The 1995 movie Benny Safdie could watch forever: “It was just on repeat for me”In 2025, Benny Safdie broke away from his brother Josh and made his first movie as a solo director, but unfortunately, The Smashing Machine was a flop at the box office, and to make matters worse, Josh’s solo movie Marty Supreme took the world by storm. In an interview with Time to promote the film, Safdie revealed that the original Happy Gilmore was one of his “favourite movies of all time” and that getting a chance to be involved in the series was nigh-on unbelievable. With Shooter, there’s such a level of like, ‘Wow, this guy is truly evil, but he’s so fully realised’. It’s almost crazy to me that I’m even in this thing because that movie was such a big part of my childhood.” Ultimately, Benny Safdie probably couldn’t have given a toss about the bad reviews, and how could he when he had such a rare opportunity to appear in the sequel of one of his all-time favourites, and as an antagonist, no less; that’s worth its weight in gold.