When Billy begs his father to reconsider his decision, Brian reveals that he secretly bribed Billy's school teachers to give him passing grades.įREE Analysis of the First 10 Pages of Your Script. Brian loses confidence in his son and chooses the conniving Eric Gordon as his successor. One day, Billy ruins a dinner meeting between his father and his associates by acting obnoxiously.
He spends his days drinking with friends and creating disturbances across his father's estate. Plot Billy Madison is the 27-year-old heir to a hotel company that his father, Brian, founded.