satan starts to die. It's up to Little Nicky to go and get his brothers, putting them into a flask and bringing them back to Hell at the exact same time to save Satan from decomposition. If Nicky 'dies' on Earth, he will be able to get through the frozen wall and back up to Earth. The catch is that he has only a week, and that Adrian and Cassius are MUCH more powerful than he is.
| Adam Sandler | Nicky |
| Harvey Keitel | Satan |
| Patricia Arquette | Valerie Veran |
| Rhys Ifans | Adrian |
| Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr. | Cassius |
| Rodney Dangerfield | Lucifer |
| Allen Covert | Todd |
| Peter Dante | Peter |
| Jonathan Loughran | John |
| Robert Smigel | Mr. Beefy |
| Reese Witherspoon | Angel Holly |
| Kevin Nealon | Gatekeeper/'Tit-Head' |
| Dana Carvey | Whitey the Referee |
| Jon Lovitz | Peeper |
| Carl Weathers | Chubbs Peterson |
| Steven Brill |
4.80 out of 10 (16775 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Somebody get me a towel!
posted on 03 Jul 2009In the past, he has diminished professional golfers, waterboys, and father figures. Now, with his latest venture, Adam Sandler takes on the powerful darkworld deities,... and doesn't care who's toes he steps on, to get a laugh. Yes! Sandler (far right) stars as "Little Nicky," the son of Satan, in a film that pushes all envelopes, breaks new ground, and offers limitless possibility. I was skeptical, at first, after reviewing Sandler's previous works, and finding them to be only less than average films. But now, after seeing "Little Nicky" I am glad to say that my 'faith' (pun intended) is restored in Adam Sandler as a film-maker and comedian. He was on target, as Nicky, in the part he made all his own. It's the little nuances, like the grotesque lisp or his refusal to walk upright, that puts Sandler on a different level, from other actors. It was a treat. A real treat, when compared to other Sandler pictures.My score: 3 1/2-MITCH
like a student film
posted on 21 Jun 2009Little Nicky is the answer to what would happen if you gave a stoned and untalented high school film student fifty million bucks to make a movie. It is so spectacularly bad, that it is a metaphor for itself, a diabolic concoction of movie making with some of the greatest talents in acting, scene design, cinematography, and make up, forced into a hellish collaboration of a project so devoid of intelligence and art that it defies description or comment. It is as though the Devil himself came to earth to torture some of our most revered talents (Sandler among them) by forcing them to make a movie that would endlessly shame and haunt their lifework's canon. I had an excuse for seeing it; much of it was filmed in my neighborhood. Vanity made me want to see my favorite haunts on film. Your excuse for seeing it will be different, but a good one is if you feel like you've sinned recently and want to punish yourself by sitting through an artistic black hole that will make you grieve for the people who were sucked into it.
Painful
posted on 15 Jun 2009I genuinely liked Adam Sandler until I saw this film. I thought his movies, while stupid, idiotic, crass and childish, had an innocence, a charm about them. This one doesn't. It's ugly, unfriendly, and crucial for a comedy, it's not even funny.Whoever casted this film needs to be slapped, whoever scripted this film needs to watch the casting director get a slap, then themselves get slapped twice. Whoever can provide information leading to the identification of the person's responsible for this crime against film gets to administer the first slapping.Not funny, at all, horrible, horrible acting, bad sets, the only thing going for the film is that it sets a new low and people can say "Hey, at least x isn't as bad as Little Nicky". Line after line just dies, scenes go on far too long. The whole bastard movie goes on far too long.Note: You may need sterilizing after watching this terrible garbage. I sat with my mouth open throughout, later realizing I had dribbled all down my top.
It's off to camp we go...
posted on 03 Jun 2009Even though I am a big fan of Adam Sandler and I slightly enjoyed this movie, I couldn't give it a high rating. I'm really getting tired of the slapstick, cardboard cut-out comedy that seems to be so popular (or is it) these days. I know that Adam Sandler can do better than this, now it's time for him to prove it.
Immature Garbage.
posted on 30 May 2009This movie is tasteless and horrible to watch,it is a totaly dullathon with the most stupidest plot iver ever seen.Adam Sandler proves that he can play the same character in every movie and yes its very noticable.This movie has so many guest stars,one of the biggest range of cast members ive seen in a movie,and its all gone to waste,with humor that a 5 year old wouldnt find funny.Im sick of all these terrible movies coming out,everything about this film was very lame,the annoying characters get very repetive you really feel like leaving the theatre.Im not an Adam Sandler fan and this is one of his worst movies.I dont know,i think people were pretending to laugh,cause there honestly was nothing to laugh at,only if you used to laugh at trees when you were young.I dont reccomend this yawnathon,i dont think anyone does,it really is that bad,that you feel used,why did they take my $10? Ive been framed!Grrr..... Overall well.......DONT WATCH IT,you might as well buy $10 on a video like the EXORCIST or something funny like "NAKED GUN".I give little nicky half a star out of 5.(out of 5 stars)Acting: *Actors: ***Comedy: (BOMB)Script: (BOMB)Cinema: *Overall (*) HALF A STAR
Oh come on...
posted on 24 Apr 2009Sure there has been lots of criticism of this movie. And let's be frank - it's no masterpiece. But come on! If you're looking for something deep and meaningful, why are you watching Adam Sandler? The humour is typical, but for once the story had more than a one gag plot (how many movies have you seen involving the gates of hell freezing over?) and twisted several times before the end of the film. I think the real controversy for some here was the religious (or sacreligious) content, but it's not meant to be taken seriously. It's not theology, it's comedy! Also, fans of Metallica, Van Halen, Ozzy, etc. will not be disappointed....
Most surreal Hollywood movie since SKIDOO
posted on 12 Apr 2009Have all the critics squealing pee-yoo at this adolescentfrenzy-fest seen, say, HELLZAPOPPIN', or maybe L'AGE
D'OR, or NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK, or any
other number of coarse comedies that skid out into realmsof Classical High Surrealism? The gags in this hit-or-missorgy of wild free-throws have about a twenty-five percentaccuracy rate, but no matter: charm and sheer balls rulethe day. Where else can you see Harvey Keitel sodomizeHitler with a pineapple? Or hear a troglodytic devil squeal,"This Popeye's Chicken is the shiznit!"? Smartly directed bySteven Brill (who had a lot to juggle, o carpers), the movieis full of what Francois Truffaut called "privileged
moments"--which range from Reese Witherspoon as a
Valley-girl angel (reminding us that she is the star of herclass of actors) to a blind, born-again, Tor Johnson-lookingQuentin Tarantino running full-force into a lamppost. HailSandler. P.T. Anderson: don't screw this guy up.
'Nicky' is great
posted on 25 Feb 2009This exciting fantasy-comedy from director Steven Brill [who also helped write the screenplay] is about two brothers from hell, Adrian [Rhys Ifans] and Cassius [Tom "Tiny" Lister Jr.] who go down to create hell on earth. Their younger brother, Nicky [Adam Sandler] is sent down to earth by his dad, Satan [Harvey Keitel] to bring his brothers back to hell. To accompany Nicky is a talking dog named Beefy [Robert Smigel]. While on earth Nicky meets a nice girl named Valerie [Patricia Arquette], two satan worshippers, Todd and Peter [Allen Cover and Peter Dante]. With it's cool special effects and non-stop laughs this is a must-see move! Adam Sandler's best!
Pretty Funny ***WARNING - MAY INCLUDE SPOILERS***
posted on 05 Feb 2009I wasn't expecting much out of last year's Little Nicky but I WAS prepped to see it.Backstory: Little Nicky (Sandler, in his weirdest role ever) is one of the three sons of the Devil (Keitel) along with Cassius (Lister) and Adrian (Ifans). The devil appoints himself as the ruler for the next 10,000 years and that pi**es off Nicky's brothers. Adrian and Cassius head up to Earth to try to rule it while the hellfires freeze. Nicky's father is slowly deteriorating while Nicky heads up to Earth to try to save his dad and continue the balance between good and evil. I won't give away anymore that I have to.Keitel is good as the devil, Sandler is at his usual best, and Rodney Dangerfield glows in a great cameo appearance. I can't believe this only got 5/10. I would've given it a big ol' 7/10.Overall, I'd give it *** 1/2/*****.A great effort by every actor and actress with amazing special effects toboot.
Were the scriptwriters the victims of an undetected gas leak?
posted on 22 Jan 2009Because that's the only possible reason that this film exists. The movie is imaginative, I'll give you that, but it's a smack in the face to anyone who believes that hell is a terrible place, or that heaven isn't populated by bimbo angels. Every scene in this movie falls flat. Satan puts women's breasts on a man's head. How is this even remotely humorous? When you have a sight gag, it is usually in context, Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin both knew this and they made movies decades before the people who made this movie were even born. This film is filled with bizarre images and weird sight gags that are too strange to be funny. A blind man with weird eyes stumbles through the streets of NYC, ranting and raving. Is this supposed to be funny? The devil's son introduces Henry Winkler in Central Park and the crowd cheers. Come on...Henry Winkler, for god's sake? Can you imagine any group of people in this day and age actually cheering for Henry Winkler? Then for some strange reason he covers Henry Winkler in bees. See, there is no context for this sight gag, it makes absolutely no sense. It's like that weird long-lost clip of the Marx Brothers pilot for their 60s show that surfaced several years ago, it was bizarre and unfunny, something about angels, and they're all well into their sixties. It was pathetic and weird.Other misses: Hitler in a maid's uniform, Little Nicky's buddies and girlfriend hanging by their underwear over a lava pit, Reese Witherspoon's elation that the devil called her by name, her angel bimbo friends gushing that the devil was a "horndog", the news camera panning down to Michael McKean's feet during the press conference (WHY?!@?), the talking mutt, the unrealistic CGI, the roommates (why would the devil's son need roommates?), the sportscaster with his hair on fire...again and again the gags fall flat. This movie is unsettlingly bizarre and strangely unfunny.Having said all that, the only nice thing about this movie is the fledgling romance between Valerie and Nicky in the beginning of the movie, it's very sweet but quickly gets lost in the ensuing crap-o-rama that follows.
Sandler's best film to date.
posted on 19 Dec 2008I'll admit, I've never been a big fan of Adam Sandler. Happy Gilmore, Mr. Deeds, The Waterboy, I didn't enjoy any of these films. But "Little Nicky" is miles better than all of these films combined. I just can't believe that you people only gave it 4.9/10. Many critics have described "Little Nicky" as being a crude farce. I think that they judged the film before they watched it. Normally (and rightfully) that is the thing to say about all of Adam Sandlers films but I think that this is an exception to the rule. OK, it's not a masterpiece but it has plenty in it to keep you entertained. There's great and seldom vulgar humour, some likeable star cameos and even some good special effects. According to you people, shoddily made pathetic attempts at movies like "The Toxic Avenger" and "The Dentist" are better than "Little Nicky". I really could not disagree with you more. I think that "Little Nicky" was an amusing, enjoyable and downright funny movie. 6.9/10.
Departure for Sandler?
posted on 17 Dec 2008Little Nicky seems almost like the last film Adam Sandler is going to make. Various characters from his previous films pop up in the appropriate and inappropriate places. His usual mix of gross out humor and sweet natured humor is slightly askew, in favor of the gross out humor. And having two other screenwriters helping him on the script didn't really go over as well as his usual tandem of writers. Still, the film does make you laugh when you shouldn't and the depiction of hell is a lot more amusing than in South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut.Maybe Sandler wants to grow up. Maybe he wants to do something different. Either way, don't expect him to do Shakespeare for a while.Adam Sandler's Nicky was a promising character. He's the son of the devil who just isn't evil enough. When Dad decides to extend his reign over the underworld for another 10,000 years, Nicky's two older brothers don't like the idea. So they close the gates of hell and make Manhattan the new Hades. Nicky, of course, has to bring them back to save dear old dad. Hilarity ensues.The rest of the cast, Patricia Arquette as the love interest, Rodney Dangerfield as Lucifer, Clint Howard as the gatekeeper, add some amusing bits to the scenery. Arquette is probably the only actress around that can look pretty in the grotesque sense. And the various cameos from SNL regulars (not to mention a few surprises) can either be amusing or stupid. Still, Adam's fans will eat this one up. The curious should spend no more than matinee prices. But those who know that they want to see it will.
They would have had to make this movie a lot better to make it suck!
posted on 15 Dec 2008My only regret is I can't rate it with a negative number! Please, do yourself a favor and don't rent this movie. It would be a waste of time and money. Sandler is the typical retard saving the day, only this time it's not funny at all.
a great movie!
posted on 15 Dec 2008An Awesome movie! ~~ wow. that was what i said rite after i saw this movie. this is my brother(9)and my favorite movie(I'm 13).maybe about once a week i would have a "movie night", where we would invite a whole bunch of people over and watch a movie. I rented "Little Nicky" and EVERYONE loved it. ~~ If your looking for a good laugh, Little Nicky is a movie you should watch! It might not be appropriate for younger kids though..If you are a big Adam Sandler fan, this is a must-see movie. This movie is basically about good vs. evil. My parents also thought it was a great movie. Most people either hate it, or love it. So watch it and see for yourself!!
You'll Laugh When It's HOW Cold WHERE?
posted on 25 Nov 2008The unwritten law from the Ben Stiller Book of Comedy, is Play It Straight and They Will Laugh; and Woody Allen will tell you that Less is More.
Unfortunately, neither Stiller nor Allen were involved with this movie, which in the final analysis, is much `less.' As in `witless,' `tasteless' and `humorless.' Oh, it'll make you laugh at times, but you'll hate yourself in the morning for it. Simply put, in regards to credible comedy, `Little Nicky,' directed by Steven Brill, comes in somewhere near the bottom of the food chain, cinematically speaking. One of the running gags in this film has Nicky responding metaphorically to whomever, when they ask where he comes from, `The south-- the ‘deep' south--' Which is somehow ironic, because that's exactly where this kind of humor seemingly originates, and belongs. Satan (Harvey Keitel) has come to the end of his ten-thousand year reign in Hell, and has called together his three sons, Adrian (Rhys Ifans), Cassius (Tom `Tiny' Lister Jr.) and Little Nicky (Adam Sandler), to announce which of the three he has chosen to succeed him as ruler of the Nether world for the next ten-thousand years. Suffice to say that his decision is not well received by the boys, however-- at least not by Adrian and Cassius, who rebel by bolting from this most southern of regions to take up residence in the topside world of the mortals, the souls of whom it is their inherent duty to corrupt. But in so doing, they inadvertently freeze the fire at the gates of Hell, rendering them impassable to all the fallen souls who would enter there; and so it is destined to remain until the two return, which they are not likely to do of their own accord. The situation quickly takes it's toll on the health of Satan, who in his suddenly weakened state is unable to pursue the errant pair himself, and since only a spawn of Satan can match up to another spawn of Satan, the job falls to Little Nicky-- the only other one around who meets the criteria-- who is summarily dispatched to earth to collect his brothers and bring them back down to Hell, whereupon the fire will be rekindled, the gates reopened, and all will once again be...well...'bad.' It's a tough assignment, though, as Nicky's brothers have the ability to possess anyone in the world they so choose, which will make identifying them something of a problem. Not to worry, however; Satan is providing some help for Nicky-- a dog named Mr. Beefy (voice of Robert Smigel), who has experience among the mortals, and will be able to help Nicky negotiate what to him will be virgin territory. And with that, Nicky is off on his quest-- and the laughs begin. Not! The story itself is a flight of fancy, a fantasy, which on paper at any rate probably had some possibilities; if only it had been placed in more capable hands. Brill was given a golden opportunity to deliver a movie with some real snap and zing to it, but he dropped the ball, big time, and instead presents the material with little imagination, and the result is a very basic what-you-see-is-what-you-get type of film. There's just nothing beneath the surface at all. Sure, it's a comedy (and that's debatable), but even a film that's not supposed to be taken seriously has to have some substance to it, and this one does not. It almost seems as if Brill approached the project with the attitude that Adam Sandler's presence, alone, would make whatever he put up on the screen work. Bad miscalculation. Scenes that could have been clever, or at least mined for some real humor, are for the most part simply crude, and in most cases lack any redeeming merit whatsoever. His biggest mistake, though, was putting all his eggs in one basket by expecting Sandler to carry the day (and the film) just by showing up. He apparently didn't understand that Sandler is an actor who needs a director who can keep him on task-- he needs direction, and plenty of it-- and he didn't get it from Brill. Sandler has been better-- much better; as Robbie, in `The Wedding Singer,' for instance, or even as Bobby, in `The Waterboy.' Both films in which he created a character that was at least credible or viable within the context of the story. But his `Nicky' just doesn't get the job done, because he fails to even really create a character at all, but instead `plays at' creating a character, which is something else entirely. Someone-- and the most likely suspect would be Brill-- should have told him that merely contorting his face and exaggerating the perpetually pubescent whine in his voice is not what it takes to `create' a real character. And, regardless of the genre in which the actor is playing, it's absolutely essential that the character he presents is real and believable within the environment and the setting of the story. If he's playing a devil in Hell, that devil had better be real, or it's simply not going to work; and this film proves it.
And lowering the bar to go after cheap laughs can't save it, either. The supporting cast includes Rodney Dangerfield (Lucifer), Patricia Arquette (Valerie), Peter Dante (Peter), Jonathan Loughran (John), Dana Carvey (Referee), Jon Lovitz (Peeper), Kevin Nealon (Gatekeeper), Michael McKean (Chief of Police), Quentin Tarantino (Deacon) and Reese Witherspoon (Holly). A real artist will earn every laugh he gets, and it's genuine; it's something real, and it's worthwhile. This film generates some laughs, to be sure-- but they're not earned, and consequently, they're plastic, and they're disposable. And yes, there IS a difference. Any doubts, just ask Ben Stiller or Woody Allen. Or Steve Martin; or Lucille Ball, Joan Davis, Red Skelton or W.C. Fields. And while you're at it, maybe you can pass on what you learn to Adam Sandler. It may help. 1/10.
Simply the worst movie ever made..and for that reason you should see it
posted on 30 Oct 2008There comes a time in a mans life when he is witness to a truly life changing event. the moon landing, The falling of the Berlin wall, the birth of your first child or you meeting your lovely wife. in the annals of human futility in movie making.. that remarkable event was the making of the film little Nicky.. and anyone who saw this absolute cinematic abortion.There is NOTHING funny about this movie...NOTHING. This is the first time I have gone to a movie and actually become ANGRY watching a comedy. I only thank god I did not pay to see this. And look I am dumbing this movie down on the Adam Sander level. I have not expected much from Adam Sandler movies.. I have NOTHING against the guy.I mean I like Adam Sandler. I just find his movies OK.. but leave it to him to not even reach the absolutely 1 one millionth of an inch bar that has been set. If reaching the bar for this movie was a inch high.. he would be digging under ground for 2 miles.Trying to describe the movie does not do its futility justice. No words, phrases, interpolative dances or biblical scrawling have yet to be invented to describe the absolute time decaying event that is sitting through this film. I only watched it because I knew that i was truly in the moment of history.. a cinematic event on the level of the Hindenburg crashing.Its seemed as if the four horsemen of the Apocalypse rode through the screen laughing and exalting your every minute as you sat through each frame decaying frame after another. If films had a smell, this film would reek of absolute desolation and despair. If failure had a smell it would be this film. I looked at it in wonder as if why would someone put this train wreck on film..why because we are someone what drawn to human tragedy.. well I cant answer those question.. Biblical scholars and Pyscholgist can better explain the deep corners of the mind that this film tends to attack.In closing NO FILM can try to be as bad as little Nicky .. films can only come close to being as bad as this film was. we have hit the Rosetta stone of absolute cinematic failure..And hopefully those of us who have seen it came away without having our eyes bleed and our bodies turned to stone. And for that reason if you want to see the benchmark for futility.. you should see this film.. just so you can know how bad a film can be. Thank god I survived....or did i?
Hell is cool
posted on 28 Sep 2008Why does everyone hate this movie so much? It's the funniest movie in the world! I'm a big Adam Sandler fan and I can say that this is his 2nd to best movie (Happy Gilmore being the best). Rodney Dangerfield did great in this. The music was great, cause it always felt right in the scene. I can not see a single thing wrong about this movie 10/10
devilishly cool, if completely ridiculous
posted on 20 Sep 2008Since "Little Nicky" stars Adam Sandler, it's pretty much a given that the whole thing's going to be completely silly. And it is. Starring him as the weird-voiced son of Satan (Harvey Keitel) going to New York to find his brothers (Rhys Ifans and Tiny Lister) who fled Hell and stopped sinners from entering, there's everything that one would expect - except that I didn't expect to see Rodney Dangerfield as Lucifer. It's the sort of movie that you only see if you're ready for sheer goofy nonsense. As it was, this was one of several devil-related movies released in 2000, although the "Exorcist" re-release was the only other one worth seeing. Also starring Patricia Arquette, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Nealon, Reese Witherspoon, and Henry Winkler.
Dull and Unfunny.
posted on 18 Aug 2009I was hoping Little Nicky would be a little bit better than The Waterboy, Adam Sandler's 1998 project. But it, sadly, fell along the lines as just as bad.When the devil's mean older sons, Adrian (Rhys Ifans) and Cassius (Tom Lister Jr.) spread mischief on Earth, Satan (Harvey Keitel) begins to fall apart. Nicky (Adam Sandler), his misfit youngest son, is sent to New York City to track down his evil siblings, but he is distracted by falling in love and take-out chicken. Adrian, the devil's nastiest son, threatens to take over the universe, but a side-trip to heaven sets Nicky up to take charge.This is basically a vehicle for Adam Sandler. Lots of unfunny jokes in a totally pointless film. Adam, buddy, your vehicle is getting worse and worse with every film you do. You should perhaps take a trip to the drama section of film and see how you go there – God knows that worked for Jim Carrey. The script is dull and annoying and consists of using the same jokes continuously and the directing from Steven Brill is totally effortless. There are some nice cameos from Reese Witherspoon and Henry Winkler, and the scenes are at most sometimes enjoyable, but that's it.Little Nicky is a tiresome film that many actors look embarrassed to be in.I rate Little Nicky 4 out of 10.