Here Comes the Boom [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Director: Frank Coraci Frank Coraci

Overview

A devoted high-school teacher risks life and limb as a mixed-martial-arts fighter in order to rescue his school's music program from the cutting block in this action comedy from director Frank Coraci (The Wedding Singer, Click). Back in his prime, Scott Voss (Kevin James) was a collegiate wrestler with some fairly impressive moves. Now, at 42, he teaches biology at troubled Wilkinson High School. Mr. Voss has begun to grow deeply indifferent in his role as an educator when a troubling announcement stirs him to action. Effective immediately, Wilkinson High will be eliminating all extracurricular activities. Suddenly, the most apathetic teacher on the staff has a reason to get involved. But how is a typical high-school teacher like Mr. Voss supposed to raise the $48,000 needed to save the music program from going belly up? Upon learning that some MMA fighters earn $10,000 just for stepping into the ring, Mr. Voss vows to get back in shape, and subject himself to a series of brutal beatings so his students won't have to go without. Salma Hayek and Henry Winkler co-star.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/05/2013
UPC:	0043396414327
Original Release:	2012
Rating:	PG
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:45:00
Sales rank:	26,319

Special Features

Deleted scenes; Gag reel; Cast featurette; ; Blu-ray exclusives:; Back to school: Henry Winkler shows us his classroom; Learning how to fight - Kevin James gets schooled; Gino vs. Ritchies - a challenge caught on camera; Three amigos - behind the scenes fun with Bas Rutten, Henry Winkler and Mark DellaGrotte; The pros - meet the film's reel MMA fighters

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kevin James	Scott Voss
Salma Hayek	Bella Flores
Henry Winkler	Marty Streb
Bas Rutten	Niko
Reggie Lee	Mr. De La Cruz
Greg Germann	Principal Betcher
Gary Valentine	Eric Voss
Joe Rogan	Himself
Charice Charice	Malia
Mark DellaGrotte	Himself,Herself
Mookie Barker	Assistant Principal Elkins
Jackie Flynn	Joe Duffy
Nikki Tyler-Flynn	Mollie Streb
Melissa Peterman	Lauren Voss
Thomas Gallagher	Peter Voss
Blaine Stevens	Mary Shannon Voss
J. Michael Trautmann	Derrick
Germaine De Leon	Martinez
Steven Ritchie	Brian
Shelly Desai	Miguel
Earnestine Phillips	Muba
Richard Arum	French Man
Nils Veenstra	Nard
Phillippe Stella Jan Cornelis	Koen
John C. Blenn	Bearded Board Member
Gabriel Ricker	Student in Stairwell
Evan Reuben	Student Bassist,Actor
Krzysztof Soszynski	Ken Dietrich
Mike Goldberg	Himself
Bruce Buffer	Himself
Herb Dean	Himself
Jacob "Stitch" Duran	Himself
Lenny Clarke	Loud Dietrich Fan
Ryan Parsons	Dietrich's Cornerman
Jason "Mayhem" Miller	"Lucky" Patrick Murphy
Jeff Sussman	Ref at College Gymnasium
Scott Voss	Tattooed Man at Factory
James Robinson	Fighter at Factory
Juston McKinney	Ref Factory
Richie Minervini	Announcer at Factory,Announcer at Pier
Rafael Cordeiro	Fighter at Pier
Nick Turturro	Ref at Pier
Satoshi Ishii	Fighter at Fairgrounds
Michael Burton	Ref at Fairgrounds
Mark Munoz	Fighter at Lombardo's
George Klein	Ref at Lombardo's
Wanderlei Silva	Himself
Romulo Barral	Fighter at Horse Arena
Gino Falsetto	Ref at Horse Arena
Chael Sonnen	Arguing Fighter
Natalie Boss	Health Club Receptionist
Daniel Guire	Yoga Student
Frank Coraci	Disoriented Gym Patron
Joshua Anderson	Man With Guitar
Odis Spencer	Citizenship Official
Melchor Menor	Sityodtong Gym Fighter
Danny Perez	Sityodtong Gym Fighter
Neil LeGallo	Sityodtong Gym Fighter
Rupert Gregson-Williams	Composer,Actor
Todd Garner	Actor
Allan Loeb	Actor
Marty P. Ewing	Actor
Jack Giarraputo	Actor
Adam Sandler	Actor

Technical Credits

Kevin James

Allan Loeb

Rock Reuben

Frank Coraci	Director
Kevin James	Screenwriter,Producer
Allan Loeb	Screenwriter
Todd Garner	Producer
Adam Sandler	Executive Producer,Producer
Jack Giarraputo	Executive Producer,Producer
Jeff Sussman	Executive Producer,Producer
Marty P. Ewing	Executive Producer,Producer
Kimberly Davis-Wagner	Casting
Justine Baddeley	Casting
Garrett Warren	Second Unit Director,Stunts
Ronit Ravich-Boss	Script Supervisor
Anton Gold	Sound Mixer
Rock Reuben	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

To paraphrase the quip that started the David Cross/Patton Oswalt feud, the script for Here Comes the Boom feels like something Vince Vaughn read and threw across the room -- where it promptly hit Kevin James in the head. The movie's main character, Scott Voss (James), is a burned-out teacher who begins a career as an MMA fighter in order to raise the money necessary to save his high school's music program. The character's arc, as he goes from disinterested slob to warmhearted good guy, fits Vaughn's persona perfectly, but James co-wrote the screenplay, so he obviously intended it for himself all along. Produced by Adam Sandler and directed by longtime Sandler collaborator Frank Coraci, Here Comes the Boom does not lack competency. It moves along at a solid pace, there's a well-timed puking gag, the climactic fight scene effectively builds a little bit of tension, and the cast are uniformly likable -- you have to work hard to make Henry Winkler (playing the band instructor whose job is on the line) and Salma Hayek (the hot school nurse Scott wants to date) annoying. Former MMA fighter Bas Rutten gets many of the movie's best moments as a Dutch immigrant who trains Scott, and he has enough charisma that you kind of wish the film focused more on him than James. There's not much more to say about the movie, aside from the fact that it's yet another by-the-numbers project from a performer who seems unwilling or unable to challenge himself or his audience. He's happy to paint himself as a second-rate Vince Vaughn this time out, and looking back over James' career, isn't "second-rate" really the best adjective to describe it? King of Queens was a ratings hit, but it was never as respected or popular as Everybody Loves Raymond when they both aired (often on the same night) on CBS. The romantic comedy Hitch allowed him to ride Will Smith's substantial box-office coattails to a promising film career that found James quickly coming under the guidance of Adam Sandler in the firefighters-pretending-to-be-gay movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. He became a leading man with the limp, family-friendly Paul Blart: Mall Cop (produced by Sandler), and rehashed Eddie Murphy's Dr. Dolittle franchise with Zookeeper (again produced by Sandler). Being second-rate is not an inherently awful quality. After all, James has effectively established himself as a safe and genial screen presence, and he seems happy to be this for the rest of his life -- "this" being the comedic equivalent of Burger King. While there are some people who will argue a Whopper is so much better than a Big Mac, nobody thinks about it after they've eaten it. Like that Whopper, Here Comes the Boom will leave your body almost as quickly as it goes in.