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Luis Guzman turns in another great performance as Lance in Punch-Drunk Love. Of his Paul Thomas Anderson film work I like him best in Magnolia.

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Luis Guzman stars as Lance in the Revolution Studios/New Line Cinema presentation of Punch-Drunk Love, distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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Long before other directors gave him a chance to shine, Paul Thomas Anderson often cast Philip Seymour Hoffman in juicy roles in his films. These days Mr. Hoffman seems to be playing every type of character imaginable. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up playing Cate Blanchett next. I would say Mr. Hoffman’s performance in Boogie Nights is my favorite of his Paul Thomas Anderson film work.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as Dean Trumbell in the Revolution Studios/New Line Cinema presentation of Punch-Drunk Love, distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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What can I say, I love this film even more with each passing viewing. Not necessarily Sandler’s best comedy depending on your own personal taste, but this is certainly indisputably his finest film performance by far.

“Paul (Thomas Anderson) makes movies with the music already fixed in his head – it’s a huge, integral part of his work. So integral to this project, in fact, that Anderson asked friend and frequent collaborator Jon Brion (Magnolia) to create a temporary score to be played on set during production.”

- Producer JoAnne Sellar on the music in Punch Drunk-Love

“Paul suggested different tempos, then my engineer and I recorded a series of 10-minute ensemble percussion pieces that the actors listened to between takes to give them an idea of the scene’s rhythm.”

- Composer Jon Brion on working on Punch-Drunk Love

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Adam Sandler stars as Barry Egan in the Revolution Studios/New Line Cinema presentation of Punch-Drunk Love, distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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