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Happy Madison Productions is an American film and television production company founded in 1999 by Adam Sandler which is best known for its comedy films. Happy Madison takes its name from the films Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison, two box office successes starring Sandler himself, both produced by Robert Simonds. The elderly man depicted in the logo is Sandler's late father, Stanley.
In addition to various Sandler-produced films, the company has also released films produced by others, such as Steven Brill (Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds), Dennis Dugan (The Benchwarmers, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2), Frank Coraci (Click, Zookeeper, Blended), Fred Wolf (Strange Wilderness, The House Bunny), Tom Brady (The Animal, The Hot Chick, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star), Peter Segal (Anger Management, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard), and Nicholaus Goossen (A Day with the Meatball, Grandma's Boy, The Shortcut).
The 1998 films The Waterboy and The Wedding Singer helped jump start Sandler's movie career and production company. He produced The Waterboy and co-wrote the script with Tim Herlihy. The film was extremely profitable, earning over $160 million in the United States alone and made Sandler a successful actor with The Waterboy becoming his second $100 million film in a year, along with The Wedding Singer.
The company's production office is located in the Judy Garland building on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California while its corporate and parent company offices (Happy Madison, Inc.) are located in Manchester, New Hampshire run by Adam's brother Scott.
The company used to have a subsidiary, Madison 23 Productions, which was aimed towards the drama genre. The only production under Madison 23 was Reign Over Me, starring Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle. This studio company on the trailer of Funny People and the poster and trailer for Reign Over Me is also known as "Mr. Madison Productions". However, after the financial failure of Reign Over Me, the "Madison 23" label was shut down.
Happy Madison's most recent release is Pixels. Upcoming films include The Ridiculous Six, a satire of westerns, and The Do Over.
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(2008)Filmography of Happy Madison Productions (43 films)
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Hubie Halloween (2020)
Directed by Steven Brill
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, Rob Schneider, Michael Chiklis
Hubie, un employé d'un restaurant pas fûté, se retrouve accusé d'un meurtre commis le soir d'Halloween dans la sinistre ville de Salem.
Murder Mystery (2019)
, 1h37Directed by Kyle Newacheck
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Luke Evans, Gemma Arterton, John Kani, David Walliams
Un inspecteur de la police de New York part en voyage avec sa femme, à travers l'Europe. Dans leur avion, ils font la rencontre d'un homme mystérieux qui les invite à une soirée familiale, en petit comité qui a lieu sur le yacht d'un milliardaire âgé. Quand l'homme riche est assassiné, ils deviennent les principaux suspects de l'agent d'Interpol Laurent Delacroix.
Sandy Wexler (2017)
, 2h11Directed by Steven Brill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Kevin James, Terry Crews, Rob Schneider, Colin Quinn
Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler) est un agent travaillant à Los Angeles dans les années 1990. Ses clients sont parmi les plus excentriques du show-business hollywoodien. Un jour, il tombe amoureux de Courtney Clarke (Jennifer Hudson), sa plus récente cliente, une chanteuse extrêmement talentueuse qu'il découvre dans un parc d'attraction.
The Do-Over (2016)
Directed by Steven Brill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors Paula Patton, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Nick Swardson, Luis Guzmán, Kathryn Hahn
Two down-on-their-luck guys decide to fake their own deaths and start over with new identities, only to find the people they're pretending to be are in even deeper trouble.
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015)
, 1h46Directed by Fred Wolf
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Time travel films
Actors Brittany Daniel, David Spade, Dennis Miller, Adam Beach, Christopher Walken, Patrick Warburton
Joe Dirt embarks on an epic journey through the recent past, the heartland of America – and his own mind – to get back to his loved ones.
The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
, 1h59Directed by Frank Coraci
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Will Forte, Taylor Lautner, Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Jorge Garcia, Danny Trejo
Tommy, un homme élevé par des Indiens, est un jour approché par son père depuis longtemps disparu. Ce dernier lui révèle avoir besoin de 50 000 dollars, sinon il sera tué par son ancien gang. Tommy va alors se lancer dans un voyage ridicule et incroyable afin de trouver l'argent nécessaire. Lors de ce voyage, il va rencontrer ses cinq demi-frères sur le chemin qui vont le rejoindre afin de sauver leur père.
Pixels (2015)
, 1h46Directed by Chris Columbus
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about video games, Political films, Films based on video games, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Kevin James, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage, Adam Sandler, Michelle Monaghan, Sean Bean
In the summer of 1982, Sam Brenner and Will Cooper are thirteen-year-olds who love playing in the local arcade. Brenner enters an arcade game world championships. At the event, the MC tells that a time capsule will be launched into space containing a videocassette that includes scenes from the championships. Brenner and Cooper meet Ludlow Lamonsoff, a child who's in love with Lady Lisa, the main character of the game Dojo Quest. Brenner succeeds in every game, but finally loses to Eddie Plant in Donkey Kong.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
, 1h34Directed by Andy Fickman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors Molly Shannon, Neal McDonough, Kevin James, Daniella Alonso, David Henrie, Raini Rodriguez
Six years after the events of the first film, Paul Blart is recovering from several misfortunes. His wife Amy divorced him six days into their marriage, and his mother Margaret was killed after being hit by a milk truck. To feel better, Paul takes pride in patrolling his mall, the West Orange Pavilion Mall. Paul receives an invitation to a security officers' convention in Las Vegas and begins to believe his luck is about to change. His daughter Maya Blart discovers that she was accepted into UCLA and plans to move across the country to Los Angeles, but in light of her father's invitation, she decides to withhold the information for now.
Blended (2014)
, 1h57Directed by Frank Coraci
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Films about families
Actors Drew Barrymore, Terry Crews, Adam Sandler, Joel McHale, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Bella Thorne
Divorcee Lauren Reynolds (Drew Barrymore), who has two sons, Brendan (Braxton Beckham) and Tyler (Kyle Red Silverstein), meets Jim Friedman (Adam Sandler), a widower with three daughters, Hilary (Bella Thorne), Espn (Emma Fuhrmann), and Lou (Alyvia Alyn Lind) on a blind date. The date ends in a disaster due to Jim's clumsy and careless attitude and Lauren's perfectionist nature along with the fact that they have their date at Hooters.
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
, 1h41Directed by Christopher Nolan, Dennis Dugan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Steve Buscemi, Kevin James, David Spade, Salma Hayek
Three years after the events of the first film, Lenny Feder has relocated his family back to his Connecticut hometown of Stanton where he and his friends grew up.
Here Comes the Boom (2012)
, 1h45Directed by Frank Coraci
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Musical, Martial arts
Themes Films about education, Sports films, Martial arts films, Combat libre
Actors Henry Winkler, Salma Hayek, Kevin James, Gary Valentine, Reggie Lee, Greg Germann
Former collegiate wrestler Scott Voss (Kevin James) is a 42-year-old bored and disillusioned biology teacher at the failing Wilkinson High School. Budget cutbacks at the school jeopardize the continuation of its music program, which would result in its teacher, Marty (Henry Winkler), being laid off. Concerned for both his colleague and his students, Scott attempts to raise the $48,000 necessary to keep the music program alive. At first, he works as a night instructor for a citizenship class. One of his students, Niko (Bas Rutten), approaches him to get some outside tutoring and Scott reluctantly agrees. When Scott arrives at Niko's apartment, he realizes that Niko was a former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. While watching the UFC at Niko's apartment, Scott learns that the loser of the fight receives $10,000, which gives him the idea of raising the money by fighting and losing in MMA himself. Niko begins training him in defense, and later brings him to another trainer, Mark (Mark DellaGrotte), to train for offense, after a knockout on Scott's behalf he realized he could win more and fight less. While Mark trains with Scott, Malia De La Cruz (Charice Pempengco), one of Scott's students and a band member, helps Niko study for his citizenship test by putting the information into songs. Scott then begins fighting in small MMA fights and gradually gaining higher amounts of money for the school.
That's My Boy (2012)
, 1h56Directed by Sean Anders, Dennis Dugan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about alcoholism, Films about children, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, La sexualité des mineurs, Films about pedophilia
Actors Adam Sandler, Ian Ziering, Leighton Meester, Susan Sarandon, Todd Bridges, Andy Samberg
In 1984, Donny Berger's teacher, a hebephile named Mary McGarricle (Eva Amurri Martino), begins a sexual relationship with him. When she is discovered inciting him to sexual activity on a piano during an assembly, she is sentenced to a lengthy prison term where it is revealed she is pregnant. The court gives custody of the unborn child to Donny's abusive father until Donny himself is at the legal age to assume custody.
Zookeeper (2011)
, 1h42Directed by Frank Coraci
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Children's films
Actors Donnie Wahlberg, Rosario Dawson, Kevin James, Leslie Bibb, Nick Nolte, Sylvester Stallone
A zookeeper named Griffin Keyes (Kevin James) sets up a plan to propose to the love of his life Stephanie (Leslie Bibb), but she rejects him and claims that his career as a zookeeper is what is keeping her away, therefore breaking Griffin's heart.
, 1h37Directed by Tom Brady
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about pornography
Actors Christina Ricci, Nick Swardson, Stephen Dorff, Don Johnson, Kevin Nealon, Ido Mosseri
A small-town manchild with big buck-teeth, Bucky Larson (Nick Swardson), stumbles upon a family secret: His quiet and reserved parents (Edward Herrmann and Miriam Flynn) were famous porn stars in the 1970s. This motivates him to leave northern Iowa for Hollywood, hoping to follow in their footsteps and fulfill his destiny as the biggest adult-film star in the world. Unfortunately, he has no idea how to become a porn star like his parents, and his penis is incredibly small.
Jack and Jill (2011)
, 1h31Directed by Dennis Dugan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, L'usurpation d'identité, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Escroquerie, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Al Pacino, Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Eugenio Derbez, Regis Philbin, Shaquille O'Neal
The film opens with homemade videos of fraternal twins Jack and Jill Sadelstein growing up. As the videos progress, it seems that Jack is the more gifted twin, with Jill constantly trying to get his attention by hitting him, hurting girls around him, etc. The story shifts to the present, where an adult Jack (Adam Sandler) is a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife, Erin (Katie Holmes), and two kids, Sofie (Elodie Tougne) and Gary (Rohan Chand), while Jill (Sandler) never left the working-class neighborhood they grew up in. Jill recently inherited her childhood home, having lived with their mother until her death one year ago.