Mr. Deeds

Mr. Deeds
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steven Brill
Screenplay by	Tim Herlihy
Based on	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town by Robert Riskin Opera Hat by Clarence Budington Kelland
Produced by	Sid Ganis Jack Giarraputo
Starring	Adam Sandler Winona Ryder Peter Gallagher Jared Harris Allen Covert Erick Avari John Turturro
Cinematography	Peter Lyons Collister
Edited by	Jeff Gourson
Music by	Teddy Castellucci
Production companies	Columbia Pictures New Line Cinema Happy Madison Productions Out of the Blue… Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$171.3 million[1]

Mr. Deeds is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Sid Ganis and Jack Giarraputo. It stars Adam Sandler in the title role, alongside Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Allen Covert, Erick Avari, and John Turturro. The film is a remake of the 1936 Frank Capra film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, which itself was based on the 1935 short story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland. It tells the story of a pizzeria owner who learns that he is the heir of a late multi-billionaire as he also meets a television reporter wanting a story on him.

Produced by Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions in association with New Line Cinema and Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Mr. Deeds was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures on June 28, 2002. The film received negative reviews.