Years after his wild rise to fame, Happy Gilmore is living a quieter life until the PGA calls him and his old nemesis Shooter McGavin back for a high-stakes legends tournament. Older and slightly wiser, Happy must prove he still has what it takes to compete while reigniting his rivalry with Shooter, who is just as conniving and arrogant as ever. As Happy navigates unexpected family drama, unorthodox training methods, and Shooter’s underhanded schemes, the stage is set for the ultimate showdown between golf’s most unforgettable foes. Coming to Netflix March 2025.

Happy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, produced by Robert Simonds, and starring Adam Sandler in the title role, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen and Carl Weathers. It tells the story of an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a newfound talent for golf and competes in a golfing tournament to save his grandmother’s home from foreclosure. After winning, he suddenly becomes a big star on the pro golf tour and a working-class hero. The screenplay was written by Sandler and his writing partner Tim Herlihy, in their second feature collaboration after the previous year’s Billy Madison. The film also marks the first of several collaborations between Sandler and Dugan. Happy Gilmore was released in theaters on February 16, 1996, by Universal Pictures. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success, earning $39 million on a $12 million budget, and it won an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight for Sandler and Bob Barker. As of 2024, a sequel is in development. “Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.”