Happy Gilmore

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American film film sports comedy film

Happy Gilmore is a 1996 sports comedy film about a hot-tempered failed hockey player who discovers a talent for golf, starring Adam Sandler in one of his signature roles.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → film → sports comedy film →
basedOn	original screenplay →
character	Chubbs Peterson → Grandma Gilmore → Shooter McGavin → Virginia Venit →
cinematography	Arthur Albert →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
describedAs	one of Adam Sandler's signature roles →
director	Dennis Dugan →
distributedBy	Universal Pictures NERFINISHED →
distributedInFormat	theatrical release →
editedBy	Jeff Gourson NERFINISHED →
filmingLocation	British Columbia → Vancouver →
genre	comedy film → sports comedy →
hasCultFollowing	true →
hasTheme	anger management → redemption → underdog sports competition →
language	English →
leadActor	Adam Sandler →
mainCharacter	Happy Gilmore →
mainCharacterPortrayedBy	Adam Sandler →
musicBy	Mark Mothersbaugh →
notableFor	combining hockey-style aggression with golf comedy →
notableScene	Happy Gilmore fights Bob Barker during a pro-am golf tournament. →
partOf	Adam Sandler filmography →
plotSummary	A failed hockey player discovers a talent for golf and competes in professional tournaments to save his grandmother's house. →
producer	Robert Simonds →
productionCompany	Brillstein-Grey Entertainment → Robert Simonds Productions →
ratingMPAA	PG-13 →
releaseDate	1996-02-16 →
releaseYear	1996 →
runtimeMinutes	92 →
setting	golf tournaments →
starring	Adam Sandler → Bob Barker → Carl Weathers → Christopher McDonald → Frances Bay → Julie Bowen →
writer	Adam Sandler → Tim Herlihy →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adam Sandler → Carl Weathers →	notableWork
Happy Gilmore →	mainCharacter
Happy Madison Productions →	namedAfter
Bob Barker →	portrayedHimselfIn
Happy Madison Productions →	producedFilm