By Rahul Banerji
Twenty-five years after he last pranced around the fairways in front of a camera for and as Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler was back, this time with his phone-cam.
Reprising his role as the failed ice hockey player turned golfer Happy Gilmore, Sandler rekindled his rivalry with Shooter McGavin, the top pro he took down in the iconic film.
The exchange took place on Twitter earlier in the week.
“Twenty-five years since I’ve done this. I’m scared!” Sandler declared before hitting a nifty drive with his trademark run-up from the movie.
“That’s smashed, smashed. You’re dead, Shooter,” he added.
Sharp riposte
Sandler’s great rival, Shooter, played by Christopher McDonald, hit back quickly.
Sinking a putt on his carpet, Shooter declared, “It’s all about the short game. Drive for show, putt for the dough!”
McDonald capped the exchange in Shooter McGavin fashion.
Challenging his rival to another game, he added, “Why don’t you just meet me at the ninth green at nine, Gilmore.
“Oh, and Gilmore, wear something nice.”
While Happy Gilmore may not counted in the same league of great golf films as Tin Cup and The Greatest Game Ever Player, it was a sensation and something of a watermark for sports comedies.
“The hit movie became a comedy reference point in pop culture when it was released in 1996, with both sport and movie fans celebrating its legacy,” reported CNN.
The film also starred Carl Weathers of Rocky fame, golfers Lee Trevino and Bob Bowers, Richard Kiel, a.k.a Jaws from the James Bond films, Ben Stiller and Julie Bowen.
Five years ago, Sohail Khan attempted a remake in Hindi, Freaky Ali that featured Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Arbaaz Khan, Amy Jackson, Seema Biswas and a cameo from Salman Khan.
It ended up doing pretty well at the box office considering golf does not enjoy the same popularity in India as it does in the US.
In all, it raked in close to four million dollars.
Happy Gilmore would have been quite pleased with that haul.
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