Grown Ups

Grown Ups is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and written by Adam Sandler and Fred Wolf. It stars Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, and Maya Rudolph. The film tells a story of five lifelong friends who won their middle school basketball championship in 1978. They reunite three decades later for a 4th of July weekend after learning about the sudden death of their basketball coach.

Grown Ups was produced by Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Sandler, Rock, Schneider, and Spade all joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in the 1990–1991 season; supporting cast members Colin Quinn, Rudolph, Tim Meadows, and Norm Macdonald have also been SNL cast members. Despite receiving unfavorable reviews from critics, it grossed $271 million and led to a sequel titled Grown Ups 2 (2013).

Plot

In 1978, childhood friends Lenny Feder, Eric Lamonsoff, Kurt McKenzie, Marcus Higgins, and Rob Hilliard win their junior high basketball championship. They celebrate at a lake house with their coach Robert “Buzzer” Ferdinando.

Thirty years later, Lenny is a successful Hollywood talent agent, married to fashion designer Roxanne and has three children, Greg, Keithie, and Becky. Eric claims to co-own a lawn furniture company and has two children, Donna and Bean. His wife, Sally, still breastfeeds Bean, who is four. Kurt is a stay-at-home father and has two children, Andre and Charlotte. His wife, Deanne, is pregnant with their third child, and her mother, Ronzoni, lives with them. Rob is married to his much older fourth wife, Gloria, and has three estranged daughters, Jasmine, Amber, and Bridget. Marcus is a slacker and lothario.

When Buzzer dies, the five friends reunite for his funeral, returning to their hometown with their families. Lenny rents the lake house for everyone to stay over Fourth of July weekend, though his family is leaving early to attend Roxanne's fashion show in Milan. He pushes Greg and Keithie to play outside and runs into his childhood nemesis Dickie, who claims Lenny's foot was out of bounds when he made the winning shot.

As the friends spread Buzzer's ashes, Rob breaks down in regret over his failed marriages, and reveals that he has invited his daughters to visit. The men play “arrow roulette”, shooting an arrow straight into the air and Rob wins by not running for cover, but the arrow impales his left foot. Lenny is thrilled to find the kids playing with cup-and-string telephones; Roxanne realizes the positive impact the weekend is having on their children, and tells Lenny to cancel their Milan trip and stay at the lake instead.

Everyone visits Water Wizz water park where Marcus flirts with Jasmine and Amber after buying them skimpy bikinis, and Eric teaches Bean to drink real milk. The families cause chaos throughout the park: the wives attract a bodybuilder, then jeer at his high-pitched Canadian accent Rob assaults slide attendant Norby when he insults Bridget; and Eric ignores Donna's warning about a chemical in the children's pool that turns urine blue. At the Torture Track, Lenny and his friends meet Dickie's group and Wily who is severely injured after crashing into a shed while sliding down the Torture Track by his feet.

Returning to the lake house, Lenny teaches his son to shoot a bank shot, and the couples end the night dancing together.

The next day, Rob attacks Marcus, mistakenly believing that he slept with Jasmine, and Marcus admits to feeling insecure compared to his happily married friends. Everyone comes clean about the state of their lives: Roxanne confronts Lenny for canceling their flight to Milan before they left home, and he admits that he wanted their family to have a normal vacation; Deanne confronts Kurt for spending time with the Feders' nanny Rita, but Kurt retaliates by pointing out how she underappreciates him; Eric reveals that he was laid off from his job; and Rob admits what everybody already knows – that he wears a toupee. Gloria helps everyone reconcile, and Lenny and Kurt offer to help Eric start a new business.

On their last day at the lake house, Lenny and his friends agree to a rematch against Dickie, Robideaux, Muzby, Tardio, and Malcolm. The game culminates in Lenny and Greg facing Dickie and his son, but Lenny misses the game-deciding shot.

As the families watch the Fourth of July fireworks, Lenny tells Roxanne that he let Dickie's family win to get him off his case, and felt that his own family needed to know what losing feels like. A drunken Marcus plays another game of arrow roulette, and the crowd flees in panic. Trapped in a full-body cast, Wily is struck in the foot by the arrow declaring "We win again!" before fainting.

Cast

Adam Sandler as Lenny Feder, a Hollywood talent agent.

Michael Cavaleri as Young Lenny Feder

Kevin James as Eric Lamonsoff, a friend of Lenny and former worker at a furniture company.

Andrew Bayard as Young Eric Lamonsoff

Chris Rock as Kurt McKenzie, a friend of Lenny who is a stay at home dad.

Jameel McGill as Young Kurt McKenzie

David Spade as Marcus Higgins, a friend of Lenny who is a slacker and lothario.

Kyle Brooks as Young Marcus Higgins

Rob Schneider as Rob Hilliard, a hippie friend of Lenny who has been through three marriages and wears a toupee that extends his hairstyle.Joshua Matz as Young Rob Hilliard

Salma Hayek as Roxanne Chase-Feder, a fashion designer and the wife of Lenny.

Maria Bello as Sally Lamonsoff, the wife of Eric.

Maya Rudolph as Deanne McKenzie, the wife of Kurt.

Joyce Van Patten as Gloria Noonan, an old woman who is Rob's fourth wife.

Ebony Jo-Ann as Mama Ronzoni, the mother of Deanne and the mother-in-law of Kurt.

Di Quon as Rita, an au pair who works for Lenny and Roxanne and who Lenny passes off as an exchange student.

Colin Quinn as Dickie Bailey, a restaurant chef at "Woodman's Eat in the Rough" who is Lenny's childhood rival.

Hunter Silva as Young Dickie Bailey

Steve Buscemi as Wiley, one of Dickie's friends.

Tim Meadows as Malcolm, one of Dickie's friends who is a rival of Marcus. Meadows wore a bald cap to make his character look bald.

Christopher Borger as Young Malcom

Madison Riley as Jasmine Hilliard, the tall daughter of Rob from one of his past marriages.

Jamie Chung as Amber Hilliard, the daughter of Rob from one of his past marriages and the half-sister of Jasmine.

Ashley Loren as Bridget Hilliard, the daughter of Rob from one of his past marriages who has his looks and the half-sister of Jasmine and Amber.

Jake Goldberg as Greg Feder, the oldest son of Lenny and Roxanne.

Cameron Boyce as Keithie Feder, the youngest son of Lenny and Roxanne and brother of Greg.

Alexys Nycole Sanchez as Becky Feder, the daughter of Lenny and Roxanne.

Ada-Nicole Sanger as Donna Lamonsoff, the daughter of Eric and Sally.

Frank Gingerich and Morgan Gingerich as Bean Lamonsoff, the son of Eric and Sally who was originally breast-fed his milk.

Nadji Jeter as Andre McKenzie, the son of Kurt and Deanne.

China Anne McClain as Charlotte McKenzie, the daughter of Kurt and Deanne.

Dan Patrick as Norby, a water slide attendant who later gets pushed down the water slide for insulting Rob and Bridget.

Tim Herlihy as Pastor, a man who presides over Buzzer's funeral.

Blake Clark as Bobby "Buzzer" Ferdinando, the basketball coach of Lenny, Eric, Kurt, Marcus, and Rob.

Norm Macdonald as Geezer, a fisherman. Most of his scenes in this film where he interacts with Lenny and one scene where he takes a liking to Bridget were deleted.

Jonathan Loughran as Robideaux, a cross-eyed man who is one of Dickie's friends.

Connor Panzner as Young Robideaux

Kevin Grady as Muzby, one of Dickie's friends.

Jeremy Waver as Young Muzby

Richie Minervini as Tardio, one of Dickie's friends.

Daniel Cohen as Young Tardio

Jackie Sandler as Jackie Tardio, the wife of Tardio.

Sadie Sandler as Sadie Tardio, the daughter of Tardio.

Sunny Sandler as Sunny Tardio, the daughter of Tardio

Dennis Dugan as Referee

Lisa M. Francis as Dickie Bailey's Wife

Berkeley Holman as Dickie Bailey's Son

J.D. Donaruma as Marcus' Father

Alec Musser as Water Park Stud, a buff Canadian who speaks in a high voice.