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Happy Gilmore

Genre
Comedy
Rating
PG-13
Released
16 February, 1996
Happy Gilmore

Happy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Robert Simonds. It stars Adam Sandler as the title character, an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a newfound talent for golf. The screenplay was written by Sandler and his writing partner Tim Herlihy, in their second feature collaboration after the previous year's Billy Madison; the film also marks the first of multiple collaborations between Sandler and Dugan. The film was released in theaters on February 16, 1996 by Universal Pictures. Happy Gilmore was a commercial success, earning $39 million on a $12 million budget. The film won an MTV Movie Award for "Best Fight" for Adam Sandler versus Bob Barker.

Director Dennis Dugan
Produced by Robert Simonds
Writer(s) Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler
Starring Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Carl Weathers
Music Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography Arthur Albert
Edited by Jeff Gourson
Production, company Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Robert Simonds Productions
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Released February 16, 1996
Running time 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $12 million
Box office $41.2 million
Netflix ID 70000794

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Written by and starring Adam Sandler, the film follows Happy Gilmore who uses his hockey skills in golf tournaments in order to save his grandmother from losing her home forever.

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The film was the first to ever win the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. The movie was filmed in and around British Columbia, Canada. 

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Films directed by Dennis Dugan.. 1990s sports comedy films.. Golf films.. American sports comedy films.. Films shot in Vancouver.

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