He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.
Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore — whose unconventional approach and antics on the green 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.
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Character
Effortless, comic, unpretentious and resolved.
- effortlessdemanding
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
Who loves it, who doesn't
99 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Adam SandlerHappy Gilmore
- Julie BowenVirginia
- Christopher McDonaldShooter
- Frances BayGrandma
- Carl WeathersChubbs
- Allen CovertOtto
- Robert SmigelIRS Agent
- Bob BarkerBob Barker
- Richard KielMr. Larson
- Dennis DuganDoug Thompson
Crew
- Dennis DuganDirector
- Tim HerlihyScreenplay
- Adam SandlerScreenplay
- Arthur AlbertDirector of Photography
- Mark MothersbaughOriginal Music Composer
- Jeff GoursonEditor
- Steve R. MooreEditor
- Robert SimondsProducer
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