Back in May, the upcoming new Adam Sandler movie, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), received a four-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival. You read that right, an Adam Sandler movie—the same guy who made Jack and Jill and The Ridiculous 6—starred in one of the standout movies from the notoriously picky French film festival. Critics called it "the best role in 15 years for Adam Sandler" and some said it could even be an early Oscar contender. Yet, it's been months since that early buzz, and all audiences have gotten is a teaser trailer.
That changes today, as Netflix has finally shared the full trailer for The Meyerowitz Stories ahead of the movie's October 13 release. The film—which also stars Ben Stiller, Emma Thompson, and Dustin Hoffman—follows three large adult siblings as they try to win favor with their father (Hoffman). In this trailer, we finally get an extended look at some of these performances—specifically, Sandler as the failure son.
"I didn't make it a month at college because I liked drugs so much," Sandler says—a line that would be funny if it weren't for the regret in his eyes. Certainly we know he has this type of performance in him after Punch-Drunk Love. We also get to see some more of the quirky direction from Noah Baumbach, which includes an awkward foot chase and a low-speed car collision.
Maybe this trailer is enough to at least get you more comfortable with the idea of the phrase "Oscar-winner Adam Sandler."
