Billy Madison

     Well, it's back to school season, and what better movie to start school off with a comedy like Adam Sandler's Billy Madison? Now, I'm not a huge fan of Adam Sandler. But I like some of his movies, including this one. Sandler stars as Billy Madison in this funny screwball comedy that makes learning not that difficult. 

  Meet Billy Madison, a spoiled rich man child who spends his days being doing immature stuff like pulling pranks on people, drinking, looking at nudie magazines, chasing invisible penguins, and playing Nintendo. Billy's father Brian (Darren McGavin from A Christmas Story) was sick of Billy's behavior. After Billy ruined a special dinner, Brian loses confidence in his son and gives the family fortune to Eric Gordon (Bradley Whitford from West Wing). To win back his father's trust, Billy decides to go back to school to prove that he can handle inheriting his father's company. But he has to start way back to first grade. Billy must mature along the way too, especially when it comes to winning the heart of a teacher (played by Bridgette Wilson) who thinks Billy is a moron. 

   Movies like this proves that you need to grow up and be mature. 

     

            What I like about this movie is  Adam Sandler's performance as Billy. His performance reminds me of the late Jerry Lewis. Also, it's one of those rare moments where Adam Sandler does a good job in movies. Sure he was great in Happy Gilmore and The Wedding Singer, but films like Jack and Jill and Eight Crazy Nights, NOT GOOD. But Billy Madison, this shows that Sandler can make a great movie even though most of his other movies are failures.

     DID YOU KNOW?: The kids loved playing with Adam Sandler by tackling and jumping on him. In real life, Adam Sandler's mom was a nursery school teacher, and this is one of her favorite movies. David Spade (SNL and Emperor's New Groove) was considered to be in the movie.

     Parent's Guide: This movie may not be appropriate for kids. It's rated PG-13 for language and crude humor. There's some sex references here and there. Lots of swearing. And every now and then, some raunchy humor.