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Happy Gilmore

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Happy Gilmore (1996)

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Reviews Counted:49

Fresh:28

Rotten:21

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When Happy Gilmore, a would-be hockey player, hits a golf ball over 400 yards, he realizes that his true calling lies in that sport. So, to help his grandma regain her home from the IRS, he trades... When Happy Gilmore, a would-be hockey player, hits a golf ball over 400 yards, he realizes that his true calling lies in that sport. So, to help his grandma regain her home from the IRS, he trades in his stick and puck for a 5-iron and a tee, and enters the PGA tour. To prepare for this new career, Gilmore hires Chubbs, an ex-golf pro. Happy's "Generation X" status, and his wild, boisterous antics on the green, shake up the stuffy golf world -- particularly when groups of rowdy hockey fans show up at tournaments to cheer Happy on. This dismays Shooter, an arrogant pro who is exasperated with Happy... and will do anything to get rid of him. Can Happy elude Shooter's conspiratorial clutches? And if so, can he win enough money to save his grandma? [More]

Starring: Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Carl Weathers

Starring: Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Carl Weathers, Bob Barker, Richard Kiel, Kevin Nealon, Alan Covert, Frances Bay

Director: Dennis Dugan

Director: Dennis Dugan
Screenwriter: Adam Sandler
Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh

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Feb 24, 1998

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Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/18/08
Boxoffice Magazine

[A] one-joke Caddyshack for the blitzed and jaded.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
04/15/08
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Sandler's serious moments are dramatically deadly, while a little of his comedy goes a long way.

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04/15/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

There are about three minutes of funny material in Happy Gilmore, and pretty much all of them are in the trailer.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
04/15/08
Brian Lowry
Brian Lowry
Variety
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Fans of sport and brash, boisterous comedies will find a lot to love here.

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04/15/08
James Jennings
James Jennings
Channel 4 Film

At the end of the day, it's exactly what most spectators would really love to see on the fairway.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/15/08
Darren Bignell
Darren Bignell
Empire Magazine

No review available.

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02/23/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

From beginning to end, there's not a slow moment in "Happy Gilmore," the Tiger Woods of gleefully idiotic comedy.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
04/22/07
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Superior disposable comedy.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

This is a fun movie. I don't know how many times I've seen it now, but it never ceases to amuse me.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
06/24/06
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Happy Gilmore provides Sandler with a perfect outlet for his character.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

No review available.

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10/15/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

A bigtime guilty pleasure for me.

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09/12/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
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Lame, unfunny stuff.

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09/10/05
Michael Dequina
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07/14/05
Alex Sandell
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04/08/05
Fr. Chris Carpenter
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Catholic Sun

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04/08/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sandler at his crazy, comical best....side-splitting stuff~

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03/23/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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01/31/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
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