Mad #432

Mad Magazine's 2003 movie-themed issue tackles "The 50 Worst Things About Movies," and Mort Drucker's cover sets the tone perfectly — a wide-eyed, open-mouthed caricature of Adam Sandler clutches a film clapperboard labeled "#19: Adam Sandler — His evil scheme to rule comedy," while a grinning Alfred E. Neuman in a tuxedo gleefully looms behind him. The promise of targets including The Matrix, Terminator 3, and Charlie's Angels makes this a satisfying snapshot of Hollywood circa 2003 filtered through Mad's sharp, irreverent lens.