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Billy Madison

  • 19951995
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
142K
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POPULARITY
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Adam Sandler and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras in Billy Madison (1995)
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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.In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again.In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
142K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
636
300
  • Director
    • Tamra Davis
  • Writers
    • Tim Herlihy
    • Adam Sandler
  • Stars
    • Adam Sandler
    • Darren McGavin
    • Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tamra Davis
  • Writers
    • Tim Herlihy
    • Adam Sandler
  • Stars
    • Adam Sandler
    • Darren McGavin
    • Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 263User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 16Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Billy Madison
    Trailer 2:54
    Billy Madison

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    Adam Sandler
    Adam Sandler
    • Billy Madisonas Billy Madison
    Darren McGavin
    Darren McGavin
    • Brian Madisonas Brian Madison
    Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
    Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
    • Veronica Vaughnas Veronica Vaughn
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Eric Gordonas Eric Gordon
    Josh Mostel
    Josh Mostel
    • Principal Max Andersonas Principal Max Anderson
    Norm MacDonald
    Norm MacDonald
    • Frankas Frank
    Mark Beltzman
    Mark Beltzman
    • Jackas Jack
    Larry Hankin
    Larry Hankin
    • Carl Alphonseas Carl Alphonse
    Theresa Merritt
    Theresa Merritt
    • Juanitaas Juanita
    Dina Platias
    • Miss Lippyas Miss Lippy
    Hrant Alianak
    Hrant Alianak
    • Peteas Pete
    Vincent Marino
    • Cookas Cook
    Jack Mather
    • Ted 'Old Man' Clemensas Ted 'Old Man' Clemens
    Christopher Kelk
    Christopher Kelk
    • Rollo the Janitoras Rollo the Janitor
    Marc Donato
    Marc Donato
    • Nodding 1st Graderas Nodding 1st Grader
    Keith Cole
    • Penguinas Penguin
    Chris Mei
    • Penguinas Penguin
    Conor Devitt
    • O'Doyle (Grade 1)as O'Doyle (Grade 1)
    • Director
      • Tamra Davis
    • Writers
      • Tim Herlihy
      • Adam Sandler
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During the school bus scene, Chris Farley turning bright red in aggravation was improvised, according to Adam Sandler in I Am Chris Farley (2015). Chris, before every take, would chug entire cups of coffee to maintain his trademark manic energy. A thing he would do in pretty much every movie since.
    • Goofs
      When Billy is dialing the phone to call the guy he picked on in high school, you hear a phone ringing. This is part of the song being played.
    • Quotes

      Principal: Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

    • Alternate versions
      In some edited-for-tv versions of the film, during the Jeopardy game at the end of the film, the scene of the host reading the "burning dog poo and the human response" clue has been removed. However, the clue can still be seen on the board in distant shots.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Just Cause/Billy Madison/The Brady Bunch Movie/Mr. Payback (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Telephone Line
      Written by Jeff Lynne

      Performed by Electric Light Orchestra

      Courtesy of Epic Records

      by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews263

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Not for millennials
    I just read a review by someone that called this movie offensive and disgusting. She also listed all the groups of people that it offends. More on that later.

    This is the story of Billy Madison, a twenty-something man that is essentially an idiot because his wealthy father shielded him from failure as a kid. His father bought him good grades and so Billy never learned. He now spends his days in a drunken stupor with his two best friends. Billy's father announces that he will be retiring and because his son lacks the mental maturity to run a business that he will be turning over control to Eric, one of the upper management employees. Eric is kind of a douche and Billy is upset at his father's lack of faith in him. So Billy re-enrolls in elementary school to prove to his father that he can pass each grade, through high school. He is given two weeks to complete each grade. Eric launches a plan to see Billy fail.

    This movie is hilarious, though it does scrape very low on the bottom of the maturity meter. The acting by Mr. Sandler is also not the best as this is his first staring role. It even has some heart warming moments. As I say all the time in my reviews, know what you are getting into before watching a movie and then leaving a bad review. If you are looking for a movie with deep meaning and Oscar worthy performances, then avoid anything by Adam Sandler. If you are under thirty and offended by the world, you too should not watch these movies.

    To the person who wrote the review I mentioned at the onset of mine; you said this movie was offensive to teachers. It is a well known fact that Adam's mom was a teacher and this is her favorite of all his movies. Stop taking life so seriously and stop getting offended, Life is too short.
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    • Feb 12, 2020

    FAQ2

    • Does Billy have learning disabilities?
    • What are the differences between the old British BBFC PG DVD and the Original Version?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 10, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Біллі Медісон
    • Filming locations
      • Parkwood Estate, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Robert Simonds Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,588,734
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,639,080
      • Feb 12, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,488,734
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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