Adam Sandler has revealed how he got Eminem to appear in Happy Gilmore 2. Speaking on The Dan Patrick Show, Sandler revealed they are friends but he wants to be respectful of Slim Shady’s time.
“I love Eminem. I’m friends with Eminem, but I don’t want to bother the man,” Sandler said. “And everybody kept saying, ‘Man, Eminem would be so funny in this part.’ I was like, ‘I don’t want to ruin this guy’s time. He’s hanging out. He’s in Detroit. He’s doing his life making records.’”
But Sandler eventually folded, “Let me bug Marshall and give him a call and say, ‘Dude, I know it’s a pain in the a—, but it’s pretty funny. You mind shooting out to us for a day?’” To which Eminem obliged, apparently saying “‘Yeah, send me the stuff.’”
And Em was down to do it.