In 1996’s “Happy Gilmore,” Weathers played the golf mentor to Sandler’s Happy Gilmore. Sandler told Collider that Chubbs had a bigger part in the sequel when they were drafting the initial scripts.

Happy Gilmore 2 finally arrived on Netflix this week, much to the delight of fans who have been waiting almost 30 years to see Adam Sandler reprise his role as the iconic angry golfer.

Richard Kiel, an iconic Bond villain who portrayed a giant Happy Gilmore fan who intimidates rival Shooter McGavin in the first film, is honored by having his character's son appear in the sequel. Kiel died at 74 in 2014.

Adam Sandler shares details about Carl Weathers' initial role for Happy Gilmore 2, and how his death led to some changes to the sequel's story.

The original movie, whose sequel is hitting Netflix nearly 30 years later, was inspired by a childhood friend of Adam Sandler.

Today’s the day! Adam Sandler’s newest film, Happy Gilmore 2, is finally available to stream on Netflix! But before you watch it, and spot all the celebrity cameos like Travis Kelce, Bad Bunny, Jeopardy!

Happy Gilmore 2, released on Netflix today, features an emotional tribute to all the actors who died since the first film