That Wild Twist in “Happy Gilmore 2” Has Everyone Talking: Spoilers

Julie Bowen was shocked when she got the call asking if she could return as Virginia for the “Happy Gilmore” sequel.

“I thought, ‘Well, I won’t be in it.’ And that was OK,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s been 30 years, he’s got a hottie. He’s got some little bitty on the side, like a cart girl.”

She recalled that her daughter even heard the rumor. So when she got the call, she asked, “Are you sure? Come on.”

But then she got the script, and after reading it, she couldn’t stop laughing.

Bowen’s Character Haunts ‘Happy Gilmore’ in a Heartfelt Way

Bowen recalled to “People” that after she read the twist in the script, she started laughing. She was on vacation with her family at the time, and the wi-fi was spotty. Of course, Adam Sandler was trying to get a hold of her to talk to her about it, so it took him a while to get through. When he did, she joked to him, “‘I don’t care. It’s great. Happy can’t be happy,’” she told him.

Although her character has an unfortunate, freak accident that kills her within the first five minutes of the film, Bowen was just glad to be asked back.

“It’s just fun to be part of the whole thing,” she said. “Of course, why would I not want to be part of ‘Happy Gilmore,’ whether I’m a big part, a little part.”

“It was really important to him to have as many of the original cast members there,” she noted of Sandler.

Luckily, Bowen’s death early in the film doesn’t end her presence in the movie, as Happy continues to think of his wife, which leads to Bowen appearing again.

“His love for me drives the story,” she added.

Director Compares Dark Humor to First Film

Kyle Newacheck, the director of “Happy Gilmore 2,” also defended Virginia’s death.

“There’s always a concern when you’re playing with that type of darkness,” Newacheck told Slash Film. “But I don’t know, I was never really concerned because it is the driving force [of the film]. If you pull that out, then what do you have? You don’t have anything real.”

“When I first read the screenplay, [Virginia’s death is] like page five, and I was glued when that happened,” he continued. “So I knew what that feeling felt like, and I knew that people could get over it.”

Newacheck also thought that the scene served as a continuation to the first one in some ways with Virginia’s death. “Happy Gilmore” begins with Happy’s father getting killed by a stray hockey puck.

“There’s darkness in the first one,” Newacheck added. “There’s real dark humor. So I just felt it [was] fitting.”

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