Billy Madison

Billy Madison is a grown man. Billy Madison has to retake the 1st grade. And the 2nd. And everything after that until he graduates. Why, exactly? Well, you see, he can inherit his father’s massive corporation should he graduate. There’s technically an antagonist, but he doesn’t do anything, so he might as well not even be there (until the very end). The only thing standing in Billy’s way is himself. Billy, as it would happen, is immature and likes to joke around during class and not pay attention. Now, let’s get one thing cleared up before we go any farther. Billy Madison is a stupid movie. Billy Madison doesn’t even pretend like it cares about actual thought. By all accounts, this movie is not really a GOOD movie. But it is stupid. And stupid is funny, in my opinion. So Billy Madison certainly has its moments. In the best scene in the movie (in my opinion), Billy hears the story of a dog who got lost and was never found. Tragic, really. Billy, however, has a different view. He tells the teacher that the owner has a responsibility, as a pet owner, to find the $%^&^%$ dog. A lot of the jokes are along those same lines. Have something happen, have Billy say something totally inappropriate, wait for laughter.

I could pretend that Adam Sandler movies are an “acquired taste,” but to be honest, they’re just dumb. As far as stupidity goes, Billy Madison is a pretty good example of how to do it right, I think. It’s not groundbreaking or even good, but it will (provided you like stupid things to happen), make you laugh.