Happy Madison Productions
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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | December 10, 1999 |
| Founder | Adam Sandler |
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| Owners | Adam Sandler Jack Giarraputo |
Parent | Happy Madison, Inc. |
| Divisions | Madison 23 Productions (2007–2009) Scary Madison Productions (2009) |
Happy Madison Productions, Inc. is an American film and television production company founded in 1999 by Adam Sandler,[1][2][3] which is best known for its comedy films. Happy Madison takes its name from the films Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison, written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy, and distributed by Universal Pictures.
In addition to various Sandler-produced films, the company has also released films produced by others, such as
Steven Brill, Dennis Dugan, Frank Coraci, Fred Wolf, Tom Brady, Peter Segal, Nicholaus Goossen, and Tyler Spindel
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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 offices were formerly located in the Judy Garland Building on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City but the company left after completion of Sandler's final contracted film for the studio, Pixels. Happy Madison, Inc., the parent company of Happy Madison Productions, is run by Adam Sandler's brother Scott, and is located in Manchester, New Hampshire.[4]
In 2002, the company expanded its operations onto television with a pilot commitment at The WB.[5] After fifteen years, head Doug Robinson would leave the company to start its own at Sony Pictures Television.[6]
The company also had a short-lived subsidiary called Madison 23 Productions, which was aimed towards the drama genre. It only produced two films: Reign Over Me and Funny People, which both starred Sandler. Another subsidiary was Scary Madison Productions, which was aimed towards the horror genre and only produced the film The Shortcut.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
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| 1999 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Mike Mitchell | $17 million | $92.9 million | with Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
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| 2000 | Little Nicky | Steven Brill | $85 million | $58.3 million | with The Robert Simonds Company; distributed by New Line Cinema | |
| 2001 | Joe Dirt | Dennie Gordon | $17.7 million | $31 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| The Animal | Luke Greenfield | $47 million | $84.8 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| 2002 | Mr. Deeds | Steven Brill | $50 million | $171.3 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| The Master of Disguise | Perry Andelin Blake | $16 million | $43.4 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| Eight Crazy Nights | Seth Kearsley | $34 million | $23.8 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| The Hot Chick | Tom Brady | $34 million | $54.6 million | with Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
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| 2003 | Anger Management | Peter Segal | $75 million | $195.7 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Sam Weisman | $17 million | $23.8 million | distributed by Paramount Pictures | ||
| 2004 | 50 First Dates | Peter Segal | $75 million | $198.5 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| 2005 | The Longest Yard | $90 million | $191.5 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing International )
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| Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo | Mike Bigelow | $22 million | $45.1 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| 2006 | Grandma's Boy | Nicholaus Goossen | $5 million | $6.6 million | with 20th Century Fox and internationally by Summit Entertainment
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| The Benchwarmers | Dennis Dugan | $33 million | $65 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| Click | Frank Coraci | $82.5 million | $240.7 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| 2007 | Reign Over Me | Mike Binder | $20 million | $22.2 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Dennis Dugan | $85 million | $187.1 million | with Shady Acres Entertainment and Relativity Media; distributed by Universal Pictures Distribution | ||
| 2008 | Strange Wilderness | Fred Wolf | $20 million | $6.9 million | with Level 1 Entertainment; distributed by Paramount Pictures Distribution | |
| You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Dennis Dugan | $90 million | $204.3 million | with Smigel/Dugan Productions, Sony Pictures Releasing
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| The House Bunny | Fred Wolf | $25 million | $70.4 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| Bedtime Stories | Adam Shankman | $80 million | $212.9 million | with Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
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| 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Steve Carr | $26 million | $183.3 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| Funny People | Judd Apatow | $75 million | $71.6 million | with Apatow Productions, Relativity Media, Universal Pictures, and Columbia Pictures; distributed by Universal Pictures | ||
| The Shortcut | Nicholaus Goossen | $1 million | — | as Scary Madison Productions; with Leomax; distributed by Leomax and Mind's Eye Entertainment
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| 2010 | Grown Ups | Dennis Dugan | $80 million | $271.4 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| 2011 | Just Go with It | $80 million | $215 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| Zookeeper | Frank Coraci | $80 million | $169.8 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Tom Brady | $10 million | $2.5 million | with Miles Deep Productions and Sony Pictures Releasing
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| Jack and Jill | Dennis Dugan | $79 million | $149 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| 2012 | That's My Boy | Sean Anders | $70 million | $57.7 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| Here Comes the Boom | Frank Coraci | $42 million | $73.1 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| 2013 | Grown Ups 2 | Dennis Dugan | $80 million | $247 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| 2014 | Blended | Frank Coraci | $40 million | $128 million | with Gulfstream Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment; distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures | [8] |
| 2015 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 | Andy Fickman | $30 million | $107.6 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser | Fred Wolf | $3.7 million | — | distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing )
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| Pixels | Chris Columbus | $88 million | $244.9 million | with Sony Pictures Releasing
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| The Ridiculous 6 | Frank Coraci | $60 million | — | distributed by Netflix | ||
| 2016 | The Do-Over | Steven Brill | $40 million | — | ||
| 2017 | Sandy Wexler | $24.3 million | — | |||
| 2018 | The Week Of | Robert Smigel | — | — | ||
| Father of the Year | Tyler Spindel | — | — | [12] | ||
| Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh | Steven Brill | — | — | |||
| 2019 | Murder Mystery | Kyle Newacheck | — | — | with Vinson Films, Endgame Entertainment, Mythology Entertainment, Denver and Delilah Productions, and Tower Hill Entertainment; distributed by Netflix | |
| 2020 | The Wrong Missy | Tyler Spindel | — | — | distributed by Netflix | [13] |
| Hubie Halloween | Steven Brill | 14 Million[14] | — | |||
| 2022 | Home Team | Charles Kinnane Daniel Kinnane |
— | — | with Hey Eddie Productions; distributed by Netflix | |
| Hustle | Jeremiah Zagar | $21 million | — | with Roth/Kirschenbaum Films and SpringHill Company; distributed by Netflix | [15] | |
| 2023 | Murder Mystery 2 | Jeremy Garelick | — | — | with Echo Films, Mythology Entertainment, Vinson Films, and Endgame Entertainment; distributed by Netflix | [16] |
| The Out-Laws | Tyler Spindel | 47 Million[17] | — | distributed by Netflix | [18] | |
| You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah | Sammi Cohen | — | — | with Alloy Entertainment; distributed by Netflix | [19] | |
| Leo | Robert Smigel Robert Marianetti David Wachtenheim |
— | — | with Netflix Animation; distributed by Netflix | [20] |
Television
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2007–2013 | Rules of Engagement | CBS | with Game Six Productions, CBS Television Studios, and Sony Pictures Television
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| 2008 | The Gong Show with Dave Attell | Comedy Central | with Sony Pictures Television | |
| 2010–2011 | Nick Swardson's Pretend Time | with Culver Entertainment
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| 2011–2012 | Breaking In | Fox | with Adam F. Goldberg Productions and Sony Pictures Television | |
| 2013–2023 | The Goldbergs | ABC | co-production with Adam F. Goldberg Productions (seasons 1–8), Doug Robinson Productions (seasons 5–10), Swinging Cricket Productions (season 9), Script L. Shannon, Inc. (season 9), This Episode is Entirely a Work of Fiction, LLC (season 10), and Sony Pictures Television | |
| 2017 | Imaginary Mary | co-production with ABC Studios, and Sony Pictures Television
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| 2019–2020 | Schooled | co-production with ABC Studios, and Sony Pictures Television
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Critical reception
Happy Madison's films have, for the most part, received overwhelmingly negative reviews, with most criticism targeted towards the crude humor, excessive product placement, celebrity cameos, and a sentimental ending that contradicts the film's mostly mean-spirited tone. Some drama films (worst ever made, while two other films have received a 0% score from Rotten Tomatoes.[22][23][24][25]
References
- ^ "Adam Sandler". Variety. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "100% Fresh Trailer Teases Adam Sandler's Netflix Variety Special". Screen Rant. 2018-10-16. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Locke, Taylor (2019-12-07). "Adam Sandler on being fired from 'Saturday Night Live' in 1995 before achieving massive success". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "New Hampshire Secretary of State Corporate Information for Happy Madison, Inc". Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (2002-10-04). "Frog leaps on laffer from Sandler shingle". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (2017-07-17). "Doug Robinson Leaves Happy Madison for Overall Deal at Sony TV, Launches New Production Company". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ComingSoon.net. 7 December 2011. Archived from the originalon 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ^ "Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore Comedy Blended Set For May 23, 2014". ComingSoon.net. April 24, 2013. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Set for April 17, 2015". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "David Spade is Back for Joe Dirt 2!". Comingsoon.net. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Look out, Adam Sandler! It's Donkey Kong's Space Invading Frogger!". Entertainment Weekly. November 10, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (3 May 2017). "David Spade, Bridgit Mendler, Nat Faxon, & More Co-Star In 'Who Do You Think Would Win?' For Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (10 January 2019). "New David Spade-Starring, Adam Sandler-Produced Netflix Movie Finds Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Hubie Halloween (2020)". Screenrant. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Adam Sandler's Next Netflix Movie Can Break Happy Madison's Losing Streak". ScreenRant. 2021-05-06. Archived from the original on 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (24 January 2022). "Jodie Turner-Smith, Mark Strong Join Netflix's 'Murder Mystery 2'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ Mintzer, Jordan (July 7, 2023). "'The Out-Laws' Review: Adam Devine and Pierce Brosnan in an Uninspired Netflix Crime Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kroll, Justin (12 July 2021). "Pierce Brosnan Joins Adam Devine in Netflix's Action-Comedy 'The Out-Laws'; Tyler Spindel To Direct". Deadline. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (July 13, 2022). "Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel & 'SNL's Sarah Sherman Among Cast Set For Netflix's YA Comedy 'You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah'; Happy Madison & Alloy Entertainment Producing". Deadline. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ Moore, Kasey (January 18, 2023). "Netflix Picks Up Adam Sandler Animated Movie 'Leo'; Releases in November 2023". What's on Netflix. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 12, 2016). "Drama 'Notorious', Comedy 'Imaginary Mary' Picked Up To Series At ABC". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- Salon. 2011-11-14. Archivedfrom the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ^ "Comedy about middle school statutory rape? Does Adam Sandler's That's My Boy go too far?". Fox News. 2012-04-30. Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Is Adam Sandler Serious With That's My Boy? | DrJays.com Live | Fashion. Music. Lifestyle". Live.drjays.com. 2012-05-21. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Adam Sandler's new movie That's My Boy exploits child victims of sexual assault. Please boycott the movie. | National Coalition For Men". NCFM. 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
External links
- Happy Madison page on Sandler's website
