Billy Madison (1995)

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89 min - Comedy | Romance - 10 February 1995 (USA)

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Ratings: 6.3/10 from 50,343 users Metascore: 16/100
Reviews: 184 user | 41 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com

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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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Adam Sandler	...	Billy Madison
	Darren McGavin	...	Brian Madison
	Bridgette Wilson-Sampras	...	Veronica Vaughn (as Bridgette Wilson)
	Bradley Whitford	...	Eric Gordon
	Josh Mostel	...	Principal Max Anderson
	Norm MacDonald	...	Frank
	Mark Beltzman	...	Jack
	Larry Hankin	...	Carl Alphonse
	Theresa Merritt	...	Juanita
	Dina Platias	...	Miss Lippy
	Hrant Alianak	...	Pete
	Vincent Marino	...	Cook
	Jack Mather	...	Ted 'Old Man' Clemens
	Christopher Kelk	...	Rollo the Janitor
	Marc Donato	...	Nodding 1st Grader

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Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business. Written by Paul D. Geiser <pgeiser@freenet.columbus.oh.us>

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To inherit his family's fortune, Billy is going back to school... Way back. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French (only a few words) | Spanish (only a few words)

Release Date:

10 February 1995 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Bili Medison See more »

Filming Locations:

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$25,588,750 (USA)

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Universal Pictures, Robert Simonds Productions See more »

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Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Trivia

Charles Bronson turned down the role of Billy Madison's father. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the academic decathlon, when Billy pulls his shoe out of the liquid nitrogen after freezing it, it is a right shoe but he is still wearing his right shoe. 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

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: Grown Ups (#3.6)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Billy's Victory Song"
Written by Adam Sandler and Cheryl Hardwick
Produced by Ralph Sall See more »

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