I had nothing against golfer Lee Trevino before last night.
Then I read this, an interview in which he says he regrets his cameo role in Happy Gilmore, which happens to be one of my favorite movies of all time.
His reason? He says he doesn’t like the amount of “foul words.” It’s not that bad, Lee. The movie is rated PG-13. It also has an appearance by Bob Barker, which I’m pretty sure is about as pure an endorsement as you can get.
When I went to post about this sad news on Twitter, I decided to include a little shout-out to one of the stars of the movie, Julie Bowen. She plays Virginia, a PGA Tour PR person who becomes a love interest of Happy (Adam Sandler). These days you can see her starring in ABC’s Modern Family.
I wasn’t expecting any kind of response, but a little while later she replied with a decidedly pro-Happy message:
@cjhannas the only thing I regret about Happy Gilmore is my hair!The “Princess Di” was a tough look… #ihearthappy
— Julie Bowen (@itsJulieBowen) May 23, 2013
Judge for yourself, but I don’t think the look she’s referencing is that bad:
I think the best way to take her comment is that Happy Gilmore is so amazing and so great to be a part of that even looking like a revered princess cannot come close to matching it.
Glad to see the cool people get it.