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Adam Sandler is Happy Gilmore, a failed hockey player-turned-golfer with anger management issues, in this 1996 comedy which shot the...
Adam Sandler is Happy Gilmore, a failed hockey player-turned-golfer with anger management issues, in this 1996 comedy which shot the former SNL comedian to fame. Attempting to save his granny's house with PGA prize money, his unconventional approach (including a running swing to drive the ball) has him shoot up the rankings and courting the ire of rival, Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald).
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65 %60 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
85 %992,146 reviewsAudience score rating
"It looks like a product placement sampler in search of a movie."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Takes a gleefully puerile view of what constitutes a working-class hero."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A genial and surprisingly self-contained performance by Adam Sandler."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"A lightweight goof that knows its audience and delivers the goods."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"Sandler becomes more personable as the film progresses."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Bowen is well-cast as the tour’s self-assured publicist."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"The film is not subtle."
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The Times
The Times"Added together, there are about three minutes of funny material."
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Variety
Variety"A one-joke Caddyshack for the blitzed and jaded."
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly"A lame, unoriginal comedy that may offer a few scattered chuckles."
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle"It's not always smart entertainment, but that doesn't mean it isn't genius."
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IGN
IGNHappy Gilmore | Details
- Rating
- M, Offensive language
- Runtime
- 92
- Genre
- Comedy, Sport
- Country of origin
- USA
