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Adam Sandler brings in celebs for the sequel

Adam Sandler brings in celebs for the sequel

Happy Gilmore has returned to the golf course, and he’s brought a lot of famous friends with him. “Happy Gilmore 2,” which began streaming on Netflix on June 25, packs a U.S. Open gallery’s worth of cameos in the sequel to the 1996 classic about a hockey player turned unorthodox golfer. Professional golfers, Hollywood stars, prominent athletes, old favorites from …

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Adam Sandler Put Cameron Boyce Tribute In ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

Adam Sandler Put Cameron Boyce Tribute In ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

Six years after his onscreen son died, Adam Sandler paid tribute to Cameron Boyce with his latest movie. With Happy Gilmore 2 now available to stream on Netflix, eagle-eyed viewers have noticed Sandler’s Grown Ups co-star appearing on a TV in the background of one scene, following the young actor’s death at age 20 in 2019. “Adam put a tiny …

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Netflix’s Adam Sandler Sequel Had Big Marketing Moves

Netflix’s Adam Sandler Sequel Had Big Marketing Moves

With Friday’s streaming launch of Adam Sandler‘s comedy sequel Happy Gilmore 2, Netflix has made sure to tap the movie into the public consciousness. Ever since Netflix confirmed last year that it was making a sequel to Adam Sandler’s popular 1996 feature, Happy Gilmore, fans have been eagerly awaiting the follow-up. Director Kyle Newacheck‘s new film sees Sandler reprise his …

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‘Happy Gilmore 2’: Tim Herlihy on co-writing with Adam Sandler

‘Happy Gilmore 2’: Tim Herlihy on co-writing with Adam Sandler

When you show up for your first day of college, you never know who your roommate will be. You could be assigned a slovenly party animal who makes your life miserable or a studious bookworm you don’t see all semester. Or maybe you share a suite with a young Adam Sandler, before either of your careers have even begun, and …

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Adam Sandler sequel shoots par

Adam Sandler sequel shoots par

Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) is in the midst of a deep and lengthy depression. His beloved wife Virginia (Julie Bowen) has died, leaving him to care for five grown-ish children of indeterminate ages; he’s lost most of the money he made as a golf pro; and he’s turned to alcoholism to cope with his pain. Happy Gilmore 2 conveys that …

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Adam Sandler Rewrote ‘Happy Gilmore 2′ After Carl Weathers’ Death

Adam Sandler Rewrote ‘Happy Gilmore 2′ After Carl Weathers’ Death

Adam Sandler said he had to rewrite Happy Gilmore 2 following Carl Weathers‘ death. The actor and comedian, who is reprising his role as Happy Gilmore in the sequel to his beloved 1996 sports comedy, recently told Collider that Weathers’ Derick “Chubbs” Peterson was planning to return for the new movie before he died last year at age 76. “We …

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Bobby Lee recalls Adam Sandler scolding him for bombing his line

Bobby Lee recalls Adam Sandler scolding him for bombing his line

Bobby Lee had a single line in The Wrong Missy — and it was one of the hardest performances of his career. The comedian and actor recalled playing a check-in desk employee in the 2020 Netflix comedy during a recent conversation with David Spade (who starred in the film alongside Lauren Lapkus) and Dana Carvey on their podcast Fly on …

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