Billy Madison Facts You Definitely Didn't Know
#1 First Leading Role
Billy Madison was the first time Adam Sandler landed a leading role in a big budget movie.
#2 Inspirational Photo
When Billy Madison looks at a photo and it dawns on him to have a learning decathalon, it was this photo of Caitlyn Jenner, then Bruce Jenner, Olympic decathalon winner
#3 Academic Decathalon
Did you notice these questions on the Academic Decathalon board?
#4 Sideburns
The first time an Adam Sandler character calls someone 'Sideburns' in a movie, is in Billy Madison. The second time is in the Wedding Singer.
#5 The People To Kill List
Billy gets his name crossed off of Danny McGrath's 'People To Kill' list after he apologizes for bullying him. If you look closely, the other names are all crew members.
#6 TV Show Credits
In the scene where Billy and his friends watch a tv show and view the credits, they are all the crew names as well.
#7 DONKEY KONG
Billy's favorite video game of all time is Donkey Kong, as he explains to little Scotty here on Billy Madison. Ironically enough, 20 years later, Adam Sandler had to destroy video game villains in the movie Pixels, and one of those games was Donkey Kong.
