Sandler is funny, but Stiller steals the show

Rating: 8/10 (31 December 1999)

Happy Gilmore (1996) C-92 min. D: Dennis Dugan. Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Frances Bay, Carl Weathers, Ben Stiller (cameo), Bob Barker. Very funny vehicle for bad boy Sandler, about a loser who strives to be a hockey player. When his grandma loses her home to the IRS, he joins the pro golf tour to make enough money to buy it back. While Sandler delivers a terrific performance (and is aided by excellent supporting actors McDonald and Weathers), the show-stealer is Ben Stiller, as an evil nursing home manager. Best scene: the "landscaping duty" scene at the nursing home. RATING: 8 out of 10. Rated PG-13 for violence, strong language, and comic sexual themes.