Adam Sandler took to the golf course on Tuesday for a very special reason, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his beloved comedy Happy Gilmore.
The 54-year-old actor took to Twitter and Instagram to share a video of him re-creating his iconic swing from the classic comedy.
One of the film’s stars, Ben Stiller, also left a tongue-in-cheek reply, along with the Professional Golf Association (PGA) and TopGolf, which even has a rule inspired by Happy’s unique swing.
Happy returns: Adam Sandler took to the golf course on Tuesday for a very special reason, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his beloved comedy Happy Gilmore
Classic: The 54-year-old actor took to Twitter and Instagram to share a video of him re-creating his iconic swing from the classic comedy
Sandler’s video begins with the comedian setting up his camera, wearing a pink striped polo shirt, grey shorts and black sneakers.
He told his millions of social media followers (2.7M on Twitter, 11M on Instagram) that it’s been ’25 years since I’ve done this, so let’s see what happens.’
He backed up from the camera, wearing a white golf glove while carrying a massive oversized driver as he stepped up to the tee box.
Golf style: Sandler’s video begins with the comedian setting up his camera, wearing a pink striped polo shirt, grey shorts and black sneakers
Driver: He backed up from the camera, wearing a white golf glove while carrying a massive oversized driver as he stepped up to the tee box
‘Shooter McGavin, this is for you,’ he said, referencing his title character’s villain in the comedy, played by Christopher McDonald.
He then took a running start, as he does in the film, and unleashed a huge drive, which sounded like a crisp, clean hit off the tee.
‘I’m not lying to you, that is smashed,’ he said of his drive, though the camera was stationary and didn’t follow the drive.
Shooter: ‘Shooter McGavin, this is for you,’ he said, referencing his title character’s villain in the comedy, played by Christopher McDonald (left)
Huge drive: He then took a running start, as he does in the film, and unleashed a huge drive, which sounded like a crisp, clean hit off the tee.
‘That went pretty well,’ he said before walking up to the camera and kneeling down to take a final shot at his fictional rival, adding, ‘You’re dead, Shooter.’
The video went viral quickly, with over 3.8 million views on Twitter alone, plus over 53K retweets, nearly 7K quote tweets and 263K likes.
The movie follows Sandler’s title character, who learns his sweet grandmother (Frances Bay) had her home taken away from her.
Dead Shooter: ‘That went pretty well,’ he said before walking up to the camera and kneeling down to take a final shot at his fictional rival, adding, ‘You’re dead, Shooter’
Title character: The movie follows Sandler’s title character, who learns his sweet grandmother (Frances Bay) had her home taken away from her
When he learns he has the surprising and unexpected talent to drive a golf ball over 400 feet, he wins a local tournament and joins the PGA, where he tangles with McGavin, who thinks he’s bad for the game.
The film also stars Julie Bowen as PGA tour publicist Virginia Venit, Carl Weathers as Chubbs, the golf pro who teaches him the finer points of the game, along with a memorable cameo from The Price Is Right host Bob Barker.
The film was a modest success, earning $41.2 million worldwide from a $12 million budget, and it would become a cult classic on home video.
Chubbs: The film also stars Julie Bowen as PGA tour publicist Virginia Venit, Carl Weathers (left) as Chubbs, the golf pro who teaches him the finer points of the game
Cameo: The comedy also has a memorable cameo from The Price Is Right host Bob Barker
Another one of Sandler’s co-stars, Ben Stiller, who played the dastardly orderly Hal, chimed in with a tweet, in character.
‘That’s a beautiful swing Mr. Gilmore. Congrats on your anniversary, and being such a loving grandson. So happy to be a small part of taking good care of her during her “golden years,”‘ Stiller said with a winking emoji.
The official Twitter for the PGA tour also responded with a line from Kevin Nealon’s character Potter, ‘Harness. Energy. Block. Bad. You inspired a generation, Happy.’
The Twitter for TopGolf even revealed that one of their rules was inspired by the film – ‘No running starts.’
In character: Another one of Sandler’s co-stars, Ben Stiller, who played the dastardly orderly Hal, chimed in with a tweet, in character
Harness energy: The official Twitter for the PGA tour also responded with a line from Kevin Nealon’s character Potter, ‘Harness. Energy. Block. Bad. You inspired a generation, Happy’
TopGolf rule: The Twitter for TopGolf even revealed that one of their rules was inspired by the film – ‘No running starts’