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Happy Gilmore

  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
312K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,591
18
Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore (1996)
A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.
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After his grandmother's house is repossessed by the IRS, a bad tempered hockey player takes his talents to golf to earn the big bucks and get his grandmothers house back.After his grandmother's house is repossessed by the IRS, a bad tempered hockey player takes his talents to golf to earn the big bucks and get his grandmothers house back.After his grandmother's house is repossessed by the IRS, a bad tempered hockey player takes his talents to golf to earn the big bucks and get his grandmothers house back.

  • Director
    • Dennis Dugan
  • Writers
    • Tim Herlihy
    • Adam Sandler
  • Stars
    • Adam Sandler
    • Christopher McDonald
    • Julie Bowen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    312K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,591
    18
    • Director
      • Dennis Dugan
    • Writers
      • Tim Herlihy
      • Adam Sandler
    • Stars
      • Adam Sandler
      • Christopher McDonald
      • Julie Bowen
    • 504User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

    Videos6

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:16
    Trailer
    Breaking Down Every Guest Star in 'Happy Gilmore 2'
    Clip 2:49
    Breaking Down Every Guest Star in 'Happy Gilmore 2'
    Breaking Down Every Guest Star in 'Happy Gilmore 2'
    Clip 2:49
    Breaking Down Every Guest Star in 'Happy Gilmore 2'
    Adam Sandler | Career Retrospective
    Clip 1:41
    Adam Sandler | Career Retrospective
    Teaser: "That Scene with Dan Patrick" - Featuring Adam Sandler
    Clip 1:00
    Teaser: "That Scene with Dan Patrick" - Featuring Adam Sandler
    Happy Gilmore: Throwing Punches With Bob Barker
    Clip 4:11
    Happy Gilmore: Throwing Punches With Bob Barker
    Adam Sandler on 'Happy Gilmore'
    Video 23:14
    Adam Sandler on 'Happy Gilmore'

    Photos203

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    Top Cast69

    Adam Sandler
    Adam Sandler
    • Happy Gilmore
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Shooter
    Julie Bowen
    Julie Bowen
    • Virginia
    Frances Bay
    Frances Bay
    • Grandma
    Carl Weathers
    Carl Weathers
    • Chubbs
    Allen Covert
    Allen Covert
    • Otto
    Robert Smigel
    Robert Smigel
    • IRS Agent
    Bob Barker
    Bob Barker
    • Bob Barker
    Richard Kiel
    Richard Kiel
    • Mr. Larson
    Dennis Dugan
    Dennis Dugan
    • Doug Thompson
    Joe Flaherty
    Joe Flaherty
    • Jeering Fan
    Lee Trevino
    Lee Trevino
    • Lee Trevino
    Kevin Nealon
    Kevin Nealon
    • Potter
    Verne Lundquist
    Verne Lundquist
    • Announcer
    Jared Van Snellenberg
    • Happy's Waterbury Caddy
    Ken Camroux-Taylor
    Ken Camroux-Taylor
    • Coach
    • (as Ken Camroux)
    Rich Elwood
    • Assistant Coach
    Nancy Hillis
    • Terry
    • (as Nancy McClure)
    • Director
      • Dennis Dugan
    • Writers
      • Tim Herlihy
      • Adam Sandler
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews504

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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.
    • Goofs
      Happy's Plymouth Duster has a sunroof when the lady from the nursing home jumps on the hood. In other scenes the sunroof is missing.
    • Quotes
      • Shooter McGavin: [after buying grandma's house in an auction] You're in big trouble though, pal. I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast!
      • Happy Gilmore: [laughing] You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?
      • Shooter McGavin: [long pause] No!
    • Crazy credits
      The End appears before the end credits roll.
    • Alternate versions
      Happy's line of "The price is wrong, bitch" is changed depending on the channel. Some versions replace "bitch" with "geek"; others replace it with "Bob."
    • Connections
      Edited into Happy Gilmore: Deleted Scenes (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Tuesday's Gone
      Written by Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
      Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd
      Courtesy of MCA Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 16, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore
    • Filming locations
      • Furry Creek, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
      • Robert Simonds Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $39,041,354
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,514,125
      • Feb 18, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $41,422,354
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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