7. Happy Gilmore (1996)
Only The Sandman in a Bruins jersey could turn the ninth hole into a house party. Adam Sandler’s star-making Happy Gilmore sees the actor as a would-be hockey phenom whose vicious slap shot makes him a natural for golf, but his presence in the sport draws the ire of buttoned-up pros. Happy Gilmore is an instance of material and talent synthesising in a way that feels like fate as Sandler’s abrasive dude persona make him the perfect underdog antihero over manicured turf. Between Carl Weathers as his mentor and Bob Barker as his sworn enemy, Sandler’s undisputed classic brought new meaning to fore-play.
