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Happy Gilmore (1996) 6.9
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Metascore: 31/100
Reviews: 256 user | 69 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
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| Christopher McDonald | ... | ||
| Julie Bowen | ... | ||
| Frances Bay | ... | ||
| Allen Covert | ... | ||
| Robert Smigel | ... |
IRS Agent
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Himself
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| Dennis Dugan | ... | ||
| Joe Flaherty | ... |
Jeering Fan
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Lee Trevino | ... |
Himself
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Verne Lundquist | ... |
Announcer
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Jared Van Snellenberg | ... |
Happy's Waterbury Caddy
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Ken Camroux | ... |
Coach
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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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He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language and some comic sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 February 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$38,624,000 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Universal Pictures, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Robert Simonds Productions See more »
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[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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Written by Kerry Livgren
Performed by Kansas
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Did You Know?
Trivia
In one scene, Happy says "Green jacket, gold jacket, who gives a shit?" The green jacket is the actual prize for winning The Masters, a PGA major tournament. The gold jacket is fictional and made exclusively for the movie. See more »Goofs
When Happy and the woman are at the hockey rink and she shots the puck. It crosses through the crease twice 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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Soundtracks
"Carry On Wayward Son"Written by Kerry Livgren
Performed by Kansas
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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"Happy Gilmore" is the Adam Sandler movie to see. If everyone had to see one Sandler movie before their lives were complete, I would seriously hope this is the movie they see. It's nice to see golf and hockey in a movie again. I don't think there is another movie out there that makes me laugh as much as "Happy Gilmore" does. You have Happy, the ultimate hero, fighting to win a life of security for his grandma. There's Shooter McGavin, the villain you love to hate, who attempts to foil Happy's quest. And then there's Mr. Larson, Happy's 8' tall monster of a former employer, threatening Shooter at every turn. Hey Bob Barker is in this movie! It doesn't get much funnier than Mr. Price Is Right insulting our hero. Well maybe Ben Stiller's part in this movie is funnier, as he corruptly directs a retirement home. It doesn't matter what's the funniest. This whole movie is one hilarious moment after another.