Director Jonathan Levine (Nine Perfect Strangers) shares his undying love for Billy Madison, the film that made Adam Sandler a movie star. Your genial host Norm Wilner is more than happy to leverage this into a consideration of how Sandler's much more interesting when he's not allowed to wear cargo pants.
With his miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers premiering on Hulu and Amazon Prime Video Canada this week, director Jonathan Levine (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, 50/50, Warm Bodies, The Night Before, Long Shot and more) is here to talk about his undying love for Billy Madison, the film that solidified Adam Sandler's screen persona for a decade or more. Your genial host Norm Wilner is more than happy to leverage this into a larger look at the actor's whole overgrown-kid thing, and how Sandler is a much more interesting performer when he's not allowed to wear cargo pants.