Billy Madison (1995)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

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:

Teacher | Family Business | High School | Education | School Teacher

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

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

Filming Locations:

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Veronica lists the prime numbers in third grade when Billy visits the classroom. This list is missing the number 2, which is a prime number, and includes 1, which is not.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Billy Madison: [sings] # Suntan lotion is good for me. / You protect me, hee-hee-hee. #

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Date Movie (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Billy Madison Way

Such a funny movie, it never gets old

If you want to see a movie that is fun, puts you in a good mood, and never gets old, then see Billy Madison. All of you Sandler haters will think this is stupid, but everyone who likes Adam Sandler, or doesn't mind humor that is kind of stupid will love Billy Madison.

This is one of Adam Sandler's first movies, and it's one of his best also. This is a movie that I've seen so many times, but I still enjoy it every time. This is good to watch when you're in a bad mood, or if you're stressed out, because it will perk you up quicker than any coffee you can name. Other movies that put you in a good mood are Happy Gilmore, Beavis and Butthead Do America, South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, and Tommy Boy.

Overall, Billy Madison has a somewhat stupid sense of humor, but it does make you laugh, and it's such an entertaining movie. If you haven't seen this yet, see it now and see what all the laughing is about.