Sometimes a guy’s best wingman… is a wingwoman.
Sometime you need a girl, to get the girl.

Brooklyn as Palmer
Palmer Dodge is a sixth grade math teacher.

Genre Romantic comedy
Directed by Dennis Dugan
Produced by Jack Giarraputo, Adam Sandler, Heather Parry
Written by Timothy Dowling, Allan Loeb, Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler
Starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Brooklyn Decker
Music by Rupert Gregson-Williams
Cinematography Theo van de Sande
Studio Happy Madison Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date February 11, 2011
On Blu-ray June 7, 2011
Budget $80,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend $30,514,732
Gross Revenue $214,9 million

Danny is a successful plastic surgeon who pretends to be unhappily married to get women. When he finally meets a girl he believes to be the woman of his dreams, he doesn’t use his method on her, but she soon finds the wedding band he uses. Afraid of telling her the truth, he tells her he’s getting a divorce, to which she requests to meet his soon-to-be ex. He asks his office manager Katherine to pose as his wife in order to prove his story, but one lie turns into another that brings Katherine’s children into his scheme, resulting in a trip to Hawaii that will change all their lives.

Danny Maccabee (Adam Sandler) is a successful plastic surgeon in Los Angeles who feigns an unhappy marriage to get women, after having been heartbroken on his wedding day 20 years ago. The only woman aware of his schemes is his office manager Katherine Murphy (Jennifer Aniston), a divorced mother of two. At a party, Danny meets Palmer (Brooklyn Decker), a sixth grade math teacher, without his wedding ring on and they walk on the beach together. Danny tells her that this is the first time he’s really connected with someone and they have sex. In the morning, Palmer asks Danny for his number and he tells her to check his pocket for a business card. However, she ends up finding the ring, and she assumes he was hiding the fact he was married. She refuses to date him because her parents divorced due to adultery, and Danny doesn’t tell her the truth.

Danny goes to Palmer’s school to try to woo Palmer back. Instead of telling her the truth, he tells her that he is getting divorced from a woman named Devlin, named after Devlin Adams, whom Katherine had mentioned was an old college sorority nemesis, and that she cheated on him first. Palmer then insists on meeting Devlin, and Danny agrees. Danny returns to his office and asks Katherine to pose for him, saying he can alter her appearance with cosmetic surgery after she finishes so Palmer wouldn’t recognize her when she would visit the office. They go shopping on Rodeo Drive to buy her clothes so she can look like a trophy wife.

At a hotel having drinks, Danny and Palmer are greeted by a made-over Katherine, who gives them her blessing, but takes the opportunity to make up embarrassing stories about Danny. When they are about to leave, Katherine gets a call from her kids. Hearing her conversation, Palmer assumes that her kids are Danny’s as well, and Danny feels obliged to continue the charade by telling Palmer that they are his and Katherine’s kids. Danny then privately meets with Katherine’s kids, Maggie (Bailee Madison) and Michael (Griffin Gluck), to negotiate the terms of them posing as his kids. Katherine is furious that Danny wants to use her kids, but she reluctantly agrees.

Palmer meets the kids, with Maggie using a fake British accent. Michael blackmails Danny in front of Palmer to take them all to Hawaii. At the airport, they are surprised by Danny’s cousin Eddie (Nick Swardson), who, after getting into trouble with some people, has taken the disguise of “Dolph Lundgren”, an Austrian sheep salesman and “Devlin’s” lover. When arriving at a resort in Hawaii, Danny is forced to pay for the most expensive suites having not made a reservation.

During a luau, Katherine reaches breaking point, pulls Danny aside, and tells him that she will tell Palmer the truth and leave if he doesn’t get things under control. At that moment, they run into the real life Devlin Adams (Nicole Kidman) and her husband Ian Maxtone-Jones (Dave Matthews), who allegedly invented the iPod. Because Devlin has a tendency undermine people, Katherine introduces a reluctant Danny as her husband instead of telling her she’s a single mother.

Danny and Palmer are spending time with Maggie and Michael, where Michael breaks down saying that his (real life) father won’t make time for him, causing Palmer to get upset with Danny as she thinks he is their father. Palmer resolves to ask Katherine out for a day at the spa so Danny can spend time with the kids. The next day, Danny teaches Michael how to swim, and Katherine and Palmer look on in admiration at Danny winning the kids over.

Katherine runs into Devlin, who invites her and Danny out to dinner. Katherine asks Eddie to take Palmer out away from the hotel so Danny can help her, so Eddie takes Palmer to a remote, rundown restaurant. Danny and Katherine go to a fancier restaurant with Devlin and Ian, and Devlin asks them to tell each other what they admire most about each other. They end up saying honest things to each other, with Katherine admiring his sense of humor, and Danny admiring the fact that he’s never had to lie to her. Katherine and Devlin participate in a hula dancing contest, which ends in a tie, but the competitive Devlin wants a tiebreaker. So Danny and Ian join the two in a coconut rolling contest which Danny and Katherine win, Devlin showing herself to be a sore loser before storming off the stage.

When Danny and Katherine get back to her hotel room, they start to feel a connection and are about to kiss before being interrupted by her kids, so he heads back to his hotel room. Danny decides to go back to Katherine, but runs into Eddie and Palmer returning. Palmer tells him that Eddie mentioned Danny looking at engagement rings (Na Hoku Solitaire), suggesting that he was considering marrying her. Palmer says they should get married the following day, and Danny is surprised by her proposition, but ultimately agrees. Katherine, who was on her way up to see Danny, walks in on them and they tell her the news, leaving her surprised as well as she heads back to her hotel room. Later that night, Danny calls Katherine regarding his confusion, but Katherine says that she will be taking a job in New York City she mentioned to him earlier to start fresh.

The next day, Palmer confronts Katherine regarding getting married to Danny, as she has noticed Danny’s feelings for her. Katherine assures her it’s fine and gives her blessing. Katherine then starts drinking at an outdoor bar where Devlin runs into her. Katherine admits that she made up being married to Danny to look impressive in front of her. Devlin confesses that she’s divorcing Ian because he’s gay and also that he didn’t really invent the iPod; he got rich suing the Los Angeles Dodgers after getting hit by a foul ball. Katherine confides in Devlin saying she’s in love with Danny even though they won’t be together. Danny, however, shows up behind her, telling her that he didn’t go through with marrying Palmer and that he’s in love with Katherine and the two share a kiss.

Danny and Katherine continue their vacation without Palmer, who heads back to the mainland alone, meeting a professional tennis player (Andy Roddick – Brooklyn’s real-life husband) on the plane ride back who shares her interests. Sometime later, Danny and Katherine get married.

- Palmer: I can’t wait to tweet this to all my friends.
- Katherine: Oh I forgot, you’re 15.
[Danny accidentally kicks Palmer with the intention of kicking Katherine]
- Palmer: Ouch! Did you just kick me?
- Danny: No I did not. Did you just kick her? Why did you kick her?

[Palmer finds a wedding ring in Danny's pants pocket]
- Palmer: What’s this?
- Danny: Uh, a circle.

- Danny: It’s over. We’re going to sign the papers in a couple of days.
- Palmer: Ok, I just need to hear it from her.
- Danny: You want to.. What do you mean?
- Palmer: I need to meet her.
- Danny: How about she text you? Would that be good?

- Katherine: Hello, Honey, you know, how I feel about selling your brother’s stuff on ebay.
- Palmer: You have kids?
- Danny: We have sort of, a little bit of children, alright?

- originally titled Pretend Wife
- the film is an unauthorized remake of the 2005 Bollywood film, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, which in turn was inspired by the 1965 Hollywood film, Cactus Flower
- was shot between Los Angeles and Hawaii on the islands of Maui and Kauai and filming took place between March 2, 2010 and May 25, 2010
- when shot in Hawaii, the hotel they stay at is called the Waldorf Astoria in the movie, but it is actually the Grand Wailea in Maui
- shipped to theaters under the code name “Grounded Out”

…For us females who often scowl and covet for Aniston’s toned physique, there’s an added secret pleasure. It’s the biggest question of the lot: Who’s the fittest in the itsy, bitsy bikini? Aniston or Decker? There is a Bo Derek 10 moment when bikini babe Palmer comes out of the water like a lost Bond girl who’s just gone for a quick ocean swim, so even before you get to the ‘girl pissing contest’ by the Hawaiian waterfall, Decker’s in the lead for the gong for ‘top totty’. Move over, Jen. And to add to the fortysomething’s woes, Decker is a nice surprise – yes, the model can act, and actually gets to deliver some funny lines, albeit in a goofy manner. It’s no easy feat either, considering whom she plays opposite. The only bile-inducing moment is when they wheel in her real-life hubby, Andy Roddick, for a magical meeting cameo in the Mile High club… – Source

…In her big-screen debut, Decker gets plenty of time to prove her ease and natural allure in front of the camera… – Source

…Decker, known for posing in Sports Illustrated, spends a lot of time in a bikini, enough so that the visual begins to lose all impact, which is probably the movie’s intention. To her credit, Decker lends the character a certain kindheartedness that feels genuine… – Source

…Newcomer Brooklyn Decker is super-cute and bubbly and she looks smokin’ hot in a bikini, probably the main reason she got the job, but she also has acting skills a couple of notches above Jessica Simpson, so she works just fine as another Sandler love interest that one could never believe might be interested in a guy that looks like him… – Source

…Brooklyn Decker is unbelievably gorgeous, as we all know from the SI Swimsuit Edition, but I was very surprised at how natural of an actress she was. She seemed very comfortable and didn’t overact much. She is extremely cute and lovable… – Source

“Just Go With It” came first. I kept it quiet for a while, because it’s an embarrassing thing to say you’re a model-turned-actor, quite frankly. I have been auditioning and working with coaches. I do one-on-one personal coaching with people in New York and LA. On one audition I met Adam [Sandler], which was terrifying – I auditioned for this four times – and then he called me to do the table read! I’m there doing it with the whole cast.. you could imagine, Nicole Kidman, Jen Aniston and Adam!! Everyone was right here. So we did the table read and one of my producers was like, “You know, you’re probably not going to get this. So just walk in, just have fun with it. You’re working with these great actors, enjoy the experience, it’s your first table read and then go on your way and whatever.” I’m like, “I’ll show you,” you know. I go in and did the table read and that night, Adam called me and he goes, “All right kid, if you want the part, it’s yours.”

I was really just trying to learn the whole time. And keep up with Adam and Jen — they’re so good at what they do. It was incredibly intimidating. It was really nerve-wracking.

It was an intimidating situation because it was my first film. I come from a modeling background, so at the time acting wasn’t something I had a lot of experience in. I mean, they’re all stars and for them to be so welcoming and so supportive and trying to help me throughout the whole process, it just made my job that much easier. It was really nice. And I think it makes the movie better as well because you can see the chemistry between us all on screen.

Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman – you are working with pros who have been doing this for years. That’s daunting because you know if there is going to be a weak link to the movie it’s probably going to be you, which is kind of intimidating. But luckily it was a comedy so it was light material and we had fun with it.

I was very quiet the first few days on set because I was… Part of me just wanted to watch the way [Adam Sandler] worked and another part of me was just nervous, because I grew up with him in my house. I mean, I listen to his recording and go and everything now and then. So he’s really an icon in comedy and even most comedians who are well seasoned will tell you the same thing about him… He’s very, again, very hands on. And so because of that, he was also very hands on with me. He was… He really took me by the hand and did a lot of pampering. He really took me by the hand and wanted to make sure I was comfortable and would let me try something a million times or throw something different at me if he thought it would work better and that just made me kind of feel like at ease. And I think you see that chemistry with all of the entire cast. Everyone just feels like comfortable. It seems like we’ve known each other for years, I think, when you watch it and I think the audience will see that as well.

Yeah, I worked with Adam most. We were a couple on the film and so we had funny scenes together. We had heartbreaking scenes together where you feel for my character. We had scenes where they’re in love. I also worked a lot with the kids; there are 2 kids in the film. And I worked a lot with them and they were wonderful… And yeah, Adam and I think we’re a good team just because he understood this is my first film and he went like at me, found a way to make me feel really comfortable and really relaxed and again, I think that’s just shows on screen.

Those are some of my favorite days on set. I would come, I wasn’t working and I would come and just watch them [Jennifer and Nicole] work because it’s… Just to see them working, okay, that’s how it should it be.

Adam didn’t try to play any tricks on me but I did try one on him and Jen but it didn’t work. I tried to use a fart machine in a scene and it failed miserably. After that I left the jokes to the experts.