"I eat pieces of * like you for breakfast." (Shooter McGavin)
"You eat pieces of * for breakfast?" (Happy Gilmore)
"The price is wrong, %3*" (Happy Gilmore to Bob Barker)
"What? "just friends" listen to Endless Love in the dark. (Happy Gilmore)
I would say without hesitation that Happy Gilmore is my favorite of the genre known as an a "mid-nineties Adam Sandler film". -Billy Madison is a close second. Happy Gilmore has everything. Bad-ass golfing, Carl Weathers, Bob Barker, grandma in a KISS mask, that midget in Happy's happy place riding a stick pony, Shooter McGavin, and classic Sandler style pure stupidity based comedy. In short, for my 12 year old self it was perfect.
At this point after lavishing praise on Happy Gilmore, I must admit that it is a highly absurdly stupid movie with very little snobish or proper cinematic qualities. There is nothing deep going on as to the themes of Happy Gilmore. Loser "bro" who loves hockey takes his magic shot to the pro golf circuit and wins. That's it. Simple. But, I will give Happy Gilmore credit for having aged incredibly well since its release 17 years ago. The same cannot be said for contemporaries like Dana Carvey or Mike Meyers -especially not Austin Powers: Those films are horrible to rewatch.
Ratings
Bros: Must see
Golfers: Must see
Hockey players: Must see
Andy Sandburg: Saw it
Dating couples: See it
On a scale of Action Jackson to Rocky II, I give Happy Gilmore 3.1 out of 4 stars.
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