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Adam Sandler on Making ‘The Ridiculous 6’: ‘Netflix Had My Back the Whole Time’

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Adam Sandler‘s “The Ridiculous 6,” the first of an exclusive four-movie deal with Netflix, weathered controversy during production when Native American extras exited the set due to the “culturally offensive” nature of the film’s humor. At the L.A. premiere Monday at AMC Universal Citywalk, Sandler praised the streaming service for their support and collaboration.

“They were very supportive, [they] had my back the whole time,” he told Variety. Sandler attested to Netflix’s contribution of original ideas to the production, which lent a fresh perspective on the western comedy subgenre. The film follows the quest of a Native American and his five half-brothers to rescue their kidnapped outlaw father.

WizzroSupreme3067d ago

Well, I doubt that major movie studios do now after The Cobbler and Pixels.

RetrospectRealm3067d ago

Pixels was a box office smash though.

Stringerbell3066d ago (Edited 3066d ago )

Pretty much, it nearly tripled its budget 88 million to make - 243 returned and no doubt that number will rise once it comes to home video.

The thing with Sandler's movies / Happy Madison productions its low hanging fruit for the internet peanut gallery to gawk it. Understandably so, but and a huge BUT these movies make bank. With of course 'The Cobbler' being a huge exception to this rule of profitability for Sandler.

For instance my brother remakred:

'they made a Paul Blart 2? I bet it bombed!'

No, 30 million budget 107.5 at the box office. If you can double a studios investment, you are a life long friend triple? At that point you get to do what you want. And this is what Sandler does, he basically uses these movies as an excuse to give all his friends a paycheck and takes them all out on vacation. Not a bad gig.

S2Killinit3066d ago

I dont think this guy is all that relevant anymore.

3-4-53066d ago

Adam Sandler movies don't portray white people realistically either.....

That is the point...It's a dumb comedy movie made to make people laugh.

ZombieGamerMan3066d ago

You know seeing this makes me think that after so many years of putting stuff out and seeing how people react to them you kind of build this idea in your head about what you put out there. Netflix has put gold after gold after gold of stellar netflx originals that they simply can't imagine anything they do to fail now. Sadly Sandler will show them how wrong they are.

iliimaster3066d ago

alot of adam sandler haters out there... netflix is smart

Soldierone3066d ago

If anything he just proves the cry babies all over the internet are the minority. You see so much crying about everything he does, then his movies go make triple their budget.... Either that or people are all talk and no action.

RJ920093066d ago

Most user of the web don't go on sites like this almost all on Facebook youtube etc. We are a very small minority when there millions upon millions of people on the web.

Soldierone3065d ago

It wasn't people here that were crying about it. It was other websites and sites that got linked to here.

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