Happy Gilmore 2: Cast, Date Of Release And More About Adam Sandler-starrer
Adam Sandler returns as Happy Gilmore in the eagerly anticipated Happy Gilmore 2.
Adam Sandler reprises his role as Happy Gilmore in Happy Gilmore 2, which debuted exclusively on Netflix on July 25. This comes nearly 29 years after cult devotees applauded his unlikely golf swing in the hit 1996 film.
In May 2024, Netflix revealed that Happy Gilmore 2 was in development, with Sandler returning to the title role. The actor even joked, 'Shooter McGavin, this one's for you," before delivering his character's trademark hefty swing in a video that the PGA Tour uploaded to X (formerly Twitter).
Release and Streaming
The latest instalment is accessible to Netflix subscribers worldwide and started streaming on July 25, bypassing theatres entirely.
Netflix previously released the sequel's trailer, which showed Sandler making a comeback to the sport after a 30-year hiatus.
Plot and Premise
About 30 years after the events of the first movie, Happy has retired from professional golf until he is compelled to return due to a personal crisis. He is now playing the game again to finance his daughter's French dance lessons. The follow-up explores how he balances his family responsibilities and adapts to a new generation of professional golfers.
Happy, who had been a failed ice hockey player, found his innate gift for golf in the cult favourite. A March 2025 teaser trailer of the movie's first story points revealed that Sandler's title character hasn't 'swung a club in years." After being 'intimidated" by professional golfers, Happy returns to the game by preparing for a tournament.
Cast and Cameos
Sandler and Modern Family star Julie Bowen will be back on film together in Happy Gilmore 2 after almost 30 years. Ben Stiller is one of the other cast members, along with a few newcomers like Kansas City Chiefs star, Travis Kelce, Bad Bunny, Paige Spiranac, and Post Malone.
The seasoned star will be joined on film by other well-known figures from the golf world. Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris, Lee Trevino, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, John Daly, and Jack Nicklaus, among others.
In a December 2024 visit on The Dan Patrick Show, Sandler also said that rapper Eminem would make a 'funny as hell" appearance in the movie.
'Eminem was cool. He came by, he was great," the actor said at the time without revealing the rapper's participation in the movie, per US Magazine.
Netflix is now offering Happy Gilmore 2 for streaming, allowing both new and returning fans to re-enjoy the drama.
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July 25, 2025, 15:35 IST
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