In an interview with Digital Trends, Happy Gilmore 2 director Kyle Newacheck explains the moment on set when Adam Sandler's performance gave him chills.

“Happy Gilmore,” released in 1996, was Sander and Herlihy’s second movie, following “Billy Madison.” Sandler was just exiting “Saturday Night Live.” Herlihy was Sandler’s roommate at New York University and became a lawyer before Sandler got him to stick to writing comedy. (You might remember the “Herlihy Boy” sketch .)

Adam Sandler 's beloved character, Happy Gilmore, is making his return in " Happy Gilmore 2 ," and things have definitely changed. Nearly 30 years since Happy first hit the big screen, "Happy Gilmore" became a '90s classic that helped launch Sandler into comedy superstardom with its hilarious one-liners and over-the-top antics on the golf course.