Happy Gilmore | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Movie Commentary

[@dekulruno]

“Adam Sandler yells a lot.” “I thought he sang songs with a Ukelele” Yes you are both right.

[@tobythrice]

This cracked me up so much

[@jlinkous05]

YOU'RE GONNA DIE, CLOWN!

[@KeoTower]

You beat me to it

[@MercuryReacts]

“They’re all going to laugh at you!!”

[@littleTownGiant1]

When she said he sings and plays a ukulele... I instantly thought... William H. Macy?

[@jimgore1278]

The "Who is that guy?" was Lee Trevino, one of the best golfers of his era. Trivia; Trevino survived being hit by lightning on a golf course during a tournament.

[@jaives]

i was too lazy to google and by rhyming association, the name that kept popping into my head was Lou Ferrigno 😆.

[@generativejamessgamess1179]

Are you sure it wasn't Lee Carvallo?

[@mylifeisrushhour2]

I came here for this comment, Lee Trevino is one of the greatest of all time in golf and a hero for Mexican-American athletes

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

​@@mylifeisrushhour2he is Mexican?? Thought he was Italian

[@jimgore1278]

Yes, he's Mexican.

[@Cadinho93]

"You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?" One of the best comebacks in movie history. Also, Fun Fact: Bob Barker's only request when asked to be in the film was that he won the fight, so they had to do a quick rewrite to let him win.

[@princeofpcos9804]

Makes the scene way better, tbh. Also Shooter's 'who won btw' and Happy's grimace afterwards is a fantastic 3 seconds

[@mattd7828]

I'm pretty sure Bob Barker also had some reputation as a martial artist, though I'm not sure it was anything more than being a celebrity with a black belt in karate.

[@17thknight]

I'm glad they did, it really makes the scene hilarious when he talks shit as he walks away. I was 13 when this came out, I was dying in the theater during that

[@shawnmiller4781]

If memory serves a couple years later Bob and Happy had a rematch in a superbowl add

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

​@@shawnmiller4781think I remember it

[@citizenbobx]

The way Chris MacDonald plays that "No..." is everything.

[@chappie_nottherobot]

Nobody was a more underrated douchebag in ‘90s movies than Christopher McDonald.😂😂

[@Knapptime95]

He was the William Zabka of the 90s….

[@jculver1674]

He totally owns it, too. He references Shooter all the time on Twitter.

[@QuayNemSorr]

I always felt a little sorry for him. Constantly being type casted as a douche.

[@LordVolkov]

​@@QuayNemSorrIt goes all the way back to the 80's. He just has one of those faces, but I'm sure he's a cool dude irl.

[@hadoken95]

@@LordVolkov He really is, nothing but good stories from fan interactions with him.

[@rybock]

The big guy was Richard Kiel, most famous as Jaws, a henchman from two Bond movies. He had gigantism... it wasn't really clear in the movie, but he was 7'2" tall and it took a toll and yes, he needed some support as he got older.

[@tremorsfan]

For that final scene he was actually being pushed in a wheelbarrow.

[@KrazzeeKane]

Poor guy, to be such a big, strong man--and then to be reduced to having to be pushed in a wheelbarrow as you can't run, hell barely even able to walk anymore. Disease is messed up man, no one is safe. Treasure what blessings you got!

[@pete_lind]

Richard Kiel was lucky that he still lived to his 70s , funny that he was picked to be Hulk because Arnold Schwarzenegger was considered to be too short , then after one episode they replaced Kiel with Lou Ferrigno , reshoot scenes , when they wanted more muscular Hulk . Same with Jorge "El Gigante" Gonzales , Argentinian basketball player , show wrestler , 244cm/8´ tall when he died 2010 , when he was in Baywatch and some Hulk Hogan movies in 1990s , he had problems walking already , one thing all that suffer from gigantism get , also he died at age 44 , just as André the Giant , died at age 46 .

[@chrisking6667]

Bitches on tinder be like: "Must be over 6'..." "Oh wait I didn't mean that tall"

[@nathancline4000]

@@pete_lind Another well known Giant is Peter Mayhew, who was Chewbacca in Star Wars. He also frequently walked with a cane and needed help getting around.

[@raydurz]

That one guy who kept popping up is golfer Lee Trevino. His NES game inspired Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on the Simpsons.

[@willheil7591]

Lee was not only a minority barrier breaker, but one of the greatest story tellers in golf.

[@waynecanning4122]

Great reference.

[@chipwhitley6509]

I actually had the original Lee Trevino game. It was definitely a game that existed

[@lmcgregoruk]

@@chipwhitley6509 Fighting Golf.

[@ThePete1081]

​@@Jack-Shatme too when I first saw this. I kept waiting for him to yell at Happy like Captain Harris.

[@esinohio]

RIP Bob Barker, you will be missed.

[@onemariobro]

The price will never be wrong -bitch

[@Thundarr100]

The actor who played Mr. Larson (Happy’s enormous former boss) was Richard Kiel, who’s probably best known as Jaws from the James Bond movies. If I remember correctly, much like wrestling legend Andre The Giant, he suffered from gigantism, which is why he was about 7’ tall. And much like Andre, his gigantism caused him to have serious problems with his back and knees. This movie was considerably late in his acting career, which is why he was in such poor health at the time.

[@maexpert11]

He was always nice to see in any movie he was also I the goofy and corny as hell Barbarian Brothers movie Think Big he had a really good sense of humor

[@Thundarr100]

@@maexpert11 I’ve heard that about him. Despite his huge size, he was actually a gentle giant. I think it might have been his idea to make Jaws a slightly sillier character in the James Bond films, surviving ridiculous falls and explosions that would have killed absolutely anyone else, things like that.

[@vincegamer]

He also played all of the aliens in one of the best science fiction TV shows ever, The Twilight zone episode "to serve man" (Which George probably only knows from The Simpsons treehouse of terror episode)

[@vincegamer]

​@@Thundarr100and finding love with the little nerdy blonde girl in the end

[@Johnny_Socko]

@@vincegamer I love seeing Richard Kiel in movies, but if you're referring to the original 1960s Twilight Zone, the actor in "To Serve Man" was Ted Cassidy, who also played Lurch on the Addams Family TV series. And yes, he looked and sounded a lot like Richard Kiel. Edit: Corrected by @Odinthorson1830 below. I can't believe I had that wrong all these years! Apologies to @vincegamer

[@matthewganong1730]

This film is often credited with making golf popular again for younger audiences. Since it’s release there have been a lot more young golfers with eccentric personalities on the professional tours. And I’ve never met anybody who golfs that doesn’t love this movie and hasn’t attempted the Happy Gilmore swing at least once.

[@johng482]

My youngest brother is a pretty good golfer. When he was in college, he went to a driving range with some friends. He saved his last dozen balls to practice his “Happy Gilmore” swing. Unfortunately, the turf was wet and his plant foot slid out from under him. Ultimately, it resulted in knee surgery for him.

[@TraynArt]

Out of all the “dumb” Adam Sandler comedies, this one is my favorite. Better nonsense humor, so many quotable lines, and a great, memorable villain.

[@prollins6443]

And one of the few storylines that has a good meaning. You can understand why he is doing what he is doing. It may not be the most reasonable way to save his grandma's house, but you can understand why he is doing it.

[@shawnmiller4781]

Yup and that bastard Bob Barker

[@Fmanzo10]

And he gets thrashed by Bob Barker…

[@JakNasty69]

Personally I think Happy Gilmore has the better story and the better villain but Billy Maddison is my personal favorite just because of the cast and the dumb absurd humor in my opinion being even more absurd than HG but again this is just how I feel, Happy Gilmore is my second favorite though next to Big Daddy and Grown Ups

[@mchawk315]

This one or Billy Madison.

[@davidc2882]

Fun fact. The guy who played Shooter is a real nice guy who plays up the role for people today and has a decent twitter following.

[@scotthewitt258]

He ALWAYS plays such a douche in movies, and everyone says he is super nice in real life. I think that is the "formula" for being a good movie asshole, honestly. They are almost always played by the nicest real-life people.

[@DaveMan1K]

Just like Sandler himself; can be a doche on screen, but IRL he's a great guy.

[@andrewmcmurray9580]

Shooter McGavin should be in the conversation as GOAT sports movie villain. If he's not #1, he's definitely top 3.

[@ryanjohnson8131]

Up there with Rachel Phelps from Major League. I'd give Shooter the edge just due to his range from total douche to super petty to kind of malicious, but Phelps was also extremely hate-able, so much so that they had to rewrite the ending. It initially had her as turning out to be a good guy who was just trying to light a fire under the team, but audiences hated it, so it changed to just show her completely failing.

[@andrewward5891]

Christopher McDonald, who plays Dhooter, has made a career playing bad guys. He’s even on the Marvel show Secret Invasion playing a bad being.

[@greenpeasuit]

Price is Right is STILL a thing. After Bob retired, they ended up settling on Drew Carey as the new host and he has done it for ages as well. If you ever find yourself on Price is Right, guess HIGH. Prices seem to be based on California prices, so triple what I would expect to pay here in Texas.

[@jenfine]

The Price is Right is still on tv but Drew Carey has been hosting it for many years (since Bob Barker retired). And the tax guy taking the house is Robert Smigel who is the genius behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.

[@jobbo_]

Simone and George being horrified at the nursing home being run like a sweat shop just confirms that I am a horrible person for laughing so hard at those scenes

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

It could also confirm that a certain way of understanding comedy has been lost in the last 10-15 years..

[@davidfairchild8566]

"You just pulled landscaping duty" is one of my favorite lines from this movie.

[@LordVolkov]

Ben Stiller plays such great villains.

[@AJ-gn4ki]

I still can't help but laugh anytime one of my older patients asks for a warm glass of milk

[@andrewward5891]

Quick rule of thumb - when Stiller has a mustache he’s a bad guy (see Dodgeball)

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

To see Adam Sandler at (arguably) his most charming, I highly suggest "The Wedding Singer" --especially for a lot of '80s nostalgia.

[@NotSoFast71]

There's no way they'd get ANY of the 80s references. The cd player the size of a microwave. The clothing choices. No way in hell they'd know who "the British guy on the plane" was. It's be so frustrating to watch them watch that movie. He'll, they didn't know who Bob Barker was or if it's "possible to hit the ball too far" in golf.

[@LordVolkov]

To help Simone understand the fighting in hockey, I recommend The Goon, with Sean William Scott. It explains the reasons for it pretty well.

[@bassmunk]

You know what?... This is true. lol

[@nobodyyouknow6998]

Good suggestion. Good movie too.

[@zzz7zzz9]

Slapshot. the Hanson Bros.

[@actionalex3611]

@@zzz7zzz9 This☝

[@b1zarr01]

I too recommend Goon.

[@jillk368]

p.s. You're both right. He sings songs, is funny, and yells a lot. And yes, The Price is Right is still going (I think - - haven't watched it in years - - Bob Barker retired from it in 2007. His thank you: "I thank you, thank you, thank you for inviting me into your home for more than 50 years." (He did another game show before it; Price is Right started in 1972, when I was a baby. I LOVED that show as a kid.) Bob Barker passed away yesterday at age 99. He is so much fun in this movie. My favorite scene!!

[@jillk368]

I work at a mini golf course and I can confirm that. You gotta get the ball into the hole. Water shots can be played from the water (without receiving a penalty stroke) or from where it was on the ground before it went into the water (with a penalty stroke - - in other words it can be picked up out of the water and placed on the grass next to the water - - at least, that's the simplified version - - there are rules as to determining where to place the ball). A golf score can be negative if it's under par. Par is the # of strokes it should take to get the ball in the hole. Each hole has its own par, dependent on the length/layout/topography of the course from the tee to the hole. If a hole is a par 4 and a golfer makes it in 2 strokes, that golfer has a negative score on that hole. Something like that.

[@LudusAurea]

Drew Carey replaced him and Drew was replaced by someone else I think,

[@fuzzy__dunlop]

Sorry to break it to you, Simone...but winners of golf tournaments actually win a lot more in real life now. Millions. (Depends on the tournament)

[@seanbrown6796]

Rory McIlroy won $1.5M yesterday even.

[@zackamig4446]

Not to mention the LIV contracts

[@davidsumpter4933]

Richard Kiel, the actor who played "Jaws" in some of the Bond movies, had a spinal disease. He is so iconic.

[@nataliedepriest9113]

Yes, the Price is Right is still on the air after like 50 years. Bob Barker was a national treasure in the 80s and 90s. Yes, golf tournaments pay big money. The tour has big paychecks. The score is in the negative because it’s based on how many shots each hole should take (par) versus how many shots it takes each player. So if a hole is a par 4, and you sink the ball in 3 shots, your score is a birdie (-1). Two shots under par is an eagle. The cumulative total after 18 holes is your score. The bigger negative number, the better. Yes, Subway absolutely sponsored this movie. You must play the ball as it lies. If it goes in the water, you are penalized a shot and then you get a drop.

[@marcelkuijper8240]

Bob was already big news in the 70's. We loved the Price is Right over Wheel of Fortune with Chuck Woolery.

[@Dr.Acula76]

Most of that is correct but hitting your ball in the water or any other OB hazard is only a one stroke penalty. There are a number of ways to get a two stroke penalty, but most are rare

[@greenpeasuit]

​@@marcelkuijper8240i have never known Chuck to host WoF. Are you sure on that one? I thought Pat Sajak hosted the first and only iteration of thst game. Was there a 70s version? I remember Chuck on many other games, like scrabble and love connection i think.

[@gregall2178]

@@greenpeasuit Yes, Chuck Woolery was the original host and Susan Stafford was the letter-turner before Vanna White. I met her once while visiting my brother at her boyfriend's condominium. The boyfriend was Dan Enright, a producer of many game shows... and included in the movie "Quiz Show".

[@mholder1565]

Great reaction as always. I chuckled when you guys were in disbelief of the tournament winner getting 200k. Men’s golf pays out 3 million for most tournaments nowadays lol

[@joemiller7082]

Exactly. But with so many good golfers, you don’t win a lot.

[@dlpheonix]

I never thought people would learn golf via happy gilmore. 25 years is weird.

[@shapeshifter7676]

How else do you learn golf?

[@Ddonaldson9]

not really sure they learned much

[@vodengc520]

@@shapeshifter7676 Happy Gilmore, Caddyshack, and Tin Cup, lol. (Though I learned the most from actual games cause my dad ALWAYS watched it on the weekends, so it was unavoidable, lol).

[@SpartanQwop]

​@@shapeshifter7676By playing golf?

[@Whateva67]

RIP Carl Weathers 😢

[@gpaje]

This movie came out before the seismic change in golf that was Tiger Woods. Before Tiger Woods, golf was seen as a stuffy old person's sport. Tiger completely changed the general publics perception at the time of the sport. So many people of all age groups became interested in Golf. This movie came before that, in it's own smaller way, also increased golf's awareness to people who would never be interested in it.

[@Trendkilla]

Overselling a bit there ain't ya. Tiger probably did more to promote the sport than anyone but it is still a stuffy old sport played by pensioners and presidents.

[@afterdinnercreations936]

It still is a stuffy rich old-man's sport. All that land to hit a tiny-ass ball.

[@erikthompson619]

Yeah, I always think of Tiger whenever I watch this movie. Since I saw it when it first came out and therefore became so aware of the before/after impact that he represented.

[@jmarx3943]

​@@Trendkillaand hockey players. Hockey players seem to love golf

[@doyle8711]

I can only talk for the UK but there's plenty of places working class people can play golf or use shooting ranges and long before Tiger Woods came along.

[@CrashTestPilot]

"That guy," is golf legend Lee Trevino. Hasn't played since the 80's so you could be forgiven for not knowing him if you don't follow the game.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

People who suffer from gigantism usually do have back problems. Andre the Giant, for instance, raised a lot of awareness about what that condition is like.

[@ThatSamoanGuy]

Nice catch, George! Yes, the actor playing the boss character was struck by a car and has back pains. He is, in fact, leaning with a purpose in every scene he's in. That's also why the close-up shot of him running is in slow motion, but he's not in any wide shots. He couldn't run for very long due to his pain.

[@marcpower4167]

And notice towards the end when he says "I believe that's Mr. Gilmore's" he seems to have a bit of a limp.

[@johnhartman6933]

You guys absolutely have to do Caddyshack! Greatest golf movie of all time 😂

[@DynamiteProd]

Happy Gilmore >

[@MatthewMortensen1]

@@DynamiteProd No.

[@OneArmedRetroGamer]

When they did Blue's Brothers, I commented that I couldn't think of a worse sequel. Caddyshack 2 is a real contender

[@timhonigs6859]

Actually, Little Nicky, as it contains some characters in this movie

[@jamesraykenney]

They are both great... But they are so different, I cannot decide...

[@johnshaffer3405]

The scoring system basically works like this: Each hole has a par and getting the ball in the hole in less swings then the par lowers the score. For example that par 4 that Happy got a hole in one on dropped his score by -3.

[@timhibbard4226]

Simone combining “Jesus” and “Damnit” into “Jamnit” as a response to her Hockey Puck mixup was absolutely perfect and pretty much “Peak Simone”. One of her moments that she will likely hate herself for, but for us is just one of those goofy moments that we love these guys for. 😆♥️

[@grife3000]

Peak Simone is Simone.

[@ivankawnartist]

Simone is peak Simone.

[@timothytemplin7514]

To answer a couple of the golf questions: 1: Water Hazards - if you hit a ball in the water, you take a one stroke penalty (add one to your total) and drop the ball near where it entered the water. If the water is shallow enough, you are allowed to try and hit the ball out, at no penalty. 2: Ball markers on the green - Placed behind (to prevent people from trying to get closer by marking ahead) of the ball, it marks the ball position so that other putter do not hit your ball when they put. 3: Negative Scores - Par is the "standard number" of strokes to finish a hole, therefor if you finish in less strokes you are "x under par" or more simply -x

[@OmegaSoypreme]

The negative scores are because golf is scored around the "par" for each course. That is, the number of shots it is expected to take to reach the hole. If you hit par on each hole you end with a score of 0. Each shot above or below par per hole will change your score up or down accordingly. Oh, Simone got it 😅👍

[@mikeyt3784]

​@@the98themperoroftheholybri33there's no handicap in any kind of professional tournament.

[@UncleBuckRodgers]

That guy is Lee Trevino, old school Hall of Fame PGA golfer. And Price is right still airs every morning at 10am CST on CBS. Bob retired, Drew Carey has been the host well over 10 years now. Loved the reaction!

[@kevincerda6666]

I thought he was the security guard from “Mannequin” and Lt. Harris from “Police Academy” 🤣🤣🤣

[@UncleBuckRodgers]

@@kevincerda6666 🤣🤣they used to call him "Supermex" He started his PGA career hustling money games at golf courses around Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area back in the 60's.

[@larryjennings1946]

I can guarantee you that the winners shares for the tournaments in this movie do not reflect what Pro Golfers who win tournaments are able to make. Now, back at the time of this movie, it totally was. But today, the smallest winner's share of a PGA tournament purse is $666,000.

[@raymondmorgan2754]

Agreed. Saw an article this morning saying that Scottie Scheffler has won nearly $20 million this year alone, and there’s still a lot of golf to be played and money to be made

[@clitcommander1681]

Hail Satan!

[@robertstuart480]

@@clitcommander1681 You are the Clit Commander!

[@derGhebbet]

That isn't ominous at all.

[@andrewward5891]

Yeah the big golf tournaments now have $1 million grand prizes minimum. And the Saudis are throwing hundreds of millions at golfers.

[@williambryan3346]

@2:10 “That is the most Canadian death ever.” 🤣

[@Little1Cave]

Shooter McGavin is played by Christopher McDonald, a master at playing petty, pathetic antagonists. Another one of his more iconic roles is the FBI agent Kent Mansley from “The Iron Giant”. ❤

[@ThatManBren]

WHERE'S THE GIANT, MANSLEY

[@cafeabasedecinema]

Screw our country, I wanna live!

[@Galiant2010]

I always remember him shitting out Flubber.

[@daviddempsey2546]

Pga is the main golf organisation and they hold tournaments every week from Thursday to Sunday and the pay is always between 1-3millin per week for the winner

[@bigdawg702]

a "par" is how many hits you are allowed to try to get your ball in the hole starting from your initial drive up to your final put. A par 3 for example could mean you drove the ball with a wood at the tee, then drove it from the fairway with an iron club onto the green, and then one put would be your third hit. Any attempt after that put you in a positive score. A score of zero means you hit everything at par. A negative score means it took you less strokes than neccessary to get the ball in the hole. A "birdie" means it took you one less hit than par to get the ball in the hole, an "eagle" means it took two less hits than par requires. The more negative your overall score the better.

[@jonbruton3557]

The Par scored is figured out always figuring it takes two putts on the green to sink the ball. A par three means it should only take one drive to "reach" the green, then you have a putt to get close and one to sink it. Not unheard off, then, is to have a hole in one on a par three. It is a big deal to get a hole in one on a par 4 because it is expected to take a drive then one more shot from the fairway to reach the green [in 2] then two putts to "hole" the ball. So, a hole in one as Happy did on a par 4 is a big deal meaning his drive went further than expected it can be done to reach the green in one shot when everyone else takes two to get to the green.

[@kengascoigne5946]

16:31 He's actually a Bond Villian

[@xcmvp2007]

His best movie? Definitely my favorite. Every line is iconic. "The price is wrong, b****!" Soundtrack is also banger after banger

[@hellomark1]

Yeah it might be "low brow" humour, but the timing and how far to take jokes is excellent, and the movie is decently paced as well.

[@belpop]

ARE YOU TOO GOOD FOR YOUR HOLE?? ANSWER ME!!!

[@veggiesarefruits]

I had a T-shirt for the LONGEST time that had that exact quote, with Bob Barker in his fighting stance. I miss that shirt. It was my favorite.

[@malnorice]

some golf rules: -PAR is the number of swings you are expected to take at a ball before sinking it. i.e. a "par 4" means you are expected to hit it 4 times. -Each time you sink a ball they take the number of swings you took minus the par number for the hole and add that to your score - it is possible, common even in 'pro' games, to get negative number scores. I-n the end, after what is typically 9 holes, the person with the lowest score wins.

[@shainewhite2781]

The Bob Barker Adam Sandler fight scene was awesome and hilarious!

[@Talius10]

Pretty sure they won "Best Fight" at the MTV Movie Awards that year.

[@jculver1674]

As someone who grew up watching The Price is Right on TV, seeing Sandler headbutt Bob Barker and say "the price is wrong, bitch!" was one of the biggest laughs I ever got from a movie.

[@dustyb58]

I don't know if it was intentional, but the comedic timing between Julie Bowen pausing in her talking and Happy yelling PIECE OF MONKEY SHIT is just the best.

[@Smokie_666]

They use the flat marker so when the other person is taking their shot, the "ball" placement does not interfere with it. It also helps to keep track of who's ball is in play and makes sure that the golfers do not them up. Also, if your ball lands in a water hazard you do not normally retrieve the ball (which is why Happy found so many when he went diving for his). There are different rules depending on the type of hazard (some are marked with red or yellow stakes), but usually you get a penalty (usually an automatic +1 to your score) and you can drop the ball near the hazard to continue play. Where you can drop is dependent on the type of hazard. I might be off a little on the rules, it's been a long time since I golfed but I think you get the idea.

[@Dr.Acula76]

Also, the green is the only place in play where you can pick your ball up and clean it with no penalty with the use of a marker

[@rogerhamilton5965]

Another reason for the marker is to avoid hitting another player's ball with your putt. It's a penalty, 2 strokes I think. Normally everyone except the player whose turn it is will place a marker so that their ball is not obstructing the other players. Courtesy is normally a big deal in golf. Shooter's heckler would have been kicked out of any tournament or even detained by the police at some venues (looking at you Augusta National) In the 2 situations on the last hole, neither was one where the golfer would have to play it as it lies. The spectator and/or the ball would have been moved (can't remember exactly which but you'd never play it off the person's foot) and on the green the fallen tower would have been removed before play could continue. Players get relief (a procedure to move the ball without penalty) for all immovable man-made obstructions (buildings, grandstands, sprinkler heads, tv cables, etc) and movable ones (golf carts, rakes in the sand traps) can/must be moved out of the way. As far as the hoity toity rep of golf there is a fair amount of truth to it when you look at the private clubs and resort courses, but public courses (where us plebs normally play) are much more common and get as much if not more play. Back in the day a lot of professionals got their start as caddies when they were kids. My uncle who made a career out of teaching golf and managing municipal courses got his start mowing greens and fairways. As far as golf vs tennis for elitist participation, I've always thought tennis was more so. In forty plus years of watching golf I've never seen British royalty in the galleries at the British Open but at least a couple show up at Wimbledon every year. The guy who shows up at the putt-putt course is Lee Trevino, about the least hoity toity champion in golf and one of the greatest, and I think the first Latino on the PGA tour.

[@Canadagraphs]

To answer your question about Subway being a sponsor. Yeah, pretty much. I was an extra for 2 days on the set for the final shot through the accident. BOTH days, we were given Subway for meals. Never had another production ever feed us the same thing two days in a row.

[@SamUtley-wp8js]

Simone you're also right because he did alot of comedy songs on snl it's what got him famous

[@loonhauler]

One of the smaller tournaments which wrapped up just yesterday, was the Genesis Open, where the total prize pool was 9million, with first place paying 1.5 million. The biggest prize pool was $25 million at the PGA Players Championship. The top prize was 4.5 million. Not bad for wacking a ball around and going for a walk.

[@CaptainFirefred]

This movie brought Julie Bowen, a good Sandler and one of the best movie villains ever.

[@AtomixIGN]

Who is that guy? Lee Trevino. He was a Mexican Handyman from Texas who came out of nowhere and started winning tournaments in the 60s and 70s. Then he got struck by lightening. Back in the day he was a DADJOKE Machine. PS Tennis is more Ickyrich then Golf and Caddyshack is a must-watch

[@milhousevanhalen8631]

It's lowbrow but "you eat pieces of s*** for breakfast?" is one of my favorite comedic moments ever.

[@MrDMF567]

Golf is fun because you can treat it like bowling or pool and get hammered while ‘competing’ in a game that requires considerably less exertion than other sports.

[@Harv72b]

"I know his type of comedy is like 'yelly' type of comedy." "I thought he sang songs, I thought he had a ukulele." You're right! 😄

[@stevenmclennan1953]

They really need to follow this up with Wedding Singer to see how well he does both

[@control2XS]

15:09 if you've never really understood the fighting in Hockey I WHOLEHEARTEDLY recommend a film called Goon, hugely underrated comedy about Hockey starring Seann William Scott

[@chuckhackett4493]

The Price is Right is still going. Bob Barker retired from hosting on October 31 2006 and Drew Carey has been the host ever since.

[@marcpower4167]

25:34. I'll explain it this way, since there was also the comment of why the negative scores. The object of golf is to get the ball in the hole in as few shots as possible. Each hole is labeled as either a par 3, 4 or 5 based on the distance to the hole. That's how many shots they think it should take you. Making par means you did it in the exact amount of shots and you score 0. One less is a birdie and scores you -1, two less is an eagle for -2 and the rare double eagle or "albatross" is worth -3. A bogey is taking 1 too many shots that adds 1 to your score, double bogey is two too many shots which adds and etc. You're trying to get as low a score as possible.

[@mem1701movies]

28:29 yes he had back problems. He was also JAWS in James Bond and the first HULK but was not so muscular so they got Lou Ferrigno.

[@wjhull]

For the golf vs tennis "Hoity-toit-off", the answer is 100% golf. Both have that country club cache, but you can play tennis on a court you can find in a public park and rent out for free, whereas a golf course requires 100-200 acres of constantly-maintained area. Tennis racquets cost from $100 for a decent racquet to a grand or two at the high-end, while a set of golf clubs start at $500 for bargain-basement and go all the way up to $50,000-60,000 at the higher-end. Also, yes, while golf takes power and a boatload of skill, it doesn't really have a cardio requirement, so you'll see more old rich overweight guys who are really, really good at it.

[@lisamaitland157]

Richard Kiel = Jaws, was happy's Angel in the background..... Sad he passed away at 75yrs of age, the man with steel Teeth.... He was born with gigantism, and was a awesome villain in James bond movies.

[@scotthewitt258]

How did I nit realize until this moment that the "golfing" moving company guy is Will Sasso?!?!?

[@meganega123]

George not knowing how Golf works is pretty wild

[@ryans3795]

This might be one of the greatest movies ever made. It might not be revolutionary, but no matter how many times you watch the movie, it is always entertaining the whole way through.

[@ReklawLah]

I saw this in the theater my freshman year of college with a new friend from my dorm. I was dying of laughter the whole movie, but my friend just sat there, stone faced, and never laughed once.... UNTIL Happy saw Chubbs, the alligator and Abraham Lincoln in the sky... then he laughed his head off for about five minutes straight. I always thought that was so weird.

[@BluDrgn426]

Might want to check on your friend there

[@WindosNZ]

"All you gotta do is just tap it in, just taaap it in" lives rent free in my head all these years later.

[@wonderboyjohnny]

My buddy and I live across the country from each other and don't get to hang out in person often, so we play a lot of VR mini golf and catch up. That line comes up at least once per session.

[@Hapsard]

My friend played golf, and while I never saw the point, she did say one thing that made sense - you can continue to play golf, get outside and enjoy the day in the fresh air and still feel you're competing long past when you can safely play other games ... you know, if that's your thing.

[@Shadowfax-1980]

The antagonist that Shooter hires to distract Happy is played by Joe Flaherty, who was great on SCTV…some Canadian trivia for you two.

[@MysticLeviathan]

The sand joke refers to sand traps which you do not want to get stuck in. David Hasselhoff was famous for playing a lifeguard on the show Baywatch, so he spent a ton of time in the sand. That’s the joke. With regards to the rules, par is a designated amount of strokes given to each hole based off of distance and hole complexity. It’s almost always between 3 and 5, though there are a handful of par 6 holes and very rare par 7 holes. That means on a par 4 hole, if you get the ball in the hole in 4 strokes, it’s par, in 3 strokes, it’s birdie, in 5 strokes it’s bogey. You add all your strokes over 18 holes to get your final score. Some tournaments are multiple days, multiple times doing the clurse through so it might be over 36 or 54 holes rather than 18 so some scores can be really low. A score on a hole +1 stroke over par is called a bogey. So getting the ball in 5 strokes on a par 4 is a bogey. +2 or 6 strokes on a par is double bogey. Then triple bogey. Then there aren’t really nicknames you just say +4, +5, etc. These are all really bad scores and can take you out of a tournament entirely just from that one bad hole. -1 is a birdie -2 is an eagle -3 is an albatross or double eagle -4 is a condor or double albatross or triple eagle. A -4 is a hole in 1 on a par 5 or scoring in two stroke on a par 6.

[@lordmortarius538]

George, you NEED to watch some Price is Right. That was the one entertaining thing about staying home sick in the 80's, wrapped up in a blanket on the couch with hot soup and crackers and the Price is Right on the TV haha

[@fuelman1391]

My favorite Adam Sandler movie! I'm very glad you finally saw it. I would recommend "Grandma's Boy", as well. Adam Sandler isn't in it, but he did produce it, and it stars a lot of his "crew". Allen Covert, who played his caddie, is the main character. Watch the unrated version. There's only one extra joke, but it's hilarious!

[@jmarx3943]

I'm not the biggest fan of happy Madison movies, but I love that one. Nick swardsen is very funny in that.

[@sca88]

Grandma's Boy should pay me residuals. When it came out I recommended it to so many friends and coworkers who actually went out and bought the dvd.

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

Mr. Larson was played by Richard Kiel. He is about 7'2" tall (about 218cm) due to one of those things that causes Gigantism. When he was a teenager he was already almost 7ft tall. He played at the henchmen Jaws in a couple of the old James Bond Movies from the 1970s. He was originally casted as the Hulk in the late 70sThe Incredible Hulk TV show but was let go within a week or 2 because he didn't look bulky and muscular enough.

[@samwisegamgee1635]

As a golfer, I love the three competitions going on at one time: Man vs. Nature Man vs. Man Man vs. Self

[@koatam]

I've seen enough clubs go flying to know it's also, Man vs. Stick

[@samwisegamgee1635]

@@koatam Haha there are many more. Man vs. Bladder comes to mind

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

Mr Larson is Jaws from the James Bond series. Played by Richard Kiel.

[@MrYin90210]

Hello, official card carrying English person here - Simone pointing out "the great music" in this movie upon hearing Rock & Roll Pt 2 by The Glitter Band, followed by me rushing to warn you two to NEVER EVER google anything to do with them unless you want to be horrified 😬😬😬

[@okccuster]

Public Golf courses are cheap and for the common person. It's a great way to spend a weekend morning: outside, getting high, drinking beer, instead of brunch.

[@MovieDan1011]

One of Adam Sandlers best movies and possibly his most disliked protaginists Shooter 😂Great reaction guys😊 Carl weathers is awesome in this too as Chubbs and its quotable "Screw you ball why didnt you just go home thats your home are you too good for your home ANSWER ME!!" "YOUR GONNA DIE CLOWN!""Somebodys closerrr!"🤣

[@WoodrowsRandomReviews]

Shooter isn't the protagonist. Happy is the protagonist. Shooter is the antagonist.

[@brownstarslots]

"Suck my white ass, ball!" Lol😂

[@claasengelbart2268]

His best movie is "Spanglish".

[@fighterck6241]

31:40. Also there are community tennis courts and you can even find courts at high schools and middle schools. Golf courses require so much land that you either have to be a member of a club or an upper class neighborhood with a course in the middle of it OR grow up on a military base.

[@alexspindler1]

I think this is his best movie. It's got two great villains (Ben Stiller is pure evil), has great shock moments like Chubbs dying, and makes it fun throughout. Plus inspired WTF moments like the Zamboni driver. Great, fun reactions from you both!

[@TimotheeReacts]

CLASSIC! Definitely one of the best Adam Sandler movies out there

[@jrwriter68]

Oh Simone and George, you sweet summer children. 😆 I love watching your commentaries and you are normally very well informed and insightful. So I was loving the fact you all knew so little about golf and the money professional golfers make. Of course, I would be totally lost with other genres that you all are probably familiar, so it is all what you are used to, right? Anyway, you two are great and appreciate all you do!

[@svperstar]

one of the greatest villians of all time

[@zombiepicnic9683]

Caddyshack has to be on the list for this channel, another classic golf comedy. I'm pretty sure you both can learn a lot about the game just by watching golf movies. It's honestly more fun than watching golf.

[@lyletuck]

Both are correct re: Sandler - he yells AND he sings songs.

[@hw2508]

The thing with Adam Sandler is, many stuff is childish, but other stuff is so heart warming.

[@bigredtlc1828]

The golfer that keeps showing up in the movie is Lee Trevino. He's a pretty famous golfer. Played on the Masters tour (older golfers) for many years. Each hole has a standard # of shots, as in a Par 4 hole has 4 shots to get in the hole. Birdie is 1 under, Eagle is 2 under. The overall standard # is the sum of al the pars for each hole, as in a Par 72 golf course is 18 Par 4 holes. The pros are ridiculous in their skill, as the major tourneys have extremely difficult courses and still some of them go way under par over a weekend. When Tiger Woods won his first major tourney, the Masters, he destroyed the field and won by 12 strokes, with a score of 270, 18 strokes under par. Incredible.

[@ppjkb8]

It brings a tear to my eye whenever I watch reaction videos to this movie and the younger people do not know who Lee Trevino is. I was never a golf fan, but I know of the greats, and he is one of the greats.

[@Johnny_Socko]

Me too. I'm not a golf fan, but I lived in New Mexico when I was a kid, and Lee Trevino is considered such a hero there.

[@Dude_Slick]

Yes the guy who keeps shaking his head is Golf legend Lee Trevino.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

Here's a cool story that just happened this year. A kid on the bird app with the legal name Happy Gilmore just announced that he is going to play golf at Ball State College. Both Adam Sandler and Shooter quote-tweeted it and Sandler wished him good luck. He also said in his post that yes, he can do the Happy Gilmore shot.

[@chrisandrita2004]

24:12 “Shooter: Grizzly Adams has a beard…” is Golf Pro Lee Trevino who said “Grizzly Adams does have a beard”. This is a very wonderful movie!!!!!

[@DarkPaladin24]

My favorite moments in this movie are "How about I just go eat some hay?" And "You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?" That taught me to think of the comeback before you say it.

[@parkerfleming2961]

Most holes are par 3, some are 4 and even 5. This means you want better than par, par is 0 or even. More than par is added (unwanted) strokes against your score. Less then par are strokes taken off your score (helping it). At the end of the day, you want par or less, not higher than par. Shoot some rounds and get an average and then try beating it.

[@tylerfoster6267]

The broad Adam Sandler comedies are hit-and-miss, but I love this one, as well as Big Daddy (1999), 50 First Dates (2004), and to a lesser extent, Billy Madison (1995), Anger Management (2003), and Click (2006). I also liked The Wedding Singer (1998), but I saw it so much later than the others and maybe didn't like it as much as I would've if I'd seen it when I was a teenager. I still need to see The Waterboy (1998), and I heard his recent Netflix film Murder Mystery was good too. Like Jim Carrey, later in his career, Sandler segued into dramatic or semi-dramatic work. I enjoyed Punch-Drunk Love (2005), Funny People (2009), and Uncut Gems (2019), and I need to see Hustle (2022). The head honcho who cares about the ratings is played by the director, Dennis Dugan.

[@grife3000]

Watch "The Wedding Singer" again. It's like the only goddamn classic he's ever done.

[@StudioMod]

You just named like half of his main films and said they were good lmao. His best movies are *easily* Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, Waterboy, and Big Daddy. Those are LEGENDARY films. 50 First Dates, Anger Management, and The Wedding Singer are like second tier. Little Nicky wasn't great. And Click wasn't even a funny movie - it was actually kinda depressing, but in a highly unusual way. Everything he did after that was pretty much mid or downright bad.

[@TriplePalindromous]

I remember enjoying Spanglish as well, when I was younger

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

@@StudioMod I've heard Reign Over Me from 2007 was more of a dramatic turn for him; I think Don Cheadle is the co-lead in it.

[@Johnny_Socko]

@@EricAKATheBelgianGuy Reign Over Me is a good movie. It's just a straightforward drama, so it's a little different than his quirky dramas like Punch-Drunk Love or Uncut Gems. Reign Over Me is basically about what would happen if a fun, "Adam Sandler type" character suffered a tragedy in his life. And yes, Don Cheadle is the co-star, and he's very good.

[@danielflynn8530]

My hockey team the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) had shooter McGaven as a guest for the puck drop. He was perfectly in character that game. This was also on our annual Springfield Ice O topes night.

[@Rocco1332]

This was the first Adam Sandler movie I saw...such a classic. You guys should watch The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Stiller. Great dramatic role for him.

[@emilywilhite5807]

Agreed. I wasn’t expecting much going in and was very pleasantly surprised.

[@floydhill9265]

👍thumbs up for Walter Mitty

[@Dr.Acula76]

I'll race you to the bike!

[@finkiusmaximus]

Thankfully, his tie was loose at 9:00 on the ninth green. I was once wearing a tie with a tight knot all the way up to my buttoned collar and got caught in a rainstorm. The knot would not budge, and I ended up having to cut off a rather nice silk tie.

[@kelleyleary7033]

I’m sure Simone will find this interesting. Christopher Macdonald was in the episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise” of Star Trek: The Next Generation. His character was actually a pretty decent guy. He was Lieutenant Richard Castillo of the USS ENTERPRISE (NCC1701C), and he fell in love with Tasha Yar.

[@thisisscorpio6024]

(22:49) That's Lee Trevino, a famous Pro Golfer. He was likely cast for this movie because he was known for swinging with bad form. I was at press conference where Jack Nicklaus, one of the greatest golfers, was asked about Lee and his ugly swing. Jack replied, If I recall correctly, the game is called golf, not swinging.

[@JacobG093]

11:36 I laugh hysterically at this scene. A perfect example of a Canadian reaction and an American reaction lol

[@shrekster2726]

Richard Kiel RIP (The tall guy) Famous for playing the role of "Jaws" from the James Bond films.

[@chrissiegle1065]

You guys MUST do more Sandler movies... so funny... 50 first dates, the wedding singer, Billy madison... and he won tons of awards for his serious movie uncut gems.. Great reaction. Thank you. 😊

[@belpop]

the wedding singer is literally in my top five of fave romcoms of all time. It’s so damn cute and funny!

[@NXSA]

FYI most modern golf major tournaments can be 10m dollar purses, and don’t get me started on the contracts