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A Balasaur Score of 49 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 40%, Metacritic 16/100. Audiences rate it 48 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,390 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Metacritic16/100
Audiences rate it 48 points higher than critics do.
1,867 audience votes
Key crew
- Tamra DavisDirector
- Randy EdelmanOriginal Music Composer
- Tim HerlihyWriter
- Adam SandlerWriter
Cast
- Adam SandlerBilly Madison
- Bradley WhitfordEric Gordon
- Josh MostelPrincipal Max Anderson
- Bridgette WilsonVeronica Vaughn
- Darren McGavinBrian Madison
- Norm MacdonaldFrank
- Mark BeltzmanJack
- Larry HankinCarl Alphonse
- Theresa MerrittJuanita
- Dina PlatiasMiss Lippy
- Hrant AlianakPete
- Vincent MarinoCook
Stills
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Themes
family business schoolwoman directorback to school