Adam Sandler is reportedly hard at work on a sequel to his 1996 sports comedy, Happy Gilmore, which earned a total of $41.2 million at the box office worldwide.
While it has been nearly three decades since the film was released, Christopher McDonald, who starred as Shooter McGavin in the 1996 flick alongside the 57-year-old comedian, revealed that a script already exists.
During his appearance on Friday’s episode of The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima, McDonald revealed that he recently ran into Sandler, who unexpectedly showed him a first draft of the long-awaited sequel.
‘I saw Adam [Sandler] about two weeks ago, and he says to me, ‘McDonald, you’re gonna love this,” McDonald said. ‘I said, ‘What?’ He says, ‘How about that,’ and he shows me the first draft of Happy Gilmore 2.’
Adam Sandler is reportedly hard at work on a sequel to his 1996 sports comedy, Happy Gilmore, which earned a total of $41.2 million at the box office worldwide
He, then, paused and suggested that this part of their conversation should be ‘cut’ out because he didn’t want to be accused of making things up.
‘I don’t wanna be a liar, but he did show me that, and I thought, ‘Well, that would be awesome.’ So, it’s in the works,’ McDonald continued. ‘Fans demand it, dammit!’
Happy Gilmore follows Sandler’s title character, who learns his sweet grandmother (Frances Bay) had her home taken away from her.
When he learns he has the surprising and unexpected talent to drive a golf ball over 400 feet, he wins a local tournament and joins the PGA, where he tangles with McGavin, who thinks he’s bad for the game.
The film also stars Julie Bowen as PGA tour publicist Virginia Venit, Carl Weathers as Chubbs, the golf pro who teaches him the finer points of the game, along with a memorable cameo from The Price Is Right host Bob Barker.
The film was a modest success, earning $41.2 million worldwide from a $12 million budget, and it would become a cult classic on home video.
In August, following Barker’s death, Sandler shared an emotional tribute to the late legend.
‘The man. The myth. The best. Such a sweet funny guy to hang out with. Loved talking to him. Loved laughing with him. Loved him kicking the c**p out of me,’ he captioned a slideshow of throwbacks with Barker.
While it has been nearly three decades since the film was released, Christopher McDonald, who starred as Shooter McGavin in the 1996 flick alongside the 57-year-old comedian, revealed that a script already exists
Happy Gilmore follows Sandler’s title character, who learns his sweet grandmother (Frances Bay) had her home taken away from her
In August, following Barker’s death, Sandler shared an emotional tribute to The Price Is Right host, who appeared briefly in Happy Gilmore
The star continued, ‘He will be missed by everyone I know! Heartbreaking day. Love to Bob always and his family! Thanks for all you gave us!’
In Happy Gilmore, the two partnered up for a golf match, but after coming in last place due to Adam’s character’s poor playing caused by a heckler in the crowd, they ended up in a fist fight.
Towards the end of the fight which occurred on the golf course, Sandler voiced a now-famous line from the movie while Barker was momentarily on the ground: ‘The price is wrong, b***h.’
However, the TV host threw the last punches aimed at Adam’s character and humorously responded with, ‘Now you’ve had enough, b***h.’
