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- 1996
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 32 m
- 1996
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 32 m
Summary When a would-be hockey player (Sandler) hits a golf ball 400 yards, he realizes that his true calling is in pro golf, so he trades in his skates for a 3-wood and a tee, and joins the PGA tour.
Directed By: Dennis Dugan
Written By: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler
- 1996
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 32 m
- 1996
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 32 m
Happy Gilmore
31
8.0
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Summary When a would-be hockey player (Sandler) hits a golf ball 400 yards, he realizes that his true calling is in pro golf, so he trades in his skates for a 3-wood and a tee, and joins the PGA tour.
Directed By: Dennis Dugan
Written By: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
31
7% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
43% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
50% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
31
7% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
43% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
50% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Adam Sandler is funny as the volatile hero, and the screenplay is just abrasive enough to keep the story surprising.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 378 User Ratings
8.0
80% Positive
301 Ratings
301 Ratings
10% Mixed
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
10% Negative
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 378 User Ratings
8.0
80% Positive
301 Ratings
301 Ratings
10% Mixed
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
10% Negative
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
It actually bothers me how low critics have rated this film. The fact it's lower than an 82% on Rotten Tomatoes should be illegal. My father told me that this was one of the greatest comedy films of all time, solely for the fact that the plot structure is complete, even if you were to remove the jokes. The fact is they added the jokes after & they used them to compliment the story rather than subtract from it. Not to mention the rivalry between Happy & Shooter is a purposefully glorified Preschool fight. The two of them are nothing more than toddlers who are fighting over who gets to play with a toy, & it manages to be one of the best things about the entire film.
10/10; any less than that & you're kidding yourself
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This movie is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. This is peak film. This movie changed my life. Probably one of the greatest movies ever.
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It may smell awful from a distance, especially if you have low tolerance for lowbrow humor, but up close this yarn about an unlikely golf star is fairly painless.
Tells the story of a violent sociopath. Since it's about golf, that makes it a comedy.
Doesn't deliver.
A way-below-par golfing comedy.
Added together, there are about three minutes of funny material in Happy Gilmore, and pretty much all of them are in the trailer, leaving a sometimes painfully unfunny 90 minutes with which to contend.
Adam Sandler makes so many good movies. Who doesn't love this movie. If you don't like this, then there's something wrong with you. The price is wrong ****
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Sandler was popular on SNL. He went into the movie business, but was not well received.
I like Sandler's movies. I think his characters are interesting and fun to watch. But Sandler in this movie is still young. Maybe he is immature. Instead of a fun performance, he is angry and fussy. This is not good.
The script is also stupid. There are a number of things that shouldn't be in a movie. But we can see them not as flaws, but as good points. Sometimes stupidity is necessary. Who came up with the idea of Carl Weathers being injured by an alligator, or a person being injured by a falling air conditioner?
After all, we all like Sandler's comedy, no matter how stupid it is. I'm not so sure about Sandler's performance in this film, though.
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Happy Gilmore has a decent story and some good comedy, but its also cliched and cheesy time and time again. Its an average movie good for some laughs.
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This one's a pain to the neck. There's only a few minutes of funniness and that's the entire clown scene and then everything managed to go down the drain before and after it. Users are paid to 'hate' on the critics when they are actually hating on themselves for hating on them... because on Metacritic, you're the critic. It used to be 'great' according to the people who keep on telling me this was Adam Sandler's only great film, but then I never actually found it funny after seeing it (except for the clown scene again) because it's Adam Sandler. I wanted to give this one an 8, but due to the fact he's terrible in acting right now and he should deserve better, this one went down to a 3. Hey, at least it's better than Jack and Jill and both the Grown Ups installments.
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This one is funny at times, but nearly enough to make it truly worth your time. There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes, but there are also much better ways. At the end of the day, the plot is highly implausible, but the feel good aspect of it helps bringbthe film out of the gutter completely.
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Production Company
Universal Pictures,
Brillstein-Grey Entertainment,
Robert Simonds Productions
Release Date Feb 16, 1996
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.
Awards
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Razzie Awards
• 1 Nomination
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
