Billy Madison (Widescreen Special Edition) | 
| Director: Tamra Davis
Actors: Adam Sandler, Darren Mcgavin, Bridgette Wilson, Bradley Whitford, Josh Mostel
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  186 reviews
Sales Rank: 8041
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 025192545023
ISBN: 141701105X
UPC: 025192545023
EAN: 9781417011056
ASIN: B0009X761E
Theatrical Release Date: February 10, 1995
Release Date: August 23, 2005
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IN ORDER TO INHERIT HIS FED UP FATHER'S HOTEL EMPIRE, AN IMMATURE AND LAZY MAN MUST REPEAT GRADES 1-12 ALL OVER AGAIN
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For Adam Sandler fans only, this dopey comedy features the former Saturday Night Live star as an overindulged rich guy whose father insists he repeat grades 1 through 12 before taking over the family business. The scenario is perfect for Sandler's infantile leanings (which he has fortunately outgrown in more recent movies), and for the most part the jokes about being too old and too big for the experiment are obvious. Chris Farley and Steve Buscemi turn up in uncredited cameo appearances, but otherwise the film is pretty dismissible, except for those diehards who can't get enough of Sandler. --Tom Keogh
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 One of Sandler's BEST.! May 23, 2009
TVonDVD (Hayward, CA USA)
Title speaks for itself, but you might want to read other reviews! Due to the fact this is only my opinion.
 One of the dumbest - and funniest - movies ever. March 25, 2009
John McClung (Freehold, NY USA)
Adam Sandler's first major movie after joining the cast of Saturday Night Live has a very simple and somewhat unrealistic plot. The title character Billy Madison is the heir to the Madison Hotel fortune, but he's also a lazy and immature 30-year-old living off his father's money. So when his father decides to give the company to his rival, Billy makes a deal that if he repeats grades 1 - 12 to prove he's not an idiot, he can claim his inheritance. As Billy makes his way through each grade, getting an over-the-top party for each graduation, the low-brow comedy is delivered non-stop. Perhaps most notably, he goes on a class field trip, with Chris Farley as an obnoxious bus driver. Some of my favorite scenes, however, take place before he starts going back to school. Early in the movie we see Billy and his dopey friends pulling the old 'flaming bag of dog poo' prank, but with a hilarious new twist. And throughout the movie, there are many memorable quotes. This 'special ed-ition' DVD includes a number of new bonus features. Director Tamra Davis gives a feature-length commentary, and there's a half-hour of deleted scenes and outtakes. Overall, this is a great comedy that you don't have to be immature to enjoy. It has my seal of approval.
Good Movie February 2, 2009
G. Mays (Nebraska, USA)
Billy Madison (Full Screen Special Edition) This was a gift for my granddaughter. She was delighted to get it as it is one of her favorites. I have seen it before also -- it is a good movie.
Hysterical!! August 12, 2008
E. Carter (Kansas, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Billy Madison is one of my all-time favorite Adam Sandler films. It will keep you laughing, that's for sure!
This film is weird July 3, 2008
Genevieve Hayes (Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Billy Madison (Adam Sandler), an immature adult, is forced to go back to school and repeat every grade in the space of 6 months, in order to prove to his father that he is capable of taking over the family business.
I am not an Adam Sandler fan and I probably would never have seen this film had I not stumbled across it on TV one night and seen the penguin. That's right, there's a giant, 6 foot, penguin in this film, which pretty much tells you what you're getting yourself in for if you watch this film. "Billy Madison" looks like your standard, mainstream American comedy, and in many ways, it is, but scattered throughout the film are all of these really weird scenes, reminiscent of something out of a Savage Steve Holland film (he wrote and directed "Better Off Dead" and "One Crazy Summer" - if you haven't seen these films, then you should), that make you wonder how this film ever got the green-light and make you want to hug whomever it was that did approve it. These weird scenes elevate this film to greatness, and even if you don't find them funny, they certainly make this a memorable film.
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