Happy 40th, Adam!

Rating: 10/10 (9 September 2006)

Since today is Adam Sandler's 40th birthday, I decided to comment on one of his movies. "Happy Gilmore" is one of two movies in which he seeks to make something of himself in sports (the other is "The Waterboy"). This flick basically has him doing his usual stuff, and anyone who gets in his way gets pounded, all tied around his desire to do something for his grandmother (Frances Bay).
Still, I can imagine how much fun they must have had filming some of those scenes. If absolutely nothing else, the "Frankenstein's foot" scene should make the whole movie worthwhile (although the Bob Barker scene is pretty neat also). It just goes to show that sports don't have to be all about machismo; they can just be silly. Also starring Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Carl Weathers, Allen Covert (who most recently appeared in the Sandler-produced "Grandma's Boy"), Robert Smigel, Richard Kiel, Kevin Nealon and Ben Stiller.
One more thing: why'd they film an Oregon scene in Washington?!