Directed by
Steven Brill
Writers
Tim Herlihy
Adam Sandler
Cast
Adam Sandler...Happy Gilmore
Christopher McDonald...Shooter McGavin
Julie Bowen...Virginia Venit
Frances Bay...Grandmaw
Carl Weathers...Chubbs
Allen Covert...Otto
Robert Smigel...IRS Agent
Bob Barker...Himself
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
Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa0hSPPW1so[/youtube]
Release Date:
USA 16 February 1996
Germany 30 May 1996
UK 19 July 1996
Australia 8 August 1996
South Africa 6 September 1996
Argentina 8 July 1997 (video premiere)
Netherlands 17 July 1997
Plot:
Happy Gilmore is a rowdy boy, who was raised by his grandmother. He wants to be a hockey player but isn't because of one thing, he can't skate. When his grandmother's house is foreclosed cause of her failure to pay her taxes, and she's placed in a retirement home, Happy must try and find a way to make some money. One day while at a driving range, he discovers that he can hit a golf ball a hundred feet, so the range pro, convinces him to try being a pro golfer. Reluctant at first, because he considers himself a hockey player, but when he learns he can make a lot of money, he gives it a try and surprisingly, in addition to his amazing driving ability, his antics have made him the darling of the crowd. Shooter McGavin the tournament leader, thinks that Happy's an embarrassment and is jealous that he is stealing his spotlight, tries to get him thrown out or get him to quit.