Happy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Robert Simonds.
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17 Facts About Happy Gilmore
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Happy Gilmore is a short-tempered, unsuccessful ice hockey player who lacks skills other than fighting and a powerful slapshot he learned from his late father.
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Happy Gilmore sends his grandmother to live in a retirement home, where its residents are mistreated, temporarily until he can pay for her house.
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Chubbs urges Happy Gilmore to enter a local tournament where the winner will earn an automatic spot on the professional golf tour; desperate to take back his grandmother's house, Happy Gilmore accepts after Chubbs informs him of the significant prize money involved.
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Happy Gilmore meets arrogant pro Shooter McGavin, who disapproves of his lack of golf etiquette.
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Happy Gilmore is fined $25,000 and given a one-month suspension from the tour, jeopardizing his chances to save his grandmother's house until Virginia secures him an endorsement deal with Subway.
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Happy Gilmore initially accepts, but Virginia talks him out of it, telling him that his grandmother would rather see Happy Gilmore be successful.
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Happy Gilmore seeks out Chubbs, who helps him improve his short game by practicing at a miniature golf course.
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Now determined to win the Tour Championship for both Chubbs and his grandmother, Happy Gilmore plays well and leads at the end of the third round.
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Happy Gilmore takes back his grandmother's house, sees a vision of a two-handed Chubbs with Abraham Lincoln and the alligator waving at Happy Gilmore as he waves back.
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Happy Gilmore then celebrates with his grandmother, Virginia, and his caddy Otto.
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Happy Gilmore was directed by Dennis Dugan, and written by Saturday Night Live alumni Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler.
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Happy Gilmore character is loosely based on Sandler's childhood friend Kyle McDonough, who played ice hockey and would golf with Sandler as they grew up.
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Lye disliked the unrealistic nature of early drafts, which depicted Happy Gilmore repeatedly making 400-yard drives, so he took the crew to a PGA Tour event so they could understand the atmosphere of golf.
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Happy Gilmore was a commercial success, ranking number two at the US box office on its debut weekend with $8.
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Scene with Barker beating up Happy Gilmore increased ratings for The Price Is Right among younger demographics.
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The TV series Sport Science has featured Harrington's "Happy Gilmore swing, " demonstrating how it can indeed generate additional distance, though at the cost of accuracy.
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