Anger Management is a 2003 American buddy comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by David S. Dorfman. Starring Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzmán, Woody Harrelson, and John Turturro, the film tells the story of a businessman who is sentenced to an anger management program under a renowned therapist with unconventional methods. Anger Management was released in theaters in the United States on April 11, 2003, by Columbia Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $195 million against a $75 million budget.

Plot

In 1978 Brooklyn, as a young boy, Dave Buznik is about to experience his first kiss, he is humiliated by local bully Arnie Shankman who suddenly pulls down his pants and underwear.

Twenty-five years later, Dave works as a secretary for a disrespectful boss named Frank. Dave s bullying trauma causes him to avoid displaying affection such as kissing his girlfriend Linda in public. His problems are exacerbated by his narcissistic co-worker, Andrew, who is close friends with Linda and desires to rekindle their romantic relationship.

During a flight, Dave loses his temper, albeit mildly, after being treated disrespectfully by the flight attendant, prompting the sky marshal to taser him. He is arrested for assaulting a flight attendant and is sentenced to anger management under Dr. Buddy Rydell, a renowned therapist who sat next to him on the plane. Dave s sentence is extended to 30 days after he accidentally breaks a waitress s nose while defending himself from a blind man s cane.

Buddy imposes radical round-the-clock therapy , living with Dave and accompanying him at work. This entails unorthodox techniques which cause him to be passive aggressive. At work Buddy is shocked to learn of the well-endowed Andrew s friendship with Linda. However, seeing a photo of Linda he becomes instantly smitten with her, annoying Dave.

To enhance Dave s assertiveness, Buddy arranges for him to get revenge on Arnie Shankman, who has become a Buddhist monk. Arnie apologizes, but then laughs when reminded of the kiss incident. Buddy and an initially hesitant Dave provoke Arnie by lying about Dave molesting Arnie s mentally ill sister. A fight ensues, and after defeating Arnie the duo flee and Dave is delighted to have had his revenge.

Linda tells Dave she has agreed to follow Buddy s advice that they have a trial separation; Buddy explains to Dave that this is to give him time to improve his behavior. Dave attacks him when he learns he is dating Linda. Dave returns to court where Buddy issues a restraining order against him for attempting to choke him while wearing a neck brace (which later turned out to be fake). Dave snaps at work when he learns Frank promoted Andrew to the position he had expected. He punches Andrew in the face and wrecks Frank s office with a golf club.

Learning from Andrew that Buddy has taken Linda to a New York Yankees game, Dave assumes Buddy intends to steal his marriage proposal idea and races to the stadium. Security captures him, but New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani orders them to allow Dave to speak. Linda is moved when Dave announces publicly that he is willing to change. At her request, he kisses her in front of the crowd and she accepts his proposal. Linda then reveals that the game was the final phase of his therapy and explains that the aggravation he endured was all Buddy s doing. She adds that most of the people involved were in on Buddy s plans.

Cast

• Adam Sandler as David Dave Buznik Jonathan Osser as Young Dave Buznik
• Jonathan Osser as Young Dave Buznik
• Jack Nicholson as Dr. Buddy Rydell
• Marisa Tomei as Linda
• Luis Guzmán as Lou
• Jonathan Loughran as Nate
• Kurt Fuller as Frank Head
• Krista Allen as Stacy
• January Jones as Gina
• Clint Black as Masseur
• John Turturro as Chuck
• Lynne Thigpen as Judge Brenda Daniels This film turned out to be Thigpen s final film. She died a month before the film s release; the film is dedicated in her memory.
• This film turned out to be Thigpen s final film. She died a month before the film s release; the film is dedicated in her memory.
• Woody Harrelson as Galaxia the tranvestite prostitute/Gary the Security Guard
• Kevin Nealon as Sam, Dave s Lawyer
• Allen Covert as Andrew
• Nancy Carell as Patty the Flight Attendant
• John C. Reilly (uncredited) as Older Monk Arnie Shankman Alan James Morgan as Young Arnie Shankman
• Alan James Morgan as Young Arnie Shankman
• Heather Graham (uncredited) as Kendra
• Harry Dean Stanton (uncredited) as Blind Man
• Isaac C. Singleton Jr. as Air Marshal
• Stephen Dunham as Maitre d
• Cody Arens as Boy at Yankee Stadium

Several others appeared as themselves, such as:

• John McEnroe
• Derek Jeter
• Robert Merrill
• Bob Sheppard
• Judith Nathan
• Bob Knight
• Roger Clemens
• Rudy Giuliani

Release

Anger Management was number one at the box office on its opening weekend, April 11–13, 2003, earning $42.2 million. It earned a total of $135.6 million in the U.S. with a total worldwide box office of $195.7 million.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 42% approval rating based on 194 reviews, with an average score of 5.1/10 and a consensus: Though not without its funny moments, Anger Management is ultimately stale and disappointingly one-note, especially considering its capable cast. On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 52 out of 100 based on 39 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews . Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B on an A+ to F scale.

Roger Ebert for the Chicago Sun-Times wrote: The concept is inspired. The execution is lame. Anger Management, a film that might have been one of Adam Sandler s best, becomes one of Jack Nicholson s worst. Caroline Westbrook for Empire magazine thought A better script and more attention to other cast members would have helped but, as it stands, this is still the best Adam Sandler comedy since The Wedding Singer.

Accolades

The film won and was nominated for a number of awards throughout 2004–2005.

Year	Ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result
2004	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie: Comedy		Nominated
		Choice Movie Actor: Comedy	Adam Sandler	Nominated
		Choice Hissy Fit	Adam Sandler	Won
		Choice Hissy Fit	Jack Nicholson	Nominated
2004	MTV Movie Awards	Best Cameo	John McEnroe	Nominated

TV series adaptation

A television series based on the film premiered on June 28, 2012, starring Charlie Sheen in the role originated by Jack Nicholson; the series was Sheen s first acting role since his firing from the hit CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men on March 7, 2011, after eight seasons. The show was produced by the film s producer Joe Roth, and was broadcast on FX in the United States, CTV in Canada and on TBS in Latin America for two seasons, totalling 100 episodes before it was cancelled.

Year	2003
ReleaseDate	2003-04-11
RuntimeMins	106
RuntimeStr	1h 46min
Plot	Dave Buznik is a businessman who is wrongly sentenced to an anger management program, where he meets an aggressive instructor.
Awards	Awards, 2 wins & 4 nominations
Directors	Peter Segal
Writers	David Dorfman
Stars	Jack Nicholson, Adam Sandler, Marisa Tomei
Produced by	Barry Bernardi,Allegra Clegg,Allen Covert,Derek Dauchy,Michael Ewing,Todd Garner,Jack Giarraputo,Tim Herlihy,John Jacobs,Tom McNulty,Adam Sandler
Music by	Teddy Castellucci
Cinematography by	Donald McAlpine
Film Editing by	Jeff Gourson
Casting By	Roger Mussenden
Production Design by	Alan Au
Art Direction by	Domenic Silvestri
Set Decoration by	Brad Davis,Chris L. Spellman
Costume Design by	Ellen Lutter
Makeup Department	Victor DeNicola,Kimberly Felix,Joanne Gair,Michael Germain,Kim Greene,Linda Grimes,Christine Leiter,Timothy A. Miguel,Anne Morgan,Ann Pala,Thomas Real,Darrell Redleaf-Fielder,Nancy Tong,Joy Zapata
Production Management	Patsy Bouge,Allegra Clegg,Brad Davis,Charles Newirth,Cheryl Quarantiello
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Marlene Arvan,Maya Choldin,Denis Doyle,Timothy Grant Engle,John Hockridge,Kathleen E. Kearney,Joseph J. Kontra,Colin MacLellan,Kiersten Pilar Miller,Hiro Narita,Murphy Occhino,Matthew D. Smith
Art Department	Banner Agundez,Chuck Askerneese,Jeffrey Beck,Cliff Berns,Peter Betulia,Michael R. Blaich,Jack Blanchard,Daniel Boxer,Dennis Butterworth,Stephen Caldwell,Paul Camarro,Patrice Canfield Longo,Deborah Canfield,Kelly Canfield,Philip Canfield,Shannon Canfield,David Carberry,Walsh Carvalho,Paul Cheponis,Randy L. Childs,Doug Coleman,Mick Cukurs,Brad Davis,Ron Engler,James Fernandez,Gerard J. Furey,Steven Gamiello,Scott Garrett,Kristen Gassner,William W Gilpin,Sean Ginevan,Karen Higgins,Alex Hillkurtz,James Jackson,Kevin Jackson,Vinson Jae,John R. Johnston,Adam Jones,Dierdre Kane,Dean B. Katz,Steven Kissick,Patricia Klawonn,Al Lewis,Gregory Lynch Jr.,Alicia Maccarone,Cameron Matheson,Jeffrey D. McDonald,James P. Meehan,Kay Michaels,Ken Nelson,Christopher Parker,Daniel Rosenfeld,Chris Samp,Will Scheck,Klaus Schreiber,Debra Schutt,Mark Paul Selemon,Gregory D. Smith,Michael Spitaletto,Dan Sweetman,Alex Tavoularis,Samuel J. Tell,Karen Teneyck,Robert Topol,M. Tony Trotta,Steven Valenzuela,Timothy S. Wiles,Joan Winters,Quinn Yarbrough,Tammy DeRuiter,Brent Godek,Heather Hudson,Scott Owen,Carl Robarge
Sound Department	David Bach,Bill W. Benton,Tracy Bolt,Joseph F. Brennan,Thomas Causey,Vincent Cirilli,Russell Farmarco,Marc Glassman,Jeffrey J. Haboush,Rachel Hanson,Larry Hopkins,Robert Jackson,Orada Jusatayanond,Richard Kite,Sean Landeros,Howard London,Daniel McIntosh,Miles Neff,Dustin O Halloran,Monique Reymond,Cameron Steenhagen,Derek Vanderhorst,Clayton Weber,Elmo Weber
Special Effects by	John S. Baker,Steven Kirshoff,Clay Pinney,Joshua Pinney,Robert J. Scupp,Bryan Sides,TaMara Carlson Woodard
Visual Effects by	Amit Agrawal,Kristi Valk Almassizadeh,Maura Alvarez,Jason Anderson,Cynthia Aragon,Kevin Baillie,Alfredo R. Barcia,David Bleich,Rob Blue,James Bluma,Christian Boudman,Rob Bredow,Suzy Brown,Aimee Campbell,Michael Condro,Danielle Conroy,Lisa Deaner,Kent Demaine,Debbie Denise,Roxanne Dorman,Sheena Duggal,Brandon England,Kevin Field,Arin Finger,Doug Forrest,Quentin Frost,Joshua Geisler-Amhowitz,Nathalie Gonthier,Dawn Guinta,Mark Hall,Todd Hara,Jonathan Harman,Anthony Harris,Thomas Hollier,Carl Hooper,Ivo Horvat,Adrian Iler,Joanie Karnowski,David Keslick,Marvin Kim,Jennifer Law-Stump,David C. Lawson,James Do Young Lee,Paul Luna,Stephen Lunn,John McGee,Paul McGhee,M. Scott McKee,Mindy Minkow,Sarah Moore,Amanda Morrison,Jake Morrison,Katie Nook,Luke O Byrne,Robert Davis Oh,Carolyn Oros,Eric Peterson,Todd Pilger,Alex Prichard,Alfredo Ramirez,Aaron Rhodes,Jonathan Rothbart,Marc Sadeghi,Brad Simonsen,Scott Sohan,David Spencer,Jeff Stern,James D. Tittle,Christine Troianello,Ryan Tudhope,Carl Walters,Alex Whang,Lauralee Wiseman,Kathleen Woolery,Taigne Hammock,Dennis James Hauck Jr.,Chris Lozano,Alfredo Ramirez,Attila Veress
Stunts	Andy Armstrong,Jennifer Caputo,John Casino,Arnold Chon,George B. Colucci Jr.,Blaise Corrigan,Brad Davis,Paul Eliopoulos,Peter Epstein,Tanner Gill,Will Leong,Jim Palmer,J.J. Perry,Mike Smith,Nils Allen Stewart,Fred Waugh,Eileen Weisinger,Dakota Anderson,Bruce Paul Barbour,John Cenatiempo,Bob Colletti,Dennis Fitzgerald,Tanner Gill,Theo Kypri,Kurt D. Lott,Eric Norris,Carl Paoli,Allen Robinson,Tyree Michael Simpson
Camera and Electrical Department	Preston A. Adams,Alfred Ainsworth Jr.,Brandon Ainsworth,Michael D. Anderson,Keith Baber,Paul C. Babin,Denise Bailie,Dana Baker,Sidney Ray Baldwin,Craig A. Brink,Shane Brott,Clyde E. Bryan,Kenny Burke,Ronald Burke,Rod Calarco,Henry Cantor,A. Anthony Cappello,David M. Carr,Phillip V. Caruso,Ty Chennault,Jack Chouchanian,Joe Chouchanian,Phil Cohen,Alisa M. Colley,David Conelli,Richard Crompton,Ralph Del Castillo,Jon Delgado,David Diamond,Jeff Durling,James Edmiston,Lawrence J. Escobedo,Sean P. Fickert,Kevin Flynn,Timothy Flynn,Richie Ford,Samuel G. Friedman,Michael E. Gips,Jack Glenn,Bob Gorelick,Brad Goss,Scott Gregoire,Todd Griffith,Rick Harris,Erik Hecomovich,Xavier Henselmann,Gregory F. Johnson,Nils Johnson,Tom Kerwick,Chris Kilduff,Charles King,Thomas Landi,Charles Woody Lang,Bruce MacCallum,Brendon Malone,Abraham Martinez,Steve Mathis,Robert McGavin,Kevin McKenna,Tim Metivier,Greg Mitchell,Daisuke Dice Miyake,Hiro Narita,Stephen Martin Paull,Louis Petraglia,Balint Pinczehelyi,Robert T. Prate,Tom Prate,Andrew Priestley,Noah Prince,Melvin Pukowsky,Glen Purdy,Malcolm A. Purnell,Greg Quinlan,Kyle Rudolph,Dylan Rush,Rob Salviotti,John Schwartz,Joseph Sciretta,Michael Scott,Tony Sepian,Barnaby Shapiro,Alan Shultz,Allan D. Smith,Monte Swann,Kevin Tiesiera,Suzanne Trucks,Tom Vulliez,William M. Weberg,Chris Weigand,Thomas Wostak,Paul Zecchini,Steve Zvorsky,Alex V. Hurley,David Norris
Animation Department	Brad Davis
Casting Department	Beth Bowling,Elizabeth Boykewich,Kendra Carter,Ajay Dass,Sylvia Fay,Lee Genick,Tina Keltner,Jacqueline Kristel,Kim Miscia,Cash Oshman,Mary Ellen Buckley,Tina Kerr
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Javier Arrieta,Leslie Brown,Ann Foley,Brett Gathrid,Adrienne Greshock,Edward T. Hanley,Barrett Hong,Jeannie H. Kelly,John Kouromihelakis,Roseann Milano,Elaine Ramires,Debbie Travis,Leslie Weir,Rose Wells,Valerie Zielonka,Barbara Presar
Editorial Department	Sean Callan,James Cohen,Tom Costain,Ken Gales,Jason Gourson,John Steele Hill,Anthony Hoffman,Brendon McQueen,Chris Regan,Mary Beth Smith,Laura Weiss,Terry Hubbard
Location Management	Michael Anthony,Carlos A. Aragon,Kandice Billingsley,Anna L. Coats,Ralph Coleman,Carey DePalma,Rob Frank,Jane E. Graves,Matthew Kania,Paul Kramer,Tom Lackey,Evan Perazzo,Cesar Quinones,Santiago Quinones,Kris Schackman,Caryn Shuken,Collin Smith,Tim Stacker,Marce Sterner,David Velasco,Danielle Turchiano
Music Department	Pete Anthony,Bryan Bonwell,Tom Boyd,Wende Crowley,Michael Dilbeck,J.J. George,Stuart Grusin,Tom Iannessa,Brian Kilgore,Malcolm McNab,Tom Mgrdichian,Carl Rydlund,Bob Sanders,Dennis S. Sands,James Thatcher,Sebastian Toettcher,Gabe Veltri,James Walker,Alex Wilson,Bryan Clements,Sandy DeCrescent,Mark Eshelman,Jon Kull,Adam Michalak,Pat Weber
Script and Continuity Department	Nancy Karlin,Tim Herlihy,Adam Sandler
Transportation Department	Thomas Aquino,Chet Badalato,Chris Basso,Steven Birds,Dean Curtis Black,Doug Boes,Steve Brill,John Buchman,James Cline,William E. Dolan,Gregory Dultz,Rick Flapper,Edward Flotard,Larry Hilmo,Sharon Hollis,Roger Ickes,Jon M. Johnson,Harry Marks,Michael Marotta,George R. Matejka,Tim C. McHenry,Luis Mussenden,Jimmy Nugent,Stephen V. Pistone,Mike Riportella,Juan J. Rodriguez,Lin C. Smith,Danny L. Swanson,Chris Waldoch,Phil White,Mike Easter,Jack Jay Reece
Additional Crew	Wendy Altman-Cohen,James K. Amerian,Ethan Anderson,Laurie Arnow-Epstein,Christopher Au,Heath Banks,Tommy Baratta,Daniela Barbosa,Paul Belenardo,Adam Benlifer,Steve Berens,Josh Berse,Bart Brevé,Adam Carroll,Salvatore Cavaliere,Rashad Clinton,Abby Cobelli,Maurice Costello,J.D. Donaruma,Richard Dorton,Rebecca Ewing,Stacy Eyrich,Bill Farmer,David Feinberg,Rich Fellegara,Manuel Figueroa,Justin Folk,Wayne Forman,Fred Gabrielli,Sarah Rae Garrett,Rhonda George,Michael Giarraputo,Greg Gilman,Jake Goldberger,Nicholaus Goossen,Kevin Grady,Todd Green,David Gross,Jonathan Guerra,Kimberly Guidone,John Hackett,Mark Hagerman,Scott E. Hart,Noessa Higa,Vanessa Hoffman,Tina Hong,Deirdre Horgan,Aaron Huffman,Jason Ivey,Boysie Jereza,Jean Kalanzi,Koula Sossiadis Kazista,Brenda Kirk,Marion Koh,Kurt Kulhanek,Wendi Laski,Francesca Leigh,Lianir Lopez,Jonathan Loughran,Sean Madaras,Jason Marquez,Brad Marro,Matthew Mason,Christie Mattull,Charles McDonald,John McDonald,Albert Melera,Anna Metcalf,Meyerer Miller,John Montgomery,Jean Nakahara,Anna Novick,Jeff O. Otto,Dawn Perlin,Michael Lee Phillips Jr.,Jennifer Piazza,Paul Polow,Patricia Porter,Erik Proveaux,Brad Robinson,Chris Sanata,Zack Schiller,Mandy Schwartz,Charlie Scott,Clifford Scott,Thomas Sellitti Jr.,Alexa Sheehan,Kerri Smeltzer,Art Smith Jr.,Jeremy Stillman,Lisa Swain,Troy Waters,Edna Wilkerson-Fuentes,Matt Woodard,Brian Young,Dawn Bridgewater,Al Cerullo,Dante,James Dornoff,Michael Feldman,Steven James Golebiowski,Amber Gristak,Lee Holifield,Stacy Kowal,Stephen Krug,Adam McDaniel,Matthew H. O Connor,Matthew D. Panepinto,Jenniphur Ryan
Thanks	John Battista,Doug Behar,Mike Bonner,Brad Davis,Conrad Goode,Sonny Hight,Randy Levine,Kirk Randazzo,George M. Steinbrenner III,Lynne Thigpen,Lonn A. Trost,Debbie Tymon
Genres	Comedy
Companies	Revolution Studios, Happy Madison Productions, Anger Management LLC
Countries	USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	PG-13
ImDbRating	6.2
ImDbRatingVotes	215834
MetacriticRating	52
Keywords	lesbian,anger,airplane,sexual attraction,white panties