30 years after the original film, Happy Gilmore, was released, Adam Sandler has swung back onto screens in a sequel jam-packed with a host of celebrities and star athletes
Paige Spiranac is one of the many celebrities to have a cameo in Happy Gilmore 2(Image: Getty Images for Netflix)
Almost 30 years after the original film was released, Adam Sandler is back on the golf course to reprise his role of Happy Gilmore in a sequel.
Back in 1996, Sandler’s comedy became a cult classic, with the actor starring a failed hockey player turned golf sensation Gilmore. A sequel had been in the offing for a while, with Happy Gilmore 2 finally releasing on Friday on Netflix.
The sequel boasts a host of celebrities and star athletes, including world no.1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, who recently won The Open Championship, and PGA Tour star Will Zalatoris. Without veering into spoiler territory, Scheffler’s appearance is an interesting one, which Mirror U.S. Sport readers can learn about here. And it also includes an icon from the world of music in the form of Eminem, and golf social media sensation, Paige Spiranac.
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“It was a blast (filming),” said Zalatoris of appearing in the film. “So the beauty of it is that if you think my acting is terrible, I’m not an actor, so that’s fine.
“I’ve never taken a drama class in my life. I had no idea what I was doing, but basically they said, ‘Act like a moron as much as you possibly can,’ and I said, ‘Well, that’s pretty easy for me.’ It was a really fun time, and hopefully everybody enjoys it when it comes out.
Of course, Scheffler and Zalatoris aren’t the only golfers who star in the sequel, with a host of PGA Tour and LIV Golf players making an appearance in Sandler’s Netflix movie.
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John Daly alongside other cast members of Happy Gilmore 2 (Image: Getty)
Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka were all pictured together in one of the scenes alongside Sandler’s Gilmore, while the likes of Keegan Bradley, John Daly, Tony Finau and Rickie Fowler also starred.
Nelly Korda, Nancy Lopez, Collin Morikawa, Jack Nicklaus, Fred Couples, Charley Hull, David Duval, Colin Montgomerie, Annabel Angel, Wyndham Clark, and Bubba Watson also have cameoes in the film, as do also have cameos in the film, as do Corey Pavin, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Lee Trevino, Retief Goosen, Jim Furyk, Charles Howell III and Sir Nick Faldo.
Travis Kelce also starred in the film(Image: Getty Images)
NFL star Travis Kelce also makes an appearance in the film as a waiter, as does former NFL running back Reggie Bush, and WNBA ace Kelsey Plum.
From the original cast, Gilmore’s rival, Shooter McGavin, played by Christopher McDonald, is of course returning, as is Julie Bowen as Virginia Vent, Happy’s now-wife in the film. Dennis Dugan, who directed the original, returns as Doug Thompson. Ben Stiller, who had an uncredited role in Happy Gilmore, is also back, reprising his role as Hal L.
And new additions to the cast also include the likes of Benny Safdie, Margaret Qualley, Bad Bunny and Sunny Sandler, who plays Gilmore’s child Vienna in the sequel.
