Happy birthday, Happy Gilmore: Here are 4 things you might not know about the movie

The lines are legendary. The premise is ridiculous. You’ve probably even attempted the swing when nobody was looking.

The lines are legendary. The premise is ridiculous. You’ve probably even attempted the swing when nobody was looking on the driving range.

Feb. 16, 1996, marked the theatrical release of “Happy Gilmore,” the Adam Sandler movie about a failed hockey player who takes his talents to the golf course in order to save his grandmother’s house.

The comedy has undeniably become a part of golf’s culture. With that in mind, here are four interesting things you might not have known about the movie, which was directed by Dennis Dugan and filmed primarily in British Columbia.