Billy Madison1995
Billy Madison (1995)
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Critic Consensus: Audiences who enjoy Adam Sandler's belligerent comic energy may find him in joyously obnoxious form as Billy Madison, but this thinly-plotted starring vehicle surrounds its star with an aggressively pedestrian movie.
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Cast
as Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
as Veronica
as Eric Gordon
as Max Anderson
as Frank
as Jack
as Carl Alphonse
as Juanita
as Miss Lippy
as Pete
as Cook
as Ted 'Old Man' Clemens
as Nurse
as Rollo the janitor
as Nodding 1st Grader
as Penguin
as Penguin
as O'Doyle (Grade 1)
as Scotty Logan (Grade 1)
as Lawn Guy
as Tricia Labonte (Grade 1)
as 2nd Grade Teacher
as 2nd Grader
as 3rd Grader
as O'Doyle the Bus Driver
as Attractive Lady
as Clown
as Chauffeur
as Ernie (Grade 3)
as O'Doyle (Grade 3)
as Dan (Grade 3)
as Jennifer (Grade 3)
as Susan (Grade 3)
as Kyle
as Butler
as Maid
as Tour Guide
as 4th Grade Teacher
as Nurse
as Architect
as Architect
as Lunch Lady
as Pothead
as Pothead
as Mr. Oblaski
as Nancy Connors
as O'Doyle (Grade 9)
as Paul
as Rod
as Crazy Persons
as Crazy Persons
as Joyce (Eric's Sercetary)
as Tenth Grader
as Tenth Grader
as O'Doyle (Grade 12)
as Drama Teacher
as Lawn Guy
as Rock Singer
as Principal
as Mr. O'Doyle
as Mrs. O'Doyle
as Newswoman
as Haitian Gardener
as High School Girl
as Danny McGrath
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Critic Reviews for Billy Madison
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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.
If you've ever had a yen to relive the third grade, this must be the next best thing.
Director Tamra Davis and screenwriters Sandler and Tim Herlihy scatter the bad jokes like fertilizer. Nothing sprouts.
As one character tells Billy in the finale: "Everyone in this room is dumber for having listened to you."
Even with all the circuslike parties that celebrate our student prince's getting through yet another grade, Billy Madison barely merits passing marks.
This is Adam Sandler at his best, and his latest films are cheap grabs at what once came so easily to him.
Audience Reviews for Billy Madison
Though its jokes are of stupidity and grade-school humor, Billy Madison is a decent comedy from the creation of Adam Sandler. The film is immature and has memorable quotes/scenes that die-hard Sandler fans will remember. 4/5
Super Reviewer
Childish and immature - but then again, what Sandler comedy isn't? I've seen better by him, like Click and Happy Gilmore, but I've also seen a lot worse like Grown Ups and The Waterboy. As long as you can cope with its stupidity, it's pretty fun and enjoyable. Nothing that will make it into my film collection, but not a bad way to spend the evening. Worth seeing just for the hilarious cameo by Steve Buscemi.
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[img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] One of the earliest Adam Sandler comedy vehicles is the highly over rated Billy Madison. To put it simple, it's a childish comedy with the occasional morsel of charm and a few good laughs. It's at best, mildly amusing because the film gets sillier at every turn rather than getting any funnier. I prefer Happy Gilmore because the character suited Sandler better and the film itself was a little less moronic, smarter, had a lot of memorable scenes and was more ambitious. Billy Madison at times, because of it's stupidity, is just uncomfortable to watch.
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Billy Madison Quotes
| O'Doyle (Grade 1): | Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis. It's the best video game ever. |
| Billy Madison: | I disagree, it's a very good game but I think Donkey Kong is the best game ever. |
| O'Doyle (Grade 1): | Donkey Kong sucks! |
| Billy Madison: | You know something? You suck! |
| Tour Guide: | I'll tell you who it was, it was that damned Sasquatch |
| Tour Guide: | I'll tell you who it was, it was that damned Sasquatch. |
| Billy Madison: | WHERE'S MY SNACK PACK?! |
| Billy Madison: | Where's my snack pack! |
| Juanita: | I thought I was yo snack pack?? |
| Juanita: | I thought I was your snack pack? |