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"I'm normally very methodical about what I wear," declares Barrymore. "I choose my
costumes for each scene very far in advance. But with this film, I got caught up in this
cycle of Lucy's lack of knowledge about what day it was. I didn't want to be so
prepared, because she wasn't prepared. With all my characters, I'm used to having a lot
of change and growth and evolution. For example, I almost always wear flat shoes in
the beginning of a film and I eventually grow to taller shoes because it changes your
height, your demeanor. It changes your level of eye contact with people. I try to change
my hair as the story moves along to show a slow growth. With Lucy, it was interesting

17because she is so stuck in a particular moment in time. I spend most of this film in white
pants and a pink tee shirt with slippers - which is what the Hawaiians call flip-flops - on
my feet.”

As for Rob Schneider's character, Ula, Lutter explains that the actor is "wonderful to
collaborate with. To begin with, he's wearing a prosthetic nose and a wig and he also
has lots of tattoos. So it felt as though every time he was in a scene you had to top the
previous one. What worked well was that his costumes are low key, sort of old and worn
and skimpy. As skimpy as we could get it," she laughs. "He looks like one of those guys
that has gained some weight but still thinks he looks fine in the lifeguard bathing suit he
wore in high school."

ABOUT THE CAST

ADAM SANDLER (Henry Roth) has enjoyed phenomenal success in the
entertainment industry as an actor, writer, producer, director and musician. He first
gained international recognition as a cast member of television’s “Saturday Night Live.”
Most recently he starred opposite Jack Nicholson in the hilarious comedy Anger
Management and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his
breakthrough performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love. Upcoming
for Sandler is James L. Brooks’ Spanglish opposite Téa Leoni.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, Sandler’s first
brush with comedy came at age 17, with a spontaneous performance at a Boston
comedy club. From then on he was hooked, performing regularly in comedy clubs
throughout the state, while earning a degree in Fine Arts from New York University.

Sandler made his motion picture debut in Coneheads, opposite Dan Aykroyd and Jane
Curtin. He has gone on to become an almost self-contained mini-studio involved in all
aspects of film production. Happy Gilmore was one of the most successful movies of

181996. With a budget of just $12 million, it grossed more than $40 million at the box
office and $35 million on home video. The Wedding Singer, in which he also starred
with Drew Barrymore, was the first box office hit of 1998, with an opening weekend
gross of more than $22 million. His next film, The Waterboy, had an opening weekend
of almost $40 million. Other recent $100 million-plus grossing Sandler films include Big
Daddy and Mr. Deeds.

Sandler collaborated with writer Tim Herlihy on the screenplays for Happy Gilmore,
Little Nicky, Billy Madison, Big Daddy, and the smash hits The Wedding Singer and The
Waterboy. Billy Madison has become a cult classic for college students across the
country, with “Billy” nights and “Sandler” festivals.

Sandler served as executive producer on Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Animal, Joe
Dirt, The Master of Disguise, The Hot Chick and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star.

Sandler’s production company, Happy Madison Productions, has a deal with Columbia
TriStar Domestic Television to develop shows for the studio.

During breaks from his busy filming schedule, Sandler spends time in the recording
studio. Several of his comedy albums on Warner Bros. Records have gone multi-
platinum. Collectively, they have sold more than six million copies to date. Several years
ago, Sandler launched AdamSandler.com. This site is updated weekly with mini-movies
featuring Sandler, the staff of Happy Madison, and his dog Meatball - all in their daily
routines.

DREW BARRYMORE (Lucy Whitmore) first worked with Adam Sandler when they
starred in the 1998 smash hit romantic comedy The Wedding Singer.

19A successful actress since childhood, she has been captivating movie-going audiences
for nearly two decades. Since her screen debut, her unique talent and on-screen
charisma have earned her critical acclaim and her movies’ box-office success.

Barrymore most recently starred opposite Ben Stiller in Duplex. Flower Films and
Stiller's Red Hour Films produced the film, which was directed by Danny DeVito. Last
summer, she