Tag: Happy Gilmore
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Who Is the Man in the Happy Madison Productions Logo?
Happy Madison Productions has produced many fan-favorite movies for over two decades. Founded by Adam Sandler in 1999, it also features Sandler in some of its most beloved comedies as various buffoonish characters with hearts of gold. Although many of these Sandler movies were hated by critics, from the likes of Grown Ups to Mr.…
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Adam Sandler Reveals How Bob Barker Was Cast in ‘Happy Gilmore’
In 1996’s sports comedy film, Happy Gilmore has many iconic moments, but one of the most unexpected appearances in the film was of longtime TV and game show host Bob Barker appeared as himself to not just play golf with Adam Sandler’s titular character but also throw fists with him. It is one of those…
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Adam Sandler’s Career Shows a Reverence for Past Comedy Legends
Adam Sandler is 56 years old, though it’s not hard to remember when the comedy mega-star was but a young gun. Sandler established himself as a fixture on Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s, where his low-concept, endearingly out-there comedy stylings earned him legions of fans, as well as a handful of skeptics among…
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Meeting Adam Sandler Convinced Christopher McDonald To Accept Happy Gilmore’s Villain Role
Shooter McGavin from the Adam Sandler flick “Happy Gilmore” might just be Christopher McDonald’s most memorable character. If nothing else, he’s certainly the most quotable. Fittingly we have McDonald’s performance in a golf tournament to thank for that. This is Shooter’s tour, after all.It’s probably because “Happy Gilmore” is a sports comedy, but quite frankly,…
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‘Hustle’ Review: In His First Major Role Since ‘Uncut Gems,’ Adam Sandler Scores in a Rousing Basketball Drama
Years before “Uncut Gems,” you could see Adam Sandler was a good actor. He’d taken a step out of the ha-ha zone as early as “Punch-Drunk Love” (2002) — and going back as far as “The Wedding Singer” (1998), which he made after only two of his knockabout big-hit farces (“Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore”),…