Happy Gilmore

Rating: Null/10 (4 October 2013)

Happy Gilmore - Synopsis The 1996 classic, Happy Gilmore, directed by Denis Dugan tells a story of a man in his mid-twenties with no real future. Happy Gilmore is the main character, played by Adam Sandler. Happy only dreams of becoming a professional ice hockey star, the main problem he faces is he cannot skate very well. When he is not chosen for the hockey team he beats up his coach. Then soon after he is dumped by his girlfriend and his grandmother's house is seized by the IRS. He now needs to make $250,000 to pay back all the taxes. This becomes his driving force throughout the whole movie. He decides to take up golf when he hears from a veteran golf pro 'Chubbs' that he could earn "the big bucks." Chubbs also agrees to be his coach. Happy goes through one of the amateur tournaments at his local golf course, the Waterbury open. Happy wins this tournament which gives him a birth onto the professional tour. His style of play is very unorthodox, and very similar to his ice hockey strokes. He becomes known for his long drives and the lack of care for the golfing etiquette. Happy goes through the movie, rising through the ranks of the pro golf and soon he finds his main rival, Shooter Mcgavin. Shooter was the best player on the tour and loved all of the attention he would get, and when Happy came onto the scene, he stole some of Shooters fans. The rivalry became very personal when Shooter bought Happy's grandmothers house and says he will burn it down unless happy beats him in the tour final tournament. This heated rivalry brings out a dark side in both players, playing tricks on each other as well some very un sportsman-like conduct. At the end of the movie Happy wins the tournament and gets the house back. Happy Gilmore is MPAA rated PG-13, however it contains a high amount of violence and bad language which makes it more suitable to a higher MPAA rating.