Billy Madison (1995)

Average rating

(64%)

Starring:	Adam Sandler \| Bradley Whitford \| Josh Mostel \| Bridgette Wilson \| Darren McGavin \| Chris Farley \| Norm Macdonald
Director:	Tamra Davis
Studio:	UCA
Run time:	86 mins
Genres:	Comedy
Languages:	English
Hearing-impaired:	English
Released:	June 30, 2008
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Three features. 'Billy Madison' Billy, the heir to the Madison Hotel millions, decides to go back to school and make-up for lost time... In 'Bulletproof' an undercover cop befriends a car thief in a bid to catch a drug baron... In 'Happy Gilmore' Happy is a man who dreams of becoming a professional hockey player. He soon discovers that his talents can be put to good use on the golfing fairway and his radical play makes him a media sensation.

Rating of 3 stars out of 5

Your enjoyment of this gimmicky comedy will depend on your feelings about the low-brow comedy of Adam Sandler. He plays an infantile loser who won't be given control of his father's billion dollar business empire unless he agrees to repeat his school education in just 24 weeks. There are similarities with Rodney Dangerfield's Back to School, except that Sandler is among far younger pupils. Exploiting the star's talent for slapstick stupidity, this has some entertaining moments as he clashes with junior classmates and falls for his pretty teacher (Bridgette Wilson). While not in the same league as The Wedding Singer, it's still enjoyably dumb fun, especially for Sandler fans.

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6 out of 8 people found the following review helpful:

"Rok" Solid Comedy

LoganV from Fife, 10th January, 2004

I hear there are people that get Adam Sandler, and people that don't. I really pity the ones that don't because they are missing out on a fresh voice in comedy films - starting with Sandler's first "Billy Madison." The story follows Sandler as he goes back to school, completing the 1st through the 12th grade in 24 weeks, which is a great setup from the start. If the movie merely followed through on its premise it would probably have been decent. But Sandler goes beyond the premise, introducing jokes from all sides, he isn't above a low, juvenile joke, but he often follws it with an even more absurd one, worthy of a reincarnate Monty Python. This is his first and his best - a brilliantly foolish film.

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