Here's why Adam Sandler decided to bring back Happy Gilmore
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Happy Gilmore 2, released on Netflix today, features an emotional tribute to all the actors who died since the first film
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It’s the genuine article, a true revival of Sandler’s Jerry Lewis-meets-rock 'n' roll rage. A sequel to his fabled 1996 golf comedy, it extends that movie’s anarchy-on-the-putting-green spirit as blithely as if the original had been made yesterday.
Adam Sandler is disappointed that one very important part of "Happy Gilmore" will not be happening for the sequel coming to Netflix on July 25.
"Murder Mystery" director Kyle Newacheck told UPI the new comedy "Happy Gilmore 2" was made for lifelong Adam Sandler fans like himself. It premieres Friday.
On February 16, 1996, Universal Pictures introduced Happy Gilmore to audiences. The Adam Sandler starrer went on to gross $41 million and became a cable TV perennial enroute to its belated Netflix sequel in 2025. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below:
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