# George C. Scott's reaction to the new Adam Sandler movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 9, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-c-scotts-reaction-to-the-new-adam-sandler-movie/592035 "2011-08-09T04:37:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-c-scotts-reaction-to-the-new-adam-sandler-movie/592035/21 "2011-08-09T17:54:36Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Is Jack and Jill a real movie that’s coming out? When I watched it I was reminded of the fake trailers from Funny People. Please tell me it’s just Sandler making fun of those kinds of movies he used to star in. Please. I’m…having trouble figuring out if it is or not. I mean, there’s a trailer, and an IMDb entry, and a couple news articles on it, but I’ve seen more information on movies scheduled to come out in a year or two than this one, and it’s slated for release three months from now. I really, really hope it’s a joke. I would have thought Sandler was too smart to go with a shitty ‘comedy’ idea that’s so old and played-out that even Eddie Murphy is getting tired of it. I mean, I think _You Don’t Mess With The Zohan_ is a _genius_ movie, but this looks not just terrible, but horrific. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-c-scotts-reaction-to-the-new-adam-sandler-movie/592035/22 "2011-08-09T20:13:04Z")
[“In Theatres November 11th.”](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1021165312/tt0810913) Henceforce, this anniversary shall be a solemn and sombre occasion. **removes hat, allows a single manly tear to fall** ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-c-scotts-reaction-to-the-new-adam-sandler-movie/592035/23 "2011-08-10T08:22:50Z")
I’m sure it hit him like a football in the groin(for which he got the Oscar). ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-c-scotts-reaction-to-the-new-adam-sandler-movie/592035/24 "2011-08-10T09:02:12Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > [“In Theatres November 11th.”](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1021165312/tt0810913) > > Henceforce, this anniversary shall be a solemn and sombre occasion. > > **removes hat, allows a single manly tear to fall** Seriously? They managed to secure the 11/11/11 date? ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-c-scotts-reaction-to-the-new-adam-sandler-movie/592035/25 "2011-08-10T14:26:32Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Seriously? They managed to secure the 11/11/11 date? Well, anyone can release anything any day they want. Joe ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-c-scotts-reaction-to-the-new-adam-sandler-movie/592035/26 "2011-08-10T17:12:50Z")
I don’t imagine that these kinds of comedies cost much to make. Lower costs mean someone is more inclined to “risk” making the film, and it doesn’t take as much of an opening weekend to recover costs. So no: cheap screwball comedy that rehashes material older than our grandfathers will probably never go away. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-c-scotts-reaction-to-the-new-adam-sandler-movie/592035/27 "2011-08-10T17:27:47Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > I don’t imagine that these kinds of comedies cost much to make. > > Lower costs mean someone is more inclined to “risk” making the film, and it doesn’t take as much of an opening weekend to recover costs. > > So no: cheap screwball comedy that rehashes material older than our grandfathers will probably never go away. Witness **The Change-Up** , in theaters now! ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-c-scotts-reaction-to-the-new-adam-sandler-movie/592035/28 "2011-08-10T17:53:42Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Seriously? They managed to secure the 11/11/11 date? AKA [“Nigel Tufnel Day”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Tufnel#Nigel_Tufnel_Day). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-c-scotts-reaction-to-the-new-adam-sandler-movie/592035.md?page=1)