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Taylor Swift, whose boyfriend, of course, is Happy Gilmore 2 cameo actor Travis Kelce, has posted her enthusiastic response to the Adam Sandler film on social media.
Happy Gilmore 2, of course, is the long-awaited sequel to the 1996 sports comedy classic Happy Gilmore, starring Sandler as the title character who puts his hockey skills to good use on the golf course.
Netflix produced Happy Gilmore 2, which began streaming on the platform on Friday. The film also features the return of Julie Bowen as Victoria Venit from the original film, as well as Christopher McDonald as Happy’s sneering nemesis Shooter McGavin.
Kelce, the star tight end from the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, makes a cameo in Happy Gilmore 2 as a waiter.
Naturally, Swift watched Happy Gilmore 2 and posted her thoughts in an Instagram story on Friday, which read (via People), “Happy Gilmore 2 had me cackling and cheering the whole movie! An absolute must watch, 13/10, go watch it on @netflix as soon as humanly possible.”
In a red carpet interview at the Happy Gilmore 2 premiere on Monday, Extra asked Sandler if he asked Swift to cameo in the film, to which he replied, “We didn’t want to bother Taylor. We just let Taylor entertain the world as she does. I listened to ‘All Too Well’ three times in a row today with my kid. She’s done a lot for our planet, so we love her.”
‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Features Several Cameo Appearances
Happy Gilmore 2 also stars Ben Stiller, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (aka Bad Bunny), John Daly and Margaret Qualley. In addition to Kelce, Happy Gilmore 2 features cameos from several different showbiz notables, including Eminem, Post Malone, Nick Swardson, Steve Buscemi, Eric André and Benny Safdie.
Getting big stars to sign up for a cameo in Happy Gilmore 2 wasn’t too difficult a task, said the film’s director, Kyle Newacheck.
“People love it, and I get that, because I’m a fan of the first one,” Newacheck told Netflix TUDUM. “A lot of these guys, the golfers and people who are near and dear to Adam Sandler and the movie, they all wanted to come and say hi and play and be a part of it and contribute to the second one.”
Among the golf greats who turn up in cameos in Happy Gilmore 2 are Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson, Nancy Lopez, Annabel Angel and Nick Faldo.
Also turning up in Happy Gilmore 2 is Dennis Dugan, who directed the original film and is an executive producer on the sequel.
Happy Gilmore 2, which is written by the original film’s screenwriters, Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy, is new on Netflix.