"Happy Gilmore" Came Out 28 Years Ago — and Star Julie Bowen Says Her Kids Finally Watched It 'Just Last Night'
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10/17/2024 06:10 PM
Bowen recounted to Sherri Shepherd how one of her three sons finally watched the movie, just as the sequel is about to begin filming
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Julie Bowen and Adam Sandler in 1996's 'Happy Gilmore'It's been almost three decades since Happy Gilmore debuted, and the Adam Sandler-led golf comedy is finally getting a sequel. But Julie Bowen, who played Virginia Venit, says her kids only just first watched the original film.
"They've never seen anything I've done," Bowen, 54, told Sherri Shepherd on the Oct. 17, 2024, episode of her show. The actress shares sons Oliver, 17, and twins John and Gustave, 15, with ex-husband Scott Phillips.
"They had heard I'm in lingerie with two pitchers of beer – which is true, but it's not like sexy, it's more funny, it's kind of silly," she continued.
She confessed that her sons were excited for the upcoming sequel "because their friends are" — and that one of her son's friends finally sat him down to make him watch the original.
"Just last night, one of them watched it," Bowen excitedly told Shepherd. 'I have not gotten the review yet, and his friend sent it to me on Snapchat."
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Julie Bowen and Adam Sandler in 1996's 'Happy Gilmore'Though she wasn't able to share her son's reaction during the interview, Bowen admitted that her son's friend didn't even recognize her in Happy Gilmore.
"He made [my son] watch it and he loved it, but he did say to me, 'Who are you in it?' " she said while jokingly trying to recreate a still of her from the film. "He could not believe it was me at all."
Bowen has already confirmed that she will reprise her role in the upcoming sequel — and that Virginia and Happy are still very much together. Christopher McDonald, who played the hot-shot golfer Shooter McGavin, will also return for Happy Gilmore 2.
Stars such as Bad Bunny and Travis Kelce are also confirmed as additions to the cast, though there's still little information on what the plot of the movie might be. Despite never golfing before landing a spot in the film, Margaret Qualley will also be making an appearance.
Sandler has been pulling stars left and right for this sequel, though Nick Swardson (who has been tapped for the film) previously shared that a final script had yet to be ironed out, despite the filming date looming.
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"It's the most Sandler thing ever," Swardson said.
The jury is still out on whether or not Henry Winkler, who has worked with Sandler in a handful of projects over the years, will make an appearance in Happy Gilmore 2 — though Winkler recently admitted to doing last-minute favors for Sandler for as little as "a cookie."
"I did Waterboy. He called me up in the middle of the night. He said, 'Henry, I need a favor. My actor didn't show up. I need you to drive right now to the park,' " Winkler said. "It's in L.A., it is now 11:30 at night. I go and I say, 'Okay.' I shave. I drive. I go. I sit. I get makeup until 3:30 in the morning. Do you know what I got? A cookie."
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