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Billy Madison (1995)

PG-13 | | Comedy | 10 February 1995 (USA)
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In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again.

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Storyline

Billy Madison is a 27 year-old man whose father Brian is the head of a major hotel chain. Even though he is groomed to replace his father who is about to retire, Billy is extremely immature and unmotivated in life. When Brian considers making Eric Gordon (whom Billy despises) his new replacement, Billy decides to prove to his father that he is capable of taking over. He must repeat grade school all over again (2 weeks for each grade) in order to take over the hotel empire. The further Billy progresses, the more Eric tries to derail Billy. Written by Sam

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There's a new name for dumb. See more »

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Rated PG-13 for language and crude humor | See all certifications »

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10 February 1995 (USA)  »

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Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

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$25,588,750 (USA)
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Trivia

One of the students mentions the video game Mortal Kombat (1992). Bridgette Wilson-Sampras appeared in the film adaptation of the game, Mortal Kombat (1995). See more »

Goofs

When Billy and Eric face off on a math problem in the academic decathlon, Billy writes "Eric drinks his own pee" on his portion of the blackboard. Traces of erased portions of this phrase from previous takes can still be seen on the blackboard. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Billy Madison: [sings] # Suntan lotion is good for me. / You protect me, hee-hee-hee. #
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Connections

References Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

Billy's Victory Song
Written by Adam Sandler and Cheryl Hardwick
Produced by Ralph Sall
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User Reviews

 
A great movie for eight-year-olds.

Recently, I have had the misfortune of catching "Billy Madison" on TV. I've got to say that I think Adam Sandler is an abomination! This movie was just an opportunity to take something funny from Saturday Night Live and stretch it out to fill an entire hour and a half. If I were eight years old, I would have loved this movie. However, I am old enough to know what a good movie is and this is not one. I found Adam Sandler's brand of humor annoying and pathetic.

Sadly, movies like "Billy Madison" are inevitable. As long as there are little kids and stupid teenagers to entertain, Adam Sandler and his movies will always be there.


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