Billy Madison
To take over his sad father's hotel realm, a naive and sluggish man must retake grades 1-12.
24 September 1924, Emporia, Virginia, USA
9 October 1966, Brooklyn, New York, USA
15 February 1964, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
7 May 1922, Spokane, Washington, USA
3 April 1973, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17 October 1959, Québec City, Québec, Canada
2 August 1966, Oakland, California, USA
28 November 1903, East London, England, UK
June 01, 2008
When you get that Sandler's comedic persona is meant to be annoying, like Beavis and Butthead or Cartman, the laughs come thick and fast.
May 20, 2003
If you've ever had a yen to relive the third grade, this must be the next best thing.
June 13, 2011
It's refreshing to revisit the jester in his screen infancy, when all he wanted was to boogie to a Culture Club hit, carry on conversations with hair care products, and sit on a sprinkler.
January 12, 2007
Wipe that smug grin off your face and go home.
January 01, 2011
Young teens will like brash, immature humor.
June 01, 2008
Those unfamiliar with Sandler's antics may...begin to find him annoying sometime between the appearance of the Universal logo and the end of the opening credits.
February 13, 2001
Director Tamra Davis and screenwriters Sandler and Tim Herlihy scatter the bad jokes like fertilizer. Nothing sprouts.
June 01, 2008
The film should have featured more absurd and nonsensical elements.
October 23, 2004
Duh-m Sandler, typical fare for him
August 26, 2013
This is Adam Sandler at his best, and his latest films are cheap grabs at what once came so easily to him.
May 13, 2005
A vintage specimen of a master at the apex of his talents.
January 01, 2000
As one character tells Billy in the finale: "Everyone in this room is dumber for having listened to you."
