Get ready to hit the links again, because the full trailer for Happy Gilmore 2 dropped at Netflix’s Tudum 2025 event on June 1, 2025, and it’s a hole-in-one for fans of the 1996 cult classic. Adam Sandler is back as the hot-tempered, hockey-stick-swinging golfer Happy Gilmore, and the trailer promises a wild mix of nostalgia, new faces, and the same outrageous comedy that made the original a fan favorite. Set to stream on Netflix July 25, 2025, this sequel looks ready to bring the chaos—and plenty of laughs—back to the golf course.
The trailer, introduced by Sandler, Julie Bowen, and Christopher McDonald at Tudum, kicks off with Happy staring at a bust of his head next to golf legends like Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods. “What is that? What’s with the beaver teeth?” he gripes, setting the tone for his signature brash humor. Years after his Tour Championship win, Happy’s hung up his clubs and lost his edge, but his daughter’s dream of attending ballet school pulls him back to the green. “We’re not done with golf,” Bowen’s Virginia Venit, Happy’s love interest, tells him. “Let them see the Happy I fell in love with.” What follows is a montage of Happy’s unorthodox swings, a new caddy played by Bad Bunny breaking a club over his knee, and a heated face-off with his old rival, Shooter McGavin (McDonald). “You stole my life from me,” Shooter snarls. Happy’s reply? “Why would I want to steal the life of someone who eats pieces of s*** for breakfast?” The crowd goes wild as Happy, in his iconic Boston Bruins jersey, takes on PGA heavyweights and reignites old rivalries.
The cast is a star-studded blend of returning players and fresh faces. Julie Bowen is back as Virginia, Christopher McDonald as the smarmy Shooter McGavin, and Ben Stiller as the creepy Hal L. Allen Covert returns as Otto, and Dennis Dugan, the original film’s director, reprises his role as Doug Thompson while serving as executive producer. Newcomers include Bad Bunny, Margaret Qualley, Benny Safdie, Nick Swardson, Ethan Cutkosky, and Sandler’s daughters, Sadie and Sunny. The trailer also teases cameos from Travis Kelce as a hotel worker giving Happy a warm welcome, plus a slew of pro golfers like Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, John Daly, Bryson DeChambeau, and Jack Nicklaus. A Christmas Day 2024 teaser hinted at Kelce’s role, with Sandler praising him on The Tonight Show: “He’s a big, handsome guy, funny and cool as hell.” Other surprises include Eminem, Post Malone, Kevin Nealon, and pro wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman, making this a packed lineup.
Directed by Kyle Newacheck (Murder Mystery), with a script by Sandler and Tim Herlihy, the sequel picks up nearly 30 years after Happy’s underdog victory to save his grandma’s house. The story sees him coaching new talent alongside Shooter in a high-stakes tournament, per Hypebeast, while facing doubts about his skills. “Happy Gilmore sucks now?” a golfer taunts as Happy faceplants mid-swing, only to rally with crowd-pleasing antics. The trailer nods to the original’s iconic moments—like Happy’s brawl with Bob Barker—while adding fresh chaos, including a graveyard showdown and a SpongeBob SquarePants reference that had Tudum audiences chuckling.
Fans have been begging for a sequel for years, and Sandler initially hesitated, telling The Tonight Show in August 2024, “I was like, ‘Nah, I don’t want to let you down.’” But after crafting a script with Herlihy, he’s all in, promising a story that honors the original’s heart and humor. Shot in New Jersey last fall, the film leans on Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions, with producers like Jack Giarraputo and Robert Simonds. Christopher McDonald, who let slip about the script in March 2024, told Us Weekly that Kelce’s acting chops are “surprisingly good,” while Kym Whitley praised Sandler’s set vibe: “He lets us play around with the script.”
The trailer’s mix of slapstick, star power, and golf-course shenanigans has fans hyped, with one calling it “peak ‘90s nostalgia done right” online. While plot details are still light—Netflix’s logline simply says, “Happy Gilmore is back!”—the teaser delivers enough to promise a worthy follow-up. Whether it’s Happy’s epic clapbacks or cameos from golf legends and celebs, Happy Gilmore 2 looks set to be a riot when it lands on Netflix. Grab your hockey stick and find your happy place—this one’s gonna be a blast.