After it was announced that Adam Sandler would be making a Happy Gilmore 2 for Netflix, excitement from fans of the comedian has been at an all-time high, and speculation has begun about who will return for it. Among the most important characters that we need to see in Happy Gilmore 2 is Shooter McGavin, the golf-obsessed, wildly unlikable villain portrayed by Christopher McDonald. Now, that actor is reflecting on his experience making the film and when he felt like it had reached a huge audience.
In an interview with TV Insider , the actor talked about his own nostalgia surrounding Happy Gilmore , and the impact the movie has had over the last 28 years. At the time, Sandler was just coming off of his Saturday Night Live run, and he was a big star because of it. Christopher McDonald was already a recognizable face from some of his projects like Thelma and Louise and Chances Are, but Happy Gilmore was something so much bigger.
He reminisced on this when he realized the extent of the movie’s popularity, saying: I chose to embrace it because it was a very fun role, and I loved it. The moment happened when I couldn’t walk down the street in New York and people couldn’t help but say, ‘Shoota!’ It used to be, ‘Why are you so mean to Thelma in Thelma & Louise?’ I said, “Well, she had to go over the cliff for her to come back to me.’ They would yell out Darryl or another name from the things I did, but Shooter is everywhere.
Once it hit television it exploded. The m.