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Bowen, 55, has looked back on her upbringing with a real estate developer father who taught her a "golden rule" about success.
Julie Bowen and director Kyle Newacheck discuss the controversial decision to kill off Virginia Venit in Happy Gilmore 2, explaining why it was crucial for Happy's story arc.
"Happy Gilmore 2" director Kyle Newacheck defended the decision to kill off Virginia, telling /Film: "There's always a concern when you're playing with that type of darkness. 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."
Happy Gilmore 2 finally premiered on Netflix after a decades-long gap from the first movie, but this time, the movie went in an offbeat direction with a major death within the first half of the film.
Nearly 30 years after the original, "Happy Gilmore 2" brings a who's who of stars from the PGA, NFL, NBA, WWE and more.
A new Wes Anderson film and the star-studded "Wicked" musical are also trending on streaming services this week.
The opening minutes of the long-awaited Happy Gilmore sequel reveal a legacy character has been shockingly killed off.
That context should frame my evaluation of Happy Gilmore 2. I am not precious about these things. I do not need, nor want, every movie to be an auteur-driven testament to the truth-telling power of filmmaking.