Benny Safdie on Taking Up the Mantle of Villainy in Happy Gilmore 2—And  Christopher Nolan Telling Him to Get in Shape for The Odyssey

Benny Safdie on Taking Up the Mantle of Villainy in Happy Gilmore 2—And  Christopher Nolan Telling Him to Get in Shape for The Odyssey

Warning: This post contains minor spoilers for Happy Gilmore 2. Nearly 30 years ago, Christopher McDonald left an indelible mark on pop culture with his performance as smarmy professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 sports comedy classic Happy Gilmore. Opposite Adam Sandler’s quick-to-anger hockey failure-turned-unlikely golf sensation Happy, McDonald played Shooter as an arrogant yet moronic, finger-gun-blasting, third-person-talking pri…