Happy Gilmore (DVD)

> Synopsis Wannabe Ice hockey player Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) finds his life going into crisis mode when he is rejected by the local Ice Hockey team, his girlfriend leaves him and his Grandma who he loves dearly is about to lose her house for failure to pay taxes. But all is not lost as he discovers he has an amazing ability to smack a golf ball further than anyone else and under the guidance of Chubbs (Carl Weathers), a golf pro, he plans to win the money to save his Grandma from losing her home. The only thing is, is the golf establishment ready for Happy's wild antics. > Opinion Love him or loathe him, Adam Sandler has ...  Read the complete review

Happy Gilmore is probably my joint favourite film of all time tied with weird science. The reason I love Happy Gilmore so much is the fact that it just never gets old every time I watch it I end up in stitches and I always hear something that I didn't catch last time. The film is all a bout young man, Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler), who fancies himself as a NHL pro and despite the major problem of him being rubbish at ice hockey he isn't deterred and turns up for the trials held at his local stadium every year. After his latest trial he returns home to discover that his kindergarten teaching girlfriend has had enough of him and his wild ambitions ...  Read the complete review

Adam Sandler's film company, Happy Madison, has produced some brilliant comedies. This 1996 film is no exception, with a hilarious script and plot, and hilarious acting to boot. The Plot Happy Gilmore is obsessed with ice hockey. Each year, he goes to his local ice hockey team to try out for pre-season. Each year, he fails. This time, he comes home to find his girlfriend loeaving him because he refuses to grow up and accept he's never going to make it. On top of this, his gran is about to get in trouble with the authorities for failing to pay her bills. Gilmore finds he has the ability to hit a golf ball further than anyone else. Under ...  Read the complete review

Written by Adam Sandler and Tim Herhily, and written by Dennis Dugan Happy Gilmore was released in July 1996. ****Story line**** Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) is a wannabe ice hockey player that keeps getting cut from the team. Whilst he has the ability to really strike the puck and power it off the penalty spot, he does not have the other necessary skills, such as skating, required for hockey. His biggest downfall is his inability to control his violent temper. Happy's grandmother (Frances Bay) falls behind with her tax payments and has her house repossessed only to be put in a care home. Happy makes it his mission to get her house back ...  Read the complete review

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room Happy Gilmore is one of the few Adam Sandler films that actually managed to win a degree of critical acclaim, and is largely considered one of his best, if not his best film outright. It features Sandler at his manic best, with some cracking pop culture references, and somehow, it manages to make a sport that many think boring quite interesting. In short, imagine if golf were more like professional wrestling - that's how this film shakes things up. Happy Gilmore (Sandler) is an up and coming ice hockey star who is unfortunately unable to join any teams because he has a powerful slapshot but ...  Read the complete review