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Happy Gilmore 2 finally arrived on Netflix this week, much to the delight of fans who have been waiting almost 30 years to see Adam Sandler reprise his role as the iconic angry golfer.
Happy Gilmore 2 just dropped on Netflix, and while it’s probably not going to win any Oscars, most fans seem to be really pleased with the sequel, me included. It’s a goofy good time with some big laughs and a ton of cameos and returning characters. It also includes one big WTF death scene that left me and the actress involved absolutely shocked.
In 1996’s “Happy Gilmore,” Weathers played the golf mentor to Sandler’s Happy Gilmore. Sandler told Collider that Chubbs had a bigger part in the sequel when they were drafting the initial scripts.
Richard Kiel, an iconic Bond villain who portrayed a giant Happy Gilmore fan who intimidates rival Shooter McGavin in the first film, is honored by having his character's son appear in the sequel. Kiel died at 74 in 2014.
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Comic Book Resources on MSN'Carl Weathers Had a Massive Part': Adam Sandler Reveals How Chubbs Would've Returned in Happy Gilmore 2The original draft of Happy Gilmore 2 was penned before Carl Weathers' death with plans for the actor to appear in the sequel as Chubbs.
Happy Gilmore 2 finally landed on Netflix this week, but not everyone was able to return for the long-awaited sequel, including the late Carl Weathers.
Happy Gilmore 2, released on Netflix today, features an emotional tribute to all the actors who died since the first film
Netflix is about to release Happy Gilmore 2 tomorrow, but it is deleting the original film from its library the following week. Streaming, baby!