Happy Gilmore
1996 film by Dennis Dugan
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Summary
Happy Gilmore is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,330 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Dennis Dugan[3]
- Screenwriter: Adam Sandler[4], Tim Herlihy[5]
- Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh[6]
- Genre: comedy film[7]
- Followed by: Happy Gilmore 2[8]
- Cast member: Adam Sandler[9], Julie Bowen[10], Christopher McDonald[11], Carl Weathers[12], Allen Covert[13], Frances Bay[14], Ben Stiller[15], Richard Kiel[16], Bob Barker[17], Joe Flaherty[18], Lee Trevino[19], Robert Smigel[20], Dennis Dugan[21], Kevin Nealon[22]
- Producer: Robert Simonds[23]
- Production company: Robert Simonds Productions[24]
- Director of photography: Arthur Albert[25]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
- Distribution format: video on demand[27]
- Review score: 5.8/10[28], 62%[29], 31/100[30]
- Color: color[31]
- Country of origin: United States[32]
- Publication date: May 30, 1996[33], February 16, 1996[34]
- Sport: golf[35]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[36], Netflix[37]
- Official website: https://www.uphe.com/movies/happy-gilmore[38]
- Filming location: San Francisco[39], Vancouver[40]
- Main subject: golf[41]
- Film editor: Jeff Gourson[42]
- Nominated for: Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie[43]
- Title: Happy Gilmore[44]
- MPA film rating: PG-13[45]
- FSK film rating: FSK 6[46]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Happy Gilmore include Happy Madison Productions[47], a film production company[48], in United States[49], founded in 1999[50], headquartered in Los Angeles[51].
Why It Matters
Happy Gilmore has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include Happy Madison Productions[47], a film production company[48], in United States[49], founded in 1999[50], headquartered in Los Angeles[51].