Happy Gilmore

Year:

1996

Duration:

92 min

Genres:

Comedy | Sport

IMDB rate:

7

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-02-16

Filming Locations: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada

Earnings

Budget: $12,000,000

Gross: $38,624,000 (USA) Admissions 400 (Netherlands)

Cast

Actor

Character

Carl Weathers

Happy Gilmore

Will Sasso

Happy Gilmore

Adam Sandler

Happy Gilmore

Christopher McDonald

Shooter McGavin

Julie Bowen

Virginia Venit

Frances Bay

Grandma

Allen Covert

Otto

Robert Smigel

IRS Agent

Bob Barker

Richard Kiel

Mr. Larson

Dennis Dugan

Doug Thompson

Joe Flaherty

Jeering Fan

Lee Trevino

Himself

Kevin Nealon

Potter

Verne Lundquist

Announcer

Jared Van Snellenberg

Happy's Waterbury Caddy

Ken Camroux

Coach

Rich Elwood

Assistant Coach

Nancy McClure

Terry

Helena Yea

Chinese Lady

Dee Jay Jackson

Mover

Ellie Harvie

Registrar

Ian Boothby

Guy on Green

Andrew Johnston

Crowd Guy - Waterbury

Kim Restell

Crowd Girl - Waterbury (as Kimberley Restell)

Fred Perron

Waterbury Heckler

Helen Honeywell

Crazy Old Lady

Paul Raskin

Starter #1 - Waterbury

William Samples

Starter #2 - AT&T

John Shaw

Daniel Lafferty

Ted Deekan

Auctioneer (as Ted Deeken)

John B. Destry

Zamboni Driver (as John Destry)

James Crescenzo

Shooters AT&T Caddy (as Jim Crescenzo)

Brett Armstrong

Shooters Tournament Caddy

Peter Kelamis

Potter's Caddy

Stephen Tibbetts

Pro Golfer

Ed Lieberman

Pro Golfer (as Edward Lieberman)

Donnie MacMillan

Young Happy

Louis O'Donoghue

Happy's Dad

Lisanne Collett

Happy's Mom

Stephen Dimopoulos

Italian Guy

Douglas Newell

Starter #4 - Pro-Am

Frank L. Frazier

Blue Collar Fan

David Kaye

Reporter

Zachary Webb

Batting Kid

Simon Webb

Doctor

Mark Lye

Betty Linde

Elderly Woman

Dave Cameron

Reporter #2

Lou Kliman

Reporter #3

Brent Chapman

Official

Jessica Gunn

Signed Chest Woman

Phillip Beer

Cowboy Joe

Fat Jack

Jack Beard

Michelle Holdsworth

Babe on Green

Charles L. Brame

Abe Lincoln

Carrie Fleming

Donna (uncredited)

Brennan Kotowich

Boy (uncredited)

Michael Roberds

Shirtless 'H' Fan (uncredited)

Joe Sakic

Player at Hockey Tryouts (uncredited)

Ben Stiller

Hal L. - Orderly in Nursing Home (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The Hockey player Happy mentions in the beginning of the film is Terry O'Reilly. Once during a game he jumped into the stands at Madison Square Garden and fought with a fan.

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In the Waterbury Open scene, Chubbs is seen wearing a Lacoste v-neck jumper with a logo of a crocodile, very similar to Chubbs' nemesis the alligator.

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The concept was inspired by Adam Sandler's childhood friend Kyle who was a hockey player. Kyle regularly played golf with Sandler and Sandler's father. Kyle is now a teacher in Manchester, New Hampshire (Sandler's home town) and coaches the high school hockey team.

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Goofs

When Happy is in the batting cages, Chubbs pulls the plug for the pitching machine causing it to stop. The cable is visibly unplugged in the next scene but when the young boy enters the cage the machine still works.

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When Happy is signing the woman's chest, the 'Gilmore' section of the signature moves from one side of the chest to the other.

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During the final round of the Tour Championship, Shooter is forced to hit the ball off of Mr. Larson's foot. Even if a spectator let a ball come to rest on their foot, PGA rules would clearly give Shooter a free drop.

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Quotes

Terry: All you ever talk about is becoming a pro hockey player, but there's a problem: you're not any good.

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Shooter McGavin: Hey, Happy Gilmore! Come on down!

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Happy Gilmore: [to Shooter] It ain't over, McGavin. The way I see it... we've only just begun.

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