The trailer for a new Adam Sandler movie, Uncut Gems was released on Tuesday and it featured WFAN’s Mike Francesa.
Last October, Francesa was absent from his radio show for a day of filming with Sandler. At the time, Francesa boasted that the film was “actually gonna open in movie theaters,” and “it’s not like a Netflix movie or anything.”
Here is the film’s plot according to IMDb, “Set in the diamond district of New York City, Howard Ratner, a jewelry store owner and dealer to the rich and famous, must find a way to pay his debts when his merchandise is taken from one of his top sellers and girlfriend.”
During Francesa’s appearance in the trailer, his character can be seen saying, “that’s the dumbest f***ing bet I ever heard of.” In the movie, the legendary sports radio host portrays a bookie.
Executive Produced by Martin Scorsese, Uncut Gems will be released on December 13th. It’s the second Sandler film to feature WFAN hosts. Sandler’s 2018 Netflix movie, The Week Of, saw the comedian’s character regularly listening to WFAN’s midday show, Joe and Evan in the car. In other movies, Sandler has used sports radio hosts Dan Patrick, Sean Salisbury and Michael Kay in various roles.
Brandon Contes is a freelance writer for BSM. He can be found on Twitter @BrandonContes. To reach him by email click here.
Brandon Contes is a former reporter for BSM, now working for Awful Announcing. You can find him on Twitter @BrandonContes or reach him by email at Brandon.Contes@gmail.com.
