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Despite this, the film received positive reviews from audiences and gained a cult following. The website's critical consensus reads, "Audiences who enjoy Adam Sandler's belligerent comic energy may find him in joyously obnoxious form as Billy Madison, but this thinly-plotted starring vehicle surrounds its star with an aggressively pedestrian movie." On Metacritic, the film received a weighted average score of 16 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". On the film review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a mediocre approval rating of 42% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. When it was first released, Billy Madison received mixed to negative reviews from critics.

Like other Adam Sandler movies, it has product placement here and there.

The idea of a young adult going back to school to get a company is very unique and interesting and was very well executed.

The ending to this film is very heartwarming.

Eric Gordon is a very underrated villain who tries to stop Billy Madison from taking over Madison Hotels so he can take over the company himself.

SHUT UP!", and ''Shampoo is better, I go first and clean the hair, conditioner is better, I leave the hair silky and smooth, OH REALLY FOOL?! REALLY!! "Now we have the privilege to of staring at that tub of lard all day long", " Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Memorable quotes like, ''Stop looking at me swan!", ''It's too damn hot for a penguin to be just walking around here!'', ''We're so lucky to have Principal Anderson substituting.Funny scenes where Billy is drunk and he thinks that he sees a penguin and chases it, Billy putting poop on the front of Old Man Clemen's door mat, Billy playing dodgeball and throwing the dodgeballs hard at the kids, and Billy playing with the Shampoo and Conditioner.Great choice of music, along with the soundtrack.The side characters which are the kids and teachers are likable too.Adam Sander did an excellent job playing as the character. Billy is a very likable and funny protagonist with lots of character development.Shortly after enrolling into elementary school, Billy becomes attracted to a third-grade teacher named Veronica Vaughn, who initially ignores him. The two finally compromise: Billy must complete all 12 grades in two weeks to prove he is competent enough to manage the company. When Billy begs his father to reconsider his decision, as he knows how callous and cruel Eric is, Brian reveals that he secretly bribed Billy's school teachers to give him passing grades.

Brian loses confidence in his son and chooses his devious executive vice president Eric Gordon to take over Madison Hotels. One evening, Billy ruins a dinner meeting between his father and his associates by acting obnoxiously. Billy spends his days drinking with friends and creating disturbances across his father's estate. Billy Madison is the dimwitted, childish, and spoiled 27-year-old heir to Madison Hotels, a Fortune 500 chain of 650 hotels founded by his father, retiring tycoon Brian Madison.