Happy Gilmore
“He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.”
Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore — whose unconventional approach and antics on the green 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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2 films
Cast
67 people
Adam Sandler
Happy Gilmore
Known for
Hotel Transylvania
Pixels
Julie Bowen
Virginia
Known for
Modern Family
Boston Legal
Christopher McDonald
Shooter
Known for
Secret Invasion
Requiem for a Dream
Frances Bay
Grandma
Known for
Blue Velvet
In the Mouth of Madness
Ken Camroux
Coach
Carl Weathers
Chubbs
Known for
The Mandalorian
Predator
Allen Covert
Otto
Known for
Grandma's Boy
50 First Dates
Robert Smigel
IRS Agent
Known for
Punch-Drunk Love
Hotel Transylvania
Bob Barker
Bob Barker
Also in
Dirty Rotten Scandals
Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.
Richard Kiel
Mr. Larson
Known for
Tangled
The Spy Who Loved Me
Nancy McClure
Terry
Dennis Dugan
Doug Thompson
Known for
The Howling
Can't Buy Me Love
Dennis Dugan Director · Adam Sandler Screenplay Tim Herlihy Screenplay
Worldwide gross $41M · Budget $12M · United States release February 16, 1996
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$41,422,354
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Production
Robert Simonds Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 7, 1996
Premiere · Century City, California
United States · February 16, 1996
Theatrical
Australia
August 8, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 17, 1996 · Theatrical
Canada
February 16, 1996 · Theatrical
France
September 9, 1999 · Physical
Germany
May 30, 1996 · Theatrical
February 28, 1999 · TV · RTL
Ireland
June 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 17, 1997 · Theatrical
May 7, 2002 · TV · V8
April 1, 2009 · Physical · DVD
September 2, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
Philippines
June 4, 1996 · Theatrical
September 22, 2006 · TV · Star Movies
June 10, 2025 · Digital · Netflix
Romania
February 16, 1996 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 27, 2004 · TV · Markíza
South Africa
September 6, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 14, 1997 · Physical
Sweden
April 23, 1997 · Physical · VHS release
November 10, 1999 · Physical · DVD release
August 25, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray release
United Kingdom
July 19, 1996 · Theatrical
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