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For Adam Sandler fans only, this dopey comedy features the former Saturday Night Live star as an overindulged rich guy whose father insists he repeat grades 1 through 12 before taking over the family business. The scenario is perfect for Sandler's infantile leanings (which he has fortunately outgrown in more recent movies), and for the most part the jokes about being too old and too big for the experiment are obvious. Chris Farley and Steve Buscemi turn up in uncredited cameo appearances, but otherwise the film is pretty dismissible, except for those diehards who can't get enough of Sandler. --Tom Keogh ... Read more

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Overall Great Movie
Billy Madison is the hilarious story of a 27 year-old millionaire who goes back to school to prove to his father that he is capable of running a fortune 500 company.
Adam Sandler's performance is one of the funniest of his career, and other actors add to the humor of the movie as well, such as a cameo appearance by Chris Farley.
The movie itself can be hard to stand at some points, mostly because of the stupidity of the entire situation, and Adam Sandler's character can get annoying at times.

Even so, this movie is one of my favorites, and I recommend it to any Saturday Night Live fan, Adam Sandler fan, or just anyone who is looking for a good laugh.

Adam Sandler at his most inane and comical best
Billy Madison is the most hilariously inane character that Adam Sandler has portrayed, and while I don't consider this one of Sandler's best movies, it is easily one of his funniest. A lot of the comedy seems to have come directly from the set of Saturday Night Live; it was funny there, and it is funny here. Even a few SNL buddies, namely Norm MacDonald and the late Chris Farley, turn up to revel in the infectiously entertaining silliness. Sandler plays Billy Madison (of course), the son of a filthy rich hotel magnate. He spends all of his time lazing around the pool, drinking copious amounts of alcohol, and pawing over nudie mags; his only hobby seems to be lighting bags of poo on fire on the front porch of people he doesn't particularly like. Even after his infantile behavior at a big business meeting, he is shocked to hear his father say he is giving the company to a particularly annoying executive rather than turning it over to him. He swears he will do anything, even go back to school and actually earn the diploma his father bought for him, to make his father change his mind. Monday morning finds him camped out in a first grade classroom, where he actually fits in pretty well. Every two weeks, he is tested and bumped up another grade. Billy really enjoys his time in third grade because he makes some good friends among the children and laps the elixir of knowledge from the fountain of the gorgeous Veronica Vaughn (Bridgette Wilson). As time goes by, Eric starts sweating and sets Billy up for a fall. Only the disciplinarian love of Veronica and the support of his new childhood friends can pick Billy up and get him back in the game.

I think Sandler is a comic genius, and few comedians could make such a silly, silly movie a real success. I mean, Billy does things like chase imaginary giant penguins around the house; that kind of thing just doesn't fly with any other actors. I should point out that there is actually a strong human element to this story as it progresses, though. Once all the alcohol is out of his bloodstream, Billy is a nice, good-hearted fellow, and the reliving of his old school days makes a profound impact on his character. I'm still not exactly sure what Veronica sees in him, but true success pretty much requires a good-looking woman to be there to kiss you at the end. Perhaps I should just say a final word to the parents of teenaged boys: while this movie does provide a strategy guaranteed to make any young man study his heart out, it is probably not something you will want to sanction in your own family life.

This is the second funniest movie ever!
This is the second funniest movie on the whole planet. The only thing that beats it is Jackass: The Movie. Okay, this is Adams best movie ever. What I don't get, is that theren't aren't hardly any special features on the DVD. There aren't any deleted scenes. Hold on, I remember a kickaball scene from when I saw this on T.V. But it is nowhere on the DVD. Weird. Here is my favorite quote. Old Man: Who the h*ll is it and waddya want? Dagnabit, its one of those flaming bags again. Wife: Don't put it out with you boots, Ted. Old Man: Don't tell me my bussines devil woman! Call the fire department, this one's outta control. (Stomps on bag, takes of shoe and smells it.) Awesome movie!

Wow
Adam Sandler plays Billy Madison who is over 20 years old son of a very rich man. Billy is lazy beyond belief and he is unemployed. When his father wants to retire and wants to hand over the family business to Billy but his vice president Eric protests thinking that he deserves to be in charge of the business instead. Billy is not happy about Eric taking over his father's business at all so his dad makes a deal with both, Eric and Billy.
Billy has to go to the school again and if he passes all the exams then that's when he'll take over his family business. But will Billy actually succeed???

Extremely funny like every Adam Sandler's movies

"I want a snack pack!"
Billy Madison...one of the funniest movies in history. From the beginning when Billy jumps out of his pool with suntan lotion in the form of a smiley face on his abdomen yelling "Nudie magazine day!" to the end, I was laughing so hard that my ribs ached. I personally thought that everything that had to do with the silly penguin was the funniest, but Billy's maid was hilarious, too. If you've seen Big Daddy, then this is a must-have. Having a pickle slice race on the window of a restaurant looks like a lot of fun...I'll have to try that sometime. ^_^ ... Read more

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Revenge is sweet (and surprisingly affordable)
Looking for that crude, raunchy, extremely funny comedy to fill the void that is your life? Well, look no further, partner!

While I missed this in the theaters (probably because it was so unmercifully panned), I was really pleased to find out my money wasn't wasted on purchasing this DVD.

Norm MacDonald stars as Mitch Weaver, a guy who just can't seem to find his calling in life. After losing yet another menial job, his girlfriend kicks him out, throwing all his stuff out of the apartment window into the street.

Mitch goes to stay with his best friend Sam (Artie Lange) and we soon learn that Sam's dad, played by Jack Warden, has a bad heart and unless Sam can come up with $50,000 in a relatively short amount of time, his dad will die. Mitch agrees to help Sam, as not only is Sam his friend, but Sam's dad was like a father to Mitch while he was growing up, due to the fact that his real father wasn't around.

After some hilarious attempts to raise cash, Mitch stumbles on an idea for a business by accident. Seems Mitch has a real flair for getting back at people who step on him, so he decides to open a revenge for hire business, Dirty Work, to help those who can't help themselves, for a fee, of course. The scene where they're hire to deal with a noisy neighbor had my friends and I rolling on the floor.

The business isn't going well, until they get commissioned by Travis Cole (Christopher McDonald) to trash a property in order to condemn it, to which they'll get a large sum of money. Thing is, they do the work, but find out that Cole misrepresented his reasons for wanting the property condemned, and they soon find out they made a big mistake, and now Cole stiffs them on the payment. This sets up the ultimate revenge plan, leading to a great payoff.

Look for Chevy Chase, Don Rickles, and Gary Coleman in small but funny roles. Also in this movie is the late Chris Farley, who is about as funny as I've ever seen him. I was surprised to learn that this movie was directed by Bob Saget, you know, the guy from that Full House TV show?

If you liked movies like Kingpin, Dumb and Dumber, or Happy Gilmore, then you'll get a kick out of this one.

Just like Norm's standup...dry as a bone!
But sometimes you need some dry, stupid humor and DIRTY WORK provides that and then some. Everyone thinks about getting revenge on someone, but it's always the consequences that makes you think twice about it and the plot thrives on that. Mitch (Norm MacDonald) and Sam (Artie Lange) open up Dirty Work Inc., a Revenge For Hire business, in order to raise money for a heart transplant for Sam's dad Pops (Jack Warden). Christopher McDonald plays Travis Cole, the 'bad guy', and McDonald does a wonderful job in the role, as he has done with similar roles in movies like HAPPY GILMORE. The not well-known but always cute Traylor Howard does a nice job as well.

Directed by Bob Saget, DIRTY WORK also features small but hilarious roles from comic legends like Chris Farley, Don Rickles and Chevy Chase. It didn't do very well at the box office, but it's a movie that it seems just about every comedy fan has seen and with good reason. It's a great comedy and fully recommended.

Genius
This movie is really funny. If you loved screwed and half baked you will love this film. Its about these two guys who find out there brothers and their dad needs a new heart which cost $50,000 which so they have to do this job where they get revenge. Norm Macdonald and Artie Lange are histarical. They really did a great job. The only weird thing about this is Bob Saget directed it. I hate his jokes because he is a terrible comedian. I mean cmon dude Bob Saget, more like Bob Faget. Get it heh heh heh ahhh I an idiot. Anyways this movie is really great you havent seen it you got to watch it. Even if you look at it and go "ahhh it looks ok but, ehhhh..", but trust me its funny.

Very funny lowbrow humor with great cast
Dirty Work is a very funny movie that is along the lines of Dumb and Dumber or Saving Silverman. Mitch and Sam are childhood friends who have now grown up and don't know what to do with themselves. When Sam's father has a heart attack, the two friends must work together to get $50,000 for a new heart. However, everything they try fails miserably. Then, Mitch figures out what they can do, something they have always been good at. Get revenge on people. Soon, plenty of people are hiring them to get revenge on others which results in some of the funniest scenes in the movie, especially the "it smells like fish in here" bit. This is a hilarious movie with a great cast and far too many great lines to mention. For an enjoyable lowbrow humor movie, check out Dirty Work.

Norm Macdonald and Artie Lange are perfect together as childhood friends, Mitch and Sam. Macdonald's sarcasm is never better than it is here. Christopher McDonald as Travis Cole, the evil businessman trying to screw over Mitch and Sam. There are also very funny appearances by Chevy Chase, Jack Warden, Rebecca Romijn Stamos, Gary Coleman, Don Rickles, and in a hilarious role, Chris Farley. Also look out for John Goodman, Traylor Howard, and Adam Sandler. The DVD offers widescreen presentations, production notes, collectible booklet, and theatrical trailers. For a hilarious movie that will keep you laughing throughout, check out Dirty Work!

Oh my filth flarn filth gosh darn tootin shnikies
This piece of brilliant American art is the embodiment of toilet humor at its purest level of simple, raunchy, and fulfilling venality. Stimulating on a wavelength that makes every person that has seen it not only willing, but eager to watch it over and over again (results = unpolished laughter every single time). ... Read more

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Awesome Flicks! Buy Them!
These are quite possibly the two greatest Adam Sandler movies ever released. His new movies of of no comparison to the great comical humor of both Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison. Now, I haven't seen the deleted scenes supposed to be placed only in this set for these two movies, but they should be great. If Billy Madison has the "kickball scene" found only on the TV edit of Billy Madison you are already getting your money's worth. My advice - buy them (you WILL NOT regret it). ... Read more

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Screwed was another nail in the coffin of former SaturdayNight Live wisecracker Norm MacDonald, following his dismal previous film,Dirty Work. However, while Screwed isn't particularly funny (thejokes about dentures, dog poop, and dead bodies are pretty much as old as thehills), the plot exerts a perverse interest; for most of the movie, it'sgenuinely unpredictable. MacDonald plays Willard, the butler-chauffer, all-purpose flunky of Mrs. Crock, the wealthy, penny-pinching owner of a pastrycompany. Fed up with her abuse, Willard and his friend Rusty (David Chappellefrom Blue Streak and 200 Cigarettes) connive to kidnap her dogMuffin. But Muffin escapes and returns home; the ransom note is assumed to befor Willard himself. Rusty and Willard run with the idea, sending in a videotapeof himself being held prisoner. When a detective starts getting a little tooclose, they panic and decide to fake Willard's death... Okay, none of it makesmuch sense, but in a world of ridiculously formulaic movies that slavishlyfollow every screenwriting cliché, Screwed seems like a briefoasis of narrative invention. Of course, it still isn't funny. And by the end,it's lost whatever spark of imagination that got it started. Too bad. It'swritten by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, the screenwriters responsiblefor Problem Child, but also for Ed Wood and The People vs.Larry Flynt--they should stick to biographies. --Bret Fetzer ... Read more

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Very funny movie with great cast
Screwed is a very funny movie with a great cast regardless of what critics said about it. Willard Fillmore is a butler badly mistreated by his boss, Miss Virginia Crock, the owner of a huge pastry business. Willard and his friend Rusty decide to get back at her by kidnapping her dog and getting a huge ransom out of it. Then, the kidnapping goes wrong and everyone thinks Willard is the one who was kidnapped. From here on in, Willard and Rusty must figure a way to get out of the mess without screwing themselves over. Sure, some of the humor has been done before, but it is still very funny. There are plenty of laughs throughout. Screwed will keep you interested because from one scene to the next you're never sure what is going to happen next.

Norm Macdonald is very funny as Willard Fillmore, the mistreated butler who decides to get back at Miss Crock. There is just something funny about the pitch of Macdonald's voice when he screams. Dave Chappelle is equally funny as Rusty, Willard's friend and partner in crime. The two of them together are great. Danny DeVito is also good as morgue worker Grover Cleaver, who gets caught up in the whole mess. Screwed also stars Elaine Strich, Sarah Silverman, Daniel Benzali, and Sherman Hemsley. The DVD offers the theatrical trailer, widescreen presentation, and production notes. For a very funny movie with plenty of laughs, check out Screwed!

Funny as hell movie
"I was scared!" (desklamps) This is definately one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. It has so many jokes that it seems like it would just be one of those mindless comedies. but there is so much plot involved and twists to it that greatly enhances the movie. but the plot of set in such as way that it's very easy to keep up with. Norm McDonald is extremely funny. I don't know what all those other people are complaining about. I would definately recommend this movie to anyone.

the funniest movie of all time!!!!!!!!!!
This movie is hilarious. Why do people hate it so much. The critics, the fans what's with that? When I first saw this it was on encore (The smaller versions of stars) I only saw it because of norm McDonald. Because I loved him in "dirty work", by the way get that or watch it. I didn't know what to expect. I saw it I laughed my freakin ass off!!! I remember watching the commercial like when the old lady goes "you expect me to go to work like this" (she's in her launderay) and norms character says "awe no...!!!! I laughed my freakin ass off!!! If you watch this you laugh seriously. They need to make a special edition DVD though. I'd buy it!! You would too once you seen this movie...

Poop is too funny
Come on, people! Are you from France? Don't you get it? This is a funny, dumb movie that works. It's trying to be funny. The dog blood on the wall, the behind the scene look at the rich old lady's business, Danny DeVito screaming, "I'm screwed!" Sorry, you uptight "serious film critic" this is worthwile.

funniest movie ever
this movie is so hilarious. norm macdonald and dave chapelle are hilarious. and you cant forget danny devito. he is so funny. his perfomance is better than twins i swear ... Read more