Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Sandy Wexler (2017) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Kevin James, Colin Quinn, Nick Swardson, Jackie Sandler DIRECTOR: Steven Brill CINEMATOGRAPHY: Dean Semler MUSIC: Rupert Gregson-Williams PRODUCTION: Happy Madison Productions

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Sandy Wexler (2017). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

On July 20, 2016, Jennifer Hudson joined the cast of the film, and on July 26, 2016, Kevin James, Terry Crews, Rob Schneider, Colin Quinn, Nick Swardson, Lamorne Morris and Arsenio Hall joined as well. Principal photography began on August 2, 2016.

The Wexler character is a satirical homage to Sandler's real-life manager Sandy Wernick.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

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CRITICAL RECEPTION

On Rotten Tomatoes, Sandy Wexler has an approval rating of 27% based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 4.11/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Sandy Wexler marks a mild improvement from the Adam Sandler vehicles immediately preceding it – which in no way serves as an endorsement for non-hardcore fans." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score 40 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Peter Debruge of Variety called the film "sloppy" and is critical of the 131 minute runtime. Although he appreciates the concept of the film as a comedy roast, Debruge complains that the film is not funny enough. In his review of Sandy Wexler, film critic Brian Tallerico wrote that the film "sucks" and that "Brill and Sandler never wrote a joke that they didn’t think was worth repeating until you were sick of it."

Some critics have discussed the Jewish angle of the film, which portrays a relationship between a Jewish manager and a black performer.