Adam Sandler is one of my favorite SNL alumni of all time, and with good reason. Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison were legendary comedies, and while his career has seen a decline in quality, he had far more hits than misses before signing his deal with Netflix. Grown Ups was one of his later films…
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Things I Like: Happy Gilmore 2 (2025 Film)
Happy Gilmore is one of my favorite ’90s comedies of all time. I still prefer Billy Madison, but Happy Gilmore was a work of comedic genius from Adam Sandler. Now, 30-something years later, he’s finally made a sequel thanks to his partnership with Netflix, his long-time friends, and whoever managed to greenlight it. I’ve seen…
Things I Like: Little Nicky (2000 Film)
It kind of pains me to realize that Adam Sandler’s Little Nicky is now a quarter of a century old. I consider it to be close to the end of Adam Sandler’s classic comedy gold era—before he got too rich and famous for his own good. Out of that whole batch of films, Little Nicky…
Things I Like: Longfellow Deeds (Mr. Deeds)
Adam Sandler has played a lot of goofy characters and Longfellow Deeds is one of my favorites. But definitely not the top. In fact, Deeds really isn’t goofy. As he’s just a lovable pizza shop owner that wants to write greeting cards for Hallmark. And he unknowingly becomes a billionaire when his great uncle dies…
Things I Like: Babe Bennett (Mr. Deeds)
Babe Bennett wasn’t my favorite love interest for Adam Sandler but I do really like Winona Ryder. This is also right before she nearly ended her career with some bizarre shoplifting arrest. Only bouncing back after she secured the role of the mom on the Netflix hit Stranger Things She’s a beautiful but not super…