Sandler agreed to act in whatever movie Paul Thomas Anderson wrote for him, without really thinking about the interaction much.
Still, you don’t ignore a request from Tom Cruise, and Sandler soon found himself on the phone with his future director.
In an interview with Collider, Sandler revealed it was Cruise who first put him in touch with Anderson for the part.
At the time, Adam Sandler was far removed from the world of drama films where Anderson had been making a name for himself.
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