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Jack and Jill is a 2011 American comedy film co-written, produced by, and starring Adam Sandler , Katie Holmes , and Al Pacino , and directed by Dennis Dugan , who has collaborated with Sandler on many of his films. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and released on November 11, 2011. The film was a commercial success at the box office with a worldwide gross over $149 million, but was widely panned; it holds a score of 3% on Rotten Tomatoes and is considered by some to be one of the worst films of all time . It became the first film to win in every category at the Golden Raspberry Awards , in the process breaking the record held by Battlefield Earth for the most Razzie awards for a single film. British Board of Film Classification . "Adam Sandler sets worst-movie record as Jack and Jill wins awards in every category at Razzies" .1
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2011 film Jack and Jill is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan , written by Steve Koren and Adam Sandler , and starring Sandler (in a dual role ), Katie Holmes , and Al Pacino .The plot follows an ad executive, Jack Sadelstein, whose life takes a turn when his annoying twin sister comes to visit for Thanksgiving.The film was released on November 11, 2011, by Columbia Pictures and grossed $149 million against its $79 million budget.Jack and Jill was panned by critics, and is considered by some to be one of the worst films ever made .At the 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards , the film was nominated for a record of 12 Razzies in all ten categories.It became the first film to sweep the Razzies, "winning" in each category including Worst Picture , Worst Actor and Worst Actress .
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2011 comedy film by Dennis Dugan Jack and Jill is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan from a script by Steve Koren and Adam Sandler .Released on November 11, 2011, by Columbia Pictures , the film stars Sandler in a dual role as twin siblings Jack and Jill Sadelstein, the former a Los Angeles advertising executive being visited for Thanksgiving by the latter from the Bronx .Constantly annoyed by his sister, Jack is horrified to learn that Jill plans to stay after Hanukkah due to an open-ended plane ticket.However, when an agency representing Dunkin' Donuts demands that Jack get Al Pacino (as himself) for a commercial, Pacino develops an interest in Jill, making Jack try to convince her to date the actor despite her disinterest in him.Other stars include Katie Holmes as Jack's wife and Eugenio Derbez as another love interest for Jill, as well as Regis Philbin in his final film appearance.The film was panned by critics and audiences, although Pacino's performance received some praise.Some have since considered this to be one of the worst films ever made . At the 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards , the film was nominated for a record of 12 Razzies in all ten categories. It became the first film to sweep the Razzies, winning in each category including Worst Picture , Worst Director , Worst Actor , Worst Actress , and Worst Screenplay .It was also a commercial disappointment , grossing $149 million against its $79 million budget.
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Film by Dennis Dugan Jack and Jill is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan from a script by Steve Koren and Adam Sandler . Released on November 11, 2011, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label, the film stars Sandler in a dual role as the titular twin siblings, as well as Katie Holmes and Al Pacino .It tells the story of an advertisement executive who dreads the Thanksgiving visit of his unemployed twin sister who overstays into Hanukkah at a time when he is instructed to procure Al Pacino's appearance in an upcoming Dunkin' Donuts commercial.The film was panned by critics, who criticized the humor and premise, although Al Pacino's performance received some praise.Some have since considered the film to be one of the worst films ever made . At the 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards , the film was nominated for a record of 12 Razzies in all ten categories. It became the first film to sweep the Razzies, winning in each category, including Worst Picture , Worst Director , Worst Actor , Worst Actress and Worst Screenplay . The film's ten wins was also a record for most Razzies won by any film.
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