“Happy Gilmore 2,” currently sitting in the No. 1 spot in Netflix’s top 10 English-language movies, sees the return of actors like Julie Bowen (Virginia Venit), Christopher McDonald (Shooter McGavin) and Ben Stiller (Hal L.) from the first movie and is overflowing with callbacks to the first movie and celebrity cameos.

Sandler and co-writer Tim Herlihy tell The Hollywood Reporter about the project landing Netflix's biggest U.S. film debut and the possibility of more sequels for the star's movies after its success: "This throws it open.

Many of Sandler’s films, like Billy Madison and Hubie Halloween, are known for their over-the-top silliness while having a lot of heart. He has also starred in more dramatic films, including The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) and Uncut Gems.