Blended (film)

Blended
Blended
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Coraci
Written by	Clare Sera; Ivan Menchell;
Produced by	Adam Sandler; Jack Giarraputo; Mike Karz;
Starring	Adam Sandler; Drew Barrymore; Kevin Nealon; Terry Crews; Wendi McLendon-Covey;
Cinematography	Julio Macat
Edited by	Tom Costain
Music by	Rupert Gregson-Williams
Production; companies	Happy Madison Productions; Gulfstream Pictures; RatPac-Dune Entertainment;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	May 23, 2014;
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40–45 million
Box office	$128 million

Blended is a 2014 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Written by Ivan Menchell and Clare Sera, the film stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore as two single parents who went on a blind date together and never wanted to see each other again afterwards. To their surprise, they both end up at the same African safari resort with their children and are forced to stay together. The film's ensemble cast also features Bella Thorne, Emma Fuhrmann, Terry Crews, Joel McHale, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kevin Nealon, and Shaquille O'Neal. South African cricketer Dale Steyn makes a cameo appearance as himself.

The film was produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, and Mike Karz and was released on May 23, 2014.^[4]^[5] It grossed $128 million worldwide, against a budget of $40 million,^[2] and received generally negative reviews from critics.^[6]^[7] This is the third collaboration between Sandler and Barrymore after The Wedding Singer (also directed by Coraci) and 50 First Dates.

^ "BLENDED". Warner Bros. British Board of Film Classification. March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Blended (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference BlendedBombs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Rebecca Ford (April 24, 2013). "Warner Bros. Announces Title, Release Date for Adam Sandler Romantic Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
^ "Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore Comedy Blended Set for May 23, 2014". ComingSoon.net. April 24, 2013. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
^ "Blended". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. May 23, 2014. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "Blended Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.

[1] "BLENDED". Warner Bros. British Board of Film Classification. March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.

[mojo-2] "Blended (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[BlendedBombs-3] Cite error: The named reference BlendedBombs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[date-4] Rebecca Ford (April 24, 2013). "Warner Bros. Announces Title, Release Date for Adam Sandler Romantic Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.

[5] "Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore Comedy Blended Set for May 23, 2014". ComingSoon.net. April 24, 2013. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.

[tomatoes-6] "Blended". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. May 23, 2014. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[metacritic-7] "Blended Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.

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