Happy Gilmore (1996)
- Release Date
- February 16, 1996
- Director
- Dennis Dugan
- Cast
- Adam Sandler , Christopher McDonald , Julie Bowen , Frances Bay , Carl Weathers , Allen Covert
- Runtime
- 92
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Writers
- Tim Herlihy , Adam Sandler
- Tagline
- He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.
Summary
Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass 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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