Mr. Deeds

Mr. Deeds is a 2002 romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler. It is loosely based on Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.

"YOU'RE SICK! YOU'RE SICK! WHY WOULD YOU DO THA-aaaaa I'm just kiddin'."
 * Adam Westing: John McEnroe.
 * Alliterative Name: Babe Bennett continues the trend for Sandler's love interests, though unlike some of the others, her initials aren't V.V.
 * Crying Wolf: Tabloid journalist Babe Bennett pretends to be a Damsel in Distress, getting mugged in order to meet Deeds and dig up dirt on him. Later, when she is really in trouble, he doesn't believe her.
 * Heel Realization: Babe has a very emotional one when she realizes she is falling for Deeds and has been lying to him about everything.
 * Hero with Bad Publicity: When Deeds rescues a woman and her seven cats from a burning building, the TV tabloid show for which Babe works makes it look as if he killed the cats and sexually assaulted the woman.
 * Jerkass: Mac, Babe's boss.
 * Mood Whiplash: When Deeds makes Emilio puncture his "black foot":


 * No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: What Deeds gives to Babe's "mugger".
 * Seamless Spontaneous Lie: Babe's lie about Little Winchestertonfieldville, Iowa turns out to mostly come true, and Deeds is too naive to notice the inconsistencies.