In the first film in 1996 featuring Sandler as the accidental golfer, Happy’s “happy place” is a dreamy scene where love interest Virginia (Bowen) is clad in white lingerie and double-fisting pitchers of beer.

Adam Sandler's new movie, "Happy Gilmore 2," includes a sweet homage to his late "Grown Ups" co-star Cameron Boyce.

Sandler co-wrote Happy Gilmore 2 and it’s clear he’s putting a lot of his own perspective into the movie. It’s a story about a former icon who is a beaten down, alcoholic mess surrounded by absent friends. Sandler’s aware of his age and seems to be injecting a cognizant sense of real mortality into the story of Happy Gilmore.

Bowen reprises her character, Virginia Venit, in the comedy classic's second installment. Within the first four minutes of the film, Venit — who's since married Happy, welcomed five kids together and started a family — gets killed off, a tragedy caused by her husband.

“Happy Gilmore 2” has the official Taylor Swift stamp of approval. Swift shared a glowing review of the “Happy Gilmore” sequel to her Instagram story July 25. The “Cruel Summer” posted the movie's poster alongside a short message about the film, which included an appearance from her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.

When we meet Happy after all these years, he's in sorry shape. He's an alcoholic, using booze to numb the guilt and grief of Virginia's death. But as the Happy Gilmore 2 trailer shows, he decides to sober up and get back to golfing in order to help his beloved daughter Vienna go abroad to ballet school.

In 1996, former hockey player Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) was able to take three steps and pound his grandfather’s “really old” driver 400-plus yards. For self-serious golfers, it required suspension of disbelief at the highest levels. General audiences sure didn’t seem to mind.