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Happy Gilmore (1996) -- A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   49,972 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Tim Herlihy (written by) &
Adam Sandler (written by)
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Release Date:
16 February 1996 (USA) more
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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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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(63 articles)
User Comments:
Turn off brain, watch movie, laugh, enjoy, laugh some more more (234 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore (USA) (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and some comic sexuality.
Runtime:
92 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Netherlands:MG6 (video premiere) | Iceland:L | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Sweden:11 | South Korea:12 | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:PG-13 (No. 34362) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 (video premiere) | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:12
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Bob Barker wasn't sure if he wanted to be in the movie. When he learned that he was going to win the fight with Adam Sandler, he accepted the role. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Bob Barker throws Happy in the water, they roll down the hill together. When they reach the bottom, both are completely dry. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[opening narration voice over]
Happy Gilmore: My name is Happy Gilmore. Ever since I was old enough to skate, I loved hockey. I wasn't really the greatest skater though. But that didn't stop my dad from teaching me the secret of smacking his greatest slap shot.
[Young Happy, hits a hard plastic ball into his father's forehead]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Little Nicky (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Vidyekhom Svyet Istinly more

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21 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
Turn off brain, watch movie, laugh, enjoy, laugh some more, 17 September 2002
10/10
Author: nucksfan4life from USA

"Happy Gilmore" is the Adam Sandler movie to see. If everyone had to see one Sandler movie before their lives were complete, I would seriously hope this is the movie they see. It's nice to see golf and hockey in a movie again. I don't think there is another movie out there that makes me laugh as much as "Happy Gilmore" does. You have Happy, the ultimate hero, fighting to win a life of security for his grandma. There's Shooter McGavin, the villain you love to hate, who attempts to foil Happy's quest. And then there's Mr. Larson, Happy's 8' tall monster of a former employer, threatening Shooter at every turn. Hey Bob Barker is in this movie! It doesn't get much funnier than Mr. Price Is Right insulting our hero. Well maybe Ben Stiller's part in this movie is funnier, as he corruptly directs a retirement home. It doesn't matter what's the funniest. This whole movie is one hilarious moment after another.

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