15 Great Movie Villains Who Totally Stole The Show

13. Shooter McGavin - Happy Gilmore

It's hard to remember now but Adam Sandler's output didn't used to make people hiss like rabid cats. In fact it inspired a sound I imagine the man himself hasn't heard in about a decade - laughter. Long before Jack & Jill proved Al Pacino is no longer worthy of adoration and The Cobbler somehow made a whimsical film about magic shoes into the most depressing thing ever put to film, Sandler had a good run of making goofball comedies that are still universally adored.

Happy Gilmore centered on a loveable loser on a quest to save his nana's house and get the girl. It was never going to win any awards for originality, but the jokes landed and it had more heart than a blue whale.

Easily the best part of the movie is the villain of the piece, Shooter McGavin. An arrogant, snide, privileged jock on his way to middle age, every aspect of McGavin's character screamed pent up insecurity. His rivalry with protagonist Happy Gilmore is without doubt one of the funniest narratives Sandler has ever produced, a mixture of good vs. evil, immature wordplay and surreal grandmother make-out sessions almost make you forget that the movie is set within the offensively boring world of golf.

McGavin gets his comeuppance and then some, being chased and mercilessly beaten into the ground by Richard Kiel (who played Jaws in the James Bond franchise). It's basically a violent lesson in humility.

Here's a real world application of this scenario: next time you're considering being a smug douche to someone, consider that the most recent Bond henchman was played by Dave freaking Bautista and you never know who has him on speed dial.