Happy Gilmore

Name: Happy Gilmore
Director: Dennis Dugan
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1996
Rating: 4.8

Dennis Dugan • 92 min • 1996

Comedy

“He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.”

Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, Frances Bay, Carl Weathers, Allen Covert

Greg✦✦✦✦✦ (5)

Peer✦✦✦✦½ (4.5)

Gap: 0.5 ★

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Synopsis

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.