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Are you too good for your home? Answer me!
— Happy Gilmore ‧ 1996
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The line is the best example of Happy treating a golf ball as a personal enemy, and the funniest part is the question itself: he honestly expects an answer. The tantrum became a favourite for anyone talking to a stubborn object, a bad putt, a printer. It also shows the film's core joke, an angry hockey player stuck in a sport built on politeness.
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In context
Spoilers for Happy GilmoreShow the scene
Putting is the one part of golf Happy cannot do, and on tour he treats a stubborn ball the way he once treated a hockey opponent: he stands over it and shouts. These profane on-course meltdowns are what annoy tour officials, and also what bring in new viewers, bigger crowds and sponsors, which is why tour PR head Virginia Venit steps in to help him control his anger.
Sources (2)
- Happy Gilmore, Wikipedia (Plot)Plot, paragraph on his time on tourReference checked
- Happy Gilmore, WikiquotePage overviewReference checked
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