After nearly three decades, the sequel to the iconic ‘Happy Gilmore’ is released on Friday, July 25.
The likes of Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald and Julie Bowen all return for ‘Happy Gilmore 2′. The movie will be available to view exclusively on Netflix, with no cinematic release planned.
It is a big bet for Netflix, who are trying to bolster their library of exclusive content. No expense has been spared on the the cast list, with an incredible list of sporting cameos.
Here’s the list of athletes in the new movie…
Golf
Jack Nicklaus
Fred Couples
John Daly
Corey Pavin
Lee Trevino
Nancy Lopez
Scottie Scheffler
Rory McIlroy
Justin Thomas
Jordan Spieth
Xander Schauffele
Collin Morikawa
Keegan Bradley
Tony Finau
Brooks Koepka
Will Zalatoris
Bubba Watson
Rickie Fowler
Bryson DeChambeau
Nelly Korda
Paige Spiranac
Football
Travis Kelce
Reggie Bush
Basketball
Kelsey Plum
Boban Marjanovic
Wrestling
Becky Lynch
Nikki Garcia (formerly Nikki Bella)
Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF)
However that is not the entire list. Alongside those sporting cameos there are a number of other big names in the cast. Ben Stiller plays the role of Haloysius Lieberman, while Steve Buscemi plays Pat, neighbor of the Gilmore family. There are also appearances for Bad Bunny, Eminem, Kid Cudi, Eric Andre, Stephen A. Smith, Cam’ron, Guy Fieri and Kym Whitley.
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“I’ve been campaigning for about 29 years to get this thing done,” Christopher McDonald, who plays Shooter McGavin, told ESPN.
He continued: “[Adam Sandler] says, ‘I don’t do sequels,’ then he starts doing like ‘Grown Up 2’ and I went, ‘Ahem. Let’s readdress this,” McDonald said. “It’s got so much life left in it.”
“It’s brought a lot of laughs and joy to people over the years. That’s the blessing of a film like this. And I don’t think, like I say, any of us expected it. It just happened that way,” McDonald continued. “And over the moon to be happy making a sequel when people love the movie so much. And I think we stayed true to the first one.”
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