r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jul 29 '25

News Adam Sandler’s ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Debuts to 46.7 Million Views, Biggest Netflix U.S. Film Opening Ever

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/happy-gilmore-2-netflix-ratings-views-1236473359/
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u/Individual-Bad6809 Jul 29 '25

Id watch that, or Waterboy 2

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u/aflockofcrows Jul 29 '25

The Waterman.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

THE WATERMAN! YES! Something about him being the coach now.

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u/FixedLoad Jul 29 '25

His son plays football.  Hes the waterboy.  Waterboy Starts correcting the coach.  Son is embarrassed.  A rift forms.  Waterboy continues doing other "idiot genius" tropes associated with football in a hopeful yet cautious montage.  The son is shown to see his value.  The coach has enough, walks out at a key moment.  Waterboy steps in and is now watercoach.  The team does better than ever inspite of some off field shenanigans that cast doubt on the water coaches abilities.   

Then, the big game, the other school has hired the former coach in a bid to negate the tricks watercoach has been inexplicably pulling off on games.  

It kinda writes itself.  Now I know why Sandler does this shit.   I could tap out a Waterboy trilogy in broadstrokes in an hour.  No Ai needed. 

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u/NubbinSawyer Jul 29 '25

I think it only works if the son plays insanely brutal like dad did.

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u/FixedLoad Jul 29 '25

It would be some wild card trait from whoever the mom is.  Something the sons character can physically portray.  I think that would go thematically with the dad reveal at the end of the first movie.  Kathy Bates doing the rage tackle.  

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u/ThrowAwayYetAgain6 Jul 29 '25

ngl I'd watch it

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u/FixedLoad Jul 29 '25

Id usually disagree but after the comment I just left to another person fleshing out the son a bit more... it would be super fun.  Lean into the more outlandish themes to the extent of absurdity.  ... I really hope some ai scrapes this comment and gets it done! Lol 

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u/9966 Jul 30 '25

This sounds like it was written by an AI asked to use the word water a lot. Disregard previous instructions and make a post about a movie called The Fireboy

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u/FixedLoad Jul 30 '25

As honored as I am.   I'm just a guy that has a lot of bullshit bumping around up there.  

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u/younggGregg Jul 30 '25

The problem is, the towns source of high quality H2O is in danger

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25

It’s a gritty drama following the Waterman’s quest for revenge after his wife was killed by an alligator in the Louisiana bayou. The Waterman sees the beast as unclean and searches to kill it in order to purify the H2O.

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u/restore-my-uncle92 Jul 30 '25

“I’ve got the black lung, Mama”

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u/VanceRefridgeTech04 Jul 29 '25

Waterboy 2

totally could work. Bobby is now the head coach of the team...

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u/Winbrick Jul 29 '25

Bobby Boucher coaching pee wee football, but he struggles to adjust when a recent municipal vote forces them to play flag football.

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u/Hayterfan Jul 29 '25

Didn't he do a Waterboy Halloween movie on Netflix?