I won’t see Adam Sandler’s new joint Jack and Jill because I’m a thinking organism, but my defiance is worthless: I’ve already watched Billy Madison enough times to line Opera Man’s pockets with box office dollars for life. He already wins. The mid ’90s marked a renaissance in vulgar, idiotic kid comedies (Dumb and Dumber, Tommy Boy, etc), and Sandler’s breakthrough Billy Madison — which barely earned back its $20 million budget — remains the best of the bunch. Let’s jump back in time and yell “O’Doyle rules!” at this loud old gem.
Billy Madison is the rather quaint story of a deadbeat twentysomething (Sandler), who is only allowed to take over his father’s (Darren McGavin) hotel business once he repeats elementary, middle, and high school in the span of 24 weeks — two weeks per grade. This means Billy has to win a second grade spelling bee, survive junior high terrors, and pass 10th grade science tests with flying colors. Though he completes the tasks, scheming money-grubber Eric Gordon (Bradley Whitford) challenges Billy to a battle of wits at film’s end to seal the deal. Can spoiled rich kid Billy get off his innertube and prevail?
As you may have gleaned, this is a stupid movie. In the words of the film itself, “Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it.” But it overrules your better judgment, tests your immaturity at every turn, and manages to be ridiculously, often maniacally funny. These five moments from Billy Madison prove that even if our movie hero is an obnoxious halfwit, there’s still room…
Source: http://www.celebrities.com/celebrities-gossip/bad-movies-we-love-billy-madison/
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