‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Pays Homage to Bob Barker & Other Late Stars of Adam Sandler Comedy

Happy Gilmore 2 has arrived, and it features plenty of cheeky nods to the original 1996 film Happy Gilmore, which tracked Adam Sandler‘s titular wannabe hockey player as he uncovered his unique skills on the golf course.

Now, nearly 30 years after the events of the first film, Sandler is back on the green, but his latest hurdle to overcome is the grief he’s experiencing after losing his wife, Virginia (Julie Bowen), whom he accidentally killed when she was hit in the head with a stray golf ball. Finding himself widowed with four sons and a daughter, Happy falls into a pattern of alcoholism and financial destitution, forcing him to move himself and his daughter, who is the youngest of his five kids, into a cruddy apartment that they’ve somehow found themselves sharing with real-life golfer John Daly.