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Happy Gilmore

  • 19961996
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
230K
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Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore (1996)
A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.
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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
230K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
807
619
    • Dennis Dugan
    • Tim Herlihy
    • Adam Sandler
  • Stars
    • Adam Sandler
    • Christopher McDonald
    • Julie Bowen
    • Dennis Dugan
    • Tim Herlihy
    • Adam Sandler
  • Stars
    • Adam Sandler
    • Christopher McDonald
    • Julie Bowen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 382User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
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    Adam Sandler and Carl Weathers in Happy Gilmore (1996)
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    Happy does a little venting on the course.
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    Adam Sandler stars as Happy Gilmore
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    Virginia and Happy at Chubbs' funeral.
    Happy with Gary Potter.

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    Adam Sandler
    Adam Sandler
    • Happy Gilmore
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Shooter McGavin
    Julie Bowen
    Julie Bowen
    • Virginia Venit
    Frances Bay
    Frances Bay
    • Grandma
    Carl Weathers
    Carl Weathers
    • Chubbs
    Allen Covert
    Allen Covert
    • Otto
    Robert Smigel
    Robert Smigel
    • IRS Agent
    Bob Barker
    Bob Barker
    • Bob Barker
    Richard Kiel
    Richard Kiel
    • Mr. Larson
    Dennis Dugan
    Dennis Dugan
    • Doug Thompson
    Joe Flaherty
    Joe Flaherty
    • Jeering Fan
    Lee Trevino
    • Self
    Kevin Nealon
    Kevin Nealon
    • Potter
    Verne Lundquist
    • Announcer
    Jared Van Snellenberg
    • Happy's Waterbury Caddy
    Ken Camroux-Taylor
    Ken Camroux-Taylor
    • Coach
    • (as Ken Camroux)
    Rich Elwood
    • Assistant Coach
    Nancy Hillis
    • Terry
    • (as Nancy McClure)
      • Dennis Dugan
      • Tim Herlihy
      • Adam Sandler
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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
      Happy's line of "The price is wrong, bitch" is changed depending on the channel. Some versions replace "bitch" with "geek"; others replace it with "Bob."
    • Connections
      Featured in At 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 reviews382

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    7/10
    A film that I treasure.
    This film is the one that introduced me to one of my favorite actors, Adam Sandler. His movies are mostly hit-or-miss gag machines, but this is one of his movies in which nearly every gag works. I almost miss the old Adam Sandler. The old Adam Sandler character would be a man who acts nice, but turns violent and angry when he doesn't get his way. Now he plays a mild-mannered every-man who makes little wisecracks. Not that the latter isn't funny, but the former is what he'll always be remembered for, and this is a perfect example of an Adam Sandler's true comedic side.

    Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) is a nearly unlikeable loser who after a strangely traumatic childhood, grew up to be a raving, anti-social lunatic, who happens to be obsessed with hockey. He constantly tries out for hockey teams, and proudly holds two league records (Most time spent in the penalty box, and he was the only person in history to ever take off his skate and try to stab somebody). One day, his girlfriend dumps him, he doesn't make the hockey team, and the IRS repossesses his grandmothers house which he grew up in. Soon, he discovers that he has an incredible talent for golf, with a record breaking long drive. Unwillingly taken under the wing of one-handed former golf pro Chubbs Peterson (Carl Weathers), and becomes a golf sensation due to his long drive, and extremely rude behavior, much to the dismay of the leading tour money winner, Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald). A bitter rivalry and a race-against-time ensue, as Happy tries to earn back his grandma's house, and beat Shooter.

    Happy Gilmore is a movie that I truly adore, and will always cherish. There are many quotable lines, and hilariously random scenes and/or characters. One of the funniest ones is a cameo by Ben Stiller as a cold-blooded orderly at an old folks home, who treats the citizens like inmates. One of the funniest comic bits in any Adam Sandler movie is the sequence in which Happy gets into a fistfight with Bob Barker, the host of "The Price is Right." For some reason, Bob fails to notice the heckler who's most frequently uttered word never fails to affect Happy's game for the worst.

    Another hilarious thing about this movie is how many of the characters in the movie manage to play their parts and keep a straight face, even when Happy is assaulting innocent people for the smallest reasons, and cussing out the golf ball when it won't go "home." Happy is one of a group of quirky characters in the film, but much of the humor comes from the reactions of the serious characters, and/or the extras when Happy does something stupid. One hilarious example of this is when Happy repeatedly screams out every word that can't be said on TV, well... on TV. The overall premise of the film is fun, and the film delivers non-stop laughs. Sit back and enjoy the classic Adam Sandler vehicle. I highly recommend this film, and give it 10/10.

    It is proudly rated PG-13 for Language and Comic Sexuality. Sex: 4/10 Violence: 5/10 Swearing: 5/10 Drugs: 2/10
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    • Release date
      • February 16, 1996 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Furry Creek, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
      • Robert Simonds Productions
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
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