History Trivia / HappyGilmore

** Mr. Larson is also an strong, intimidating giant who has a heart of gold. Kinda like [[Franchise/JamesBond Jaws]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/BruceCampbell was almost Shooter [=McGavin=].

* {{Defictionalization}}: The NHL Shop has sold [[http://shop.nhl.com/search/hockey%20stick%20putters hockey stick putters]] for many years.

** The character of Mr. Larson is referred to as 'Frankenstein' at one point. Richard Kiel who plays him was in a Monkees episode as a 'Frankenstein' type creature.

** Multiple layers of it in a single short conversation. First, Happy asks Chubbs why a guy his size isn't playing a "real sport" like football or something. (Carl Weathers, who played Chubbs, used to be a pro football player). Chubbs answers the question by claiming that his mother wouldn't let him play anything dangerous. Happy comments that maybe that's a good idea. (Weathers also played Apollo Creed in the ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' movies, who died in the ring during the fourth film). Then, Happy discovers that Chubbs is missing a hand, and in ''Film/{{Predator}}'' Weathers' character had an arm cut off just before being killed.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: When appropriate, the score switches to something like "Money (That's What I Want)" by Barrett Strong, enough to warrant a credit during the ending crawl.

* AwesomeDearBoy: Bob Barker wasn't interested in the extended cameo until he was informed he would win the fight against Happy (he was actually friends with and trained by ChuckNorris).

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** The JerkAss senior citizen home attendant is Creator/BenStiller.
** Chubbs is played by Carl Weathers, who was featured in the ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' films as Apollo Creed [[spoiler:Interestingly, like Apollo, Chubbs dies, only he falls out of a window after seeing the one-eyed alligator's head.]]
** Happy's ex-boss is [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe Jaws]].
** Creator/JulieBowen, now known for ''{{Series/Ed}}'', ''Series/ModernFamily'', and ''{{Series/Lost}}'' also stars.
** The guy that keeps yelling "Jackass!" [[Film/BackToTheFuture worked for Western Union in 1955]].
** [[Series/ThePriceIsRight Bob Barker]] playing [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Bob Barker]].
** One of the movers near the beginning of the film is played by [[Series/MadTV Will Sasso]].
** For the golf fans, Lee Trevino would like to remind you that Grizzly Adams in fact ''did'' have a beard.
** Kevin Nealon plays a veteran pro trying to mentor Happy during the latter's early days on the tour.
** Though nowhere near as successful - or well-known - as Lee Trevino, former PGA Tour winner Mark Lye shows up early on.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: When appropriate, the score switches to something like "Money (That's What I Want)" by Barrett Strong.

** Julie Bowen, now known for ''{{Series/Ed}}'', ''Series/ModernFamily'', and ''{{Series/Lost}}'' also stars.

** Initially, Bob Barker didn't want to appear in the fight against Happy until he was informed he was going to win.

* OldShame: Lee Trevino said had he read the script and seen the salty language, he would've passed. One would presume he watched the movie while doing his signature disbelieving head shake.

* BeamMeUpScotty: Some people, particularly ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' fans, think Bob Barker says "The price is wrong, bitch!", even though it was Happy when he thinks he's beaten Bob in his brawl.

* BeamMeUpScotty: Some people, particularly, ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' fans, think Bob Barker says "The price is wrong, bitch!", even though it was Happy when he thinks he's beaten Bob in his brawl.

* ColbertBump: Because of Bob Barker's cameo, ratings for ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' rose considerably amongst college-age viewers.

** Chubbs is played by Carl Weathers, who was featured in the ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' films as Apollo Creed. [[spoiler:Interestingly, like Apollo, Chubbs dies, only he falls out of a window after seeing the one-eyed alligator's head.]]
** Happy's ex-boss is [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe Jaws]].
** Julie Bowen, now known for ''{{Series/Ed}}'', ''Series/ModernFamily'', and ''{{Series/Lost}}'' also stars.
** The guy that keeps yelling "Jackass!" [[Film/BackToTheFuture worked for Western Union in 1955]].
** [[Series/ThePriceIsRight Bob Barker]] playing [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Bob Barker]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/BruceCampbell was almost Shooter Mcgavin.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: BruceCampbell was almost Shooter Mcgavin.

** The JerkAss senior citizen home attendant is BenStiller.

** Did no-one else notice that Happy's ex-boss is [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe Jaws??]]
** Julie Bowen, now known for {{Ed}}, {{Modern Family}} and {{Lost}} also stars.

** [[ThePriceIsRight Bob Barker]] playing [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Bob Barker]].
** One of the movers near the beginning of the film is played by [[MadTV Will Sasso]].

** Did no-one else notice that Happy's ex-boss is [[TheSpyWhoLovedMe Jaws??]]

** The guy that keeps yelling "Jackass!" [[BackToTheFuture worked for Western Union in 1955]].

** Chubbs is played by Carl Weathers, who was featured in the ''{{Rocky}}'' films as Apollo Creed. [[spoiler:Interestingly, like Apollo, Chubbs dies, only he falls out of a window after seeing the one-eyed alligator's head.]]