Samantha Impaglia 
There’s a new movie to watch on Netflix, and it comes to you from our little corner of New Jersey. Happy Gilmore 2, the sequel to the 1996 film Happy Gilmore, officially debuted on streaming today, July 25th. We’ve been keeping tabs on the new movie as Adam Sandler and the rest of the Happy Gilmore crew spent much of the fall filming around Montclair and Northern New Jersey. Now that the movie has arrived, we’re calling out some local spots that made it to the final cut. Read on for the background behind Happy Gilmore 2‘s filming locations in Essex County, New Jersey, and more about the movie — promise, no spoilers.
Filming in Montclair + Beyond
In the summer and fall of 2024, Adam Sandler and the Happy Madison Productions crew were popping up all over Northern New Jersey to film scenes for the upcoming movie. A casting call was released for Tuesday, August 20th at the Hyatt Regency in Morristown, which saw hundreds of locals lining the streets for their chance to be in the highly-anticipated sequel. Another casting call was sent out in September 2024, calling for North Jersey and New York City locals to portray 2000s-era golf spectators in a tentative West Orange shoot for Happy Gilmore 2.
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The A-list actor is known for his friendliness, constantly posing for photos with fans while filming in several Essex County locations like Verona, Montclair, and beyond. He was also seen at Montclair’s French brasserie, Faubourg, Montclair Golf Club, Goldberg’s World Famous Deli + Bagels in Millburn, a coffee shop in Morristown, and other locales.
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Happy Gilmore 2 filmed scenes in many Essex County towns, including Montclair, West Orange, Newark, Irvington, and beyond. Other New Jersey filming locations included Farmview Golf Center in Washington Township, Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, and other spots in Morris, Bergen, Somerset, and Monmouth counties. Almost all of the spots mentioned above have scenes in the film — with Montclair Golf Club taking the stage for many of the golf scenes. Other local spots we noticed include Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, the mini golf course at Farmview Golf Center mentioned above, the Clifton Stop & Shop, and other familiar neighborhoods in Essex County.
About Happy Gilmore 2
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Happy Gilmore 2 is a sequel to the 1996 film Happy Gilmore, which follows Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) as a failed ice hockey player turned golf pro who ends up winning the Pro Tour. Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald have reprised their roles as Virginia Venit (Happy’s love interest) and Shooter McGavin, respectively. Other celebs you can expect to find in the film include Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, musician Bad Bunny, Margaret Qualley (Maid, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Ben Stiller (Night at the Museum, Tropic Thunder, Zoolander), Ethan Cutkosky (Shameless), and many more. Golf professionals Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and Bryson DeChambeau are also featured in the movie. The sequel premiered exclusively on Netflix on Friday, July 25th, 2025.
More Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler’s next project has also stopped at some New Jersey locales. Both Adam and his crew have been spotted several times in Hudson County and Essex County to shoot scenes for Roommates, a new film starring his daughter, Sadie Sandler.
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By the looks of it, New Jersey is starting to become the next Hollywood. Stay updated on everything that’s currently filming in Essex County in our article here, and in Hudson County over on our sister site, The Hoboken Girl.
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