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[@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.

[@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.

[@dekulruno]

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

[@devonduggan6685]

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?

[@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.

[@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.

[@davidsumpter4933]

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

[@chappie_nottherobot]

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

[@HughGenvoenni]

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.

[@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.

[@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)

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@TheTruth-DealWithIt]

Yeah 200k is nothing in golf these days. Wait until someone tells them some of the LIV players got 200 million just for a signing bonus

[@joemiller7082]

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

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@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?

[@esinohio]

RIP Bob Barker, you will be missed.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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".

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@mblackwl]

Random golf answers! Yes, the quarter was a marker. It's placed on the ground so that other golfers can putt without there being an obstacle in the way. Coins are sometimes used, but tees are common as are plastic markers or poker chips. Generally, hecklers are ejected if they continue to be a nuisance. "Look at the cabbage" The non-grass part near a golf course is called "the rough." Cabbage is "roughage." So, it's a little tortured but still kinda works. Richard Kiel, the boss, was 7' 2" . It's possible he was leaning on things due to his age and height, but it's also possible he was doing it to fit in the frame. He did suffer from Acromegaly , which does have joint issues as a problem, but I can't confirm if that was an issue for him. And yes, Price is Right is still around. Drew Carey is the host these days

[@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.

[@peps181]

The older gent who corrected about Grizzly Adams is G.W. Bailey who played Capt. Harris in Police Academy

[@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...

[@R3_dacted0]

Simone is correct with her explanation. Every hole has a Par rating, generally based on how long or how difficult it is. Generally speaking, Par 5 is the hardest most holes will be. But there are Par 6 holes but that are pretty uncommon. And there is even one Par 7 in South Korea. Shooting 1 under par is called a birdie (-1) 2 under is an eagle (-2) 3 under is an albatross (aka double eagle) (-3) 4 under is a condor (-4) An "Ace," aka a Hole-in-one, is exactly what it sounds like. And, obviously, depending on the par of a hole, some of these scores might be impossible. Like, you can't get 4 under par on a par 3, for instance. Also, in some cases an ace can be the same thing as an albatross or a condor, depending on the par of the hole. Keep in mind that these scores are exceedingly rare and 99% of players generally only ever deal with getting a birdie, maybe an eagle on a very good day. Finally, shooting over par is called a "bogey" and the naming convention is easier to remember: Bogey (+1) Double bogey (+2) Triple bogey (+3) etc. Also, to answer your question about getting into water, or just out of bounds in general: what you do in that situation is take a drop. That is, you add 1 extra stroke to your score and drop the ball at the edge of play near where it went out of bounds.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Dude_Slick]

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

[@SamUtley-wp8js]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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".

[@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!!!!!

[@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.

[@McPh1741]

Mr. Larson is played by the great Richard Kiel. He has been acting since the 1960s with his most memorable role as the henchman Jaws in the James Bond franchise. He was born with gigantism which accounted for his height of just over 7FT! But also led to physical problems when he got older. Sadly he passed away in 2014. I will always remember him from an episode of Gilligan's island, Cannonball Run 2, as Jaws in the Bond movies and for Happy Gilmore.

[@radiof00le]

He was also a Mr Universe, early 60s. Also, acted in The Longest Yard (1974). Great football film.

[@CaptainFirefred]

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

[@Avocado11]

When you were questioning the checks, here are the 1st place prizes for the big 4 PGA tournaments this year. - The Masters: 3.24M - PGA Championship: 3.15M - US Open: 3.15M - Open Championship: 3M

[@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.

[@spenbro]

This is my favorite Sandler movie , such a classic. Also this was filmed in Vancouver. The grandma’s house is in Shaughnessy.

[@milhousevanhalen8631]

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

[@budoboy1977]

When you understand the concept of golf, you realize that it's weird when some people use "sub par" to mean something bad.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@TimotheeReacts]

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

[@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.

[@citizenbobx]

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

[@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

[@ianmcnaney6528]

I worked as a caddy in high school, and played on the golf team. It's mostly about wandering around with a beer or two and pretending to hit a ball with a bat. So now I want to watch Caddyshack again.

[@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.

[@Whateva67]

RIP Carl Weathers 😢

[@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.

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

"Guns don't kill people. I kill people." Say it loud, say it proud, Jaws.

[@hw2508]

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

[@NifferGal]

Par is the same amount of strokes taken as the hole specifies, a Birdie is one stroke under, so if it was a Par 3 hole and you made it in 2 strokes. An Eagle is two under par and the rare Albatross is 3 under par. 🏌🏻 Also, if you hit your ball into a water hazard it counts as a stroke and you try the shot again. 😊

[@XtheMystic244]

Winston Churchill described Golf as " a good walk spoiled"

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@deano42]

Yes, I listened to you reading the patrons, and I noticed the giggles at the name: Sir Didymus. Sir Didymus is a character from the movie Labyrinth, starring Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie, and an all muppet cast. It is worth watching, to say that you saw it. Great filmwork, great puppeteering, great music.

[@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.

[@derps0n839]

The golf balls have little words and numbers on them so if they are in a group, you can be reasonably sure which one is yours. Also the brand and color, though some events only allow 1 or 2 colors.

[@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 😬😬😬

[@mikefetterman6782]

The price is right was the longest running game show in TV history. Bob Barker did it from like 72-around 2000 when Drew Carey took over and became one of the wealthiest in Hollywood. I am not aware if it recently went off the air.

[@mikefetterman6782]

Jullie Bowen went on to star in the Tv series ED with Tom Kavanaugh, then MODERN FAMILY with Ed O Neil, and the rest of the emmy award winning cast.

[@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

[@doughbafett]

18:17 There was a scene where Happy beats the crap out of Ben Stiller, but it was cut out. You can see it on the Blu-ray.

[@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!

[@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.

[@meganega123]

George not knowing how Golf works is pretty wild

[@NikoBleau]

It's been 17-18 years since I played, but in my freshman or sophomore year of high school, I shot 4 under par once and was super proud. Now I absolutely hate golf in practice and concept. Lol. Fun to have been able to play so well once or twice though.

[@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,

[@phil_tony_corky]

scoring in golf is each hole is set to a certain length and it can take so many strokes to get the ball in the hole. so if it takes 4 strokes to get it in the hole that is par and you get it in 3 or 2 then you are under par or a negative score

[@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.

[@jonhenry8268]

George all you need to know about golf was written by Mark Twain "Golf is a good walk spoiled by little while ball."

[@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.

[@3DJapan]

Yes The Price is Right is still on but Drew Carey took over hosting in 2007.

[@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!

[@artsanstalent]

reading this will explain basically everything about the game itself. I also recommend "The Greatest Game Ever Played" with Shia LeBeouf and also "The Legend of Bagger Vance" with Matt Damon and Will Smith. Both show a beautiful reverence for the "majesty" of the sport that everyone refers to. Also, a side note, water on golf course is reclaimed water...so yah....you really don't want to be getting hit in those sprinklers lol you mark your ball how you like with a marker, some have their name stamped on them and each ball comes in 4 sleeves to a box and each sleeve is numbered 1-4. You determine what to do with a ball in a hazard by what color stake lines the hazard. Water is usually you drop it near where the point of entry the ball took into the hazard, so wherever the ball crossed from land to water. You can also choose to hit it again from the tee box, or if the hole has one, utilize the drop zone which is a designated area off to the side. Typically it's a one stroke penalty and then you drop the shot and continue the hole. The rules of golf handbook has specific rules on how to handle each situation, like if the water is marked a different color or how it's different if the ball goes out of bounds, different penalties and what to do. Details include whether you can let the club touch the ground before hitting it, whether it's protected land, whether you can drop it or have to go back and re-hit it or if you should deem the shot unplayable and go back to retake your previous shot. Marking your ball on the green is the only time (usually) where a player can touch their ball and clean it after they start a hole. This spot has to be exact or there is a penalty. Most gloves come with a removable button or a ball marker built in but you can use anything reasonably sized and flat. An OB (out of bounds) is your shot, plus a penalty, and then retaking your previous shot, so you're hitting 3 off the tee box for example. It's devastating. Saving Par with an OB is nearly impossible. One shot under par is called a birdie, two shots under is an eagle, a hole in one is an Ace. One shot over, is a bogey and then double bogey, triple and so on. Rules state a player should pick up after double-par, but amateurs rarely do, which causes slow play on the course. Each hole has a par(the optimal amount of shots), with an expected 2 putts factored in. So, if the hole is short to where you can hit it on in 1, it would be plus 2 putts, making it a par 3. Longer holes that take 2 shots to get on is a par 4 and 3 is a par 5. With a full regulation 18 hole course, there are 4 par 3's, 4 par 5's and the rest are par 4's. This equals a par for the course of 72. With 36 of those shots being putts, it's pretty obvious what's the most important part of the game. The goal is to shoot par, and then the next goal is to break par. A player who is "under par" is usually shown on the leaderboard as a negative number to show how far below this number they are, in a multi-day tournament, it is how below par they are for all the holes up until where they are at. Lowest number wins. Players are cut on Friday, leaving Saturday as the day players start putting on the heat to start climbing the leaderboard, they call this "moving day". This leaderboard can completely shuffle within one holes time is players are making moves and others make one or two simple mistakes. I competed in world long drive, hitting distances further than Happy and I can promise anyone out there that maintaining that distance and also your finesse and precision on the golf course is basically impossible. Practicing one really eats into the other, but there is a balance, you can hit 400 on the course if you favor training as a golfer and not an LD hitter. That's the most outlandish part of this film lol not that he hits it far. And also, the qualifying tournament to get a PGA card (Q School) is the most intense and stressful things a golfer can go through. There are however tournaments that can result in a player getting a handful of spots in tournaments on the PGA giving them the chance to earn their way in. 1st place winnings for these tournaments are $3-5m, they just don't have pro tournaments that pay out as low at $200k. For example, in the most recent US Open, 7 people tied for 20th place and won $200k each, this is along with a side leaderboard of overall season earnings where the winnings from that are put into a retirement fund. Insane money...we're not talking about McDonald's and Walmart(they do just not premiere tourneys) sponsoring these tournaments, we're talking Rolex, Lexus and other premium high ends brands. The gold jacket is a play on the Green Jacket, which is a prize a player gets when they win the most prestigious tournament of the year, The Masters in Augusta, Georgia. Membership to this course has a 40yr waiting list and they spend $500k-$1m on flowers alone each year for the tournament. Clubs run about $1000 with the average players getting a new set every 5-10 years or when they need to adjust, prices give or take depending on your ability and what brands. A bucket of practice golf balls is $10, a dozen balls is $25-60, a round is $30-300 for 18 holes, lessons are $100-300/hr, and the amount of practice to get to where these pro's are is immeasurable. The game is about money. I only got to where I did because I worked at a course for a decade and grew up with parents paying for me to train. But again, it's about money...so golf is where you want to be if you want to network with the right people, it's also a sure bet with any boss for a casual outing. If you want to learn, obsess over putting and chipping, then go to the range with a 7ir and form a swing, then bring the rest of the clubs after your 10th visit or so. You now have a foundation with that one iron to then understand and adjust for the other clubs. Then on the range, start with wedges and work your way up, at least 10 shots each, then when you're done, spend twice as much time on the putting green before heading home. This is the way. Patience and narrowing focus, repetition and taking it slow. Don't tee off on a course for at least a year after starting a weekly driving range regiment, complete control on your mental fortitude is all that matters and getting on the course or getting overwhelmed with club choices early will set a bad tone. TRUST. Unfortunately, in North America, golf has become a game where yahoos go out to get drunk and really act a fool. Golf courses are one of the leading causes of child brain damage for kids under the age of 10 and we have wheeled people off the course in gernies from the dangers of a course. Getting hit in the arm or shin at the right angle from an incoming ball can shatter the bone. So again....please...for the love of God...spend at least a year on the range before stepping foot on the course.

[@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.

[@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.

[@kellymoneymaker3922]

It's super hard. I went with my Dad when I was 10...took 8 times to hit the ball off the tee. I almost threw the club because I was so frustrated. Realized then it was not the game for me.😂

[@seeingthruyou]

Slapshot is another good hockey movie and the winner of the US open golf tournament made over 4 million dollars for that event.

[@TropicalHat420]

Earlier Adam Sandler is like a time capsule of some good vibe comedies. He really hit just a great string of movies in late 90's and early 2000's

[@abelsabalajr5535]

Bob Barker is a black belt... his instructor is none other than Chuck Norris

[@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!

[@tremorsfan]

The TV edit does include a scene where Happy throws the Ben Stiller out a window.

[@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.

[@joelhart9039]

The guy you were asking about is Lee Trevino, a famous golfer.