▁Stewart , ▁Rob ▁Schne ider , ▁Cole ▁Spr ouse , ▁D yl an ▁Spr ouse , ▁and ▁Les lie ▁Mann . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Robert ▁Sim onds ▁and ▁released ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁by ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Re le asing ▁it ▁label ▁to ▁Columbia ▁Pictures , ▁where ▁it ▁opened ▁ ▁# 1 ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁with ▁a ▁$ 4 1 , 5 3 6 , 3 7 0 ▁first ▁week end . ▁It ▁was ▁Sand ler ' s ▁last ▁film ▁before ▁starting ▁his ▁production ▁company , ▁Happy ▁Mad ison ▁Produ ctions , ▁his ▁first ▁film ▁distributed ▁by ▁Columbia ▁Pictures , ▁and ▁his ▁highest - g ross ing ▁film ▁dom est ically ▁until ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 2 ▁( 2 0 1 5 ). ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Son ny ▁K ou f ax ▁is ▁a ▁ 3 2 - year - old ▁s lack er ▁who ▁ref uses ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁bar ▁exam ▁( although ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁holder ), ▁works ▁one ▁day ▁a ▁week ▁as ▁a ▁to ll ▁bo oth ▁att endant , ▁and ▁lives ▁off ▁a ▁large ▁compens ation ▁p ayout ▁from ▁a ▁minor ▁accident . ▁His ▁girl friend ▁Van essa ▁threat ens ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁with ▁him ▁unless ▁he ▁grows ▁up . ▁His ▁ro omm ate ▁Kevin ▁G err ity ▁propos es ▁to ▁his ▁pod iat rist ▁girl friend ▁Cor in ne ▁Mal oney ▁before ▁he ▁leaves ▁for ▁China ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁his ▁law