He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.
Director: Dennis Dugan
Producer: Robert Simonds
Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the green courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.
92 min
Rating: 6.646/10
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Top Cast
Adam Sandler
Happy Gilmore
Christopher McDonald
Shooter McGavin
Julie Bowen
Virginia Venit
Frances Bay
Grandma
Carl Weathers
Chubbs
Allen Covert
Otto
Movie Info
Director: Dennis Dugan
Producer: Robert Simonds
Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Robert Simonds Productions
Countries: United States of America
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What Others Said
John Chard:
Mr. Angry channels aggression nicely...
True Story. All my friends are golfers, however, it's not a sport for me. I played with them once after they continued to badger me about it, at a par 4 hole I used a putter instead of a driver to get onto the green, literally just whacked it straight and hard, I holed in 3, much to my friend's consternation!!
The purpose of that story is why I enjoyed Happy Gilmore so much, it takes fun pot shots at the sport whilst daftly proclaiming that any dude can play in his own style. This is an absolutely no brain movie of course, with a plot as daft as it sounds - a failed/angry ice-hockey player takes up golf to earn money to save his granny's house from being repossessed - and of course he becomes a cause célèbre to the golfing curates.
Sandler has and always will be an acquired comedy taste, making this very much one for his fans only. And truth be told this is basic Sandler where he's shouty and sweary, and he certainly improved on a filmic level from this point on. So what you gonna do? I laughed a lot, but you see I'm a Sandler fan (though there are some films of his I positively hate), it cheered me up and sometimes that's all I want from one of his movies. 7/10
Andre Gonzales:
Adam Sandler makes so many good movies. Who doesn't love this movie. If you don't like this, then there's something wrong with you. The price is wrong bitch!