Billy Madison [WS] [Special Edition]

Director: Tamra Davis, Robert Simonds Tamra Davis

Overview

In this sophomoric comedy, an immature twenty-something party animal must take over his father's multi-million dollar hotel business after his father retires, but first he must return to school. Billy Madison loves to drink beer, hang with his friends and play childish pranks. However, his father's retirement is forcing him to grow up. The filthy rich heir has never been ambitious; in fact, he bribed his way through school. To gain control of his father's company, the child-like Billy must cram 12 years of learning into 24 weeks. If he fails, the company reigns will be passed to his father's slimy aide. Naturally the aide wants Billy to fail and engineers many insidious plots.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/23/2005
UPC:	0025192545023
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00

Special Features

Over 25 minutes of the most awesome deleted scenes; Outrageous outtakes and side-splitting goof-ups; Get the whole hilarious story with exclusive feature commentary from director Tamra Davis

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Adam Sandler	Actor
Darren McGavin	Actor
Bradley Whitford	Actor
Josh Mostel	Actor
Norm Macdonald	Actor
Mark Beltzman	Actor
Larry Hankin	Actor
Theresa Merritt	Actor
Dina Platias	Actor
Vincent Marino	Actor
Jack Mather	Actor
Christopher Kelk	Actor
Marc Donato	Actor
Keith Cole	Actor
Chris Mei	Actor
Conor Devitt	Actor
Jared Durand	Actor
Jessica Nakamura	Actor,Lawn Guy
Helen Hughes	Actor
Jacelyn Holmes	Actor
Justin Williams	3rd Grader
Chris Farley	O'Doyle the Bus Driver
Claire Cellucci	Actor
Shane Faberman	Actor
Al Maini	Actor
Jared Cook	Actor
Christian Matheson	Actor
Austin Pool	Actor
Stacey Wheal	Actor
Shanna Bresse	Actor
Kyle Bailey	Actor
Vernon Chapman	Actor
Mandy Watts	Actor
Gladys O'Connor	Actor
Marcia Bennett	Actor
Diane Douglas	Actor
Tim Herlihy	Actor
Frank Nakashima	Actor
Joyce Gordon	Actor
Jordan Lerner-Ellis	Actor,Actor
Robert Smigel	Actor
Melissa Korzenko	Actor
Colin Smith	Actor
Jeff Moser	Actor
Amos Crawley	Actor
Tex Konig	Actor
Eduardo Gomez	Actor
Tanya Grout	Actor
Benjamin Barrett	Actor
Matthew Ferguson	Actor
Sean Lett	Actor
Michael Ayoub	Actor
Lawrence Nakumara	Actor
Gino Veltri	Actor
James Downey	Actor
Bob Rodgers	Actor
Margo Wladyka	Actor
Allison Robinson	Actor
Hrant Alianak	Actor
Marcel Jean Gilles	Actor
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras	Veronica
Suzanna Shebib	Actor
Steve Buscemi	Actor
Diane Douglass	Nurse

Technical Credits

Tim Herlihy

Adam Sandler

Tamra Davis	Director
Deirdre Bowen	Casting
Jaki Brown-Karman	Casting
Fitch Cady	Executive Producer,Producer
Ted Hanlan	Stunts
Robert Simonds	Producer,Director
Todd Thaler	Casting
Tim Herlihy	Screenwriter
Adam Sandler	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Assuming top billing for the first time in this willfully stunted comedy, Adam Sandler unleashed the soon-familiar persona that would widely divide moviegoers but provide indisputable results at the box office for years to come. Here was born the debate about whether Sandler is a lowbrow comic genius or a moronic gadfly signifying the end of good taste and intelligence as we know it. For those able to give themselves over to its sophomoric charms, Billy Madison is a knee-slapping celebration of a spoiled idiot who learns decency from a gaggle of children who wet their pants at recess. Sure, Sandler is over the top -- in fact, he's so far over it that it's nowhere in sight. But that's the point in this movie, in which Sandler is essentially the mean-spirited version of Tom Hanks' character in Big, throwing tantrums appropriate to someone of his underdeveloped intellect. It's hard to resist Sandler when he yells, "You blew it!" in his trademark guttural shout after his eight-year-old friend botches a phone conversation with his crush. The reverse shot shows the young boy grinning in spite of himself, suggesting that children accept Sandler as he is, a ridiculous but ultimately harmless clown, and perhaps they're the best judges of character. Those who want Sandler to be something other than an intense, bellowing man-child -- or just wish he would go away -- aren't the intended audience, anyway. Simpatico supporting turns by Norm McDonald, Steve Buscemi, and Chris Farley provide either more giggles for the willing or more ammo for the obstinate.