Happy Gilmore

Theatrical - Wide 1996-02-16

Cast Adam Sandler Julie Bowen Christopher McDonald Allen Covert Carl Weathers Kevin Nealon Robert Smigel Bob Barker
Directed by Dennis Dugan
Written by Adam Sandler

Genres: Comedy

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8/10

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Happy Gilmore is a failed hockey player with no direction in life. His grandmother is evicted from her house for her failure to pay back taxes, and his girlfriend has left him. He makes it on to the pro golf tour... See more with the hope of making some money to save his grandmother’s house, but is challenged by the favorites on the tour (Shooter McGavin).

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Happy Gilmore 2 Review: Adam Sandler is back on the green in the long-awaited sequel

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The long-awaited sequel is not great but loaded with enough cameos and jokes to appease the most die-hard fans of the original.

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Carl Weathers was tapped to return as Chubbs for Happy Gilmore 2 before 2024 death

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Carl Weathers, who played Happy Gilmore's mentor Chubbs in the original comedy, was poised to return before his death last year.

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Posted 25 years ago

Review Date: Director: Dennis Dugan Writer: Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy Producers: Robert Simonds, Jack Giarraputo, Warren Carr Actors: Adam Sandler Christopher McDonald Julie Bowen Review: This is a fun movie. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen it now,...

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Happy Gilmore 2 confirmed? Sandler pal Drew Barrymore says it’s happening

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Happy Gilmore 2 is indeed in the works, with Adam Sandler pal Drew Barrymore getting confirmation from the man himself.

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Comedy legend Joe Flaherty of SCTV, Freaks and Geeks and Happy Gilmore passes away at 82

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Adam Sandler open to Waterboy and Happy Gilmore sequels

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You can do it! And Adam Sandler can, too–the Sandman recently expressed some interest in sequels to both The Waterboy and Happy Gilmore. On a recent episode of the Variety Awards Circuit podcast, Adam Sandler said both movies could be...

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Adam Sandler celebrates Happy Gilmore anniversary with a return to the links

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Are you ready to feel old? Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Happy Gilmore, the sports/comedy that starred Adam Sandler as an unsuccessful hockey player who discovers his talent for golf. As a little tribute to the anniversary, Sandler posted...

Happy Gilmore’s Shooter McGavin stars in the new PGA Tour 2K21 trailer

Posted 6 years ago

Christopher McDonald's HAPPY GILMORE villain, Shooter McGavin, is back, and he's ready to fire his finger guns at the competition for a new teaser trailer for PGA Tour 2K21. Joining McDonald for the laugh-out-loud teaser are athlete Justin Thomas, WWE superstar The...

Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore reimagined as horror thriller in spoof trailer

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