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Happy Gilmore
1996
A would-be hockey player (Adam Sandler) who unfortunately can't skate transforms his slap-shot into a 400-yard golf drive in this slapstick comedy. Joining the pro tour to win enough money to get his grandma's house out of hock, this unsportsmanlike sportsman enrages the staid establishment with his on-course shenanigans. Read more
| Starring | Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Carl Weathers, Julie Bowen |
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| Director | Dennis Dugan |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Happy Gilmore
A would-be hockey player (Adam Sandler) who unfortunately can't skate transforms his slap-shot into a 400-yard golf drive in this slapstick comedy. Joining the pro tour to win enough money to get his grandma's house out of hock, this unsportsmanlike sportsman enrages the staid establishment with his on-course shenanigans.
| Starring | Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Carl Weathers, Julie Bowen, Frances Bay, Alan Covert, Richard Kiel, Dennis Dugan |
|---|---|
| Director | Dennis Dugan |
| Studio | UCA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 28 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 28 Apr 2008 Blu-ray: not available Production year: 1996 |
| Format | DVD |
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Adam Sandler has come on a bit since he made this knockabout sports comedy in which he stars as Happy Gilmore, a second-rate ice hockey player whose thuggish tactics are the only thing keeping him on the team. When his slap-shot is noticed by Carl Weathers and turned into a golfer's drive, Gilmore sees a way of earning enough cash on the fairway to save his granny's home from the depredations of the IRS. It's typical no-brainer fare, but the slapstick action does raise the occasional laugh.
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Happy Gilmore (Sandler) is a life-long ice hockey fanatic. Snags: his skating's wretched, and his temper short and... read more on Time Out
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19 out of 21 people found this review helpful
Master piece
This has to be Adam Sandlers greatest film. It's packed full of gags and will have you wanting more. You don't have to like golf to enjoy this film or Adam Sandler. I don't know anyone who dose not like this film. 5 stars all the way. RENT THIS FILM!!!!
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10 out of 11 people found this review helpful
A joy forever
This is one of Adam Sandler's 2 classics.
To me and a group of my friends this was a cult comedy before Sandler made it big.
Reasons why it's a classic
It's laugh out loud, squirt food through your nose, funny.
It's densely gag packed - like Airplane, if you don't like one gag, there'll be another along in a minute.
The fight with Bob Barker
It makes golf cool
Reasons you may hate it
It's childish, silly and puerile
It stars Adam sandler
It makes golf cool
If your idea of comedy starts and ends with Oscar Wilde style bon mots and an upper class accent, do steer clear (although, you may want to consider broadening your horizons. Go for a pint or something)
However, for silly, well written, well intentioned comedy with plenty of jokes taking you by surprise first time round, its hard to beat.
Rent it, laugh lots, watch it again and then send it back - other people need to see it too... -
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