Billy Madison
Billy Madison is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Tamra Davis. It stars Adam Sandler in the title role, Bradley Whitford, Bridgette Wilson, Norm Macdonald, Darren McGavin, Mark Beltzman, and Larry Hankin. The film was written by Sandler and 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.
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 an important 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 of school, with two weeks for each grade, to prove he is competent enough to manage the company. During his time, he comes across a bully names O'Doyle who says the known catchphrase: "O'Doyle Rules", there were 4 people in total with the same surname and it was later revealed that they were brothers.
More details
| author | Adam Sandler Tim Herlihy |
|---|---|
| director | Tamra Davis |
| editor | John Gilroy |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | act bully business ethics chant create decathlon drink elementary school even false accusations fortune 500 grade school jeopardy! kill mask meet open pass revolver run school class school principal school teacher spoil station wagon vice president walk wrestle |
| musicBy | Randy Edelman |
| producer | Robert Simonds |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | Toronto |