Billy Madison

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Billy Madison is a 1995 comedy film starring Adam Sandler as an immature heir who must repeat grades 1–12 to prove himself worthy of taking over his father's hotel empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
comedy film
film
basedInPartOn Adam Sandler’s comedy persona
character Billy Madison self-link
Brian Madison
Eric Gordon
Veronica Vaughn
cinematography Victor Hammer
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Tamra Davis
distributedBy Universal Pictures NERFINISHED
distributedInFormat theatrical film
editedBy John Gilroy
featuresGenreElement absurdist humor
slapstick
filmingLocation Canada
Ontario
Toronto
genre comedy
hasCultFollowing true
hasTargetAudience adult
teen
hasTheme coming of age
education
maturity
language English
mainCharacterOccupation heir
mpaaRating PG-13
musicBy Randy Edelman
notableFor early starring role for Adam Sandler
partOf 1990s American comedy films
plotSummary An immature heir must repeat grades 1 through 12 to prove he is worthy of inheriting his father’s hotel empire.
producer Robert Simonds
productionCompany Robert Simonds Productions
releaseDate 1995-02-10
releaseYear 1995
runtimeMinutes 89
setting hotel business
starring Adam Sandler
Bradley Whitford
Bridgette Wilson
Darren McGavin
Josh Mostel
Norm Macdonald
Steve Buscemi
writer Adam Sandler
Tim Herlihy

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Billy Madison character Billy Madison self-link
Happy Madison Productions namedAfter Billy Madison
Adam Sandler notableWork Billy Madison
Bradley Whitford notableWork Billy Madison