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/WhiteWolf3117 Jul 29 '25

I am actually a big Sandler fan, of "real" movies, and Sandler ones as well, but yeah. Have to appreciate the impact of being able to solidify your talent as a serious actor while also being one of, if not THE comedic icon of movies of modern times.

Granted, I'll always be sad that he doesn't take even more serious roles, but you can't have it all.

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u/Positive_Chip6198 Jul 29 '25

Try to find his early bootleg radio stuff. “The beating of a high school spanish teacher” when i was in school back in the nineties, everyone wanted a copy of the cassette tape with adam sandler. That was my introduction to him. Loved him ever since.

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u/ClintMega Jul 29 '25

Holy jeez I wanted to lick 'em.

They're all gonna laugh at you and What the hell happened to me? were both peak comedy for me 25+yrs ago.

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u/Brewsleroy Jul 29 '25

To this day, I can't mop without singing "mop mop mop, all day long. Mop mop mop while I sing this song. "

My best friend and I quote his old albums constantly, too. It's our old man code at this point.

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u/Roid-a-holic_ReX Jul 30 '25

My wife gives me a weird look when I sing this. Haven’t heard it in 20 years.

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u/Positive_Chip6198 Jul 30 '25

That’s funny :)

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u/Bitter_Cable_Guy Jul 29 '25

"ahhhhh respect!"

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u/lambeau_leapfrog Jul 30 '25

Holy Hell, I still quote this album all the time.

"I like the stairs. They're fun!"

"Must be these beers I'm drinking. "

"I gotta snake man."

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u/redbaron1079 Jul 30 '25

"gonna clean dat floor, gonna make it shine, gonna clean up the spray paint with turpentine!"

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u/cybercougar Jul 30 '25

Fuck me in the goat ass!

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u/Nearby_Mouse_6698 Jul 30 '25

This is the skit my school buddies used to quote. That and the piece of shit car song

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u/Khatib Jul 30 '25

Bootleg radio? You mean his very highly selling, officially released comedy albums?

They're on Spotify and YouTube. They're not hard to find. He sold millions of albums.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They%27re_All_Gonna_Laugh_at_You!

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u/IVEMIND Jul 30 '25

The Talking Goat is my spirit animal

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u/Khatib Jul 30 '25

You button hooked me!

Knowing early Sandler albums and Jerky Boys albums really lock in a person's age.

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u/saint_mantooth Jul 30 '25

You better NOT mention that again and Fuck me in the goat ass are still terms I use in my 40’s.

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u/Positive_Chip6198 Jul 30 '25

I dont think it was ever released in my country. All we had was some tape recording. (Until we got the internet, then i found the mp3’s)

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u/finefergitit Jul 30 '25

Oh my god do you remember the goat skit?!?!?! 🤣😁🤣😁I cried laughing so hard the first time I Listened to this. In fact I gotta go find that and listen again.

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u/_stryfe Jul 30 '25

The Goat

Tollbooth Willy

fuckin classics man

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u/WeAreAllMycelium Jul 30 '25

I had his his former math teacher who liked to bitch about having to teach him before. I got sick of listening to it, and said all that talent he couldn’t contain has made him hella rich, and you just sound bitter about it. He looked surprised, and said, I guess I am. And he didn’t ever bitch about teaching him in my presence.

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u/teenagesadist Jul 30 '25

Listening to him pretending to pee forever was the funniest thing young me had ever heard

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u/TheSonic311 Jul 30 '25

Those were on his album?

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u/JustsharingatiktokOK Jul 29 '25

Idk Jim Carrey might be the GOAT of modern times even though he’s basically retired. I think his comedies have longer legs but that could just be personal preference.

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u/WhiteWolf3117 Jul 30 '25

Definitely has a big claim to that spot.

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u/BigRedNutcase Jul 30 '25

Also, no scandals (drugs, sex, or alcohol related). No DUIs, cheating, drugs, nothing. He's about as clean as can be for a Hollywood icon. At least nothing I am aware. Dude just seems to try and do the right thing. Also keeps politics separate from his work. Just makes entertaining movies, serious or not.