Long-time Sandler collaborator Steve Buscemi makes an early cameo in "Happy Gilmore 2." After Happy loses his grandma's house for a second time following Virginia's death, he and his daughter are forced to move to a seedier side of town. Buscemi plays their new oddball neighbor.

“Happy Gilmore 2,” the newly released Netflix sequel to Adam Sandler’s 1996 golf comedy, is a lot like its star: A little bit flabbier, a little bit shabbier, but still undeniably funny after all these years.

There are some solid running jokes that never get old in Happy Gilmore 2, showing just how much director Kyle Newacheck and writers Sandler and Tim Herlihy understand what makes these characters great. The latter two wrote and created the original movie, and they once again strike gold with their return to this zany universe.

TIME spoke with Safdie about the long-awaited Adam Sandler sequel, buzz surrounding The Smashing Machine, and working with directing greats like Christopher Nolan.

Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald and Ben Stiller also reprise their roles from the original, alongside some new faces played by Bad Bunny, Margaret Qualley and Travis Kelce. Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall reveals whether this sequel lives up to the wait.

READING, Pa. - Actor Christopher McDonald was in Baseballtown today to celebrate the game of golf. McDonald is well-known for his role as Shooter McGavin in the 1996 golf comedy "Happy Gilmore."

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sat down with fictional golf star Shooter McGavin to “remind everyone why Pennsylvania is the golf capital of America.” Shooter McGavin, the antagonist of the 1996 American sports comedy Happy Gilmore,