Happy Gilmore (1996)
- Starring:
- Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, (more)
- Director(s):
- Dennis Dugan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Comedy
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Adam Sandler's second popular starring vehicle after Billy Madison is a goofy lowbrow paean to golf, hockey, and the comic hysterics of its childlike star. In Happy Gilmore, Sandler plays the title character, a raw, determined, but ultimately untalented hockey player who keeps trying out for the pros. When Happy discovers his grandmother (Frances Bay) will lose her home if she doesn't fork over 270,000 dollars to the IRS, he tries to figure out how he can possibly scrounge up the cash. An idea strikes during a game of one-upmanship with a couple furniture movers stripping his grandmother's home: On his first-ever swing, he drives a golf ball farther than the movers have ever seen. Before long, he has transplanted the foul-mouthed, aggressive persona of the hockey rink to the links, winning an amateur tourney that earns him a spot on the pro tour. Throttling everyone from a helpless caddy to game show host Bob Barker during the course of his 90-day quest to amass prize money, Happy also wins the sport a legion of new fans with his in-your-face style. Guiding him on his quest is a whimsical retired pro who lost his hand to an alligator (Carl Weathers) and an attractive public relations woman charmed by Happy's antics (Julie Bowen). Opposing him, however, is sneering hotshot Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald), who will do anything to win his championship jacket and see Happy fail. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast:
- Adam Sandler - Happy Gilmore
- Julie Bowen - Virginia
- Carl Weathers - Chubbs
- Helen Honeywell - Crazy Old Lady
- Peter Kelamis - Potter's Caddy
- Michelle Holdsworth - Babe on Green
- Brett Armstrong - Shooter's Tournament Caddy
- Jared Van Snellenberg - Happy's Waterbury Caddie
- Nancy McClure - Terry
- Ellie Harvie - Registrar
- Kimberly Restell - Crowd Girl (Waterbury)
- Ted Deeken - Auctioneer
- Stephen Tibbetts - Pro Golfer
- Donald MacMillan - Young Happy
- Lisanne Collett - Happy's Mom
- Zachary Webb - Batting Kid
- Lou Kliman - Reporter
- Jessica Gunn - Signed Chest Woman
- Fat Jack - Jack Beard
- Bob Barker - Himself
- Stephen Dimopoulos - Italian Guy
- D.J. Jackson - Mover
- Richard Kiel - Mr. Larson
- Kevin Nealon - Potter
- John Shaw - Daniel Lafferty
- Dennis Dugan - Doug Thompson
- Simon Webb - Doctor
- Dave Cameron - Reporter # 2
- David Kaye - Reporter
- Christopher McDonald - Shooter McGavin
- Frances Bay - Grandma
- Allen Covert - Otto
- Robert Smigel - IRS Agent
- Will Sasso - Mover
- Verne Lundquist - Announcer
- William Samples - 2nd Starter (AT&T)
- Rich Elwood - Assistant Coach
- Helena Yea - Chinese Lady
- Ian Boothby - Guy on Green
- Paul Raskin - 1st Starter (Waterbury)
- Jim Crescenzo - Shooter's AT&T Caddy
- Edward Lieberman - Pro Golfer
- Louis O'Donoghue - Happy's Dad
- Frank L. Frazier - Blue Collar Fan
- Mark Lye - Himself
- Brent Chapman - Official
- Phillip Beer - Cowboy Joe
- Charles L. Brame - Abraham Lincoln
- Ken Camroux - Coach
- Joe Flaherty - Jeering Fan
- Andrew Johnston - Crowd Guy (Waterbury)
- Betty Linde - Elderly Woman
- Fred Perron - Waterbury Heckler
- Lee Trevino - Himself
- Ben Stiller - Hal (Nursing Home Orderly)
- Douglas Newell - Starter # 4 (Pro-Am)
- John Destrey - Zamboni Driver
- Director(s):
- Dennis Dugan
- Writer(s):
- Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy
- Producer(s):
- Robert Simonds
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Questionable for Children, Profanity, Slapstick Violence)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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