• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1996-02-16
  • Runtime92 minutes
  • TaglineHe doesn't play golf... he destroys it.
  • Revenue41,380,229$
  • GenreComedy
  • Production
    CompaniesUniversal Pictures, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Robert Simonds Productions
  • Budget12,000,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Adam Sandler

Christopher McDonald

Julie Bowen

Frances Bay

Carl Weathers

Allen Covert

Robert Smigel

Bob Barker

Richard Kiel

Dennis Dugan

Joe Flaherty

Lee Trevino

Kevin Nealon

Verne Lundquist

Jared Van Snellenberg

Ken Camroux-Taylor

Helena Yea

Will Sasso

Dee Jay Jackson

Ellie Harvie

Andrew Johnston

Kim Restell

Paul Raskin

William Samples

John Shaw

John Destry

James Crescenzo

Brett Armstrong

Peter Kelamis

Ed Lieberman

Stephen Dimopoulos

Douglas Newell

David Kaye

Betty Linde

Brent Chapman