It stars Sandler in his first voice-acting role, alongside future wife Jackie Titone, Austin Stout, Rob Schneider, Kevin Nealon, Norm Crosby and Jon Lovitz.
Davey Stone is a 33-year-old Jewish alcoholic with a criminal record that has earned him animosity in his hometown of Dukesberry, New Hampshire.
He spent the rest of his childhood in and out of foster facilities and state homes, followed by numbing his pain with alcohol and petty crime during his adolescence and ostracizing himself from Jennifer and his other friends.
That night, he breaks into the closed mall and hallucinates the logos and mascots of various stores coming to life and confronting him about his inability to grieve.
Davey reminds the townspeople of the abuse they, and he himself, have subjected Whitey to throughout his life and the selfless contributions he has made to the community in spite of that.
The townspeople thank Whitey for his service over the years and the mayor officially grants him the Patch Award, with previous recipients giving him theirs as well.
Kearsley revealed in an email to Doug Walker that certain elements of the film that were notorious, specifically the feces-eating deer scene and even Whitey's voice (which was originally more high-pitched and annoying), were intended to be cut, but were kept due to "focus groups" who had seen the film (who lowered Whitey's voice), as well as the fact that the product placements were used without permission.
[7] Eight Crazy Nights came in at fifth place on its opening weekend among U.S. box office, making only $14 million since its Wednesday launch.
[9] On Rotten Tomatoes, Eight Crazy Nights has an approval rating of 13% based on reviews from 109 critics and an average score of 3.5/10.
The site's critical consensus reads: "Sandler returns to his roots in this nauseating concoction filled with potty humor and product placements.
[16] He was also nominated twice for the 2002 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for his performances in both Eight Crazy Nights and Mr.
[17] Eight Crazy Nights was released on VHS and single- and two-disc edition DVD on November 4, 2003 by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.