Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. However, things get dicey when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss.
Directed by Dennis Dugan
coming out
new york city
single parent
homophobia
fraud
single
gay marriage
insurance policy
firefighter
masculinity
pretend relationship
pretending to be gay
gay theme
fire department
Rank
#185 in 2007·#7996 overall
Trailer
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Letterboxd
2.5 / 5
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Cast
Adam Sandler
Chuck Levine
Kevin James
Larry Valentine
Jessica Biel
Alex McDonough
Dan Aykroyd
Captain Tucker
Ving Rhames
Duncan
Steve Buscemi
Clinton Fitzer
Nicholas Turturro
Renaldo Pinera
Allen Covert
Steve
Rachel Dratch
Benefits Supervisor
Richard Chamberlain
Councilman Banks
Nick Swardson
Kevin McDonough
Blake Clark
Crazy Homeless Man
Crew
Dennis Dugan
Director
Alexander Payne
Screenplay
Jim Taylor
Screenplay
Rupert Gregson-Williams
Original Music Composer
Dean Semler
Director of Photography
Jack Giarraputo
Producer
Adam Sandler
Producer
Tom Shadyac
Producer
Lew Gallo
Executive Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh
Executive Producer
Nick Swardson
Co-Producer
Allen Covert
Co-Producer
Popular Reviews
810 reviews
Victoria
9.0★ · 10/08/25
I would do the same thing for my best friend tbh.
“We gotta make this place more gay.””More gay?””Yeah. He went through our trash. He says it’s not gay enough.””Well, let’s gay that shit up, then!”
I would do the same thing for my best friend tbh.
“We gotta make this place more gay.””More gay?””Yeah. He went through our trash. He says it’s not gay enough.””Well, let’s gay that shit up, then!”
Lilah NL
10.0★ · 04/16/26
I was so obsessed with this movie as a kid that I would bring the dvd everywhere I went #ally
I was so obsessed with this movie as a kid that I would bring the dvd everywhere I went #ally
Molly
4.0★ · 04/05/26
This movie + a bowl of white sherb + too many snacks + not knowing the ending bc I fell asleep before they could wrap it up w/ twenty minutes to go = left me with so many questions… does Adam Sandler end up with the hot lawyer chick? Knowing his formula probably but tbh shoutout to Kevin James w his flamboyant asf kid (they probably end up at his school performance of Pippin as a “couple” btw) #bigguymovie #2007homo
This movie + a bowl of white sherb + too many snacks + not knowing the ending bc I fell asleep before they could wrap it up w/ twenty minutes to go = left me with so many questions… does Adam Sandler end up with the hot lawyer chick? Knowing his formula probably but tbh shoutout to Kevin James w his flamboyant asf kid (they probably end up at his school performance of Pippin as a “couple” btw) #bigguymovie #2007homo
Aisling Marie
6.0★ · 03/06/26
Couldn't they have just said they were bisexual? wouldn't it of made it a little eaiser to lie.
Couldn't they have just said they were bisexual? wouldn't it of made it a little eaiser to lie.
Spence
2.0★ · 03/03/26
*“For the record… faggot is a bad word.”
- Adam Sandler*Bravest statement ever made. Oscars for everyone.
*“For the record… faggot is a bad word.”
- Adam Sandler*Bravest statement ever made. Oscars for everyone.
