A would-be hockey player who unfortunately can't skate transforms his slap-shot into a 400-yard golf drive in this slapstick comedy. Joining the pro tour to win enough money to get his grandma's house out of hock, this unsportsmanlike sportsman enrages the staid establishment with his on-course shenanigans.
When Happy Gilmore, a would-be hockey player, hits a golf ball over 400 yards, he realizes that his true calling lies in that sport. So, to help his grandma regain her home from the IRS, he trades in his stick and puck for a 5-iron and a tee, and enters the PGA tour. To prepare for this new career, Gilmore hires Chubbs, an ex-golf pro.
Happy's "Generation X" status, and his wild, boisterous antics on the green, shake up the stuffy golf world -- particularly when groups of rowdy hockey fans show up at tournaments to cheer Happy on. This dismays Shooter, an arrogant pro who is exasperated with Happy... and will do anything to get rid of him.
Can Happy elude Shooter's conspiratorial clutches? And if so, can he win enough money to save his grandma?
Released theatrically in the USA February 16, 1996. The film scored a hole-in-one, grossing $38 million domestically.
Director Dennis Dugan makes a cameo as the PGA tour president.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS Surround - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - French
Dolyb Digital 2.0 Stereo - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Outtakes
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Director of Photography
Arthur Albert: Director of Photography, HAPPY GILMORE (1996)
Production Designer
Perry Andelin Blake: Production Designer, THE BENCHWARMERS (2006)
Production Designer
Willie Heslup: Production Designer, HAPPY GILMORE (1996)
Costume Designer
Tish Monaghan: Costume Designer, HAPPY GILMORE (1996)
Review 1:
"Sandler literally throws himself into this tailor-made showcase..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.84 07/19/1996
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