Richard Kiel, an iconic Bond villain who portrayed a giant Happy Gilmore fan who intimidates rival Shooter McGavin in the first film, is honored by having his character's son appear in the sequel. Kiel died at 74 in 2014.

The opening minutes of the long-awaited Happy Gilmore sequel reveal a legacy character has been shockingly killed off.

Meanwhile, Sandler and Bowen reacted to Bowen’s shocking “Happy Gilmore 2” death during an interview with Entertainment Weekly published shortly after the movie’s release. The “Modern Family” star suggested that her character needed to die to drive Happy and the events of the film.

Leave it to Adam Sandler to pull off a major twist no one saw coming. Nearly 20 years after the release of Happy Gilmore, Sandler and many familiar faces returned for Happy Gilmore 2, which premiered July 25 on Netflix.

Bowen reprises her character, Virginia Venit, in the comedy classic's second installment. Within the first four minutes of the film, Venit — who's since married Happy, welcomed five kids together and started a family — gets killed off, a tragedy caused by her husband.

The modern Happy Gilmore family is back. Julie Bowen is shocked that she’s making her return as Virginia Venit in “Happy Gilmore 2.” “I didn’t think they’d bring me back at all,” the ...

When Happy Gilmore 2 was being developed at Netflix, Julie Bowen did not expect to reprise her role in the sequel. Bowen, who played Adam Sandler’s love interest in Happy Gilmore, believed that her age disqualified her for the sequel. “I didn’t think they’d bring me back at all,” Bowen said on a recent episode of […] The post Happy Gilmore 2’s Julie Bowen Thought She’d Be ...

This means Shooter McGavin and Virginia Venit are back in action alongside Happy in this next chapter. Musical artist Bad Bunny is also part of the Happy Gilmore 2 cast, along with Kansas City ...

Adam Sandler and Julie Bowen will be reprising their roles of Happy Gilmore and Virginia Venit, whom they portrayed in the original 1996 sports comedy. The sequel takes.

After dropping Vienna off at the airport, Happy looks up at the sky and sees Virginia (as well as Bob Barker) once again. “You’re okay,” she says, and he mouths a kiss to his dead wife. Happy’s finally ready to move forward with his life, golf clubs and all.

Happy Gilmore 2' is a fun trip down memory lane fueled by golf. Here are some of the best moments involving athletes from the sequel.