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flag Tom Cruise helped Adam Sandler land the *Punch-Drunk Love* role in 2000, marking a career turning point.

flag Adam Sandler revealed at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival that Tom Cruise helped him land the role in *Punch-Drunk Love* by connecting him with director Paul Thomas Anderson in 2000. flag Cruise, impressed by Sandler’s work, encouraged Anderson to consider him, leading to a collaboration that marked a turning point in Sandler’s career. flag Sandler described an intense rehearsal process with Anderson and Philip Seymour Hoffman, praising Hoffman’s talent and the film’s emotional depth. flag The role helped establish Sandler as a serious dramatic actor.

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