Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson   Written by Paul Thomas Anderson   Cast Adam Sandler ... Barry Egan Jason Andrews ... Operator Carter (voice) Don McManus ... Plastic (voice) Emily Watson ... Lena Leonard Luis Guzmán ... Lance David Schrempf ... Customer #1 Seann Conway ... Customer #2 Rico Bueno ... Rico Hazel Mailloux ... Rhonda Karen Kilgariff ... Anna (voice) Julie Hermelin ... Kathleen Salvador Curiel ... Sal Jorge Barahona ... Jorge Ernesto Quintero ... Ernesto Julius Steuer ... Mechanic Mary Lynn Rajskub ... Elizabeth Lisa Spector ... Susan Nicole Gelbard ... Nicole Mia Weinberg ... Gilda Karen Hermelin ... Anna Larry Ring ... Steve - Brother-in-Law Kerry Gelbard ... Richard - Brother-in-Law Robert Smigel ... Walter the Dentist Ashley Clark ... Phone Sex Sister Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Dean Trumbell Alan Parry ... Member of After Eden Band John E. Beck ... Member of After Eden Band Eddie Wayne Howell ... Member of After Eden Band Taylor J. Thomas ... Member of After Eden Band Bobby Bluehouse ... After Eden Sound Man David H. Stevens ... David (as David Stevens) Nathan Stevens ... Nate Jimmy Stevens ... Jim Carol Mirelez ... Phone Sex Girl #1 - Utah June Sepulveda ... Phone Sex Girl #2 - Utah Andrew Higgs ... Restaurant Manager Rogerlyn Kanealii Wakinekona ... Lena's Apartment Receptionist Mike D. Stevens ... Mike D. Catherine Cooley ... Flight Attendant (as Catherine L. Cooley) Michael Immel ... Man on Plane Ross Lasi Tanoai ... Cab Driver Jonathan Loughran ... Wrong Number (voice) Kaila ... Member of Ladies K Band Ku'Ulei ... Member of Ladies K Band Sissy Lake ... Hula Dancer Marie Irwin ... Lena's Nurse Esther Imade Balogun ... Receptionist Nurse Thomas Bornt ... Dean's Employee (as Tom Bornt) Mary Kilmartin ... D&D Mattress Customer Uncredited Cast Anica Brown ... Parader Ryder Davis ... Customer Sam Polson ... Airport Traveler Wells Rosales ... Leo Shelley Waggener ... Co-Worker Joji Yoshida ... Japanese Tourist Produced by Paul Thomas Anderson   Daniel P. Collins   Daniel Lupi   JoAnne Sellar   Original Music by Jon Brion

Additional Info Premiere: May 19, 2002 Theatrical Release: November 01, 2002 DVD Release: June 24, 2003 Blu-ray Release: November 15, 2016 Country: Distributor: The Criterion Collection Websites: Production Companies New Line Cinema Revolution Studios Ghoulardi Film Company Distributors Columbia Pictures   (2002) (USA) (theatrical) Sony Pictures Releasing   (2002) (USA) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) FX Network   (2005) (USA) (TV) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Sony Pictures Releasing   (2002) (USA) (all media) The Criterion Collection   (2016) (USA) (Blu-ray) The Criterion Collection   (2016) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.2 / 10 Our Rating 7.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.3 / 10 Female Users 4.6 / 10 Site Ranking #1,095 / 21,245 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 5 total ratings Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,091 The Cable Guy (1996) #1,092 Road Trip (2000) #1,093 Idiocracy (2006) #1,094 Palm Springs (2020) #1,095 Punch-Drunk Love (2002) #1,096 Annabelle (2014) #1,097 The Waterboy (1998) #1,098 Michael Clayton (2007) #1,099 Ready Or Not (2019)