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What 2010 comedy film stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider as childhood friends who reunite for a Fourth of July weekend after their former basketball coach dies?

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The 2010 comedy film described, featuring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider as childhood friends reuniting for a Fourth of July weekend after their former basketball coach's death, is "Grown Ups." Directed by Dennis Dugan, the movie brings together this ensemble cast, many of whom are Saturday Night Live (Review) alumni, to explore themes of friendship, family, and the challenges of adulthood. The plot centers on five friends who won a junior high basketball championship in 1978 and reconnect three decades later for their coach's funeral.

Grown Ups (Review) was written by Adam Sandler and Fred Wolf, and produced by Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. The film also features Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, and Maya Rudolph in supporting roles as the wives of some of the main characters. Despite receiving largely negative reviews from critics, "Grown Ups" was a commercial success, grossing over $272 million worldwide against a $75 million budget. Its box office performance even led to a sequel, "Grown Ups 2," released in 2013, with most of the original cast reprising their roles.

An interesting tidbit about the film's production is that Adam Sandler originally conceived the idea for "Grown Ups" in the late 1990s with Chris Farley in mind for one of the roles. After Farley's passing in 1997, the project was put on hold for about a decade before eventually being made with Kevin James taking on the part. Furthermore, Adam Sandler reportedly gifted his four co-stars—Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider—brand new Maserati sports cars as a thank you for their involvement in the film, a gesture reflecting the real-life camaraderie among the actors.