Happy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Robert Simonds for Universal Pictures. It stars Adam Sandler as the title character, an unsuccessful hockey player who discovers a talent for golf. The screenplay was written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy. This film was the first of several collaborations between Sandler and Dugan.

Cast: Fred Perron, Christopher McDonald, Ben Stiller, Joe Flaherty, David Kaye, Julie Bowen, Kevin Nealon, Adam Sandler, Carl Weathers, Allen Covert, Dave Cameron, Dennis Dugan, Frances Bay, Robert Smigel, Peter Kelamis, Will Sasso, Michelle Holdsworth, Verne Lundquist, Brett Armstrong, William Samples, Jared Van Snellenberg, Rich Elwood, Nancy McClure, Helena Yea, Ellie Harvie, Ian Boothby, Kimberly Restell, Paul Raskin, Ted Deeken, Jim Crescenzo, Stephen Tibbetts, Edward Lieberman, Donald MacMillan, Louis O'Donoghue, Lisanne Collett, Frank L. Frazier, Zachary Webb, Mark Lye, Lou Kliman, Brent Chapman, Jessica Gunn, Phillip Beer, Fat Jack, Charles L. Brame, Simon Webb, Douglas Newell, John Shaw, Lee Trevino, Ken Camroux, Stephen Dimopoulos, D.J. Jackson, Andrew Johnston, Richard Kiel, Betty Linde, John Destrey, Helen Honeywell, Bob Barker

Director: Dennis Dugan

Genre: Comedy

Release Date: February 16, 1996

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Screen Writer: Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy

Runtime: 1hr 32min