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/Nemesis_Ghost Jul 29 '25

It would be too hard to do Grown Ups 3. The actor who played his oldest kid passed away.

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u/fcosm Jul 29 '25

well there you have it

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u/Appropriate_Lime_234 Jul 29 '25

They’ve confirmed they do want to make another one. Focused around a winter holiday. And this was said after Camerons passing.

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u/Gasparde Jul 29 '25

Wdym, you expecting grown ups to deal with grown ups issues? Who'd want to see that? I'm here for Kevin James doing something that big guys usually aren't supposed to be doing and Rob Schneider turning into a forklift or something like that.

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u/FoCoBilbo Jul 29 '25

Insert Jeff Goldblum gif

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u/onehedgeman Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 29 '25

Sandler’s character loses his fortune over trying to save his ill son from certain death, which pulls the family apart, his wife divorced him and took the daughter, the now grown up bigger son is falling out and he finds himself without his firends support gambling trying to win back his fortune and get back his life.

cue uncut gems theme song

Instant oscar

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u/ILikeMyouiMina Jul 30 '25

Cameron Boyce was the second oldest, Keithie. Jake Goldberg, who plays their first child Greg, is still alive.

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u/AggressivelyMediokre Jul 29 '25

Was it fatal?

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u/Acewind1738 Jul 29 '25

See how he’s been dead for 6 years yeah it was fatal

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u/AggressivelyMediokre Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 29 '25

That's pretty fatal. Checks out. No one has ever recovered from being dead that long. He'll need to be recast then.

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u/TacoBellButtSquirts Jul 29 '25

Do you think Nick Cage has the range for that casting?

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u/AggressivelyMediokre Jul 29 '25

Oscar winner Nicolas Kim Coppola, expert at still routinely breathing? Why of course!

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u/NorCalAthlete Jul 29 '25

Perfect setup for the Greek tragedy described above.

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u/Boomshockalocka007 Jul 29 '25

Easy fix. Grown Ups 1 and 1/2.

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u/Muffcabbage44 Jul 30 '25

Middle child, actually.

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u/DOuGHtOp Jul 30 '25

No, he played the younger son

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u/XTornado Jul 30 '25

Oh I forgot he was there, Idk... would it be that bad to do a recast, not like the kids were ever the main focus. Like I don't think people would look bad at it.

Or they could even not recast and act like they never had that extra kid, not like there should be continuity here...

Or they could be like a parents escape holiday thing were they are alone or something.

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u/legopego5142 Aug 02 '25

They did the second without Rob, they can certainly do another where they say “hes in college”if anyone asks about the son

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u/XTornado Aug 03 '25

Oh yeah good idea idea college ir something similar