Director Kyle Newacheck has shared his initial reaction to the surprising plot development at the start of Happy Gilmore 2, which premiered on Netflix on July 25. Speaking to PEOPLE, Newacheck revealed he was unaware of the major storyline involving Julie Bowen’s character, Virginia Venit, until reading the completed screenplay.

In its review of the movie, Variety stated that Happy Gilmore 2 rides on the nostalgia of the first movie.

Another beloved member of the "Happy Gilmore" cast has joined Chubbs Peterson in the "happy place."

Adam Sandler has been a bona fide movie star for three decades and counting.

His movies with Sandler, often featuring characters in various states of arrested development, have topped $3 billion at the box office.