Punch-drunk love / Revolution Studios/New Line Cinema present ; a Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Co. production ; produced by Joanne Sellar, Daniel Lupi, Paul Thomas Anderson ; written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Emily Watson. Title from sell sheet. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Widescreen (2.39:1). Special features: Blossoms & blood, a twelve minute short film; New interview with Jon Brion; new piece featuring behind-the-scenes footage of a recording session for the film's soundtrack; new conversations between curators Michael Connor and Lia Gangitano about the art of Jeremy Blake; additional artwork by Blake; Cannes press conference from 2002; NBC News interview; Twelve Scopitones; deleted scenes; Mattress Man commercial; trailer.
Summary:
Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty toilet plunger salesman Barry Egan spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters. The promise of a new life emerges when Barry inadvertently attracts the affections of a mysterious woman named Lena. But their budding relationship is threatened when he falls prey to the swindling operator of a phone sex line and her deranged boss.
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