Just Go with It
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| Directed by | Dennis Dugan |
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| Based on | Cactus Flower by I. A. L. Diamond Cactus Flower by Abe Burrows Pierre Barillet Jean-Pierre Gredy |
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| Cinematography | Theo van de Sande |
| Edited by | Tom Costain |
| Music by | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million |
| Box office | $215 million |
Just Go With It is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Allan Loeb and Timothy Dowling, and produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, and Heather Parry. It is a remake of the 1969 film Cactus Flower, and stars Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. It tells the story of a plastic surgeon who enlists his assistant to help him woo a sixth-grade math teacher.
Production of the film began on March 2, 2010. Originally titled Holiday in Hawaii and then Pretend Wife, it was produced by Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and released in North America on February 11, 2011, by Columbia Pictures. The film grossed over $214 million, becoming a box-office success. It received negative reviews with criticism for the plot and editing, but some praise for its acting and writing. Just Go With It won two Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actor (Sandler) and Worst Director (Dugan).