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Release Date:
10 February 1995 (USA)
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Tagline:
To inherit his family's fortune, Billy is going back to school... Way back. more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination
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(21 articles)
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10 Great Films You Didn’t Know Were Directed By Women
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Rated PG-13 for language and crude humor.
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89 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
South Korea:12 (DVD rating) |
South Korea:All |
Philippines:PG-13 |
UK:12 (DVD rating: 2008) (uncut) |
Australia:M |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG |
Singapore:PG |
UK:PG (cut) |
USA:PG-13 |
Iceland:L
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All of the names on Danny McGrath's People To Kill List (except for Billy Madison and Eric) are those of the crew, directors, or producers of the movie
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Continuity: During the academic decathlon, when Billy pulls his shoe out of the liquid nitrogen after freezing it, it is a right shoe but he is still wearing his right shoe.
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Billy Madison: [sings] # Suntan lotion is good for me. / You protect me, hee-hee-hee. #
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Billy Madison: [sings] # Suntan lotion is good for me. / You protect me, hee-hee-hee. #
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References Mortal Kombat (1992) (VG)
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Old John Braddelum
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This film is just short of being to film making what Jackson Pollock is to painting. Like Pollock's paintings, everything is on the surface. There are no deeper issues. It is just funny. Unbelievably funny.
Purely funny films have been made before, but no movie has such well-timed idiotic exchanges like when Karl and Eric spat about Triscuits. Who would have known moments like these would be so brilliant? Some classic lines include:
"I kind of feel like an idiot sometimes but then I am an idiot so it kind of works out." "Ta-ta-Today Junior!" "The C is silent!" "I am the smartest man alive!"
I thought this was one of the dumbest films I have ever seen the first time I saw it. It wasn't until I watched it about 10 more times that I realized that I must have been searching for a deeper meaning. There is no deeper meaning. That's the funniest thing about it. The main character deserves absolutely no consideration as our hero, and his plight is not the slightest bit virtuous. Then just when you think there should be more to it, there isn't. Unparalleled and impossible to duplicate, Billy Madison is a name and a title that will live forever. It is unbelievable how many people love this movie.