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The story revolves around a struggle to determine which of Satan's three sons will succeed their father (Harvey Keitel) as ruler of Hell. Adrian (Rhys Ifans) is the most devious, Cassius (Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr.) is the cruelest, and Nicky (Adam Sandler) is their father's favorite. Adrian and Cassius claim that Nicky's mother is a goat and torment him by controlling his body with their minds. Nicky has had a speech impediment and a disfigured jaw since Cassius hit him in the face with a shovel.
For the cat clone, see Little Nicky (cat). For the rugby player, see Nicky Little.
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Little Nicky
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Theatrical release poster
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Directed by Steven Brill
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Produced by Jack Giarraputo
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Robert Simonds
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Written by Steven Brill
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Adam Sandler
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Tim Herlihy
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Starring Adam Sandler
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Patricia Arquette
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Harvey Keitel
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Rhys Ifans
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Reese Witherspoon
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Tom 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.
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Rodney Dangerfield
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Music by Teddy Castellucci
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Cinematography Theo van de Sande
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Editing by Jeff Gourson
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Distributed by New Line Cinema
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Release date(s) November 10, 2000
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Running time 90 minutes
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Language English
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Budget $85 million
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Gross revenue $58,292,295
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Little Nicky is a 2000 American dark comedy film directed by Steven Brill. It stars Adam Sandler as Nicky, one of Satan's three sons.
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Contents [hide]
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1 Plot
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2 Cast
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3 Production
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4 Reception
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5 Soundtrack
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6 Video game
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7 References
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8 External links
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[edit] PlotThe story revolves around a struggle to determine which of Satan's three sons will succeed their father (Harvey Keitel) as ruler of Hell. Adrian (Rhys Ifans) is the most devious, Cassius (Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr.) is the cruelest, and Nicky (Adam Sandler) is their father's favorite. Adrian and Cassius claim that Nicky's mother is a goat and torment him by controlling his body with their minds. Nicky has had a speech impediment and a disfigured jaw since Cassius hit him in the face with a shovel.
      
Having been the Prince of Darkness for ten thousand years, the Devil assembles his sons to decide which of them will succeed him, but instead he keeps the throne for himself. Angered by this decision, Adrian and Cassius go to Earth to create a new Hell by possessing religious and political leaders in New York City. As they leave, they freeze the entrance to Hell, preventing more souls from entering and causing Satan's body to begin decomposing. To stop Adrian and Cassius, Satan sends Nicky to Earth with a silver flask that traps whoever drinks from it inside.
 
Having been the Prince of Darkness for ten thousand years, the Devil assembles his sons to decide which of them will succeed him, but instead he keeps the throne for himself. Angered by this decision, Adrian and Cassius go to Earth to create a new Hell by possessing religious and political leaders in New York City. As they leave, they freeze the entrance to Hell, preventing more souls from entering and causing Satan's body to begin decomposing. To stop Adrian and Cassius, Satan sends Nicky to Earth with a silver flask that traps whoever drinks from it inside.
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With his brothers captured, Nicky is ready to save his father. After he sins to make sure he goes to Hell, he and Valerie express their love for each other and she kills him. In Hell, Satan regains his body and recommends that Nicky go back to Earth. The film ends a year later, when Nicky and Valerie live in New York with their infant son. It is mentioned that John and Peter have died in a Zeppelin crash they bought and are now living in Hell in Nicky's old room.
 
With his brothers captured, Nicky is ready to save his father. After he sins to make sure he goes to Hell, he and Valerie express their love for each other and she kills him. In Hell, Satan regains his body and recommends that Nicky go back to Earth. The film ends a year later, when Nicky and Valerie live in New York with their infant son. It is mentioned that John and Peter have died in a Zeppelin crash they bought and are now living in Hell in Nicky's old room.
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[edit] CastAdam Sandler as Nicky
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CAST
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Adam Sandler as Nicky
 
Rhys Ifans as Adrian
 
Rhys Ifans as Adrian
 
Tom 'Tiny' Lister, Jr. as Cassius
 
Tom 'Tiny' Lister, Jr. as Cassius
Harvey Keitel as Dad (Satan)
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Liam Neeson as Dad (Satan)
 
Allen Covert as Todd
 
Allen Covert as Todd
 
Patricia Arquette as Valerie Veran
 
Patricia Arquette as Valerie Veran
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Ellen Cleghorne as Mom at Globetrotters game
 
Ellen Cleghorne as Mom at Globetrotters game
 
Laura Harring as Mrs. Dunleavy
 
Laura Harring as Mrs. Dunleavy
[edit] ProductionAngus Young of AC/DC was originally cast as Satan, but backed out prior to shooting, and was replaced by Harvey Keitel. Marilyn Manson also left the cast, due to schedule issues.[1]
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The film is dedicated to Chris Farley, who died in 1997.[citation needed]
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[edit] ReceptionThe film opened at #2 at the North American box office making $16 million USD in its opening weekend, behind Charlie's Angels, which was on its second consecutive week at the top spot, the film went on to earning $39 million dollars domestically, and another $18 million worldwide, bringing the total to $58 million, and was considered a box office failure compared to its $85 million budget. Critical reaction to the film was fairly poor. Based on 112 reviews collected by the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 22% of critics gave Little Nicky a positive review.[2] Comedian and former Mystery Science Theater 3000 host Michael J. Nelson named the film the worst comedy ever made.[3] It was also nominated for five awards at the 21st Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture and Worst Actor (Adam Sandler).
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[edit] Soundtrack1.P.O.D. – "School of Hard Knocks"
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2.Incubus – "Pardon Me"
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3.Deftones – "Change (In the House of Flies)"
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4.Cypress Hill – "(Rock) Superstar"
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5.Insolence – "Natural High"
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6.Linkin Park – "Points of Authority"
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7.Disturbed – "Stupify (Fu's Forbidden Little Nicky Remix)"
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8.Unloco – "Nothing"
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9.Powerman 5000 – "When Worlds Collide"
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10.Muse – "Cave"
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11.Filter – "Take a Picture"
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12.Deftones – "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) (Acoustic)"
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Others songs used, not on the soundtrack
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1.Scorpions – "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
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2.AC/DC – "Highway to Hell"
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3.Foo Fighters – "Everlong"
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4.Van Halen – "Runnin' With the Devil"
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5.Zebrahead – "Now or Never"
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6.Lit – "Perfect One"
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7.Ozzy Osbourne – "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
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8.Ozzy Osbourne – "No More Tears"
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9.Ozzy Osbourne – "Flying High Again"
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10.Chicago – "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
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11.Chicago – "Saturday in the Park"
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12.The Dandy Warhols – "Bohemian Like You"
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13.The Stampeders – "Sweet City Woman"
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14.Stacy Q - "Two of Hearts"
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15.Kool & The Gang - "Ladies Night"
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[edit] Video gameMain article: Little Nicky (video game)
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A Game Boy Color game was released based on the film shortly after its release.
 
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