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Happy Gilmore (1996)

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He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.

Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore — whose unconventional approach and antics on the green courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin — is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Dennis Dugan
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    Happy Gilmore Adam Sandler
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    Shooter McGavin Christopher McDonald
  • Profile picture of Julie Bowen
    Virginia Venit Julie Bowen
  • Profile picture of Frances Bay
    Grandma Frances Bay
  • Profile picture of Carl Weathers
    Chubbs Carl Weathers
  • Profile picture of Allen Covert
    Otto Allen Covert
  • Profile picture of Robert Smigel
    IRS Agent Robert Smigel
  • Profile picture of Bob Barker
    Bob Barker Bob Barker

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Keywords

  • sports
  • loss of loved one
  • golf
  • taxes
  • class differences
  • prize money
  • driving range
  • rich snob
  • anger issues
  • old-age home
  • boy meets girl
  • loss of home
  • grandmother grandson relationship
  • winner takes all
  • hockey player
  • child raised by grandmother
  • putting
  • golf tournament
  • sports comedy
  • grandma-grandson relationship
  • repossessed home