176 Fun Facts About Adam Sandler Movies

In Happy Gilmore, what sport was Happy failing at before he discovered golf?

Happy Gilmore was a failed ice hockey player; the slapshot swing he brought to the driving range sent balls more than 400 yards.

Happy Gilmore takes up golf to save his grandmother's house from which creditor?

The IRS seized Grandma Anna's house over $270,000 in unpaid back taxes, giving Happy 90 days to raise the money.

Happy's mentor Chubbs Peterson lost his hand to what?

Happy later kills the one-eyed gator that did it.

Which game-show host brawls with Happy at a pro-am and shared an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight?

Barker was still hosting The Price Is Right when the film came out.

Which sandwich chain signs Happy Gilmore to an endorsement deal in the film?

Subway signs Happy as its spokesman once he becomes a tour sensation; he films a sub commercial and uses the money to bid on Grandma's house.

Who plays Happy's arrogant rival Shooter McGavin?

Christopher McDonald plays Shooter McGavin, the smug tour pro who taunts Happy and buys Grandma's house at auction to spite him.

Happy Gilmore's 2025 sequel skipped cinemas for which streaming service?

Happy Gilmore 2 premiered on Netflix on July 25, 2025, almost thirty years after the original, with Sandler back as Happy.

In Billy Madison, how long must Billy spend in each grade to earn his father's company?

Billy must pass all twelve grades in 24 weeks, two weeks per grade, to inherit Madison Hotels instead of Eric Gordon.

Which comedian made his feature-film debut in Billy Madison?

Farley plays the erratic bus driver, reportedly after six espresso shots.

Billy Madison's school principal Max Anderson was once a pro wrestler known as what?

Principal Anderson wrestled as The Revolting Blob, and Eric Gordon uses that past to blackmail him into claiming Billy cheated.

How does Billy Madison propose to settle who inherits Madison Hotels?

Billy challenges Eric Gordon to an academic decathlon, a contest of school subjects with a Jeopardy-style final round, to decide who inherits Madison Hotels.

Which director made Billy Madison?

Tamra Davis directed Billy Madison (1995); Sandler co-wrote the script with his longtime partner Tim Herlihy.

In The Waterboy, Bobby Boucher's only means of transportation is what?

Bobby's only ride is a riding lawnmower; he and Vicki Vallencourt drive off on it after their wedding at the end of the film.

Bobby Boucher believes his father died of dehydration where?

Mama told Bobby his father died of dehydration in the Sahara Desert; Roberto Boucher later turns up alive, having simply walked out on the family.

Who plays Bobby Boucher's fiercely religious mother, Helen, in The Waterboy?

Kathy Bates, an Oscar winner for Misery, plays Mama Boucher, who blames football, college and girls on 'the devil'.

The Mud Dogs' season in The Waterboy ends at which New Year's Day game?

The Mud Dogs reach the Bourbon Bowl on New Year's Day and beat Red Beaulieu's Louisiana Cougars on Bobby's last-play touchdown.

Which Waterboy character is often compared to real LSU coach Ed Orgeron?

The comparison rests on Orgeron's Cajun roots and accent.

In what year is The Wedding Singer set?

The Wedding Singer is set in 1985; its Culture Club haircuts, Miami Vice jackets and Nena's '99 Luftballons' fix it in the mid-eighties.

Which rock star helps Robbie serenade Julia on the plane in The Wedding Singer?

Billy Idol, playing himself in first class, rallies the cabin so Robbie can sing 'Grow Old with You', co-written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy.

The Wedding Singer was later adapted into what?

The Wedding Singer became a Broadway musical that opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in April 2006, earned a Best Musical Tony nomination, and closed that New Year's Eve.

The Wedding Singer was Sandler's first film with which co-star, later of 50 First Dates and Blended?

Blended was also directed by Wedding Singer director Frank Coraci.

In Big Daddy, Sonny Koufax lives comfortably off what?

He works one day a week as a toll booth attendant.

Which twin brothers shared the role of Julian in Big Daddy?

Twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse, born in 1992, alternated as Julian, the usual way a child role stays within daily work-hour limits.

Sonny's lawyer roommate Kevin in Big Daddy is played by which Daily Show host?

Jon Stewart plays Kevin Gerrity, whose fiancée Corinne is mocked for her Hooters past; Stewart had taken over The Daily Show in January 1999, months before the film opened.

Big Daddy earned Sandler which dubious honour?

Sandler took the 1999 Razzie for Worst Actor for Big Daddy, which nonetheless grossed $234.8 million worldwide.

In Punch-Drunk Love, Barry Egan buys huge quantities of what to earn frequent-flyer miles?

It was inspired by a real man who amassed over a million miles from Healthy Choice pudding.

What instrument does Barry find abandoned in the street in Punch-Drunk Love?

Barry finds a harmonium dumped on the street outside his warehouse after a car crash; he carries it inside and plays it throughout the film.

Which director wrote Punch-Drunk Love specifically for Sandler?

He won Best Director at Cannes for it in 2002.

What does Barry Egan's company sell in Punch-Drunk Love?

Barry runs a small business selling novelty toilet plungers from a Los Angeles warehouse; the phone-sex scam is run out of Dean Trumbell's mattress store.

Lucy in 50 First Dates suffers from a fictional amnesia named what?

Lucy has Goldfield's syndrome, a fictional condition that erases each day's memories overnight, so she wakes every morning believing it is the day of her crash.

What is Henry Roth's job in 50 First Dates?

Henry Roth is a marine veterinarian at Sea Life Park on Oahu, treating animals such as Jocko the walrus and Willy the penguin.

What animal causes the car crash in 50 First Dates?

Lucy and her father swerved to miss a cow in the road on October 13; the crash left her unable to form new long-term memories.

What was the original title of the script that became Sandler and Barrymore's 2004 romcom?

George Wing's spec script was titled Fifty First Kisses; Columbia retitled it 50 First Dates before the February 2004 release.

Sandler's 2002 film about a pizzeria owner who inherits billions remakes which 1936 Frank Capra film?

Mr. Deeds (2002) remakes Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Sandler's Longfellow Deeds is a small-town New Hampshire pizzeria owner who inherits $40 billion.

Which actress plays the undercover tabloid reporter Babe Bennett in Mr. Deeds?

Winona Ryder plays Babe Bennett, a tabloid TV producer who poses as a school nurse named Pam Dawson to get close to Deeds.

In Anger Management, Sandler's character is forced to sing which West Side Story number in traffic?

Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson) makes Dave sing 'I Feel Pretty' while their car sits in traffic on a New York bridge.

Which real New York mayor appears in the Yankee Stadium finale of Anger Management?

Rudy Giuliani, mayor until the end of 2001, cameos as himself in the Yankee Stadium finale alongside Derek Jeter and Roger Clemens.

Who played Paul Crewe in the 1974 The Longest Yard before Sandler's 2005 remake?

Burt Reynolds starred as quarterback Paul Crewe in the 1974 original and returned in the 2005 remake as Coach Nate Scarborough.

Where does Michael Newman get his magical remote in Click?

Michael wanders into a Bed Bath & Beyond late at night and finds the 'Beyond' back room, where Morty (Christopher Walken) hands him the universal remote.

Click earned an Academy Award nomination in which category?

Click was nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Makeup, for aging Sandler, Kate Beckinsale and Henry Winkler by decades; it lost to Pan's Labyrinth.

In You Don't Mess with the Zohan, the Israeli commando dreams of working for which hair-care company?

Zohan fakes his death to move to New York and cut hair for Paul Mitchell, then lands at a tiny salon after the Paul Mitchell salon laughs him out.

The friends in Grown Ups reunite after winning what together in 1978?

They gather at a lake house for the Fourth of July.

Grown Ups overtook which earlier film as Sandler's highest-grossing release worldwide?

Grown Ups grossed about $271 million worldwide, passing Click's roughly $238 million to become Sandler's biggest earner until Hotel Transylvania in 2012.

Jack and Jill made Razzie history by doing what?

It took ten Golden Raspberries including Worst Actor and Worst Actress, both for Sandler.

In Jack and Jill, Jack is trying to cast Al Pacino in a commercial for which product?

Pacino plays himself, smitten with Jill.

Which character does Sandler voice in Hotel Transylvania?

Sandler voices Dracula, who runs the hotel as a monsters-only refuge and is throwing his daughter Mavis a 118th birthday party.

Who plays President Will Cooper, Sandler's childhood arcade buddy, in Pixels?

Kevin James plays Will Cooper, the arcade friend who became US President; Josh Gad plays Ludlow and Peter Dinklage plays Eddie 'The Fireblaster' Plant.

In Uncut Gems, Howard Ratner's prized possession is a rare black opal from which country?

Ethiopian Jewish miners retrieve it from the Welo mine in the opening scene.

Which NBA star plays himself as the customer obsessed with the opal in Uncut Gems?

Kevin Garnett plays himself during the 2012 Celtics playoff run, borrowing the opal as a good-luck charm and leaving his championship ring as collateral.

Uncut Gems was directed by which filmmaking duo?

Sandler's Howard is a Diamond District jeweler and gambling addict.

In Hustle, Sandler plays a scout for which NBA team?

Stanley Sugerman scouts for the Philadelphia 76ers, whose owner Rex Merrick (Robert Duvall) promises him an assistant-coaching job before dying.

Which 2019 streaming film became Sandler's most-watched, drawing 73 million households in four weeks?

Murder Mystery, released on Netflix in June 2019, paired Sandler with Jennifer Aniston again after Just Go with It (2011).

In Eight Crazy Nights, what does tiny referee Whitey Duvall long to win?

Whitey has waited decades for the town's All-Star Patch, given to its most helpful citizen, and Davey finally campaigns to get it for him.

Which prize did The Meyerowitz Stories, with Sandler, Stiller and Hoffman, win at Cannes?

The Meyerowitz Stories took 2017's Palm Dog, the unofficial Cannes prize for canine performances, for its family dog; its Netflix origin had drawn jury president Pedro Almodóvar's criticism.

In Spaceman, Sandler's Czech cosmonaut befriends a telepathic creature shaped like what?

Hanuš, voiced by Paul Dano, is an ancient spider-like alien who boards Jakub's ship and reads his memories during the solo mission.

Bedtime Stories, Sandler's first family film, was released under which studio banner?

He plays a hotel handyman whose stories to his niece and nephew start coming true.

Sandler's production company Happy Madison, founded in 1999, first produced which film?

Happy Madison's first production was Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), the Rob Schneider vehicle; Little Nicky followed in 2000.

Sandler was fired from Saturday Night Live in 1995 alongside which fellow cast member?

Sandler and Chris Farley were both dropped from SNL after the 1994-95 season; Sandler's 2019 hosting monologue song 'I Was Fired' turned it into material.

Sandler received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in which year?

Sandler received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on March 19, 2023, the year after Jon Stewart.

Which three actors play the nerdy grown-ups Gus, Richie and Clark who take on little-league teams in The Benchwarmers (2006)?

Rob Schneider, David Spade and Jon Heder; Sandler produced but stayed off screen, and the trio earned a Teen Choice nomination for Choice Movie Chemistry.

Who plays Mel Carmichael, the billionaire former nerd who bankrolls the Benchwarmers?

Jon Lovitz plays Mel Carmichael, a software billionaire bullied as a kid; he was the only original cast member to return for 2019's Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls.

Which comedian was originally cast as Clark in The Benchwarmers before the part went to Jon Heder?

David Spade told the story on The Howard Stern Show in 2006; Heder was fresh off Napoleon Dynamite.

Which two Sandler regulars wrote the screenplay for The Benchwarmers?

Swardson also appears in the film as Howie, Richie's agoraphobic brother who is afraid of the sun and, by the end, still afraid of the moon.

Which baseball Hall of Famer appears as himself in The Benchwarmers, helping to train the trio?

Reggie Jackson, 'Mr. October', plays himself as an old friend of Mel's who helps coach the trio; ESPN's Dan Patrick and linebacker Bill Romanowski also appear.

Which fast-food chain hosts the closing celebration in The Benchwarmers?

Pizza Hut hosts the finale; Erinn Bartlett plays Sarah, the salad-bar girl.

Which film beat The Benchwarmers' record for the biggest opening weekend by a baseball movie?

42, the Jackie Robinson biopic, opened to $27.5 million in April 2013, passing The Benchwarmers' $19.6 million for the biggest opening weekend by a baseball film.

Which star voices the Darth Vader gatekeeper system outside Mel's mansion in The Benchwarmers?

Doug Jones voices Number 7, Mel's robot servant, and William Daniels has an uncredited turn as KITT.

Who plays Liz, Gus's wife, in The Benchwarmers?

Molly Sims plays Liz, Gus's wife, who learns late in the film that her husband was once a schoolyard bully himself.

Which regular Sandler director, who made Happy Gilmore and Big Daddy, directed The Benchwarmers?

Dennis Dugan directed a run of Happy Madison films including Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Grown Ups and Jack and Jill.

Who directed The Waterboy?

Coraci also directed The Wedding Singer earlier the same year.

How old is Bobby Boucher when The Waterboy begins?

Bobby Boucher is 31 when the film opens, having spent 18 years as the Louisiana Cougars' waterboy before Red Beaulieu fires him.

Who plays Cougars coach Red Beaulieu in The Waterboy?

Country singer Jerry Reed, Burt Reynolds' sidekick in Smokey and the Bandit, plays Cougars coach Red Beaulieu in his final film role.

Who plays Coach Klein in The Waterboy?

Henry Winkler, Happy Days' Fonzie, plays Coach Klein, whose playbook was stolen years earlier by rival Red Beaulieu.

Who plays Vicki Vallencourt, Bobby's childhood crush with a rap sheet?

Fairuza Balk plays Vicki Vallencourt, the knife-carrying ex-con Mama calls 'the devil'; she and Bobby marry at the end.

What technique taught by Coach Klein unlocks Bobby's ferocious tackling?

He pictures his tormentors and flattens whoever is in front of him.

What does Bobby have to pass so the NCAA will let him play?

Red Beaulieu exposes that Bobby never attended high school, so he must pass a GED exam to stay eligible; Mama had kept him out of school all his life.

According to Mama, Bobby's father ran off to New Orleans to have an affair with what kind of woman?

Robert Sr. later turns up calling himself 'Roberto' and gets tackled by Mama.

Bobby tells his professor alligators are ornery because they have teeth but no what?

In class Bobby repeats Mama's theory that gators are ornery because 'they got all them teeth and no toothbrush'; the professor insists it is the medulla oblongata.

Although set in Louisiana, where was The Waterboy mostly filmed?

Most of The Waterboy was shot in Central Florida; the Mud Dogs' home games used Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand, near Orlando.

The Waterboy's $39.4 million opening weekend set a record for which month?

The Waterboy's $39.4 million debut in November 1998 was the biggest November opening to date, passing Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls; it grossed about $190 million on a $23 million budget.

Which NFL Hall of Fame linebacker appears as himself in The Waterboy?

Lawrence Taylor plays himself, telling a kids' group 'Don't smoke crack'; coaches Bill Cowher and Jimmy Johnson and broadcaster Brent Musburger also cameo.

In Just Go with It, what is the job of Sandler's Danny Maccabee, who wears a fake wedding ring to pick up women?

Danny is a Los Angeles plastic surgeon who wears a fake wedding ring to pick up women, then drags his office manager into posing as his soon-to-be ex-wife.

Just Go with It is a loose remake of which 1969 film?

Just Go with It loosely remakes Cactus Flower (1969), itself from a Broadway play, in which Walter Matthau's dentist has his nurse pose as his wife.

Which real action star's name does Danny's cousin Eddie borrow as an alias in Just Go with It?

Eddie introduces himself as Dolph Lundgren, the name Danny had already given Palmer for the man his 'wife' cheated with.

Where does the family fly for the elaborate charade in Just Go with It?

The group flies to Hawaii and stays at a Maui resort, where Katherine runs into her college rival Devlin and the lies multiply.

Which Oscar-winning actress plays Devlin Adams, Katherine's college frenemy, in Just Go with It?

Nicole Kidman plays Devlin Adams, Katherine's smug college frenemy, whose husband Ian is played by musician Dave Matthews.

Which model made her film debut as sixth-grade teacher Palmer in Just Go with It?

Brooklyn Decker, a Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model, made her film debut as Palmer, the 23-year-old teacher Danny falls for.

Which two Golden Raspberry Awards did Just Go with It win?

At the 2012 Razzies, Sandler's Worst Actor and Dennis Dugan's Worst Director awards covered both Just Go with It and Jack and Jill.

Roughly how much did Just Go with It gross worldwide?

Just Go with It grossed about $215 million worldwide, $103 million of it in North America, on an $80 million budget.

Which tennis star appears as himself in Just Go with It?

Andy Roddick plays himself and ends up with Palmer at the film's close, after Danny realises he loves Katherine.

In which New York City borough was Adam Sandler born in 1966?

Adam Sandler was born in Brooklyn on September 9, 1966, and his family moved to New Hampshire when he was six.

What did Sandler's father Stanley do for a living?

Stanley Sandler was an electrical engineer and Judy Sandler a nursery-school teacher; Adam was the youngest of their four children.

Sandler earned his 1988 acting degree from which school?

He studied at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

On which 1980s sitcom did Sandler play Theo Huxtable's friend Smitty?

Sandler played Theo's friend Smitty in several episodes of The Cosby Show from 1987 to 1988, while still a student at NYU.

Which comedian discovered Sandler in Los Angeles and recommended him to Lorne Michaels?

Dennis Miller saw Sandler at a Los Angeles comedy club and recommended him to Lorne Michaels, who brought him onto SNL in 1990.

Sandler's 1989 film debut, Going Overboard, cast him as a comedian working where?

In Going Overboard, Sandler plays Shecky Moskowitz, a cruise-ship waiter who dreams of becoming the ship's comedian; Burt Young, Billy Zane and Milton Berle also appear.

In Airheads (1994), Sandler's band hijacks what kind of business to get its demo aired?

Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi played his bandmates in The Lone Rangers.

Which actor starred opposite Sandler in the 1996 buddy-cop film Bulletproof?

Damon Wayans plays undercover cop Rock Keats to Sandler's car thief Archie Moses in Bulletproof, directed by Ernest Dickerson.

Which 1993 SNL spin-off film featured Sandler in a small role?

In Coneheads, Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reprise Beldar and Prymaat, and Sandler has a small role as Carmine Weiner.

Sandler's 1993 debut comedy album took its title from a parody of which horror film?

The album's title, They're All Gonna Laugh at You!, parodies the line Carrie's mother screams in Brian De Palma's 1976 film Carrie.

'The Chanukah Song' was first performed on which segment of SNL in December 1994?

Sandler debuted 'The Chanukah Song' on Weekend Update on December 3, 1994; he wrote it with SNL writers Lewis Morton and Ian Maxtone-Graham.

Which actor does 'The Chanukah Song' pair with Goldie Hawn as 'half Jewish'?

The lyric runs 'Paul Newman's half Jewish, Goldie Hawn's half too, put them together, what a fine-lookin' Jew.'

Which 1998 comedy-thriller did Sandler drop out of to make The Waterboy?

Very Bad Things was a bachelor-party comedy starring Christian Slater and Cameron Diaz.

What was the title of Sandler's second comedy album, released in 1996?

What the Hell Happened to Me? (1996) was Sandler's second comedy album and carried the studio version of 'The Chanukah Song'.

Which of Sandler's siblings runs the parent company Happy Madison, Inc.?

The parent company is based in Manchester, New Hampshire, where Sandler grew up.

Which actress plays Billy's third-grade teacher Veronica Vaughn in Billy Madison?

Bridgette Wilson plays Veronica Vaughn, the third-grade teacher Billy falls for; Bradley Whitford is Eric Gordon, the executive scheming for Madison Hotels.

In The Wedding Singer, Robbie Hart lives and works in which New Jersey town?

The film is set in Ridgefield, New Jersey, where Robbie sings at local weddings until his fiancée Linda jilts him at the altar.

What is the name of Julia's bond-investor fiancé in The Wedding Singer?

Julia's fiancé is Glenn Gulia, a philandering bond trader; her realisation that she would become 'Julia Gulia' is a running joke.

Which Pittsburgh Steelers legend cameos as himself in The Waterboy?

Lynn Swann plays himself as a sideline reporter; Jimmy Johnson, Bill Cowher and Paul 'The Big Show' Wight also appear.

In Big Daddy, 32-year-old slacker Sonny Koufax graduated from law school but never did what?

Took the bar exam; he lives off a settlement after a taxi ran over his foot.

Which actress, whom Sandler married in 2003, had a small role in Big Daddy?

Jackie Titone plays a waitress in Big Daddy; she and Sandler married in June 2003 and she has appeared in most of his films since.

What name does Julian pick for himself when Sonny lets him choose one in Big Daddy?

Sonny lets Julian choose any name he wants and the boy picks Frankenstein, which he insists on for the rest of the film.

In Little Nicky, Sandler's character is the son of Satan and what?

Nicky learns his mother is an angel named Holly (Reese Witherspoon), which explains his gentle nature next to his demonic brothers.

Which actor plays Satan, Nicky's father, in Little Nicky?

Harvey Keitel plays Satan, Nicky's father, while Rodney Dangerfield plays Lucifer, his grandfather.

Which rock star bites off Adrian's head in the climax of Little Nicky?

Ozzy Osbourne, playing himself, bites the head off Adrian after he turns into a bat, a nod to Ozzy's infamous 1982 on-stage bat incident.

Little Nicky's talking bulldog sidekick is named what?

Mr. Beefy, a talking bulldog, guides Nicky on Earth and helps him fight his brothers; the film grossed about $58 million on an $85 million budget.

Which fast-food chain does Nicky rave about throughout Little Nicky?

Nicky raves about Popeyes throughout the film.

What colour is the suit Barry Egan wears through almost all of Punch-Drunk Love?

Barry wears the same bright blue suit for nearly the whole film, a colour Anderson echoes in the lens flares and Jeremy Blake's painted interludes.

Who plays Lena, the love interest of Sandler's Barry Egan, in Punch-Drunk Love?

Emily Watson plays Lena Leonard, a co-worker of Barry's sister, who pursues him and whom he follows to Hawaii.

How many overbearing sisters does Barry Egan have in Punch-Drunk Love?

Barry has seven overbearing sisters; Mary Lynn Rajskub plays Elizabeth, the one whose co-worker Lena he falls for.

What does Longfellow Deeds keep trying to sell to Hallmark in Mr. Deeds?

Deeds writes sentimental greeting-card verses and keeps mailing them to Hallmark, which rejects every one.

Which actor plays Emilio, the sneaky butler with a fondness for Deeds' frostbitten foot?

Turturro later appeared with Sandler in Anger Management and Zohan.

Eight Crazy Nights is set in which fictional New Hampshire town?

Eight Crazy Nights is set in Dukesberry, a snowy New Hampshire town where Sandler's Davey Stone is arrested after a drunken rampage.

Which director helmed Anger Management (2003), 50 First Dates and The Longest Yard?

Peter Segal directed Sandler in Anger Management, 50 First Dates and The Longest Yard in consecutive years, 2003 to 2005.

Anger Management is dedicated to which actress, who died weeks before its release?

Thigpen, famous as the Chief on Carmen Sandiego, played the judge.

Who plays Ula, Henry's pot-smoking Hawaiian sidekick, in 50 First Dates?

Rob Schneider plays Ula, Henry's pot-smoking Hawaiian friend with a brood of kids, who helps stage the daily reintroductions to Lucy.

Which Beach Boys song does Lucy sing in her studio only on the days Henry visits her?

Lucy sings 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' in her studio only on days she has met Henry, the first change in her routine since the crash, which persuades her family to let him keep visiting.

In Spanglish, Sandler plays a member of which profession?

Sandler plays John Clasky, a celebrated Los Angeles chef whose restaurant receives a four-star review that terrifies him.

Who plays Flor, the Mexican housekeeper, in Spanglish?

Spanish actress Paz Vega made her Hollywood debut as Flor Moreno, the housekeeper whose daughter Cristina narrates the film.

In The Longest Yard (2005), the prisoners' football team is nicknamed what?

The inmates' team is the Mean Machine, the name carried over from the 1974 original, facing the guards' team led by Captain Knauer (William Fichtner).

Which rapper plays running back Earl Megget in The Longest Yard remake?

Nelly plays speedy running back Earl Megget; the rapper also contributed the single 'Errtime' to the film's soundtrack.

In Click, Michael Newman works in which profession?

Michael Newman is an overworked architect angling for partner at his firm, whose boss Ammer is played by David Hasselhoff.

Reign Over Me (2007) pairs Sandler with which actor as his former college roommate?

Don Cheadle plays dentist Alan Johnson, who reconnects with old college roommate Charlie Fineman, whose family died in the September 11 attacks.

Reign Over Me was the first film from which drama offshoot of Sandler's company?

Madison 23 Productions, Sandler's drama-focused label, debuted with Reign Over Me in 2007 and later produced Funny People.

Which Oscar-winning screenwriting duo co-wrote I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry?

Payne and Taylor won the Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Sideways.

Where do Chuck and Larry travel for their quick wedding in the 2007 film?

Chuck and Larry drive to Niagara Falls, Ontario, where same-sex marriage was already legal, for a quick chapel ceremony; Kevin James plays widowed firefighter Larry.

Which SNL veteran co-wrote Zohan alongside Sandler and Knocked Up's director?

Smigel later directed Sandler in The Week Of and co-directed Leo.

Which country does Zohan claim to be from while hiding his Israeli past?

Zohan passes himself off as an Australian in New York, though his thick Israeli accent convinces almost no one.

Which director made Bedtime Stories, Sandler's 2008 Disney film?

Adam Shankman, director of Hairspray, made Bedtime Stories, with Keri Russell, Guy Pearce and Russell Brand co-starring.

In Funny People, Sandler's George Simmons is diagnosed with what?

George Simmons is told he has a rare form of leukemia and starts experimental treatment; Seth Rogen plays Ira, the aspiring comic he hires as assistant.

Which director's third feature was Funny People (2009)?

Judd Apatow directed Funny People after The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up; he and Sandler were roommates in Los Angeles in their stand-up days.

In Grown Ups, what was the name of the friends' beloved junior-high coach?

Coach Robert 'Buzzer' Ferdinando led the boys to their 1978 championship; his death brings the five friends back for a Fourth of July weekend at a lake house.

Grown Ups 2 was nominated for how many Razzies at the 2014 Golden Raspberry Awards?

It nonetheless grossed $247 million on an $80 million budget.

Which animal does Sandler voice in Kevin James's Zookeeper (2011)?

Sandler voices Donald, a capuchin monkey, among the talking animals at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo, where the film was shot.

Who plays Sandler's estranged son in That's My Boy (2012)?

Andy Samberg plays Todd, the son Sandler's Donny fathered with his teacher at 13; Vanilla Ice and Susan Sarandon appear in supporting roles.

Blended (2014), Sandler's third film with Drew Barrymore, was filmed in which country?

Blended was shot at the Sun City resort in South Africa, standing in for the African safari holiday the two families share.

In The Cobbler (2014), Sandler's Max Simkin gains what ability?

Max discovers that shoes stitched on his shop's old machine let him become anyone by wearing their shoes; Tom McCarthy directed it the year before Spotlight.

Who plays Roxanne, Lenny Feder's fashion-designer wife, in Grown Ups?

Salma Hayek plays Roxanne Chase-Feder, Lenny's fashion-designer wife, who tries to cut the lake weekend short for a Milan show.

Which director of Home Alone and Harry Potter helmed Pixels (2015)?

Chris Columbus, who directed Home Alone and the first two Harry Potter films, made Pixels, adapted from Patrick Jean's 2010 short.

Which arcade game does Sandler's Sam Brenner lose in the 1982 championship in Pixels?

Brenner loses the 1982 world championship final at Donkey Kong to Eddie 'The Fireblaster' Plant (Peter Dinklage), who is later revealed to have cheated.

The Ridiculous 6, Sandler's first Netflix original in 2015, was what kind of film?

A Western comedy about six half-brothers, with Nick Nolte as their bank-robbing father.

In The Do-Over, Sandler's Max fakes his and David Spade's deaths using what?

Max claims to be an FBI agent but is really a coroner.

Sandy Wexler follows a struggling Hollywood talent manager in which year?

Sandy Wexler is set in 1994 Los Angeles; Jennifer Hudson plays Courtney Clarke, the singer Sandy discovers performing at a theme park.

Who plays the groom's wealthy father opposite Sandler in The Week Of?

Chris Rock plays Kirby Cordice, a wealthy surgeon and father of the groom, opposite Sandler's working-class father of the bride, Kenny Lustig.

Who plays Howard Ratner's estranged wife Dinah in Uncut Gems?

Idina Menzel plays Dinah, Howard's estranged wife, who agrees to keep up appearances through Passover before they separate.

What did Sandler win for playing Howard Ratner in Uncut Gems?

Sandler took the 2020 Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for Uncut Gems, using his speech to joke about his Oscar snub.

Who plays Howard's girlfriend and shop employee in Uncut Gems?

Julia Fox made her film debut as Julia De Fiore, Howard's girlfriend and employee, earning an Independent Spirit nomination for Best Supporting Female.

Which studio distributed Uncut Gems in US cinemas in December 2019?

A24 released Uncut Gems in US cinemas on December 13, 2019, and it became the studio's highest-grossing film at the time; Netflix handled release outside the United States.

Hubie Halloween is dedicated to which young actor, who died days before shooting began?

Cameron Boyce, who played Sandler's son Keithie in Grown Ups, died in July 2019 as filming was about to start; the film is dedicated to him.

Which historic Massachusetts town is the setting of Hubie Halloween?

Hubie Halloween is set in Salem, Massachusetts, where Hubie Dubois patrols the town's Halloween festivities; Ben Stiller reprises his Happy Gilmore orderly.

In Hustle, Sandler's scout proves his legitimacy to Bo Cruz with a FaceTime call to whom?

Stanley FaceTimes Dirk Nowitzki, who appears as himself, to convince Bo Cruz he really is an NBA scout; LeBron James produced the film through SpringHill.

Which NBA star plays Kermit Wilts, the trash-talking prospect who rattles Bo Cruz in Hustle?

Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards plays Kermit Wilts, the cocky draft prospect whose trash talk gets under Bo's skin at the combine showcase.

In Murder Mystery, what is the profession of Nick Spitz's wife Audrey?

Audrey Spitz is a hairdresser addicted to mystery novels; Nick is an NYPD officer who keeps failing his detective exam, and the trip lands them on a billionaire's yacht.

In Murder Mystery 2, the Maharajah invites the Spitzes to his wedding where?

The Maharajah hosts his wedding on his private island, where he is kidnapped; the ransom chase moves to Paris and a finale on the Eiffel Tower.

Sandler's animated Netflix film Leo (2023) is about what kind of animal?

Leo is a 74-year-old tuatara, a lizard-like New Zealand reptile, living as a class pet in a Fort Myers, Florida, fifth-grade classroom.

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah stars Sandler with which family members?

Sunny Sandler plays the lead, Stacy Friedman.

Who plays Lenka, the wife Jakub leaves behind on Earth, in Spaceman?

Carey Mulligan plays Lenka, Jakub's pregnant wife, who records a breakup message to him during his solo mission.

Which musician joined the 2025 sequel Happy Gilmore 2 in a new role, as Happy's caddie?

Bad Bunny plays Oscar the caddie; Benny Safdie is Frank Manatee, boss of the upstart Maxi Golf league.

Happy Gilmore 2 was promoted by replacing which famous New Year's Eve fixture?

The film drew 46.7 million views in three days, Netflix's biggest US film debut of 2025.

Which fashion magazine named Sandler its 2021 fashion icon for his 'grocery-run look'?

The look features oversized T-shirts, XXL pants and Nike sneakers.

Forbes named Sandler Hollywood's best-paid actor of 2023 with earnings of how much?

Forbes put Sandler's 2023 earnings at $73 million, topping its highest-paid actors list, thanks largely to his Netflix deal for films such as Murder Mystery 2.

Which Sandler SNL character sang mock-Italian verdicts on the week's news in a cape?

Opera Man, one of Sandler's recurring SNL characters, wore a cape and sang pseudo-Italian verdicts on the week's news, closing with 'Bye-bye!'

Which Sandler SNL character was a scout-obsessed man-child in a notorious 1994 sketch with Alec Baldwin?

Canteen Boy, an assistant scoutmaster who never leaves home without his canteen, featured in a 1994 sketch with Alec Baldwin as a predatory scoutmaster.

Which director made Men, Women & Children (2014), in which Sandler co-starred?

Jason Reitman, director of Juno and Up in the Air, made Men, Women & Children, an ensemble drama about internet-era families, released in October 2014.

Who directed Sandler's 2018 Netflix stand-up special 100% Fresh, his first stand-up film in over 20 years?

Brill is a longtime collaborator; the special was part of Sandler's Netflix deal, and a follow-up tour was billed as '100% Fresher'.

Which was the first Sandler film to gross over $100 million in North America?

The Waterboy (1998) was Sandler's first $100 million hit, taking about $161 million in North America; Big Daddy followed with $163 million the next year.