‘Happy Gilmore 2’ in the Works at Netflix

Get ready to eat some hay, make things out of clay or lay by the bay, because Happy Gilmore 2 is officially in the works.

The sequel to the 1996 comedy hit is currently in a go at Netflix and was announced by the streaming giant at its second Upfront presentation this year. Adam Sandler will reprise the role of Happy Gilmore, but little else is known about the film.

The Hollywood Reporter notes the sequel is part of Sandler's current development deal with Netflix that's worth $250 million. So far, the deal has yielded eight different titles, including his 2018 stand-up special 100% Fresh and the 2023 teen comedy You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, where he starred alongside his wife, Jackie, and his two daughters, Sadie and Sunny.

Per Box Office Mojo, Happy Gilmore grossed $41 million worldwide with a budget of $12 million. However, the film has continued to grow in popularity since its release, especially in the golf community. Following its release, the desire to get in a fight with Bob Barker and troubling someone for a warm glass of shut the hell up also grew.

Sadly, in 2024, there have been two notable deaths from the Happy Gilmore cast. The first came in February when Carl Weathers, who played golf pro Chubbs, died at age 76.

Sandler shared in tribute, "A true great man. Great dad. Great actor. Great athlete. So much fun to be around always. Smart as hell. Loyal as hell. Funny as hell. Loved his sons more than anything. What a guy!! Everyone loved him. My wife and I had the best times with him every time we saw him. Love to his entire family and Carl will always be known as a true legend."

The second came in April, when SCTV alum Joe Flaherty died at age 82. Flaherty was billed as "Jeering Fan," who heckled Gilmore by notably calling him "jackass."

Sandler wrote, "Oh man. Worshipped Joe growing up. Always had me and my brother laughing. Count Floyd, Guy Caballero. Any move he made. He crushed as border guard in Stripes. Couldn’t be more fun to have him heckle me on the golf course."

He concluded, "The nicest guy you could know. Genius of a comedian. And a true sweetheart. Perfect combo. Much love to his kids, and thanks to Joe for all the greatness he gave us all."

Adam Richard Sandler is one of the funniest comedic actors of our time. Sandler was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 9, 1966. He grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire, after moving there at the age of six. Sandler graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988. A year prior, he played Theo Huxtable's friend Smitty on The Cosby Show and was on the MTV game show Remote Control. His film debut was in the 1989 comedy Going Overboard.

Sandler also performed in comedy clubs, first taking the stage when he was 17. He was discovered by comedian Dennis Miller, who recommended him to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels. Sandler was hired as a writer for SNL in 1990 and became a featured player the following year. By 1995, NBC hired Sandler and Chris Farley, but in 2019, he hosted the show and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

In 1993, Sandler appeared in the Coneheads with Farley, David Spade, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman, and Jane Curtin. In 1994, he co-starred in Airheads with Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi. Sandler's comedic roles include Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998), Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), 50 First Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Click (2006), Grown Ups (2010), Just Go with It (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Blended (2014), Murder Mystery (2019) and Hubie Halloween (2020). He has also taken on dramatic roles such as in Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Reign Over Me (2007), The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), Uncut Gems (2019), and Hustle (2022), with the latter three ranked as his major career highlights.

Besides acting, Sandler is also a lover of basketball and often plays pickup basketball games across the country, sometimes with other celebrities like J. Cole and Timothee Chalamet. As for his personal style, in 2021, Vogue named Sandler as the year's fashion icon for popularizing a "grocery-run look." This is characterized by oversized T-shirts, XXL pants, and Nike sneakers. Speaking of the title with Esquire, Sandler said in deadpan, "It took a while. I was working that angle for years. For a while I was like, 'Please accept me and the way I dress.' And 30 years later, they finally came around."

Take a look below at our top picks of Adam Sandler's best movies, ranked.

This 2000 comedy is probably the most out there of all of Sandler's films. He plays the kind and naive Nicky, whose mom is an angel and dad is the devil. His two evil brothers Adrian (Rhys Ifans) and Cassius (Tommy Lister Jr.) have just escaped from Hell and are wreaking havoc on earth. The film is silly but that is the fun thing about Little Nicky.

This 2002 animated comedy musical is one of our favorite works of Sandler. He voiced three characters in the film: Davey, Whitey, and Eleanore, and boy, he ran wild with it. Though rated PG-13, the Hanukkah feature has more than its fair share of inappropriate and gross-out humor, which we thoroughly enjoy.

In 2003, two actors who we love seeing get angry filmed a whole movie about being angry. Jack Nicholson plays an unorthodox anger management teacher, who pushes Sandler's character to the limit time and time again. The film is highly entertaining and infuriating watching Nicholson mess with him in order to overcome his anger problems.

This 2002 rom-com is a great rags-to-riches story. It's a remake of the 1936 Frank Capra film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. The story follows Sandler's Deeds, who inherits a $40 billion dollar fortune. With Winona Ryder as his love interest and other co-stars like John Tuturro, Peter Gallagher, Steve Buscemi, and Peter Dante, the film is an enjoyable watch.

2006's Click changed the way we thought of the "beyond" in Bed Bath & Beyond stores. In the comedy-drama film, Christopher Walken fittingly plays an eccentric inventor who gives Sandler's character a universal remote that controls time. Though he first has fun with the power and skips through boring times, he realizes he wants to cherish all of those precious moments with his family.

In this 1999 comedy-drama, the Sprouse twins (Cole and Dylan) play Sandler's adorable 5-year-old adopted son, Julian. Problem is, Sandler's Sonny Koufax is a 32-year-old who is highly irresponsible. As he gets to know and love Julian, his change is heart-warming.

For those who aren't big fans of sports movies, this 2005 comedy set in a prison might change the way you feel about the genre. Sandler's self-serving pro football quarterback has to form friendships while recruiting a team together to face the guards, as per the warden's (James Cromwell) request. With an all-star cast including Burt Reynolds, Chris Rock, Terry Crews, William Fichtner, Nicholas Turturro, WWE's Bill Goldberg and The Great Khali, Nelly, the Dallas Cowboys' Michael Irvin, Tracy Morgan, and Joey Diaz, they all have such fun and unique personalities that make this movie great.

This 2004 film is one of our favorites to rewatch at any time. Co-starring with Drew Barrymore, the two have amazing chemistry in this rom-com. We also love 1998's The Wedding Singer, which also features the duo. Though it is absolutely hilarious at times, there are some really heart-wrenching moments in 50 First Dates that bring us to tears.