
Billy Madison
1995, Comedy, 1h 29m
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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. Read critic reviews
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Billy Madison
Brian Madison
Veronica Vaughn
Eric Gordon
Principal Max Anderson
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Critic Reviews for Billy Madison
All Critics (48) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (28)
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If you've ever had a yen to relive the third grade, this must be the next best thing.
March 31, 2019 | Full Review… -
Billy Madison is a textbook example of a half-decent idea that never got developed beyond the "lying around drinking beer and making jokes with your buddy" stage.
March 31, 2019 | Rating: 0.5/4 | Full Review… -
The latest entry in the American cinema's investigation of dumb-and-dumber heroes.
March 31, 2019 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review… -
Where Dumb And Dumber was clever enough to play dumb to amuse the child in all of us, this suffers under the illusion that just having a central character blissfully unaware of the need for a brain is actually a funny concept.
March 31, 2019 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… -
Even on its own dim-bulb terms, this runt of a comedy never locates its central joke: Is it that Billy the child-man doofus doesn't fit in with his pint-size peers or that he fits in all too well?
September 7, 2011 | Rating: D | Full Review… -
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.
June 1, 2008 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Billy Madison
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Oct 02, 2015One of Sandlers worst films, Silly plot, Very poor acting and Sandler was just annoying and unfunny, It's boring and predictable, Save your time and avoid this.Jamie C Super Reviewer
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Jul 27, 2013Though 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. 4/5Eugene B Super Reviewer
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Mar 14, 2012[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.Directors C Super Reviewer
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Feb 12, 2012Talking about bad movie... Sandler was being overly stereotypical, gosh I hated the lisp and redneck tone. It was not even funny, probably due to the bad script. The jokes were randomly thrown in. It's just not good enoughSylvester K Super Reviewer
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? |
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