Oh, joy! 🙄 After a geological epoch of 30 years, during which the cinematic landscape evolved faster than a Charizard on caffeine, Happy Gilmore is back on the golf course. Yes, you heard it right! Happy Gilmore 2, because Hollywood has officially run out of ideas and is now scraping the bottom of the barrel, is gracing Netflix. Prepare for a nostalgia trip so contrived, it could make a Sith Lord cry.
Adam Sandler, bless his heart (and bank account), reprises his role as the hockey goon turned golf “pro,” because apparently, we needed more of that. And guess what? He’s not alone! Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Kevin Nealon, Dennis Dugan, and even Ben Stiller, probably regretting their life choices, are back for this streaming extravaganza. It’s like a geriatric reunion tour, only instead of rocking out, they’re… golfing? 🏌️♂️
But wait, there’s more! New faces are joining the party, including Haley Joel Osment, who I guess is still around, Bad Bunny, because why not?, Benny Safdie, who clearly sold his soul after Uncut Gems, and a whole gaggle of Sandler’s own family members. Nepotism alert!🚨 And if you thought that was enough, hold on to your hats because there are surprise cameos that will either make you laugh or question your sanity. Some real-world pro golfers show up, probably wondering how they ended up here, and other “very surprising faces” that are so shocking, they might just break the internet. Or not. 🤷♀️
(Seriously, some of the cameos are wild, like seeing your grandpa try to do the Macarena. It’s a beautiful train wreck.)
Sandler and his trusty sidekick, Tim Herlihy, penned this masterpiece, just like they did with the original Happy Gilmore from 1996. Remember that? Back when Sandler was transitioning from Saturday Night Live to movie “stardom.” Ah, simpler times. The first movie, against all odds, made a decent chunk of change, and then became a home video sensation. Because who wouldn’t want to watch Adam Sandler yell at a golf ball on repeat? 🏌️♂️😡
The new film, in its infinite wisdom, pays “homage” to the original in ways that are either heartwarming or nauseating, depending on your tolerance for nostalgia. Even Carl Weathers, who played the iconic Chubbs Peterson, gets a shoutout, because even in death, you can’t escape the clutches of a Sandler sequel.
Sandler has been yapping about a Happy Gilmore sequel for years, like a broken record. In April of 2024, Drew Barrymore, in a moment of weakness or perhaps a cry for help, let it slip that Sandler was actually doing it. The following month, Netflix and Sandler made it official. A little over a year later, here we are, staring into the abyss of Happy Gilmore 2.
Happy Gilmore 2 is now haunting Netflix subscribers.
Finn McFrame, celebrated satirical mastermind and self-proclaimed “Emperor of Irony,” started his illustrious career as a cinematographer, where his expertise in capturing every single frame of a squirrel stealing a baguette earned him accolades at obscure film festivals.
Born in the glamorous town of Boring, Oregon, Finn grew up with dreams of being a Hollywood director until he realized that satire, not cinema, was his true calling—or at least the one that let him sleep until noon.
Finn McFrame: changing the world, one satirical lens flare at a time.
