Billy Madison (Widescreen Special Edition)

In this rib-tickling comedy, "Saturday Night Live's" Adam Sandler plays the title character, the moronic, goof-off son of a motel magnate who sets out to prove he's worthy of taking over the family business by going back to school and legitimately passing grades 1 through 12 in six months. Bridgette Wilson, Norm MacDonald and Darren McGavin co-star. 90 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; audio commentary; deleted scenes; outtakes.

For Adam Sandler fans only, this dopey comedy features the former Saturday Night Live star as an overindulged rich guy whose father insists he repeat grades 1 through 12 before taking over the family business. The scenario is perfect for Sandler's infantile leanings (which he has fortunately outgrown in more recent movies), and for the most part the jokes about being too old and too big for the experiment are obvious. Chris Farley and Steve Buscemi turn up in uncredited cameo appearances, but otherwise the film is pretty dismissible, except for those diehards who can't get enough of Sandler. --Tom Keogh