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Actors: Adam Sandler, Norm MacDonald
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Billy Madison |
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The title character has been branded a failure and a loser by others, so he decides to go back to school and make something out of himself.
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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Billy has to go back to school so he can take over his dad's company.
--Brady Lotz, Resident Scholar
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This comedy is a simple minded, fun, and enjoyable time for lots of different types of people! It's the story of a rich man's son who, until now, did nothing but hang out w/ his alcoholic friends, get sunburned lounging by the pool, and stare at nudie magazines all day! After hearing that his hotel chain-owning father was going to give away the family business to Billy's rival (Eric), Billy decides to step up and try to win back his father's company by going back to school and proving he's more than he seems to be! It's a fun movie to watch and it's very memorable!
--kelly , Resident Scholar
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Billy Madison is the son of a multi-millionare hotel chain owner who spends his days getting drunk and lounging by the pool. When Billy's father announces that Eric (Billy's rival) will take over the family business instead of him, Billy becomes angry and his father reveals that he had paid his way through school. In a fight to gain the family company and his father's respect, Billy goes back to school where he encounters hilarious students and teachers.
--Jenni P., Resident Scholar
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The plot in this movie's actually pretty simple - Billy is to inherit his father's Fortune 500 company, but first has to re-do grades 1-12 on his own, because originally his father bribed all his teachers to pass him (he's not very intelligent). Billy eventually woos his new third grade teacher and becomes involved with her. Billy overcomes Bryan, his father's greedy right hand man who will get the company if Billy fails. He graduates and then inherits the company; however, he gives it to a more deserving party.
--Chelsea, Resident Scholar
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Spoiled, lazy 20-something Billy Madison is told that he is too irresponsible to take over his father's hotel chain when he retires, and the company will go to power-hungry little weasel Eric. However, Billy reaches a compromise. Billy must go to school again, first-12th grades, and complete each one in two weeks. If he does this, he gets the company. But it's not as easy as he first thought...
--Emily, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Billy Madison |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- adult acting like child
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Pacific NW
- California
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
- Some foul language
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