In an office during a brainstorming session, they came up with a high-concept premise for a film about a "hockey player who smacks a 400 yard drive". Though his driving is incredible, Happy's putting is terrible, and his profane on-course tantrums soon draw the ire of tour Commissioner Doug Thompson. Christopher McDonald as Shooter McGavin, an arrogant star golfer who despises Happy's lack of etiquitte and the main antagonist of the film. The character is unnamed in the film (although his name is revealed in a deleted scene and is listed in the end credits).

On Rotten Tomatoes, Happy Gilmore has an approval rating of 62% based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 5.The screenplay was written by Sandler and his writing partner Tim Herlihy, in their second feature collaboration after the previous year's Billy Madison.

These autographed posters are 100% authentic, and would work great as decorations for your office or home theater. The TV series Sport Science has featured Harrington's "Happy Gilmore swing", demonstrating how it can indeed generate additional distance, though at the cost of accuracy.

He and Herlihy wrote Billy Madison (1995), [3] [4] which proved successful for distributor Universal Pictures.

Sandler's New York University roommate Jack Giarraputo sat next to Lundquist in every shot, as Sandler wanted him to appear in the film. Lye also disliked the unrealistic nature of early drafts, which depicted Happy repeatedly making 400-yard drives, so he took the crew to a PGA Tour event so they could understand the atmosphere of golf. It stars Adam Sandler as the title character, an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a newfound talent for golf. Years earlier, Dugan had attempted to cast Sandler in one of his films, but the producers did not let him because Sandler was not well-known. Happy sends his grandmother to a retirement home, where residents are secretly mistreated, until he can pay the debt.

all content and information unless pertaining to companies, studios or advertisers included on this site, and to movies, TV series and cinemas listed on this site. Lowry only noted a few scenes he found inspired, including the fight scene with Bob Barker and when Happy attempts to find his "Happy Place" which was described as " Felliniesque".