Happy Gilmore (1996)

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

16 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.

Plot:

A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.

Plot Keywords:

Golf Club | Cult Comedy | Golfer | Cult Favorite | Golf Course

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Adam Sandler	...	Happy Gilmore
Christopher McDonald	...	Shooter McGavin
Julie Bowen	...	Virginia Venit
Frances Bay	...	Grandma Gilmore
Carl Weathers	...	Chubbs Peterson
Allen Covert	...	Otto
Robert Smigel	...	I.R.S. Agent
Bob Barker	...	Himself
Richard Kiel	...	Mr. Larson
Dennis Dugan	...	Doug Thompson
Joe Flaherty	...	Donald
Lee Trevino	...	Himself
Kevin Nealon	...	Gary Potter
Verne Lundquist	...	Himself
Jared Van Snellenberg	...	Happy's Waterbury Caddy

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some comic sexuality.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Netherlands:MG6 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34362) | South Korea:12 | Iceland:L | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 (video premiere) | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Company:

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Trivia:

The concept was inspired by Adam Sandler's childhood friend Kyle who was a hockey player. Kyle regularly played golf with Sandler and Sandler's father. Kyle currently is a teacher in Manchester,NH (Sandler's home town)and coaches the high school hockey team.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Happy is first dumped by his girlfriend, he throws his sports bag down in front of the open door. Later in the same scene, the Asian woman opens the door to his apartment, which should have been open already. It is not possible for it to have shut due to his bag being in the way.

Quotes:

Nursing Home Orderly: Good news, everybody, we're extending arts and crafts time by four hours today.
Elderly Woman: My fingers hurt.
Nursing Home Orderly: What's that?
Elderly Woman: My fingers hurt.
Nursing Home Orderly: Oh, well, now your back's gonna hurt, 'cause you just pulled landscaping duty. Anybody else's fingers hurt?... I didn't think so.

Movie Connections:

References "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" (1977)

Soundtrack:

We've Only Just Begun

Comedy Gold

In what is Adam Sandlers best work to date, the hopeless hockey failure Happy Gilmore must join the Professional Golfers Tour to help his Grandmother with her finances.

As a golfer myself I can say that the antics pulled in this golf caper are are riot! I have seen the film probably over 50 times but each time I laugh as if it were my first time viewing it.

From Carl Weathers and his wooden hand, to Happy teaming up with Bob Barker, this movie keep you laughing the whole way through. Even my 80 year old grandparent loved it!

Perhaps the best review I can give for this movie comes from Happy himself-- "Talk about a hole in one!"