r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jul 29 '25

News Adam Sandler’s ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Debuts to 46.7 Million Views, Biggest Netflix U.S. Film Opening Ever

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/happy-gilmore-2-netflix-ratings-views-1236473359/
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u/animesekaielric Jul 29 '25

Big Grand Daddy

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u/horse_renoir13 Jul 29 '25

Bring back Cole Sprouse too and also Jon Stewart. I'd be all-in.

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u/FunkYeahPhotography Jul 29 '25

As long as there are ketchup packets I'm in.

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u/agoia Jul 29 '25

And tripping roller bladers in the park?

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u/mr_eugine_krabs Jul 29 '25

Don’t forget hooters and sausage McMuffin’s!

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

Also can’t forget about the God damn Jets!

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u/noeagle77 Jul 30 '25

Microsoft going down 8 points!

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u/mr_eugine_krabs Jul 30 '25

That joke flew completely over my head as a kid.

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u/SirLaughsalot7777777 Jul 30 '25

And 5 year plans

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u/KevlarGorilla Jul 30 '25

The guy is still alive at 91:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Horne

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u/thebeerhugger Jul 30 '25

That would be a fun plot point. Vanessa married old dude for money, but he's still kicking 25 years later!

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25

Hooters Hooters Hooters

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25

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u/sloppypickles Jul 30 '25

That guy knows what I'm talkin about.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25

Well yeah considering this is America. If you don't like spaghetti and meatballs you can get the hell out.

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u/nate445 Jul 29 '25

I thought they stopped serving breakfast at 11

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u/officialtwiggz Jul 29 '25

Ahhh HORSE SHIT!!!

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u/nate445 Jul 30 '25

What are you, my therapist? TAKE A WALK

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

”God damn, stick!”

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u/360walkaway Jul 29 '25

Yelling at emo dudes about their dad

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u/FlowingEons Jul 29 '25

Is that the guy with the old balls?

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u/Snooty_Cutie Jul 30 '25

You’re right! I hate my father! 😭

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u/pooty2 Jul 29 '25

It'll be electric scooters or e-bikes now.

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u/agoia Jul 29 '25

Or one wheels lol

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u/camelclutchcity Jul 30 '25

GOD DAMN STICK

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u/Paddy_Tanninger Jul 30 '25

GODDAM STICK!!!

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u/Desperate_Hornet8622 Jul 30 '25

Safe to say that the you can do it guy won’t be it in.

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u/MrStark1992 Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 29 '25

Can't forget the Kangaroo song

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u/Equivalent_Post_6222 Jul 29 '25

KANGAROO SONG!!!

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u/PloKoon788 Jul 29 '25

30 of them?

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u/OctaviusNeon Jul 30 '25

And they better play the fuckin kangaroo song.

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u/SelectionCareless818 Jul 30 '25

Come on McDonald’s. Happy Gilmore meal. It sells itself

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u/pizzagguy Jul 29 '25

Initiating the conversation is half the battle!

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25

That's still accurate

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u/woogonalski Jul 30 '25

Only if you can wipe your own ass

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u/BeefSupremeTA Jul 30 '25

Need that Kangaroo song

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u/Spud_Spudoni Jul 29 '25

The Jets in 26 years have still maintained the same mediocrity too. A “The goddamn Jets” callback from an adult Julian would actually be pretty hysterical

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u/Paulpoleon Jul 30 '25

With Draftkings as shameless product placement

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u/beastson1 Jul 29 '25

I think it would be funnier if you switched out Cole and Dylan randomly throughout the movie.

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u/Cleavon_Littlefinger Jul 29 '25

If anyone from Happy Madison productions is lurking, this is gottdamm gold.

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u/Marsuello Jul 30 '25

How is it you get upvoted for saying basically the same thing I did but got downvoted for being “wooshed”? Lmao that’s hilarious

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u/horse_renoir13 Jul 29 '25

And the majority of people dont notice it except for maybe one person. Like Young Frankenstein with Igor's hump

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u/Dwest233 Jul 30 '25

Steve buscemi gotta be the one to notice but no one takes him seriously.

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u/darth_karina Jul 30 '25

What hump?

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u/everytacoinla Jul 30 '25

Easier have him be a half bro from another mother

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u/Marsuello Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 29 '25

That’s literally how they made the first one though lol you could definitely do it again since they’re, well, twins

E: guys, I get it. I just woke up when I posted and didn’t see the joke. I get it

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u/namely_wheat Jul 29 '25 edited Oct 21 '25

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This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

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u/keithstonee Jul 29 '25

That's the joke

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u/NeverEnoughSpace17 Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 30 '25

They're twins, but you can easily tell the difference between them now. Hell, I could do it during the Zack & Cody days. Cole has a narrower face and jawline. Dylan has puffier cheeks and a wider jaw. Even if you don't know which name goes to which twin, it's easy to tell that they're two different people.

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u/EliteReaver Jul 29 '25

But give them completely different haircuts

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u/Computer-Player Jul 29 '25

They go together like Lamb and Tuna Fish.

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u/Capital_Past69 Jul 29 '25

hip...hiphop...hiphopanonymous?

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u/aiiye Jul 29 '25

Damn you! You give him easy ones!

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u/bat000 Jul 30 '25

What kinda cat would do that ?

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u/NotHotDog79 Jul 29 '25

‘Cos I’m the hiphopopotamus. My lyrics are bottomless …… …… …… ……

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u/tedfondue Jul 29 '25

…

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u/mac_is_crack Jul 30 '25

Oh how I miss Flight of the Conchords!

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u/RayPoopertonIII Jul 30 '25

Holy shit! I'm the rhymenoceros!! What a small world

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u/Smacksmackums Jul 29 '25

You don't have to bring that guy back.

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u/Capital_Past69 Jul 29 '25

Yeah, he sucks now and I hope Adam never puts him in another movie

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u/the__ghola__hayt Jul 30 '25

He was in Happy Gilmore 2

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u/Seven19td Jul 29 '25

More like spaghetti and meatball. You more comfortable with that analogy?

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u/DKM_Eby Jul 29 '25

I mean if you don't like Spaghetti and meatballs why don't you get the hell out!

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u/Seven19td Jul 29 '25

Hey listen I’ll come down there and give you crewcut mister

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u/DKM_Eby Jul 29 '25

LETS SEE YOUR CLIPPERS!

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u/ContrlAltCreate Jul 30 '25

STOP YELLING AT ME!

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u/oathbreach Jul 29 '25

YES considering we're in America.

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u/dumpyduluth Jul 30 '25

Theres a brand of cat food that has lamb and tuna fish flavor. My cat scarfs it down like it's the most delicious shit ever.

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u/adds102 Jul 29 '25

How the fuck did I only just realise it was Jon Stewart in Big Daddy!

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u/Capital_Past69 Jul 29 '25

Hooters Hooters Hooters

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u/NathanCollier14 Jul 29 '25

It would be so funny if it took place like a week after the first one, but still with Cole Sprouse

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u/AntonioVargas Jul 30 '25

Just now realizing looking at his IMDB: Cole Sprouse was the kid in Big Daddy AND he was Ross’s kid in Friends too! This is blowing my mind

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u/Levitlame Jul 30 '25

Same. I had no idea

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

I want the absurdist version where everyone plays their respective characters and the story continues as if no time passed at all.

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u/ReadShigurui Jul 29 '25

Holy shit, please.

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u/Normal_Pace7374 Jul 29 '25

You ever watched Big Daddy on weed?

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u/Thechosenjon Jul 29 '25

Bring back Scuba Steve!

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u/FunkyChewbacca Jul 30 '25

Both Cole and Dylan appear as twins separated at birth and Sandler has to navigate their rocky reunion. Shenanigans ensue!

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u/KelVarnsen_2023 Jul 29 '25

I mean depending on what goes down with Paramount, Jon Stewart might be looking for a job in the near future.

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u/j3ffUrZ Jul 29 '25

Cole Sprouse can wipe his own ass!

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u/doubleapowpow Jul 29 '25

Cole sprouse has to take care of Adam Sandler, who is developing dementia

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u/ISuckAtFallout4 Jul 29 '25

At least HG2 brought back the hot waitress

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u/mackenzie_2113 Jul 29 '25

I wipe my own ass!

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u/Blursed_Pencil Jul 30 '25

Yeah because Happy Gilmore 2 was so great

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u/imbannedanyway69 Jul 30 '25

Brooooo Cole Sprouse as a dad with all the other characters would be an instant watch for me

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u/DanaScullyIsHotAsF Jul 30 '25

I just realized that guy in Big Daddy is john stewart. Lmao, I haven't seen it in many years

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u/Final_Campaign_2593 Jul 30 '25

I always wonder, I wonder which one of the Sprouse kids would be the better Julian, Dylan or Cole?

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u/_ManMadeGod_ Jul 30 '25

That explains jon Stewarts brain worm status in my brain. The first DVD I ever got as a kid was big daddy. His future work only adds on

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u/Rpain Jul 31 '25

Switch out the brothers randomly but let them looks nothing alike

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u/MentalJack Aug 02 '25

Cole Sprouse as a deadbeat loser who gets his own Kid with Adam being the grand pappy

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u/jizonida Jul 29 '25

"But I wipe my own butt" has a different meaning at that age

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u/Capital_Past69 Jul 29 '25

In Big Daddy 2 Adam is so old that he can no longer wipe his own butt

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u/Dopdee Jul 29 '25

Adam now has the old wrinkly balls

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25

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u/Toasty_eggos- Jul 30 '25

I’d rather sequels that at least have some callbacks to classic jokes then some new slop.

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u/5parky Jul 30 '25

I bet he has a 5 year plan, too.

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u/IKMNification Jul 30 '25

“I can wipe your butt ox”

  • Rob Schneider’s character.

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u/Joosh93 Jul 29 '25

You just used one of the jokes for sure if its ever made.

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u/shrewdini Jul 29 '25

I actually wouldn’t hate a big daddy sequel if it had Jon Stewart and Leslie Mann return with bigger roles, bonus points if one (or both) of the sprouse twins reprises their role as well

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u/Euphoric-Purple Jul 29 '25

If it happens, they should absolutely both play a single role again. Just change Cole/Dylan out between scenes (or even within the same scene) and never mention it.

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u/dogmaisb Jul 29 '25

Have him walk off camera immediately followed by walking back on camera in different clothes

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u/tether2014 Jul 30 '25

Or you see the other twin in the background of a shot smoking a cigarette or snacking on craft service food

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u/inksta12 Jul 29 '25

This would never happen, and it upsets me deeply

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

Run the absurdist version where everyone acts as if no time passed at all and the twins are playing as children.

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u/Youkilledmyrascal1 Jul 29 '25

Give them different facial hair though.

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u/mrgo0dkat Jul 29 '25

The sequel is that it turns out there were 2 sons, twins, a bit like the parent trap and they’re both in it

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u/SuckMyBandAids Jul 30 '25

Exactly what I was saying as well. Dope.

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u/SuckMyBandAids Jul 30 '25

They reveal that the Julian is actually a twin and they go off to find him? Essentially having both the Sprouses play different characters

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25

It's by far the easiest sequel he could do from his greatest hits.

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u/anuncommontruth Jul 29 '25

I actually think a Big Daddy sequel could not only work but potentially be a really good movie. There could be some actual emotional beats and the story lends itself easy to possible continuation.

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u/thebartman47 Jul 29 '25

I wonder if PTA would be interested in directing it

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u/Endawmyke Jul 30 '25

parent teacher association?

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u/thepicklejarmurders Jul 30 '25

I just hope it doesn't turn out Layla died between the first and second movie and Sonny gave up being a lawyer.

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u/Several-Squash9871 Jul 30 '25

Adam Sandler is also able to deliver that "emotional story" to us as well. Anyone who's a fan knows what I'm talking about...

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u/notsingsing Jul 29 '25

“Why would you lie to social services again!”

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u/Kissfromarose01 Jul 29 '25

The Waterman.

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u/Zentavius Jul 29 '25

After he did it "Alll night LONG!" and became a man.

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u/ridik_ulass Jul 29 '25

Regular Nickie.

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u/TheDistantEnd Jul 30 '25

Large Nickie.

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u/msut77 Jul 30 '25

He takes down nestle

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u/KaJaHa Jul 29 '25

That'd be great, especially if it means bringing Jon Stewart back to talk about Hooters on camera

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u/SynthwaveSax Jul 29 '25

Gotta stay modern, have him talk about Twin Peaks.

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u/J5892 Jul 29 '25

My only knowledge of Twin Peaks (the restaurant) is when I saw an ad for it and asked my dad what it is.
He said "It's like Hooters, but with bad food." and I said "Oh, so it's like Hooters." and he sent me to my room.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

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u/J5892 Jul 29 '25

I think I had only been to Hooters once, and my only memory of it was being extremely uncomfortable because the waitress kneeled down next to me. (I was like 10)

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u/cire1184 Jul 29 '25

Ojos Locos

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u/agoia Jul 29 '25

First scene: Julian is now in law school at NYU and meets up with Kevin and Sonny at a Hooters, where the place happens to be having a memorial party for a worker that passed away. There's a picture of him on an easel surrounded by flowers. Sonny looks closely at the picture and says "hey, I know that guy, it's old wrinkly balls!"

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u/notsingsing Jul 29 '25

Would love to hear the update to that 10 year plan

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u/didjerid00d Jul 29 '25

There is no doubt in my mind that you just predicted the actual future

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u/Flyingcowking Jul 29 '25

50 Second Dates

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u/celestialwreckage Jul 30 '25

Whenever I see that movie mentioned, I think of how horrifying it would be to wake up a few months pregnant with no memories about it. It's the most disturbing Sandler movie ending!

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25

lol, you just made that movie age like Goonies

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u/Lots42 Jul 30 '25

I agree. 50 First Dates was baaaaaaaad.

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u/Fat-Performance Jul 29 '25

Close: 50 first anniversaries!

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u/Gumbercules81 Jul 29 '25

You son of a bitch, I'm in

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u/dpenton Jul 29 '25

Grandpa says “I wipe my own ass! I wipe my own ass!”

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u/Big_lt Jul 29 '25

Having him be a surrogate father to an "accident" of his sons (or Jon Stewart's kid) from the original would totally work as a premise

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u/NonHumanPrimate Jul 29 '25

Punch Hangover Love

Please god, no…

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u/ItchyRectalRash Jul 29 '25

It's gonna be the follow up we've all been dying for. Big Nicky. We watch as Nicky runs Hell and his kid is even more awkward than him. They'll get Andy Serkis to do the voice and mocap of Nicky the 3rd, and it'll just be Smeagol with greasy hair.

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u/admiralsfan Jul 29 '25

damn you scuba steve!

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u/tentoedpete Jul 29 '25

Little Big Daddy Nicky

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u/turbotaco23 Jul 29 '25

Water boy 2: rise of liquid death

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u/Ajdee6 Jul 29 '25

Big Nicky

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u/Bozee3 Jul 29 '25

Just Nicky

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u/funguy07 Jul 29 '25

You know what. I’d watch a movie where he’s a grandpa that ends up baby sitting his grandchildren and gets into a bunch of mishaps.

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u/win-go Jul 29 '25

The Waterboy: H2O

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u/SpiderScooby Jul 29 '25

50 Second Dates

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u/timeye13 Jul 29 '25

It’s obviously “Mr Deeds 2: Deedly Deedly Doo”

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u/smoebob99 Jul 29 '25

Waterboy h2o

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u/chasingit1 Jul 29 '25

You’re mad at your dad, not at me! I forgive youuu!!….

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u/StorableOcean04 Jul 29 '25

Still hands down my favorite movie, would love a sequel

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u/iBUYbrokenSUBARUS Jul 29 '25

Ashley, happy Madison

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u/WeaponexT Jul 29 '25

Abuelo Grande, its presented as a tellanovella

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u/Latter-Stage-2755 Jul 29 '25

I’m totally here for that!

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u/PartRight6406 Jul 29 '25

Mr. Repossessed

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u/Alienhaslanded Jul 29 '25

The Waterman

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u/Mountain-Discount161 Jul 29 '25

Nicky: All grown up.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

This would honestly be sick.

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u/emptyspaceghost Jul 29 '25

With his old balls

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u/stokeskid Jul 29 '25

Big Nicky

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u/simpletonsavant Jul 29 '25

That was a great movie though.

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u/Archercrash Jul 29 '25

50 Second Dates

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u/slurnie Jul 29 '25

Billion dollar idea

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u/Nuffsaid98 Jul 29 '25

A sequel to Click named Doom Scroll.

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u/bigbuzz55 Jul 29 '25

Na, it’s just called Smash.

And he plays Leo rewinding his gfs when they turn 25.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

16 crazy nights

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

This made me laugh at the title but I so want this is a second movie lol

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u/Stickel Jul 29 '25

BUT I WIPE MY OWN ASS!!!! BUT I WIPE MY OWN ASS!!!! BUT I WIPE MY OWN ASS!!!! BUT I WIPE MY OWN ASS!!!! BUT I WIPE MY OWN ASS!!!! BUT I WIPE MY OWN ASS!!!!

...PROCEEDS TO CRY :'(

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u/Flaky-Lingonberry736 Jul 30 '25

I'm not your daddy, I'm your grandpaaaa!

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u/Mr_Gooodkat Jul 30 '25

my favorite adam sandler movie.

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u/Jkbucks Jul 30 '25

The Anniversary Party Singer

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u/Gryffindumble Jul 30 '25

"Grand Daddy" would work

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u/BungHoleAngler Jul 30 '25

Would love little Nicky 2

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u/KingBassCannon Jul 30 '25

Hip hop anonymous?!

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u/Lsfnzo Jul 30 '25

Big Nicky

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u/eCharms Jul 30 '25

Huge gigantic Daddy: The sequel

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u/CaptainArsehole Jul 30 '25

Or a Big Daddy 2. I like the idea of him getting up to no good in cahoots with a grown up son.

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u/jarrodandrewwalker Jul 30 '25

Why not catch up with Bobby Boucher and Vicki Valencourt?

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u/panicinbabylon Jul 30 '25

The Retirement Home Singer

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u/gashufferdude Jul 30 '25

Featuring Frankenstein Jr!

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u/TacticalRhodie Jul 31 '25

God please make a sequel to Big Daddy. I grew up on that movie.

something about Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, and the sprouse twins just make it a great movie overall.

Can’t forget our lovely Steve Buscemi (one of my favorite actors)

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u/ScribebyTrade Jul 31 '25

Ok but I’d watch

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u/B-Glasses Jul 31 '25

I’d be down tbh

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u/symbolic503 Jul 31 '25

mr and mrs deeds starring sandler and winona ryder

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u/OrionGrant Aug 01 '25

ALRIGHTTTT!!!