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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Profanity, Slapstick Violence Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 02/24/1998 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Comedy, Slapstick, Sports Comedy See Also: Happy Gilmore [Fullscreen] [Special Edition], Happy Gilmore [Widescreen] [Special Edition], Happy Gilmore [UMD for PSP], Happy Gilmore [HD DVD], Happy Gilmore [Widescreen] [Special Edition], Happy Gilmore [Fullscreen] [Holiday Packaging]

Adam Sandler's second popular starring vehicle after Billy Madison is a goofy lowbrow paean to golf, hockey, and the comic hysterics of its childlike star. In Happy Gilmore, Sandler plays the title character, a raw, determined, but ultimately untalented hockey player who keeps trying out for the pros. When Happy discovers his grandmother (Frances Bay) will lose her home if she doesn't fork over 270,000 dollars to the IRS, he tries to figure out how he can possibly scrounge up the cash. An idea strikes during a game of one-upmanship with a couple furniture movers stripping his grandmother's home: On his first-ever swing, he drives a golf ball farther than the movers have ever seen. Before long, he has transplanted the foul-mouthed, aggressive persona of the hockey rink to the links, winning an amateur tourney that earns him a spot on the pro tour. Throttling everyone from a helpless caddy to game show host Bob Barker during the course of his 90-day quest to amass prize money, Happy also wins the sport a legion of new fans with his in-your-face style. Guiding him on his quest is a whimsical retired pro who lost his hand to an alligator (Carl Weathers) and an attractive public relations woman charmed by Happy's antics (Julie Bowen). Opposing him, however, is sneering hotshot Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald), who will do anything to win his championship jacket and see Happy fail. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

Adam Sandler - Happy Gilmore
Christopher McDonald - Shooter McGavin
Julie Bowen - Virginia
Frances Bay - Grandma
Carl Weathers - Chubbs

Adam Sandler's second starring vehicle comes to DVD with a standard full-frame 1.33:1 image that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are also accessible. There are no real special features on this disc, something fans of Sandler might be disappointed with. This lackluster release gets the film onto DVD, but doesn't offer much of anything else. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide