“Everyone My Age Pees His Pants”: Happy 48th, Adam Sandler

It was a busy mean solar day here at Giz : Somebody talked about some stuff , and then we mouth about that stuff , too . With all the excitation around here , you ’d be forgiven if you forgot about the day ’s other big news . It ’s Adam Sandler ’s natal day , you guys .

The buzz on Sandler as he begins his forty-eighth year on world is that he ’s take aim what very well may be anOscar - winning turnas a sex junkie in Jason Reitman ’s Men , Women and Children , which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this week . But who deal about all that ? Today , let us immerse ourselves in the magnificence of Sandler ’s most fatuous slapstick film . And that would be Billy Madison .

Almost 20 years later , the movie is still ludicrously risible and infinitely repeatable — plus it ’s extremely timely during this back to school time of year . For most of my college year , this was the bench mark for late - night comedy . Sandler may have eventually made his line of descent into “ serious ” movies , but he was at his best when Billy was seek to pass off the third grade . O’Doyle rule ! ! ! [ Google Play ]