20 Recent Movie Plot Twists NOBODY Saw Coming
18. Virginia Dies In The Opening Scene - Happy Gilmore 2
Happy Gilmore 2 didn't exactly seem like a movie that needed a jolting twist to kick things off, and yet, the belated comedy sequel began with the shock death of Happy's (Adam Sandler) beloved wife Virginia (Julie Bowen).
In its opening montage sequence bringing us up to speed on Happy's life over the last near-30 years, we learn that Julie was killed in a freak golfing accident when Happy accidentally hit her in the head with one of his golf balls.
And because that's not horrifying enough, it also happened on Mother's Day.
Given that Virginia was a well-liked character from the first film who many were looking forward to seeing again in Happy Gilmore 2, there was considerable surprise and disappointment that she got "fridged" quite so blatantly.
The marketing didn't hint at this at all, so it caught just about everyone off-guard.
Above all else it was just an incredibly trite and unimaginative way to introduce conflict for Happy, basically treating his wife and the mother of his children like a disposable plot device.