Synopsis
Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.
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Cast
- Adam SandlerBilly Madison
- Bradley WhitfordEric Gordon
- Josh MostelPrincipal Max Anderson
- Bridgette Wilson-SamprasVeronica Vaughn
- Darren McGavinBrian Madison
- Norm MacdonaldFrank
- Mark BeltzmanJack
- Larry HankinCarl Alphonse
- Theresa MerrittJuanita
- Dina PlatiasMiss Lippy
Recommendations
- 40
Variety
There are a few bursts of sheer, irresistible idiocy -- along the lines of "Wayne's World" or even "Pee-wee's Big Adventure"-- but not enough to sustain the more arid stretches. - 25
USA Today
Sandler mugs through a back-to-school daze. [13 February 1995, p.D1] - 25
Christian Science Monitor
Adam Sandler's creative songs and silly expressions on "Saturday Night Live" may have turned him into a celebrity, but this movie based solely on his antics doesn't work. - 25
Entertainment Weekly
By the end, you feel like a drill sergeant-you want to wipe that stupid grin off Sandler's face. - 25
San Francisco Examiner
Tedious, unfunny. - 20
TV Guide Magazine
The film should have featured more absurd and nonsensical elements. Certainly the plot is ridiculous, and so completely illogical that to see it fall by the wayside in favor of some inspired lunacy would not have been a loss. - 20
Empire
Okay, a couple of sniggers sneak out, but on the whole the effect is stone cold. - 20
Los Angeles Times
Director Tamra Davis and screenwriters Sandler and Tim Herlihy scatter the bad jokes like fertilizer. Nothing sprouts.
