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Happy Gilmore 2 confirmed by Netflix

Friday, 17 May 2024 11:14

By ARN News Staff

Adam Sandler is set to star in Happy Gilmore 2, Netflix has confirmed, almost 30 years after the original hit movie hit the big screen.

In the much-loved original Sandler plays Happy Gilmore, an angry hockey player who finds an unlikely talent for golf. Happy joins the golf tour in a bid to save his grandmother's house with is golf earnings.

Happy Gilmore is back! Adam Sandler will reprise his iconic role in a brand new movie coming to Netflix. pic.twitter.com/AERdtqlJ6j
— Netflix (@netflix) May 15, 2024

The film made nearly $40 million at the box office in 1996 and earned a cult following.

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