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Happy Gilmore

"He doesn't play golf... he destroys it."

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
7.0/10
303,515 votes
65/100
Fresh
M
31/100
Metascore
TMDB
6.7/10
3,285 votes
Great
Average
Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

1 win & 4 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$12.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$41.4M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$39,041,354

United States

Profit

+$29.4M

ROI: +245%

Budget Recovery345% of budget
$0|Budget: $12.0M|Revenue: $41.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

80.0K

Daily Avg

1.3K

7-Day Trend

-11%
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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Francisco
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Themes & Subjects

#golf

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Happy Gilmore 2

2025

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Arthur Albert

Film Editing

Jeff Gourson

Music / Score

Mark Mothersbaugh

Production Companies

Robert Simonds Productions

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Happy Gilmore

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United States of AmericaPG-13
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United Kingdom12
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India
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13
United Kingdom12
AustraliaM
Germany6
France10
Brazil14
South Korea15
Netherlands6

+3 more countries

Production

Director

Dennis Dugan

Writers

Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler

Production Companies

Universal PicturesBrillstein-Grey EntertainmentRobert Simonds Productions

Cast

Adam Sandler photo

Adam Sandler

Happy Gilmore

Christopher McDonald photo

Christopher McDonald

Shooter McGavin

Julie Bowen photo

Julie Bowen

Virginia Venit

Frances Bay photo

Frances Bay

Grandma

Carl Weathers photo

Carl Weathers

Chubbs

Allen Covert photo

Allen Covert

Otto

Robert Smigel photo

Robert Smigel

IRS Agent

Bob Barker photo

Bob Barker

Self

Richard Kiel photo

Richard Kiel

Mr. Larson

Dennis Dugan photo

Dennis Dugan

Doug Thompson

Joe Flaherty photo

Joe Flaherty

Jeering Fan

Lee Trevino photo

Lee Trevino

Lee Trevino

Tags & Keywords

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