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‘Punch-Drunk Love’ Producer Doubted Casting Of Adam Sandler, As Did Plenty Of People At The Time
Before Paul Thomas Anderson cast him for his 2002 romance “Punch-Drunk Love,” Adam Sandler was mostly known for broad comedies. He was certainly not the most obvious candidate for a lead in a dramatic role, as Anderson’s longtime producer JoAnne Sellar herself admits.