Happy Madison Productions, Inc. is an American film and television production company founded in 1999 by Adam Sandler , 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 .
12-405: 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 . 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
24-449: A short-lived subsidiary called Madison 23 Productions, which was aimed at the drama genre. It only produced two films: Reign Over Me and Funny People , both of which starred Sandler. Another subsidiary was Scary Madison Productions, which was aimed at the horror genre and only produced the film The Shortcut . Happy Madison's films have, for the most part, received overwhelmingly negative reviews, with most criticism targeted towards
36-421: A tumultuous formative period discussed on the 500th episode of WTF with Marc Maron . TV movies This article about a United States film and television actor born in the 1960s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a United States film director born in the 1960s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an American screenwriter born in
48-453: The fuck ?"). WTF launched in September 2009 following the cancellation of Maron's Air America terrestrial radio program Breakroom Live with Maron & Seder . Maron retained his Air America building keycard and, without permission, used their studios to record the first several episodes of WTF . After the first episodes, Maron moved from New York to California . Most episodes of
60-587: The worst ever made , while two other films have received a 0% score from Rotten Tomatoes . Steven Brill (scriptwriter) Steven Brill (born May 27, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter. He directed and co-wrote Little Nicky and directed Mr. Deeds , Without a Paddle , Heavyweights , and Drillbit Taylor . He has had cameo roles in all three Mighty Ducks movies , and appeared in The Wedding Singer , Mr. Deeds , and Knocked Up , although his role in
72-457: The 1960s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . WTF with Marc Maron WTF with Marc Maron is a weekly podcast and radio show hosted by stand-up comedian Marc Maron . The show was launched in September 2009. The show is produced by Maron's former Air America co-worker Brendan McDonald. The show's title stems from the Internet slang abbreviation WTF (for "What
84-533: 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 . In 2002, the company expanded its operations onto television with a pilot commitment at The WB . After fifteen years, head Doug Robinson left the company to start its own at Sony Pictures Television . The company also had
96-422: The crude humor, excessive product placement, celebrity cameos, and a sentimental ending that contradicts the film's mostly mean-spirited tone. Some drama films ( Reign Over Me , Funny People , Hustle and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah ) received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with Sandler's performance garnering critical praise. The company has put out four films considered to be some of
108-558: The film Almost Famous : "Lock the gates!" It began being distributed to radio by Public Radio Exchange in 2012. WTF has received generally positive reviews, including positive write-ups in The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly . On average, it receives over 443,000 downloads per episode, with the show purportedly surpassing 600 million downloads by July 2022. In 2014, Rolling Stone listed WTF #1 on their list of The 20 Best Comedy Podcasts Right Now . In 2022,
120-663: The latter has been miscredited to Judd Apatow . He also appeared as the Barfly in Sex, Lies, and Videotape . As a director, Brill was one of the central players (alongside Harvey Weinstein ) in the 2007/2008 Fanboys reshoot/editing controversy. Steven Brill attended high school (1976–1980) in Fort Lauderdale , Florida. Brill graduated from Boston University's Film School . There he studied with poet Derek Walcott and collaborated with Marc Maron on screenplays and standup comedy during
132-635: 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
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#1732876771620144-652: The show are generally recorded in Maron's home garage, nicknamed "the Cat Ranch", in Los Angeles . He ends most podcasts with the phrase "Boomer lives" in honour of a cat he brought from New York who went missing. The phrase became a hashtag and his production company name. Occasionally shows are recorded in Maron's various hotel rooms (while on the road performing stand-up), the offices of his guests, or other locations. Every show opens with an audio sample of one of Maron's lines from
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