TITLE : Evil Woman / Saving Silverman
YEAR OF RELEASE : 2001
CLASSIFICATION : M
DIRECTOR : Dennis Dugan
STARRING : Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black,
Amanda Peet, Amanda Detmer, R. Lee Ermey, Neil Diamond
TAGLINES : * From the director of "Big Daddy".
* They swore nothing could come between them. Then she came along.
* 2 Best Friends + 1 Girlfriend = WAR
YEAR OF RELEASE : 2001
CLASSIFICATION : M
DIRECTOR : Dennis Dugan
STARRING : Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black,
Amanda Peet, Amanda Detmer, R. Lee Ermey, Neil Diamond
TAGLINES : * From the director of "Big Daddy".
* They swore nothing could come between them. Then she came along.
* 2 Best Friends + 1 Girlfriend = WAR
EVIL WOMAN / SAVING SILVERMAN
HOLLYWOOD TEEN MOVIES: MOVIE REVIEW
FILM REVIEW :
In February 2001, I saw a poster in my local cinema for a film starring Jason Biggs titled "Saving Silverman". Months later the "Saving Silverman" poster was taken down & replaced with another poster for a film titled "Evil Woman", again starring Jason Biggs. Different poster, different pictures, different title, same cast, "Saving Silverman" had in fact been retitled to "Evil Woman" in certain countries around the world. Months later even the poster for "Evil Woman" vanished. Then in December 2001 I spotted in the newspaper that "Evil Woman" was finally given a release but unfortunately not at my local cinema. The closet cinema to me that was screening it was about 50km away. So if I wanted to see it, I would have to travel 100km all told. I don't know why but for some strange reason I still wanted to see this film. So I decided, what the heck, I'll travel out there & see what it's like. "Evil Woman" was being screened only three times a day. I decided I would go to the first session, early in the morning.
Well I must say, I had a very good time watching "Evil Woman", although not exactly a film you would call high-art, but nevertheless an entertaining way to spend 90 minutes or so in the cinema. The film is directed by Dennis Dugan of "Happy Gilmore" & "Big Daddy" fame & stars Jason Biggs the hot new teen star who has appeared in the teen sex comedies "American Pie", "Boys & Girls", "Loser" & "American Pie 2". To add to the fun Steve Zahn (Out of Sight, Riding in Cars with Boys) & Jack Black, who had a star making turn in John Cusack's "High Fidelity" are along for the bumpy ride.
"Saving Silverman" focuses on the lives of three male friends Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn & Jack Black. The boys have known each other since high school. All three have the same taste in music, which is, their passion for Neil Diamond. They even perform together in a two-bit Neil Diamond tribute band called "The Diamonds".
The problems begin when Jason Biggs starts a relationship with Judith (Amanda Peet of "The Whole Nine Yards" fame). She immediately stops Biggs from socialising with his best friends, making him quit the band & even destroying his collection of Neil Diamond records. She even talks Biggs in to marriage & to accepting her last name, other than his, when they wed.
Things get outrageously out of control, when buddies Zahn & Black are not invited to their engagement party. They begin to fear that Biggs' fiancée is destroying their relationship with their best friend. The duo decide that the best thing to do is to kidnap her & convince Biggs she is dead, making out that she killed herself by driving over a cliff. Zahn & Black then decide to set Biggs up with an old friend from his school days, Sandy Perkus, played delightfully by Amanda Detmer. The boys believe that if Biggs falls in love with Sandy, she would be more accepting of them & life would return back to normal, with the three buddies best friends again. The problem however, is that Sandy is studying to become a nun & Biggs is still suffering from the make-believe death of his fiancée. Biggs is now faced with the dilemma of making a commitment to Sandy before she makes a commitment to enter the nunnery.
Jack Black & Steve Zahn are perfect comic foils for each other, as they bumble through the kidnapping & turn it into a nightmare. Throw into the mix their former high school coach (R. Lee Ermery) who has just broken out of prison & you have some truly mad-cap chemistry going on.
Neil Diamond fans unite. You will be pleased to know that Neil Diamond does appear in the film. He plays himself & sings a few songs. The end credit sequence has Neil on stage with cast members Biggs, Zahn & Black having fun singing up a storm.
Director Dennis Dugan does what he does best, provides enough silly laughs & slapstick to make most viewers happy. If you're looking for a mixed bag of laughs watch "Evil Woman" or should I say "Saving Silverman".
In February 2001, I saw a poster in my local cinema for a film starring Jason Biggs titled "Saving Silverman". Months later the "Saving Silverman" poster was taken down & replaced with another poster for a film titled "Evil Woman", again starring Jason Biggs. Different poster, different pictures, different title, same cast, "Saving Silverman" had in fact been retitled to "Evil Woman" in certain countries around the world. Months later even the poster for "Evil Woman" vanished. Then in December 2001 I spotted in the newspaper that "Evil Woman" was finally given a release but unfortunately not at my local cinema. The closet cinema to me that was screening it was about 50km away. So if I wanted to see it, I would have to travel 100km all told. I don't know why but for some strange reason I still wanted to see this film. So I decided, what the heck, I'll travel out there & see what it's like. "Evil Woman" was being screened only three times a day. I decided I would go to the first session, early in the morning.
Well I must say, I had a very good time watching "Evil Woman", although not exactly a film you would call high-art, but nevertheless an entertaining way to spend 90 minutes or so in the cinema. The film is directed by Dennis Dugan of "Happy Gilmore" & "Big Daddy" fame & stars Jason Biggs the hot new teen star who has appeared in the teen sex comedies "American Pie", "Boys & Girls", "Loser" & "American Pie 2". To add to the fun Steve Zahn (Out of Sight, Riding in Cars with Boys) & Jack Black, who had a star making turn in John Cusack's "High Fidelity" are along for the bumpy ride.
"Saving Silverman" focuses on the lives of three male friends Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn & Jack Black. The boys have known each other since high school. All three have the same taste in music, which is, their passion for Neil Diamond. They even perform together in a two-bit Neil Diamond tribute band called "The Diamonds".
The problems begin when Jason Biggs starts a relationship with Judith (Amanda Peet of "The Whole Nine Yards" fame). She immediately stops Biggs from socialising with his best friends, making him quit the band & even destroying his collection of Neil Diamond records. She even talks Biggs in to marriage & to accepting her last name, other than his, when they wed.
Things get outrageously out of control, when buddies Zahn & Black are not invited to their engagement party. They begin to fear that Biggs' fiancée is destroying their relationship with their best friend. The duo decide that the best thing to do is to kidnap her & convince Biggs she is dead, making out that she killed herself by driving over a cliff. Zahn & Black then decide to set Biggs up with an old friend from his school days, Sandy Perkus, played delightfully by Amanda Detmer. The boys believe that if Biggs falls in love with Sandy, she would be more accepting of them & life would return back to normal, with the three buddies best friends again. The problem however, is that Sandy is studying to become a nun & Biggs is still suffering from the make-believe death of his fiancée. Biggs is now faced with the dilemma of making a commitment to Sandy before she makes a commitment to enter the nunnery.
Jack Black & Steve Zahn are perfect comic foils for each other, as they bumble through the kidnapping & turn it into a nightmare. Throw into the mix their former high school coach (R. Lee Ermery) who has just broken out of prison & you have some truly mad-cap chemistry going on.
Neil Diamond fans unite. You will be pleased to know that Neil Diamond does appear in the film. He plays himself & sings a few songs. The end credit sequence has Neil on stage with cast members Biggs, Zahn & Black having fun singing up a storm.
Director Dennis Dugan does what he does best, provides enough silly laughs & slapstick to make most viewers happy. If you're looking for a mixed bag of laughs watch "Evil Woman" or should I say "Saving Silverman".
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Saving Silverman(2001) VHS
Hilarity abounds when Jack Black and Steve Zahn learn their pal and Neil Diamond tribute bandmate Jason Biggs is about to get hitched to bitchy psychiatrist Amanda Peet. In order the stop the marriage plans, Black and Zahn plot to kidnap Peet, then have Biggs reacquaint himself with old flame Amanda Detmer, who's about to become a nun. But when this scheme goes awry, they count on their idol--the one and only Neil Diamond--to help them out. R. Lee Ermey also stars. 92 min.
Saving Silverman (PG-13) [DVD] DVD
Also available in the original, theatrical PG-13 version.
Saving Silverman [DVD](2001) DVD
Hilarity abounds when Jack Black and Steve Zahn learn their pal and Neil Diamond tribute bandmate Jason Biggs is about to get hitched to bitchy psychiatrist Amanda Peet. In order the stop the marriage plans, Black and Zahn plot to kidnap Peet, then have Biggs reacquaint himself with old flame Amanda Detmer, who's about to become a nun. But when this scheme goes awry, they count on their idol--the one and only Neil Diamond--to help them out. R. Lee Ermey also stars. 92 min. R-rated version features scenes not shown in theaters.
Hilarity abounds when Jack Black and Steve Zahn learn their pal and Neil Diamond tribute bandmate Jason Biggs is about to get hitched to bitchy psychiatrist Amanda Peet. In order the stop the marriage plans, Black and Zahn plot to kidnap Peet, then have Biggs reacquaint himself with old flame Amanda Detmer, who's about to become a nun. But when this scheme goes awry, they count on their idol--the one and only Neil Diamond--to help them out. R. Lee Ermey also stars. 92 min.
Saving Silverman (PG-13) [DVD] DVD
Also available in the original, theatrical PG-13 version.
Saving Silverman [DVD](2001) DVD
Hilarity abounds when Jack Black and Steve Zahn learn their pal and Neil Diamond tribute bandmate Jason Biggs is about to get hitched to bitchy psychiatrist Amanda Peet. In order the stop the marriage plans, Black and Zahn plot to kidnap Peet, then have Biggs reacquaint himself with old flame Amanda Detmer, who's about to become a nun. But when this scheme goes awry, they count on their idol--the one and only Neil Diamond--to help them out. R. Lee Ermey also stars. 92 min. R-rated version features scenes not shown in theaters.
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