Happy Gilmore 2 is a 2025 American sports comedy film serving as a sequel to Happy Gilmore (1996), and starring Adam Sandler. It was written and produced by Sandler and Tim Herlihy, and directed by Kyle Newacheck. Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, and Ben Stiller reprise their roles from the
00:00Happy Gilmore 2 is a 2025 American sports comedy movie.
00:09It is the sequel to the famous 1996 film Happy Gilmore.
00:14The movie stars Adam Sandler once again as Happy Gilmore.
00:17It is written and produced by Adam Sandler and Tim Hurleyhi and directed by Kyle Newacek.
00:22Along with Adam Sandler, the movie also stars Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, and Ben Stiller, who return from the first film.
00:30New actors Benny Safdie and Bad Bunny join the cast in new roles.
00:35The movie was released on Netflix on July 25, 2025.
00:40It received mixed reviews from both critics and audiences.
00:43The story begins many years after the events of the first Happy Gilmore movie.
00:47After winning his first big tour championship in 1996, Happy becomes a famous and successful golfer.
00:54He goes on to win five more championships and becomes a sports celebrity.
00:58Life seems perfect for him.
01:00He is married to Virginia Vennett, who works as the public relations director for the golf tour.
01:06They are very happy together and have five children, four sons and one daughter.
01:12But everything changes in 2014.
01:14During a practice session, one of Happy's golf shots goes wrong.
01:18The golf ball accidentally hits his wife, Virginia, on the head and she dies on the spot.
01:22Happy is completely shattered by this tragedy.
01:26He feels guilty and blames himself for her death.
01:29The man who once brought laughter to others now falls into deep sadness.
01:33Because of his guilt, Happy quits playing golf.
01:36He gives up his career and starts drinking heavily.
01:39Alcohol becomes his way to escape from pain.
01:42He loses focus on his life and slowly everything starts falling apart.
01:45His money goes away, his fame disappears, and his friends drift away.
01:51One day, a repossession worker comes to take away his car.
01:55Happy, in his drunken state, mistakes the man for a thief and starts a fight with him.
01:59The worker sues Happy in court and Happy loses everything.
02:02His house, his savings, and his respect.
02:05Years later, eleven years after quitting golf, we see a different Happy Gilmore.
02:11He now works at a supermarket, living a simple life.
02:15He stays with his youngest daughter, Vienna, while his four sons, Gordy, Wayne, Bobby, and Terry, have moved out.
02:21They try to support their father and sister as much as they can.
02:25Vienna is a bright and talented girl.
02:28She dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer.
02:31Her dance teacher tells Happy that Vienna should join a special ballet school in Paris.
02:36But the school costs $75,000 a year, which is far beyond what Happy can afford.
02:42Just when Happy feels lost, a man named Frank Manatee, the CEO of Maxi Energy Drink and the owner of a new golf league called Maxi Golf, approaches him.
02:52Frank wants Happy to join his new league as the main attraction, but Happy refuses.
02:56He doesn't want to go back to golf because of the painful memories connected to his wife's death.
03:01Later, the famous golfer John Daly meets Happy and motivates him to play again.
03:07He tells Happy that he can win the money he needs for Vienna's ballet school if he gives golf another chance.
03:14Encouraged by this idea and by his daughter's dreams, Happy decides to play again.
03:20When he plays his first round, after years, he drinks before the match and ends up crashing his golf cart.
03:27He gets arrested and loses his supermarket job.
03:30The judge tells him that he will not be punished if he agrees to go through an alcohol treatment program and promises not to get into any more fights.
03:38Happy agrees.
03:39At the treatment center, the leader of the program is revealed to be Hal L.,
03:43the same cruel caretaker who once made Happy's grandmother work in a sweatshop years ago.
03:48This adds to Happy's frustration, but he stays calm for the sake of his daughter.
03:53With the help of Vienna and John Daly, Happy starts practicing golf seriously again.
04:00He plans to join the next tour championship to earn enough money for Vienna's school.
04:05A month later, Happy enters the tournament and meets his old golf friends,
04:09including Doug Thompson, the president of the golf tour.
04:13Doug is worried about the growing popularity of the new Maxi Golf League.
04:17Happy suggests a friendly match between the best players from both leagues.
04:23Doug likes the idea and proposes a competition.
04:26Five players from each league will compete against each other.
04:30Happy starts training with a new caddie named Oscar Mejias.
04:33During the championship, Happy performs well in the first three rounds.
04:37But on the fourth round, which happens to be Mother's Day,
04:41he becomes emotional after seeing a vision of his late wife Virginia on the golf course.
04:46He drinks again, loses focus, and finishes in sixth place.
04:51The winner of the tournament is a young player named Billy Jenkins.
04:55Later, Billy reveals that he is actually part of the Maxi Golf League.
04:59He had joined the championship only to tease the tour players.
05:03Because of his confession, his position in the team becomes vacant,
05:07and Happy gets his spot instead.
05:09Meanwhile, Shooter McGavin, the famous rival from the first film,
05:12has been in psychiatric care ever since losing to Happy years ago.
05:17Frank Manatee releases him and tries to convince him to join Maxi Golf as their team captain.
05:23Frank explains that all his Maxi Golf players have undergone illegal procedures.
05:27Their iliolumbar ligaments have been cut to make him hit the ball farther.
05:32Shooter is disgusted by this idea.
05:35He believes it destroys the true spirit of golf.
05:38So, he escapes from Frank's control.
05:41Shooter later visits Virginia's grave and finds Happy there.
05:45The two men argue and even get into a short fight,
05:47but soon they calm down and make peace.
05:49They agree to work together.
05:52Shooter introduces Happy to Slim Peterson of Chubbs Peterson,
05:55who was Happy's old coach in the first film.
05:59Slim decides to help train Happy and his team for the big match against Maxi Golf.
06:03Their team includes real-life golf stars Rory McIlroy,
06:07Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Kupka, and Scotty Scheffler.
06:11Together, they start preparing for the toughest golf battle of their lives.
06:16When the big match begins, everything is intense.
06:19In the first round, Scotty Scheffler punches his opponent and gets disqualified.
06:22The Maxi Golf course is built in a way that favors Frank's players,
06:27who all hit long drives.
06:29But despite the unfair design, the traditional golfers fight hard.
06:32With Shooter's guidance, they manage to tie the score at 2-2.
06:36In the final round, Happy faces Billy Jenkins in a tiebreaker match.
06:40The whole crowd is watching.
06:42If Happy wins, he can save the tour's reputation.
06:45If he loses, Maxi Golf will take over everything.
06:49Happy gets ready to make the winning putt,
06:51but Frank changes the green slope using hidden controls,
06:54making the shot nearly impossible.
06:57Frank then offers a deal.
06:59He tells Happy that if he misses the shot,
07:01he must join Maxi Golf and play under Frank forever.
07:05But if he wins, Frank will have to shut down Maxi Golf,
07:08buy back Happy's house,
07:09pay for Vienna's school,
07:11give Happy a new electric car,
07:12and open an Italian restaurant for Oscar.
07:15Happy thinks for a moment and focuses.
07:16With the crowd cheering, he swings his putter.
07:20The ball moves slowly and curves perfectly into the hole.
07:23Happy wins the match.
07:25The audience goes wild.
07:27It is one of the greatest comeback moments in golf history.
07:31After the victory, Happy completes his alcohol recovery program.
07:34He celebrates three months of sobriety with his family.
07:37Meanwhile, Hal, the treatment program leader,
07:40is exposed as a con artist and gets arrested.
07:43Frank Manatee's company, Maxi Energy Drink,
07:46is shut down when it is discovered
07:48that the drink causes severe dental problems.
07:51Frank loses everything and disappears.
07:54In the end, Happy is seen with his children at the airport.
07:57He hugs Vienna and his sons as they leave for Paris,
08:00where Vienna will finally start her ballet school.
08:03Happy promises to join them
08:04after finishing the British Open tournament.
08:07As he walks to his car,
08:08he realizes that he forgot to charge his electric car,
08:10so he laughs and starts walking down the road,
08:13carrying his golf bag,
08:15smiling for the first time in years.
08:19Happy Gilmore 2 is a funny yet emotional movie
08:22about loss, second chances,
08:24and the importance of family.
08:26It shows how a man who lost everything,
08:28his wife, his career, and his self-respect,
08:31finds hope again through love and determination.
08:34It mixes humor, heart, and sports action
08:37in the classic Adam Sandler style.
08:39The film reminds us that it is never too late
08:41to change, to heal, and to make people proud.
08:44Even after tragedy and mistakes,
08:46one can always find redemption.
08:48Happy Gilmore proves that no matter how hard life hits,
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