Happy Gilmore Movie Review 1996

Skating-impaired hockey player Gilmore (Sandler) translates his slap shot into a 400-yard tee shot and joins the pro golf tour. His unique style brings a new, less refined breed of fan to the game and upsets the reigning tour hotshot (McDonald). Sandler improves on "Billy Madison," which isn't saying much. There's still plenty of ammo for his many detractors, but the laughs are more frequent and consistent. Replacing bathroom humor with abusive behavior, the mis-named Happy swears at or beats up about 90% of the supporting cast, including Bob Barker in a charity pro-am.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slob Comedy, Golf, Hockey, Stupid Is..., Sports Comedies, Slob Comedy

Screenplay

Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy

Cast

Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Carl Weathers, Julie Bowen, Frances Bay, Ben Stiller, Richard Kiel, Joe Flaherty, Kevin Nealon, Allen Covert, Robert Smigel, Bob Barker, Dennis Dugan

Cinematography

Arthur Albert

Director

Dennis Dugan

Music

Mark Mothersbaugh

Producer

Robert Simonds, Brad Grey, Bernie Brillstein, Sandy Wernick, Universal Pictures

Awards

MTV Movie Awards 1996: Fight (Adam Sandler/Bob Barker).