Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore is a 1996 comedy film starring Adam Sandler as a failed hockey player who discovers an unlikely talent for golf.
The character's name has become shorthand for an unorthodox, aggressive golf swing—taking a running start before driving: He did a Happy Gilmore off the first tee.
The film spawned a 2025 sequel.
- golfClub-and-ball course sport
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- putterClub for short strokes
- alligatorLarge American swamp reptile
Adam Sandler · Subway · Bob Barker · fight · grandma · nursing home · tournament · drive · nine iron · slice · caddy · waterboy · 90s · slapstick · temper · tantrum · hockey stick · hole-in-one
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- Comedy CharactersAustin Powers, Ace Ventura, The Dude, Elle Woods, Napoleon Dynamite
- Sports FilmsRocky, Rudy, Hoosiers, The Natural, Field of Dreams
- ben stiller filmsZoolander, Dodgeball, Meet the Parents, Tropic Thunder, Starsky and Hutch