“When we did ‘Billy Madison,’ we were in Canada and staying in the same hotel. We had to bond immediately to make that film. We would spend hours talking on the phone about what we were going to do the next day. The day we were going to do the dodgeball scene, I had it all worked out with stunts and balls and kids, etcetera. The night before, Adam [Sandler] calls me on the phone and says, ‘Tamra, you know, tomorrow weâre going to do this dodgeball scene. I really want to hit these kids.’ Iâm like, ‘Adam, you canât just hit these kids. Theyâre children.’ He said, ‘No, no, no. Line them up, and ask who would be okay getting hit. Make sure you get the parents to say yes, and Iâm really going to hit them hard.’ I was like, ‘Youâre crazy.’ And heâs like, ‘No, hurting kids is funny. Itâs going to be really funny.’ I was like, ‘Adam!’ And thatâs what he didâhe really hit those kids as hard as he could. And I cut right before you see the kids just fully start crying.” – Director Tamra Davis fondly recalls the comedic genius of Adam Sandler. Davis’ latest picture, the documentary, “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child,” is in theaters now.[AV Club]
Grayhome on May 9th, 2020 at 18:27 UTC »
Peyton Manning did it in an SNL skit. The parents were begging him to hit their kids with the ball.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/08/30/peyton-manning-snl-sketch-child-actor-story-video
birdboix on May 9th, 2020 at 17:36 UTC »
As a camp counselor whose "patio games" hour had dodgeball but only with the counselors throwing explicitly low and slow you'd be surprised how little force it takes for a kid to eat shit when you hit them in the calves, they don't have the reflexes to gather their feet fast enough so they go right down. Good times!
NBAccount on May 9th, 2020 at 16:26 UTC »
For everyone freaking out about the kids, Here is the scene in question
You can see he mostly aims for the legs. Although one kid DOES take a full force blast to the kisser. You can also hear what sounds like a little blonde boy start to cry.