#JOSH SAFDIE UNCUT GEMS MOVIE#
The funniest thing these guys said is at the beginning of the movie when I make my first bet and you see my first bet. SANDLER: And so you're - when you get to that actual game, there is so much excitement. And honest to God, when you make a bet on something and the game starts at 7:05, it - you start - your body is shaking at 2 in the afternoon going, it's coming, it's coming. SANDLER: So you're watching the game with such - it's just a different energy. You told everyone on the planet this is going to happen. It's, you made this decision in your head. And I - you watch so close when you have money on a game and it means something to you. And, Terry, when you bet on a game, which I do bet sometimes. But also, I did connect with Howard a lot. SANDLER: Just I have big mood swings and really scream at the screen sometimes. And, like, they think about leaving the house. And the wife and family are like, oh, no. And I'm a true insane person in my house with sports. I mean, I am, in real life, since I'm a kid, I've been very vocal watching games. GROSS: And I'm wondering if you did any of that as a kid, like, if you'd watch a game and get so caught up in it, like, you'd be the sportscaster.
GROSS: And, Adam Sandler, it's - you're so manic when you're doing it.
GROSS: And he's, like, you know, like, doing the game. GROSS: And he's kind of, like, narrating the game. But he's basically watching the game on TV. GROSS: And there's a scene that's almost, like, funny - I don't know whether that's intentional or not - in which he's - it's a very high-pressure situation that he's in. GROSS: The main character, Howard, is a big basketball fan. When you're onstage and you're performing at a little club and you're telling your jokes the 10 people in front of you laugh but the guy on the left doesn't laugh, you'll see most comedians will go over to the guy who's not laughing and try to include him in a certain way. It's, to me, very stand-up-comedian-like. And so that's why, he's just hypersensitive. He makes sure and take care of that situation, includes everybody. And then he hears something going on on the right. So he takes care - he's talking to one person dead on. He's sensitive to what everyone's thinking in the room. SANDLER: Well, that voice is - in my head, Howard talks a lot not only to - he just wants control. GROSS: Can you describe finding the voice and what that voice is? GROSS: You found the rhythm and you found the music in that character's voice. He always says things he can't really back up. He's always trying to convince people or sell people on something. GROSS: Adam Sandler, you found the voice for this character. Congratulations on the film and the awards and nominations. That's the dumbest bet I ever heard of.Īdam Sandler and Josh and Benny Safdie, welcome to FRESH AIR.
I just know.įRANCESA: (As Gary) Well, I'll tell you what I know. SANDLER: (As Howard Ratner) I don't know. Listen but what do you know? Garnett this, Garnett that - what do you know?
Listen this probably fell off a truck anyway. SANDLER: (As Howard Ratner) I just - for just tolerating me for all this time, OK?įRANCESA: (As Gary) No, no, no. And this is a gift from me.įRANCESA: (As Gary) What's this? What is this? SANDLER: (As Howard Ratner) Fine, $1,000 a point, OK? Take this. Do you take lightning bets?įRANCESA: (As Gary) Yeah, but you don't want any part of lightning bets. I want Garnett points and rebounds, Garnett blocked shots, Celtics opening tip. I want to make a six-way parlay, Celtics-Sixers game. SANDLER: (As Howard Ratner) Scrap the whole bet. So you add it onto the 19 grand, that's $40,000 in all. MIKE FRANCESA: (As Gary) What do you want? I already made your bet.ĪDAM SANDLER: (As Howard Ratner) I know. But let's start with a scene from "Uncut Gems," with Howard, Sandler's character, placing bets with his bookie on the Boston Celtics and Kevin Garnett. We'll hear about Adam Sandler's work in comedy later in this interview. Terry interviewed Adam Sandler and the Safdie brothers in 2019 when "Uncut Gems" was released. The film was directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, whose father worked in the Diamond District when they were kids. He's also a gambler deep in debt to a loan shark whose goons are after him. In the 2019 thriller "Uncut Gems," he played Howard Ratner, a jeweler in Manhattan's Diamond District who always has a deal or con going and never stops talking. But Adam Sandler has also given some terrific performances in dramas. For that work, he'll be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this weekend at the Kennedy Center, joining an impressive list of recipients that includes Jonathan Winters, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Jon Stewart and Richard Pryor, who was the first recipient in 1998. Adam Sandler is famous for his comedy films and his performances on "Saturday Night Live" in the '90s.
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