Billy Madison [Blu-ray]

Director: Tamra Davis, Robert Simonds Tamra Davis

Overview

Master of infantilism Adam Sandler stars as the title character, an overgrown rich kid who wiles away his days poolside, swilling kegs of beer and appreciating fine nudie magazines such as "Drunk Chicks" -- that is, until his father (Darren McGavin) decides to test his mettle as future head of the family business by posing a challenge: retake and pass grades K-12 in 24 weeks or watch control of the business pass to the requisite conniving underling (Bradley Whitford). Forced into action, Billy vows to change his drunken ways. He enrolls in kindergarten, makes new friends, pelts pint-sized kids with playground balls and develops a love interest in a pretty teacher (Bridgitte Wilson). The action culminates in an academic showdown between Billy and the purportedly Harvard-educated underling for the future of the family enterprise -- no small feat for a man fresh out of the first grade. There's gross, moronic, off-color low humor galore in Billy Madison, particularly in one subplot involving a romantically forward elementary school principal (Josh Mostel, son of theater great Zero Mostel) and his secret former life as a professional wrestler; another scene includes the hypertense school bus driver (Chris Farley, in a typical over-the-top cameo) lying in the meadow with a hallucinatory penguin. As one might suspect, Billy Madison is not for every taste; Sandler fans will laugh from start to finish; others beware.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2011
UPC:	0025195053907
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	19,059

Special Features

Over 25 minutes of the most awesom deleted scenes including Billy at Home and School Days; Outrageous outtakes and goof-ups that will have you laughing out loud ; Get the whole hilarious story with 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.

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