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Billy Madison

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Billy Madison (1995)

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Reviews Counted:34

Fresh:14

Rotten:20

Average Rating:4.8/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Billy Madison, the dim-witted son of a millionaire, wastes his life guzzling beer and devising obscene pranks until his father threatens to leave him nothing. In order to earn his father's respect,... Billy Madison, the dim-witted son of a millionaire, wastes his life guzzling beer and devising obscene pranks until his father threatens to leave him nothing. In order to earn his father's respect, Billy, who bribed his way through school, must pass all 12 grades in six months or see a sycophantic assistant get his father's fortune. Billy struggles with the aide and his own idiocy to make good in this gag-filled farce. [More]

Starring: Adam Sandler, Bradley Whitford, Josh Mostel, Bridgette Wilson

Starring: Adam Sandler, Bradley Whitford, Josh Mostel, Bridgette Wilson, Norm MacDonald, Darren McGavin, Chris Farley

Director: Tamra Davis

Director: Tamra Davis
Screenwriter: Rich Wilkes

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Nov 1, 2009

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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.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
06/01/08
Billy Mowbray
Billy Mowbray
Channel 4 Film

No review available.

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08/26/02
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

The best film Sandler has done. Wildy funny and appropriately over the top.

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09/18/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Sandler's best. Edgy, satirical, bizarre and surreal.

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05/01/04
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

If you've ever had a yen to relive the third grade, this must be the next best thing.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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No review available.

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10/26/05
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

Throwaway plot but enough funny "Sandler moments" to satisfy anyone looking for some strange, cheap laughs.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
01/01/00
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

No review available.

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08/27/02
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

Better than it deserves to be.

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04/24/03
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

Okay, the plot is inane, but it's the basis of a series of really funny scenes.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

A vintage specimen of a master at the apex of his talents.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
05/13/05
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

No review available.

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08/18/05
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

Idiotic, amateurish - and really, really funny.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
10/10/01
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Adam Sandler being a total idiot for an hour and a half. Good fun.

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08/02/02
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

The film should have featured more absurd and nonsensical elements.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/01/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Is this how one conducts a career these days?

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Barbara Shulgasser
Barbara Shulgasser
San Francisco Examiner

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.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
06/01/08
Brian Lowry
Brian Lowry
Variety
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Like so many Saturday Night Live skits, this film comes up with some interesting ideas but then doesn't have a clue what to do with them. Also like that show, this movie is just not funny.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Yet another forgettable and asinine entry into the Adam Sandler oeuvre, Billy Madison is ridiculous and stupid yet, ashamedly, made me laugh from time to time.

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01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
 
 
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