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Happy Gilmore (1996)

PG_13  92 min  -  Comedy | Romance | Sport   -  16 February 1996 (USA)
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Reviews: 250 user | 67 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com

A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.

Director:

Dennis Dugan
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler ...
Christopher McDonald ...
Julie Bowen ...
Frances Bay ...
Allen Covert ...
Robert Smigel ...
IRS Agent
Bob Barker ...
Himself
Richard Kiel ...
Dennis Dugan ...
Joe Flaherty ...
Jeering Fan
Lee Trevino Lee Trevino ...
Himself
Kevin Nealon ...
Verne Lundquist Verne Lundquist ...
Announcer
Jared Van Snellenberg Jared Van Snellenberg ...
Happy's Waterbury Caddy
Ken Camroux Ken Camroux ...
Coach
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Storyline

A Hockey player wannabe finds out that he has the most powerful golf drive in history. He joins the P.G.A. tour to make some money to save grandma's house. The downside is that his hocky player mentality doesn't really go on the P.G.A. tour. Especially with the favorite to win the championship. Written by Kevin Mitchell <kevin@mitchell.mdn.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Golf | Grandmother's House | Golf Ball | Golf Course | Tournament  | See more »

Taglines:

He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and some comic sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$38,624,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Joe Sakic of the NHL's Colorado Avalanche appears uncredited during the hockey tryout scene. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: After Happy knocks Chubbs' wooden hand off with the hockey stick, Chubbs' right hand is clearly visible. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[opening narration voice over]
Happy Gilmore: My name is Happy Gilmore. Ever since I was old enough to skate, I loved hockey. I wasn't really the greatest skater though. But that didn't stop my dad from teaching me the secret of smacking his greatest slap shot.
[Young Happy, hits a hard plastic ball into his father's forehead]
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Crazy Credits

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
GRANDMA ANNA and GRANDMA MOLLIE See more »


Soundtracks

"Tuesday's Gone"
Written by Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Courtesy of MCA Records See more »