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Billy Madison |
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Cajun Man. Opera Man. Pedro. These and
other sketch comedy characters created for
NBC's Saturday Night Live rocketed
Adam Sandler to fame. But in an attempt to
parlay his small-screen popularity into
superstardom, this recent SNL
alumnus has graduated to films and albums
of particularly poor taste.
Adam Sandler assaulted
sensibilities in his first big-screen role as
Billy Madison, a rude, mean-spirited,
sexually obsessed, alcoholic slacker. Whether
belting down daiquiris or racing to the mailbox
on "nudie magazine day," Sandler's Madison
fluctuates between muttering puerile
gibberish and erupting into vicious outbursts.
Add profanity, homosexual references, flaming
bags of manure and a study session where
Billy's shapely tutor rewards his correct
responses by taking off her clothes. Bad
news. Worse yet, the majority of the movie's
cast is made up of young children.
Billy Madison communicates the following
messages: "Self-destructive and anti-social
behavior is good for a laugh," and "the jerk
gets the girl." Not a healthy model for young
viewers.
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