Billy Madison (1995)

Director:

Tamra Davis

Writers (WGA):

Tim Herlihy (written by) &
Adam Sandler (written by)

Release Date:

10 February 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

To inherit his family's fortune, Billy is going back to school... Way back.

Plot:

In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again.

Plot Keywords:

Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Stuttering | Boss | School Class | Corporate World

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Adam Sandler	...	Billy Madison
Darren McGavin	...	Brian Madison
Bridgette Wilson	...	Veronica Vaughn
Bradley Whitford	...	Eric Gordon
Josh Mostel	...	Principal Max Anderson
Norm MacDonald	...	Frank
Mark Beltzman	...	Jack
Larry Hankin	...	Carl Alphonse
Theresa Merritt	...	Juanita
Dina Platias	...	Miss Lippy
Hrant Alianak	...	Pete
Vincent Marino	...	Cook
Jack Mather	...	Ted 'Old Man' Clemens
Christopher Kelk	...	Rollo the Janitor
Marc Donato	...	Nodding 1st Grader

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and crude humor.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Spanish

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

South Korea:All | Philippines:PG-13 | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Was filmed at Parkwood Estates in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Billy and his friends throw the pickles on the window for the race, the one on the far right (Billy's) has the lead. In the shot after Billy proclaims himself the winner, the pickle in the middle has the lead.

Quotes:

Kid: Mortal Kombat, on Sega Genesis, is the best video game ever.
Billy Madison: I disagree, it's a very good game, but i think Donkey Kong is the best game ever.
Kid: Donkey Kong sucks.
Billy Madison: You know something? YOU SUCK!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (#9.22)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Old John Braddelum

Stop looking at me, Swan!

What can I possibly say? This is no "Citizen Kane," but this is one of the movies that sticks out in my mind the most. It's a twisted, crude, tasteless comedy but never ceases to bring out extreme laughter, even after I've seen it approximately 200 times--give or take. I just cannot get tired of this movie! There are things in this movie that cannot be understood, like every Sandler flick. What the hell was the deal with the penguin? However, it's a memorable moment. There are so many memorable quotes from the film. It's one of those movies I can quote line per line off the top of my head.

Here's a share of my favorite quotes:

(singing) "Suntan lotion is good for me. You protect me. Tee-hee-hee."

"O'Doyle rules!"

"It's too damn hot for a penguin to be just walkin' around. I gotta send him back to the South Pole."

"You're giving the company to Eric? He is a bad, bad man."

Adam Sandler has that brand of comic genius in which you don't know what you're laughing at, but it's damn funny! You can't help it! I can't rant and rave about anything artistically brilliant about "Billy Madison." Yet it's one of my favorite movies of all time.

It's funny, it's original, it's Sandler! Nuff said.

My score: 8 (out of 10)