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happy gilmore

posted 13 years ago by leeaf83
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surprised not to find a topic here outlining some of the similarities
-both came out the same year
-both involved a star athlete losing their right hand
-both handless athletes attempt to ride unwilling prodigies to success
-both prodigies have god given power but lack accuracy
-both prodigies eventually accept to save their families financially
-both films have gags with having sex with a physically unattractive female
-both prodigies get injured late in the film
-both films involve gags with losing the prosthetic hands
-the prodegies end up getting their money via advertising instead of the sport (subway/rubber man)
-both villains set up schemes to 'get' their rival; Mccracken abandoning roy, and Mcgavins '9th green' trick
-gambling on themselves is the end of Munsons character's competiting in the sport (for 17 years at least) and the beginning of Gilmores.

[–] El_Jeffro 12 years ago

Happy Gilmore had some moments, but they were few. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed it, but it pales in comparison to Kingpin.

And Kingpin was a spoof of The Natural, The Hustler/The Color Of Money (Fast Eddie Felson), and Witness-in-reverse, all rolled into one. Happy Gilmore was a product of Sandler's imagination; he was inspired by an old childhood friend who was a hockey player, and he and the friend often played golf together as adults prior to making the movie.