Billy Madison

Billy Madison is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Tamra Davis. It stars Adam Sandler, Bradley Whitford, Bridgette Wilson, Norm Macdonald, Darren McGavin, Mark Beltzman, and Larry Hankin. The film was written by Sandler, Tim Herlihy and produced by Robert Simonds and was Macdonald's feature film debut. It made over $26.4 million worldwide and debuted at number one at the box office. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot
Billy Madison is the dimwitted, childish, and spoiled 27-year-old heir to Madison Hotels, a Fortune 500 chain of 650 hotels founded by his father, retiring tycoon Brian Madison. Billy spends his days drinking with friends and creating disturbances across his father's estate. One evening, Billy ruins a dinner meeting between his father and his associates by acting obnoxiously. Brian loses confidence in his son and chooses his devious executive vice president Eric Gordon to take over Madison Hotels. When Billy begs his father to reconsider his decision, as he knows how callous and cruel Eric is, Brian reveals that he secretly bribed Billy's school teachers to give him passing grades. The two finally compromise: Billy must complete all 12 grades in two weeks to prove he is competent enough to manage the company. Shortly after enrolling into elementary school, Billy becomes attracted to a third-grade teacher named Veronica Vaughn, who initially ignores him.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Billy is a very likable and funny protagonist with lots of character development. Adam Sander did an excellent job playing as the character.
 * 2) The side characters which are the kids and teachers are likable too.
 * 3) Great blend of Romance and Comedy.
 * 4) Great choice of music, along with the soundtrack.
 * 5) Funny scenes where Billy is drunk and he thinks that he sees a penguin and chases it, Billy putting poop on the front of Old Man Clemen's door mat, Billy playing dodgeball and throwing the dodgeballs hard at the kids, and Billy playing with the Shampoo and Conditioner.
 * 6) Memorable quotes like,   Stop looking at me swan!",  It's too damn hot for a penguin to be just walking around here! ,  We're so lucky to have Principal Anderson substituting. "Now we have the privilege to of staring at that tub of lard all day long", "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... SHUT UP!", and  '' Shampoo is better, I go first and clean the hair, conditioner is better, I leave the hair silky and smooth, OH REALLY FOOL?! REALLY!!
 * 7) Eric Gordon is a very underrated villain who tries to stop Billy Madison from taking over Madison Hotels so he can take over the company himself.
 * 8) Great choice of casting.
 * 9) The ending to this film is very heartwarming.
 * 10) The idea of a young adult going back to school to get a company is very unique and interesting and was very well executed.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Like other Adam Sandler movies, it has product placement here and there.

Reception
When it was first released, Billy Madison received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On the film review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a mediocre approval rating of 42% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "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." On Metacritic, the film received a weighted average score of 16 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". Despite this, the film received positive reviews from audiences and gained a cult following.

Trivia

 * This film used to be hated back in the day, but in recent times it has been loved and considered an Adam Sander classic film.
 * This film is also in a DVD bundle with Happy Gilmore.

Videos
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKJCjDl_zxw >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWPhoSBSFMQ

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