New Jersey has been seeing a lot of Adam Sandler lately, as the comedian and actor films multiple productions with Netflix.<\/p>\n
One of the most anticipated, \u201cHappy Gilmore 2,\u201d premiered last month on the streaming service, nearly 30 years after the original film.<\/p>\n
The sports comedy sequel with a slew of celebrity cameos is a classic example of the state\u2019s Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program working for everyone involved.<\/p>\n
Across 64 days of filming, the movie spent a record $152.5 million in communities around the state.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the highest \u201cqualified\u201d spend by a single production since the state\u2019s film tax credit program was reinstated in 2018 by Gov. Phil Murphy, according to the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, under the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.<\/p>\n
The film\u2019s average spend per day was $2.3 million.<\/p>\n
\u201cHappy Gilmore 2\u201d spent $6.4 million on hiring extras (look at all those golf tournament crowds) and $1.2 million on lodging.<\/p>\n
Happy Gilmore 2 films in NJ (Netflix via Youtube)<\/p>\n
Happy Gilmore 2 films in NJ (Netflix via Youtube)<\/p>\n
\u201cHappy Gilmore 2 showcases New Jersey\u2019s exceptional versatility in doubling as a variety of locations,\u201d New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission Executive Director Jon Crowley said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom golf courses and universities, to airports, beaches, and quintessential suburban neighborhoods, New Jersey has everything a production company desires. We look forward to welcoming more and more productions to the Garden State,\u201d Crowley continued.<\/p>\n
In all, the production spanned 31 municipalities across nine counties.<\/p>\n
Happy Gilmore 2 in Irvington NJ (Netflix via Youtube)<\/p>\n
Happy Gilmore 2 in Irvington NJ (Netflix via Youtube)<\/p>\n
The exterior of the Gilmore home was at a private residence in Irvington<\/a>.<\/p>\n Inside the home was filmed at a different residence, in nearby Belleville<\/a>.<\/p>\n Happy Gilmore 2 films in NJ (Netflix via Youtube)<\/p>\n Happy Gilmore 2 films in NJ (Netflix via Youtube)<\/p>\n Nine of New Jersey\u2019s more than 330 golf courses were featured in the film:<\/p>\n Atlantic Highlands<\/a> (Monmouth County) – Beacon Hill Country Club First Lady Tammy Murphy, Crowley and others from the Governor\u2019s Office joined Sandler on set as he filmed at Fiddler\u2019s Elbow.<\/p>\n Happy Gilmore 2 Netflix First Lady Tammy Murphy and reps from the Governor’s Office and NJMPTVC join Adam Sandler at Fiddlers Elbow(Courtesy njeda.gov)<\/p>\n First Lady Tammy Murphy and reps from the Governor’s Office and NJMPTVC join Adam Sandler at Fiddlers Elbow(Courtesy njeda.gov)All 31 NJ towns where Happy Gilmore 2 filmed:<\/p>\n \u25aa\ufe0fAlpine (Bergen County) \u25aa\ufe0fBelleville (Essex County) \u25aa\ufe0fKearny (Hudson County) \u25aa\ufe0fReadington (Hunterdon County)<\/p>\n Happy Gilmore 2 in NJ (Netflix via Youtube)<\/p>\n Happy Gilmore 2 in NJ (Netflix via Youtube)<\/p>\n \u25aa\ufe0fAtlantic Highlands (Monmouth County) \u25aa\ufe0fMadison (Morris County) \u25aa\ufe0fWayne (Passaic County) \u25aa\ufe0fBedminster (Somerset County) \u25aa\ufe0fHackettstown (Warren County)<\/p>\n Among popular filming locations are Newark Liberty International Airport, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, and the former Essex County Isolation Hospital in Belleville.<\/p>\n All four sites have been featured in other major films and television shows.<\/p>\n attachment-nextdoor-nj1015<\/a>Other Netflix projects filmed in NJ<\/p>\n Other Netflix productions that have filmed in New Jersey include \u201cThe Irishman\u201d and “Nonnas\u201d \u2014 as well as upcoming movies \u201cThe Whisper Man,\u201d \u201c72 Hours,\u201d and \u201cOffice Romance.\u201d<\/p>\n Adam Sandler\u2019s production company, Happy Madison Productions, has also been filming again in New Jersey. The teen musical \u2018Don\u2019t Say Good Luck\u2019 has been spotted in Cranford, Livingston, and Ridgewood.<\/p>\n Read More: New chapter in Monmouth, as Netflix breaks ground on NJ studios\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Netflix at Ft Monmouth groundbreaking (Credit Gov. Phil Murphy via Facebook)<\/p>\n Netflix at Ft Monmouth groundbreaking (Credit Gov. Phil Murphy via Facebook)<\/p>\n Netflix recently broke ground on its state-of-the-art, 500,000 square foot production facility in Monmouth County.<\/p>\n The $1 billion investment by Netflix is expected to transform nearly 300 acres in Oceanport and Eatontown from the decommissioned Fort Monmouth into a \u201cpremier East Coast production hub.\u201d<\/p>\n Demolition of the old buildings is still underway, so with the remaining steps, the studio has been projected to open in 2028.<\/p>\n Below is\u00a0a trailer for “Happy Gilmore 2” showing glimpses of NJ – profanity is used:<\/p>\n Report a correction<\/a> \ud83d\udc48 | \ud83d\udc49 Contact our newsroom<\/a><\/p>\n LOOK: Every Kid Wanted to Go to These Famous TV and Movie Locations<\/p>\n Before Google Earth and instant streaming, your imagination had to do the traveling, and TV and movies were your passport. From pirate coves to suburban streets, these were the places every kid dreamed of visiting.<\/p>\n
Bedminster<\/a> (Somerset County) – Fiddler\u2019s Elbow
Bloomfield (Essex County) – Forest Hill Field Club
Closter Golf Center (Bergen County)
Demarest (Bergen County) – Alpine County Club
Hackettstown (Warren County) – Farmview Golf Center
Rockleigh Golf Course (Bergen County)
Roseland (Essex County) – Essex Golf Center
West Orange (Essex County) – Montclair Golf Club<\/p>\n
\u25aa\ufe0fDemarest (Bergen County)
\u25aa\ufe0fLittle Ferry (Bergen County)
\u25aa\ufe0fCloster (Bergen County)
\u25aa\ufe0fHackensack (Bergen County)
\u25aa\ufe0fBogota (Bergen County)
\u25aa\ufe0fRockleigh (Bergen County)
\u25aa\ufe0fNorth Arlington (Bergen County)
\u25aa\ufe0fMoonachie (Bergen County)
\u25aa\ufe0fTeaneck (Bergen County)<\/p>\n
\u25aa\ufe0fNewark (Essex County)
\u25aa\ufe0fRoseland (Essex County)
\u25aa\ufe0fBloomfield (Essex County)
\u25aa\ufe0fIrvington (Essex County)
\u25aa\ufe0fWest Orange <\/a>(Essex County)
\u25aa\ufe0fSouth Orange (Essex County)
\u25aa\ufe0fVerona (Essex County)<\/p>\n
\u25aa\ufe0fSecaucus (Hudson County)<\/p>\n
\u25aa\ufe0fTinton Falls (Monmouth County)
\u25aa\ufe0fMiddletown<\/a> (Monmouth County)<\/p>\n
\u25aa\ufe0fFlorham Park (Morris County)<\/p>\n
\u25aa\ufe0fClifton (Passaic County)<\/p>\n
\u25aa\ufe0fBranchburg (Somerset County)<\/p>\n