Happy Gilmore

Plot synopsis:
At the beginning of the movie Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) talks about his life. His mom moved to Egypt because of his father's obsession for hockey. Shortly after that, his father was killed by a hockey puck to the head. Then Happy was forced to move in with his grandmother (Frances Bay). Happy Gilmore had many jobs like janitor, gas station attendant, security guard, plumber and a construction worker. The construction job didn't work out well because he shot his giant boss, Mr. Larsen (Richard Kiel) in the head with a nail gun which got Happy beaten up very badly.Happy Gilmore has hockey tryouts and doesn't make the team so he gets in a fist fight with the coach of the team. When Happy gets home, his girlfriend leaves him because she says he is a loser. The next morning Happy goes to his Grandma's house because the IRS is going to take her home and everything in it. Happy is angry so he throws the IRS agent (Robert Smigel) through the front door. He is told to get the house back, they need to come up with $270,000. Happy wants to watch the hockey game at his grandma's house so he goes outside to tell the moving guys to get back to work. The 2 guys try out golf clubs and then challenge Happy to see if he can outdrive one of them. If he does then they will get back to work. Happy hits the ball over 400 yards and breaks a window of a house. Then the men ask him do it again for $20. He does it and hits a man in the head. Then they offer him double or nothing and he does and this time hits woman in the head and she falls off a roof. That is when he notices his ability to drive a golf ball. Happy then brings his grandma to the nursing home where she will live.The next day Happy goes to the driving range to hustle people and earn some money. He outdrives everyone there. A former club pro with a fake hand, Chubbs Peterson (Carl Weathers) introduces himself near the batting cages and tells him to enter the Waterbury Open. Happy refuses but Chubbs tells him he can make money. Happy thinks of grandma so he decides to enter the Waterbury Open.The day of the Waterbury Open, Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald) is introduced to everyone there. He is the top pro golfer and the money leader. The winner of the Waterbury Open gets to join the Pro Tour. Happy Gilmore wins the Waterbury Open. Chubbs offers Happy six months of training to get better at putting but he refuses. Happy needs the money within a certain amount of time and can't afford to miss the oppurtunity to win money on the tour. Happy meets Virginia (Julie Bowen) who is a journalist for the tour. Happy Gilmore attends a tour party and is told by Shooter to meet him at the 9th green at nine. Happy goes and the sprinklers go off so now he wants to beat up Shooter. Happy goes to visit grandma at the nursing home and she pretends to like it there even though she hates it. The orderly (Ben Stiller) threatens her and says if she tells Happy that they abuse people then she will be killed.The AT&T Open is the first event of the tour and Happy Gilmore doesn't do very well. Happy Gilmore and Virginia go on a date to ice skate and she kisses Happy. Later in the tour Happy is paired with Bob Barker in a tournament. Bob Barker is mad at Happy for doing bad in the tournament because a man is annoying Happy. Happy gets in a fistfight with Bob and loses. Chubbs takes Happy to a miniature golf course to play a game. Happy does good so Chubbs gives him a putter that looks like a hockey stick as a gift. Happy tells Chubbs that he has a gift for him and opens up a wooden box. The box contains the alligator that bit of Chubbs hand. Chubbs is so frightened, he accidentally falls out of the window and dies.Shooter McGavin buys the house at the auction and says he will piss on the ashes after he burns it down. Happy is threatened so he must now win the tour. The final event of the year is the Tour Championship which can get Happy enough money to get his grandma' house back. Shooter is intimidated by Happy so he hires people to distract Happy Gilmore during the championship. The match is close the whole way. A crazy fan, ordered by Shooter, runs Happy over with a car, but Happy is still okay. After the crazy man, ran over Happy, he drives into a tower which falls onto the green blocking Happy's chance for a birdie to win the tour. The judges say that he must play it as it is. Happy remembers the amazing putt he made at the miniature golf course and it is similar here. Happy hits the ball of the car and it goes through pipes and amazingly lands in the hole. Happy wins the tour championship and gets the gold jacket. Shooter steals the jacket and runs away with it but Mr. Larsen catches him and beats him up.Happy, Virginia, Grandma and the homeless man who was Happy's caddy all go back to grandma's house.THE END

Tags: cult, comedy, humor

Review:
"Happy" is a hot-tempered hockey player who can hit a golf ball 400 yards so he tries his hand on the PGA tour to help raise money for his grandmother.
I just shake my head even writing that last sentence, it sounds so stupid....but this is a stupid movie with an incredibly stupid story but is hilarious, for the most part.Anyone who is a golfer would appreciate this movie more than others, because Sandler says and does things we'd all like to do on the links at times but, thankfully, don't.
"Happy Gilmore" is the Adam Sandler movie to see.
He delivers what you expect and in HAPPY GILMORE he came up undeniably with his best film!As the wannabe hockey great in dire need of an anger-management course, Sandler discovers by chance his prodigious golfing talents - but using a hockey stick!
In a performance best decribed as R-rated Jerry Lewis, Sandler is a hoot as he takes on Bob Barker, the establishment and Shooter McGavin - golfing's hissable "Mr Smarm" (An Oscar-worthy turn from Christopher McDonald)Carl Weathers turns in a blinder as Sandler's newly come-by coach with an unfortunate earlier run-in with a hungry croc!
Adam Sandler has a very funny movie here that works like no other since Caddyshack.
In what is Adam Sandlers best work to date, the hopeless hockey failure Happy Gilmore must join the Professional Golfers Tour to help his Grandmother with her finances.
I have seen the film probably over 50 times but each time I laugh as if it were my first time viewing it.From Carl Weathers and his wooden hand, to Happy  teaming up with Bob Barker, this movie keep you laughing the whole way through.
A bitter rivalry and a race-against-time ensue, as Happy tries to earn back his grandma's house, and beat Shooter.Happy Gilmore is a movie that I truly adore, and will always cherish.
One of the funniest comic bits in any Adam Sandler movie is the sequence in which Happy gets into a fistfight with Bob Barker, the host of "The Price is Right." For some reason, Bob fails to notice the heckler who's most frequently uttered word never fails to affect Happy's game for the worst.
Another hilarious thing about this movie is how many of the characters in the movie manage to play their parts and keep a straight face, even when Happy is assaulting innocent people for the smallest reasons, and cussing out the golf ball when it won't go "home." Happy is one of a group of quirky characters in the film, but much of the humor comes from the reactions of the serious characters, and/or the extras when Happy does something stupid.
Happy Gilmore is Adam Sandler's only standout performance in a long list of half-assed, unfunny comedies.
The anger he has is advantageous here, but a big problem when it comes to putting - and an even bigger problem when it comes to dealing with smug competitors like Shooter McGavin (superbly played by Christopher McDonald).Happy Gilmore thus follows Sandler on the golf-court, where 90% of the film takes place.
On top of that device, you have such gems like Adam Sandler beating up old man Bob Barker on the green, Adam Sandler screaming at a golf ball asking it "Are you too good for your home?", and Christopher McDonald in one of the most hilarious and subtlety comedic performances of the 1990s.So Happy Gilmore is the Godfather of all Sandler films, as well as the only truly good one.
However soon it becomes about more than money as pro Shooter McGavin tries to show him up.Those watching an Adam Sandler comedy usually are prepared for the type of humour that they are about to experience.
Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore are both the two movies Adam Sandler started out with.
Adam Sandler starred in many fine films, but Happy Gilmore is one of his more underrated ones, and often, looks overlooked.
I like, in this movie, how the character, Gilmore, uses a hockey stick to play golf, and it basically gets hilarious from there.
Making $41.20 million dollars, Happy Gilmore is another one of Adam Sandler's best movies.
It lacks a good story and has all of the trademarks of a standard Sandler movie, but it hits several areas of comedy that can please a lot of people with different comedic tastes.The storyline is structured much like Billy Madison with Sandler starting off as a burnout and going through some trials to achieve a goal and beat a villain that comes up partway through.
The plot is pretty weak in its gradual development with Shooter McGavin, and the movie might have been better off without any plot, but even in comedies, there has to be some kind of plot.None of the characters, like the storyline, have a whole lot of depth.
There are also a lot of small but memorable characters that Happy plays golf with or around, such as Bob Barker, his two caddy's, the obnoxious fan at the celebrity tournament, Mr. Larson, and the guy that talks about the golf ball's energy.As I said before, the comedy reaches several regions, though it maintains a constant goofy and blatant feel.
Happy Gilmore is the main character, played by Adam Sandler.
However, if you want to have 92 minutes of non-stop laughter, with hilarious line after hilarious line, you must stop what you are doing and watch "Happy Gilmore." There are endless scenes and lines of the movie that will make you literally "Laugh out Loud." For anyone who hasn't seen this movie yet-considering it came out in 1996, I don't know what you are waiting for.
Personally, I think that if Happy Gilmore could've wrote the movie he would've made himself the most successful hockey player instead of a great golfer.
The comedy "Happy Gilmore" takes arguably one of the funniest and loudest actors in history, Adam Sandler, and throws him into the calm, peaceful and serene game of golf.
Approximately 90 percent of the movie is seen on the golf course, and it is here that the great personality of Happy Gilmore is portrayed.
He would constantly scream at his clubs and the small white golf ball various things such as, "Are you too good for your home?" This is extremely atypical behavior to see from anyone on the golf course but this is what contributes to the eccentricity of the movie.Happy plays the role of an underdog but not a typical underdog like in the movie "The Replacements" or "Remember the Titans." His role as an underdog is quite odd and eccentric and because of that so many people root for him to win.
Christopher McDonalds ability to play the role of Shooter McGavin greatly enhances the movie as a whole, as well as his conflicting battle with Adam Sandler..
What's Really Funny Is Adam Sandler Is An Awful Golf & Hockey Player "Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha".
Happy Gilmore is a very funny movie with some terrific actors and I guarantee that you will at least get a few laughs.7/10.
I have to say that i have seen many Adam Sandler films before this one, but i have to say this is one of his best.The film is funny through-out, with characters you like to hate, such as Christopher McDonald as Shooter McGavin.All in all i have to say this is a great film, and i gave it a deserved 8 out of 10.I know it is now 6-7 years old but i saw it and still found it funny..
Adam Sandler is just perfect in the role as Happy Gilmore and you will laugh from beginning to end.
Like many of his earlier films, "Happy" is one of Sandler's angry roles, where the physical comedy reigns supreme.
The scene where he is learning to putt and takes his frustration out on a mini-golf robotic clown head pretty much sums it all up.There are a few humorous nuggets from this film that have a high place in the list of top Adam Sandler comedy lines/moments, like the fight with Bob Barker accompanied by the timeless "the price is wrong, bitch." Other than those few great lines and funny scenes, there isn't a whole lot to love about "Happy Gilmore," but it acknowledges that and doesn't waste your time at just 90 minutes long..
Happy Gilmore(Adam Sandler) would be playing pro-hockey, since he couldn't skate, his swing was the strong point of it all.
HAPPY GILMORE is one of Adam Sandler's better movies.
The polarizing attitudes of the two really sell this and make it a fun movie.For me, the only downfall of this movie is that we are supposed to believe that all it takes to be a golf pro is the ability to hit the ball really hard...I know, I know, that's what makes the movie comedic, but you can still have a comedy that exists in the real world (it's my opinion).A fantastic film and it's Sandler at absolute best will definitely watch again..
Maybe I just need to watch more of his movies to get into him more.But I say this because so far, from what I've seen, Happy Gilmore is the only Adam Sandler movie that I enjoy.
But that's not saying much considering I've only seen this and 4 others of his.Overall, Happy Gilmore is a fun comedy with Adam Sandler.
And she's way more mature than her old man is.It's not just the character of Happy Gilmore that's memorable here, but also Shooter McGavin, and Christopher McDonald deserves credit for making the entitled jackass a solid villain.
Since it's about golf, that makes it a comedy."He also complained that it was more of a product placement for Subway sandwiches than a golfing movie.It's kind of ironic,in this case, that it has a 7/10 on IMDB and may arguably be known as Adam Sandler's best work.
The problem is his temper gets in the way.Any one who has seen an Adam Sandler movie can know what to expect: Stupid humor is the main thing.
Most people say Adam Sandler was only good in the 90s but I disagree even though I do think his older movies are better than the newer ones.
This movie has great slapstick, funny one liners, pretty good music, and some fine performances but Adam Sandler is the best thing about this movie.
Review: 'Happy Gilmore' 'Happy Gilmore' starring Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald is a film about a rejected hockey player who tries his hand at golf to save his grandmother's house from being repossessed.
As I said Adam Sandler puts in his usual crude, juvenile performance but this time it actually works especially in comparison to his other recent films like 'Jack and Jill' and 'Grown Ups'.
Adam Sandler has plenty of experience playing characters like 'Happy' because in all of his films that I have seen he plays the same character.
I would like to see Adam Sandler try his hand at serious acting or going back to his roots to films like 'The Water Boy' or 'Happy Gilmore' because films like 'Jack and Jill' aren't working.
Adam Sandler, whether you love him or hate him, he still makes movies and this one is arguably his best.
He crossed the blue-blooded traditions of golf with the rabid, blue-collared style of hockey, and brings about a comedy that is still loved to this day.Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) is a failed hockey player who has a sweet heart but a short temper.
With a few strokes of luck, Happy gets an opportunity to get his grandmother's house back by joining the golf tour, With the support of tour coordinator Virginia Venit (Julie Bowen) and legendary golf pro Chubbs Peterson (Carl Weathers) but he's got a rival in Shooter McGavin (Christopher MacDonald) the leading money winner who has never won a gold jacket, as well as a lifelong enemy in Price is Right gameshow host, Bob Barker.
Other movies had obvious product placement in them too (GMC trucks in Lethal Weapon 2, Pepsi in Home Alone, McDonalds in Big Daddy) But here it's overdone.At any rate, it's a comedy that's achieved a cult status and it's possibly the best film Adam Sandler's ever done.
This is an absolutely no brain movie of course, with a plot as daft as it sounds - a failed/angry ice-hockey player takes up golf to earn money to save his granny's house from being repossessed - and of course he becomes a cause célèbre to the golfing curates.Sandler has and always will be an acquired comedy taste, making this very much one for his fans only.
I laughed a lot, but you see I'm a Sandler fan (though there are some films of his I positively hate), it cheered me up and sometimes that's all I want from one of his movies.
(Christopher plays his role memorably and mercilessly well.) For some reason, I had been avoiding Adam Sandler movies like the plague, since most of his humor is usually childish, infantile, dumb, silly, etc.
1996's Happy Gilmore is often regarded as one of Adam Sandler's best comedy, a film with a solid fanbase.
The most noticeable thing about the film's direction is its exaggerated sound effects when Happy hits a golf ball or when someone gets hit.Happy Gilmore has a standard sports movie storyline which in the perfectly acceptable for a comedy; it gets the job done even its story is predictable.
The movie starts out as Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) getting cut from the Boston Bruins.
If I was any person looking to watch a comedy or a movie based on golf that has a feel good story at the end, then I would highly recommend seeing Happy Gilmore.
I would give Happy Gilmore a rating of 4 out of 5 stars because of the pure comedic value that Adam Sandler and Christopher McDonald bring to the movie.
I would argue that Happy Gilmore, wasn't just funny, but it helped jump start Adam Sandler's career, because think of all the movies he made after Happy Gilmore..
Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) is desperate to be a professional hockey player but he's horrible at skating and can't handle the puck.
I know after watching this movie it made me want to golf more, it especially made me want to try out his unique swing and see if I could actually hit a ball like that, which I didn't.Adam Sandler uses his unique, SNL type comedy to drive this movie.
It is a great story which takes some "kid" who just wants to play hockey, and ends up being a phenomenal golfer.It has been a few years now since this film was released but, I know plenty of guy's, and ladies who started golfing after watching this movie.
I had to write this review just to say that the fight scene between Happy Gilmore and Bob Barker is the funniest thing you will ever see on a Adam Sandler movie bar none.
Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) has to raise a lot of money to save his Grandmother's house.
However since I have not seen it, Happy Gilmore is still going to be one of my favorite golf comedy movies.PLOT SPOILERS The plot is really simple.
So Shooter decides to get Happy to play him for the championships.This has to be Adam Sandler's best movie that he made.
"Happy Gilmore" is like the word "wiener" in the sense that no matter how many times I'm exposed to it is still makes me smile, giggle, chuckle, or roll over crying.Adam Sandler has a unique comic style.
This movie is for any one who likes Adam Sandler, or comedy movies..
I am a big Adam Sandler fan and this movie made me laugh every time I watch it.
I don't think any one could have done a better Happy Gilmore than Adam Sandler, he is a genius.Then you have Christopher McDonald who played Shooter, he helped put the movie together.
Happy Gilmore without a shadow of a doubt is my favourite comedy of all time, Adam Sandler is brilliant as the frustrated hockey player who shows no restrain on the golf course.
Happy Gilmoure, a film directed by Dennis Dugan, was starred by Adam Sandler and Christopher McDonald in the most important roles.
Until the point in the film where Happy begins playing golf, most of the laughs come from his misfotune,but Gilmore himself seem to be violent in scenes where it doesn`t seem nesesary.
Anyways see this movie for a good laugh even if you hate Adam Sandler.:).
***Starring: Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, and Carl Weathers.A Hockey wannabe (and he isn't too good) finds a new sports talent, playing Golf.
"Happy Gilmore" is on of the funniest movies of all time.
I am a huge fan of Adam Sandler and Happy Gilmore was a movie I least wanted to see but I saw it and loved.
If you want to see a funny movie you must see Happy Gilmore..
Adam Sandler plays Happy Gilmore a doofus hockey player finds that he can smash a golf ball 400 yards and joins the PGA tour.
Tin Cup was made in the same year as this movie, but the jokes and having Bob Barker in Happy Gilmore worked for the film.
If you like Adam Sandler, you'll love this film..
Although some of the scenes are silly, for the most part I busted a gut watching, from the beginning home movies, to the fight between Gilmore and Bob Barker.I guess if you don't like Adam Sandler, you'll probably find this movie silly, but I gave it 8 of 10..
I like "Happy Gilmore" and "the Wedding Singer" more than any other Sandler movies.
The film "Happy Gilmore" starring Adam Sandler (one of my favorite actors) was definitely an "A+" in my opinion.
There's no way you could watch an Adam Sandler film (specifically this one) and not laugh and have a good time.