Storyline
Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.
Directors
Cast
Julie Bowen, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, Dennis Dugan, Christopher McDonald, Kevin Nealon, Dee Jay Jackson, Verne Lundquist, Will Sasso, Robert Smigel, Ellie Harvie, Richard Kiel, Joe Flaherty, Frances Bay, Bob Barker, Lee Trevino, Jared Van Snellenberg, Ken Camroux, Carl Weathers, Nancy McClure, Helena Yea, Ian Boothby
Trailer
Reviews
63
USA Today
Slap Happy. [16 February 1996, p.D4]
50
ReelViews
Several strokes short of a respectable finish.
50
It may smell awful from a distance, especially if you have low tolerance for lowbrow humor, but up close this yarn about an unlikely golf star is fairly painless.
40
The result is a movie that's hard to laugh at when its hero would surely be either in jail or perhaps even a mental institution were he to behave the way he does on screen in real life.
38
Tells the story of a violent sociopath. Since it's about golf, that makes it a comedy.
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