Adam Sandler had established a comedic "bad boy" persona on Saturday Night Live that appealed to young audiences in the early ‘90s. His leap to the big screen cemented him as a star and established him as an actor who often plays lovable slackers pushing into their thirties with the comedy gems Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore. In 1996, he joined forces with In Living Color’s Damon Wayans and The Godfather’s James Caan in the action comedy Bulletproof.