Julie Bowen reacts to iconic scene from ‘Happy Gilmore’

Julie Bowen sat down for an interview where she discussed the iconic lingerie scene from Happy Gilmore, which was also referenced in the sequel.

“When I read it in the first script it’s what made me love the first script. You don’t know how great those performances are going to be. You don’t know they’re actually gonna get Carl Weathers or anything. You’re just reading it going ‘I think it’s funny but I’m not sure.’ And I get to that scene and I laughed out loud 30 years ago at two pitchers of beer. And I thought ‘I want this’,” explained the actress.

About the reference to it in Happy Gilmore 2, Bowen said, “I’ve always seen that as hilarious and funny and a sendup of s** pinups. I never felt objectified by that at all. So when it’s coming back I was like ‘I don’t know if I can still put it on.’ That’s the only thing I was afraid of.”

Other actors from the original who returned for the film include Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Kevin Nealon, Dan Patrick and Verne Lundquist.

Bowen also clarified about her appearance in the sequel, “I always felt completely respected and in control of all of it.”

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