1995. Billy Madison on VHS. Adam Sandler's first star vehicle, the Sandler/Tim Herlihy script about a hotel heir who has to repeat grades 1 through 12 in two weeks to inherit his dad's company.Directed by Tamra Davis, produced by Robert Simonds for Universal Pictures. Co-starring Darren McGavin as Brian Madison, Bridgette Wilson as Miss Vaughn, Bradley Whitford as Eric Gordon. Cameos: Norm Macdonald as Frank, Chris Farley as the bus driver, Steve Buscemi as Danny McGrath, Robert Smigel as Mr. Oblaski the third-grade teacher. Randy Edelman score. O'Doyle Rules. The academic decathlon final. Released February 10, 1995 through Universal.MCA/Universal Home Video pressing, the pre-1996-rebrand label (MCA/Universal became Universal Studios Home Video in 1996). Clamshell case, MCA/Universal spine with the pre-rebrand logo. This is a 1995 rental-era pressing: full clamshell, full-screen pan-and-scan, primary Blockbuster and Hollywood Video inventory format before sell-through retail waves caught up in 1996-97. Universal catalog number reference on the back spine, standard MCA/Universal rental-release pattern.Sandler's bridge out of Saturday Night Live: he'd left the show the summer before, Happy Gilmore followed thirteen months later on February 16, 1996, The Wedding Singer hit in 1998. The Billy Madison -> Happy Gilmore window is the Sandler-as-lead playbook in full.Tape plays. Clamshell intact. Sleeve wear consistent with age. See photos for the exact copy.$5. One of one.
