Guide Note

The comedy film Happy Gilmore follows a rejected hockey player who takes up his own style of golfing to help save his grandma's home.

Fast Facts

1. Starring: Adam Sandler, Carl Weathers, Julie Bowen, Allen Covert, Frances Bay, and Christopher McDonald
2. Director: Dennis Dugan
3. Producer: Robert Simonds
4. Released: February 16, 1996
5. Run time: 92 mins
6. Rating: PG-13
7. Budget: $10 million
8. Domestic Gross: $38.8 million

Played by Adam Sandler, Happy Gilmore is an avid hockey player who was passed over for the local team several years in the row. One morning he gets a call from his grandmother, played by Frances Bay, to learn that the IRS is taking her home and all of her possessions since she owes $270 in back taxes. Happy discovers he can earn money by out driving golfers at a local driving range. One day he is approached by Chubbs Peterson, played by Carl Weathers, a former professional golfer who convinces that he can earn the "big bucks" by playing golf.

Happy joins the pro tour in an attempt to raise the money needed to get his grandmother's house back. His life on the tour is not easy however as reining top golfer Shooter McGavin, played by Christopher McDonald, does not welcome him very well.

1. "During high school, I played junior hockey and still hold two league records: most time spent in the penalty box; and I was the only guy to ever take off his skate and try to stab somebody." —Happy
2. "You son of a bitch ball! Why don't you just go home?! That's your HOME! Are you too good for your home? ANSWER ME! SUCK MY WHITE ASS BALL!" —Happy
3. "Alright, Happy. Nice and easy... That was not nice and easy." — Bob Barker