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Does anybody notice how similar this is to Happy Gilmore?


Take away the golf course and substitute it with a Costco like store and the movie is pretty much written.
Happy Gilmore/Adam Sandler=Zack
Shooter Mcgavin/Christopher McDonald= Dax Shepard/Vince
Amy/Jessica Simpson= Julie/ BowenVeronica Venit
Donald/Joe Flaherty=Efren Ramirez/Jorge
Richard Kiel/Mr. Larson/ Security Guard
Gold Jacket= Jessica Simpson

Aside from some very minor differences the movies are nearly the same-Happy Gilmore being the better one. There's even a nice granny that wants her grandson to succeed. Happy and Veronica go ice skating=Zack and Amy's date in the store. Happy moving up on the board during the opens that he golfs at (sorry not too familiar with golf terminology) and The employee of the month board as Zack earns his stars. Happy warming up to the fact that he truly is a golfer and Zack becoming a better employee and hard worker. Shooter and Happy's conversation in the bar and Zack and Vince's conversation in the breakroom. Shooter McGavin having his 'friend' Donald anger happy by calling him a jackass and Vince's 'friendship' with Jorge. Mr. Larson getting the gold jacket back and the security guard saving the day with the video of Vince cheating. I guess Jessica Simpson could be the gold jacket too idk. They just seem too much alike to me.

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You must not have a life to write that out. This movie is in no way close to the same ballpark as Happy Gilmore! jeez....

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Yeah! Its actually a rip off of Grandma's Boy. You'll notice, it steals the plot from Grandma's Boy and inserts a bunch of talentless comedians\actresses (Dane Cook\Jessica Simpson) to make a quick cheap buck. Obviously this is geared to people who would watch anything with Dane Cook\Jessica Simpson in it and not to make people laugh.

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"I wanna kiss you all over..."

Don't forget that song, which was used in Happy Gilmore

Excuse me... I believe you have my stapler

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Nope

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