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Happy Gilmore

  • 19961996
  • 1212
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
217K
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POPULARITY
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Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore (1996)
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A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.

IMDb RATING
7.0/10
217K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
791
775
  • Director
    • Dennis Dugan
  • Writers
    • Tim Herlihy
    • Adam Sandler
  • Stars
    • Adam Sandler
    • Christopher McDonald
    • Julie Bowen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Dennis Dugan
  • Writers
    • Tim Herlihy
    • Adam Sandler
  • Stars
    • Adam Sandler
    • Christopher McDonald
    • Julie Bowen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 367User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Happy Gilmore
    Trailer 0:46
    Happy Gilmore

    Photos186

    Adam Sandler and Carl Weathers in Happy Gilmore (1996)
    Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore (1996)
    Adam Sandler stars as Happy Gilmore
    Happy does a little venting on the course.
    Happy partakes in some mid-round refreshment.
    Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore (1996)
    Adam Sandler stars as Happy Gilmore
    Adam Sandler stars as Happy Gilmore
    Adam Sandler stars as Happy Gilmore
    Virginia and Happy at Chubbs' funeral.
    Happy with Gary Potter.

    Top cast

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    Adam Sandler
    Adam Sandler
    • Happy Gilmoreas Happy Gilmore
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Shooter McGavinas Shooter McGavin
    Julie Bowen
    Julie Bowen
    • Virginia Venitas Virginia Venit
    Frances Bay
    Frances Bay
    • Grandmaas Grandma
    Carl Weathers
    Carl Weathers
    • Chubbsas Chubbs
    Allen Covert
    Allen Covert
    • Ottoas Otto
    Robert Smigel
    Robert Smigel
    • IRS Agentas IRS Agent
    Bob Barker
    Bob Barker
    • Bob Barkeras Bob Barker
    Richard Kiel
    Richard Kiel
    • Mr. Larsonas Mr. Larson
    Dennis Dugan
    Dennis Dugan
    • Doug Thompsonas Doug Thompson
    Joe Flaherty
    Joe Flaherty
    • Jeering Fanas Jeering Fan
    Lee Trevino
    • Selfas Self
    Kevin Nealon
    Kevin Nealon
    • Potteras Potter
    Verne Lundquist
    • Announceras Announcer
    Jared Van Snellenberg
    • Happy's Waterbury Caddyas Happy's Waterbury Caddy
    Ken Camroux-Taylor
    Ken Camroux-Taylor
    • Coachas Coach
    • (as Ken Camroux)
    Rich Elwood
    • Assistant Coachas Assistant Coach
    Nancy Hillis
    • Terryas Terry
    • (as Nancy McClure)
    • Director
      • Dennis Dugan
    • Writers
      • Tim Herlihy
      • Adam Sandler
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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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 hockey player mentality doesn't really go on the P.G.A. tour. Especially with the favorite to win the championship. —Kevin Mitchell <kevin@mitchell.mdn.com>
    golfjealousyarrogancegolf courseanger132 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Sport
    • Certificate
      • 12
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Bob Barker wasn't sure if he wanted to be in the movie. When he learned that he was going to win the fight with Adam Sandler, he accepted the role.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning when Happy is playing hockey, he hits the puck at the glass which the two men are standing behind. The glass clearly gets broken but then in the next close-up shot of the two men, the glass is back because a reflection can be seen in it.
    • Quotes

      Shooter McGavin: [after buying grandma's house in an auction] You're in big trouble though, pal. I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast!

      Happy Gilmore: [laughing] You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?

      Shooter McGavin: [long pause] No!

    • Crazy credits
      The End appears before the end credits roll.
    • Alternate versions
      In the TV version Happy talks to the orderly (Ben Stiller) and tells him that grandma has told him everything. He then throws Stiller out the window. When Stiller hits the ground he says "Noy is that guy strong". then the old people come out and beat him with their hands, purses, canes, and etc.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Broken Arrow/Black Sheep/Beautiful Girls/A Midwinter's Tale/Antonia's Line (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Tuesday's Gone
      Written by Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant

      Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd

      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews367

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Apollo Creed with a wooden hand!! funny as hell
    Adam Sandler has a very funny movie here that works like no other since Caddyshack. Sandler plays a lazy guy who has to save his grandmother's house from being removed. So, he starts to play golf in a way that only Sandler can. He is also instructed by Carl Weathers (who memorably played Apollo Creed in Rokcy), and wathcing his scenes I had to leave the theater from laughing so much (he had a wooden hand and it always gets knocked off). Sandler knows how to keep people rolling in the ailes, and this proves it. A++
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    • Quinoa1984
    • Apr 30, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1996 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore
    • Filming locations
      • Furry Creek, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
      • Robert Simonds Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,824,099
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,514,125
      • Feb 18, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $41,205,099
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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