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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
'''Happy Madison Productions''' is an American film and television production company founded on December 10, 1999 by Adam Sandler. The company takes its name from the films '''''Happy''' Gilmore'' and ''Billy '''Madison''''', two box office successes starring Sandler himself. The films ''The Waterboy'' and ''The Wedding Singer'' helped jump start Sandler's movie career and production company. The majority of the company's films have received negative reviews from critics, | '''Happy Madison Productions''' is an American film and television production company founded on December 10, 1999 by Adam Sandler. The company takes its name from the films '''''Happy''' Gilmore'' and ''Billy '''Madison''''', two box office successes starring Sandler himself. The films ''The Waterboy'' and ''The Wedding Singer'' helped jump start Sandler's movie career and production company. The majority of the company's films have received negative reviews from critics, yet most have performed well at the box office. | ||
The company's production office were formerly located in the Judy Garland Building on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, but the company left after the completion of Sandler's final contracted film for the studio ''Pixels''; however they still continue to work with Sony on their [[Sony Pictures Television|television division]] to this day, producing series such as ''The Goldbergs''. | The company's production office were formerly located in the Judy Garland Building on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, but the company left after the completion of Sandler's final contracted film for the studio ''Pixels''; however they still continue to work with Sony on their [[Sony Pictures Television|television division]] to this day, producing series such as ''The Goldbergs''. | ||
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Adam F Goldberg and Happy Madison.png | Adam F Goldberg and Happy Madison.png | ||
Happy Madison and Doug Robinson.png | Happy Madison and Doug Robinson.png | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Old Man", "The Golf Logo", "Terrific!" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Old Man", "The Golf Logo", "Terrific!" | ||
'''Logo:''' Over a space background, a golf ball comes out of a solar eclipse, zooming back slowly and rotating to our left with the script words "Happy Madison" in the center at the top and the word "PRODUCTIONS" spaced out in Futura underneath. The background then fades to a golf course scene as the ball is smacked against the screen by a golf club, leaving the logo imprinted on the screen with a white outline and a glass crack. A few seconds later, we zoom back to reveal an elderly man in a golf outfit holding the | '''Logo:''' Over a space background, a golf ball comes out of a solar eclipse, zooming back slowly and rotating to our left with the script words "Happy Madison" in the center at the top and the word "PRODUCTIONS" spaced out in Futura underneath. The background then fades to a golf course scene as the ball is smacked against the screen by a golf club, leaving the logo imprinted on the screen with a white outline and a glass crack. A few seconds later, we zoom back to reveal an elderly man in a golf outfit holding the club, looking on at the logo as he says "Terrific!". The background then fades to black with only the logo remaining before fading out. | ||
'''Trivia:''' The man depicted in the logo is Adam Sandler's late father, Stanley Sandler. Adam Sandler created this as a tribute to him, in the hopes that he is somewhere out there, laughing at the films. | '''Trivia:''' The man depicted in the logo is Adam Sandler's late father, Stanley Sandler. Adam Sandler created this as a tribute to him, in the hopes that he is somewhere out there, laughing at the films. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On ''Rules of Engagement'', the logo | * On ''Rules of Engagement'', the logo consists of just the golf ball striking the screen. | ||
* On other TV series from the company, the logo is abridged and the text is smaller. | * On other TV series from the company, the logo is abridged and the text is smaller. | ||
* At the end of ''Zookeeper'', the golf ball with the text appears on a black background. | * At the end of ''Zookeeper'', the golf ball with the text appears on a black background. | ||