Every Adam Sandler Movie His Family Members Appear In (and Who They Play)

Fans of the comedy star may not realize how many times they watch Adam Sandlerthe children in his films, as well as other family members such as Sadie Sandler and Sunny Sandler, and his wife, Jacqueline. In addition to starring in hit films, Sandler also produces them through his film production company, Happy Madison Productions. This has allowed Sandler more control over his projects, which includes embracing his desire to bring his family into his work.

Sandler’s wife, Jacqueline, is an actress and model. In addition to starring in her husband’s films, Jackie has appeared in films such as The last summer and TV series such as Kevin can wait. Sandler’s two daughters, Sadie and Sunny, also make frequent appearances in their father’s films. While some Sandler family appearances are more prominent, others may be harder to spot. However, every Adam Sandler film with his wife Jackie, daughters Sadie Sandler and Sunny Sandler, includes some of his best projects (even the ones he doesn’t star in).

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Big Daddy (1999)

Jackie Sandler plays a waitress

Big daddy it was one of Sandler’s early hits that served as a signpost for the family cast to come. The film follows Sonny Koufax, a New York City slacker who suddenly finds himself in charge of five-year-old Julian McGrath (Cole and Dylan Sprouse) after the child is abandoned on his doorstep. One of the first films in what would become the Sandler multiverse, Big daddy it was also the film that started Sandler’s habit of casting his family.

Adam Sandler’s wife Jackie had a small role as a waitressand they met on set. However, it is one of the most notable, as it was here that his personal and professional relationship with Sandler began. Her performance wooed Sandler – and the two were dating when the film was released in 1999. Jackie’s role in the film is very small, with her only appearing briefly in one scene and delivering a few lines.

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Bedtime Stories (2008)

Sadie Sandler appears as the “sweetest medieval girl ever”/Jackie Sandler appears as Lady Jacqueline

Although Sandler is known for his charmingly juvenile humor in many of his films, they are largely aimed at an older audience. Bedtime stories was one of Adam Sandler’s first family-oriented films. Sandler plays Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman who finds himself in trouble after the bizarre stories he tells his niece and nephew come to life. Sandler’s daughter Sadie appeared next to him in Bedtime Stories just under two years old, playing the role of “The sweetest medieval girl ever” in one of the fairy tales.

It was the first time that one of Sandler’s children appeared in a credited role in one of his films. Given her young age, it makes sense that Sadie doesn’t have any lines in the film. Jackie Sandler also appears in the film as Lady Jacquelinethe girl’s mother, who also doesn’t speak in the film.

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That’s My Boy (2012)

Jackie Sandler plays masseuse / Sadie and Sunny Sandler Cameo

That’s my boy sees Donny (Adam Sandler) raise his son, Todd (Andy Samberg), for 18 years as a single father. After years apart, Donny arrives uninvited on the eve of Todd’s wedding in a desperate effort to reconnect – guaranteeing hilarity. The film is a raunchy R-rated comedy that received dismal reviews and marks one of the few Adam Sandler films to fail at the box office.

Jackie Sandler appeared in That’s my boy as a masseuse whom Donny makes an awkward pass at only to be rejected by the disgusted pro. It’s a brief appearance, but it has a funny reveal that sells Donny’s depravity as a character. Your daughters, Sunny and Sadie appeared as children running a local lemonade stand. It was the first time the girls were seen together on screen.

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Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)

Jackie Sandler stars as Sally

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo tells the story of Deuce Bigalow, a hapless aquarium cleaner who finds himself in dangerous waters after causing expensive damage to a sex worker’s home. To pay for the damages, Deuce Bigalow is forced to turn to sex work, resulting in raucous scenes that put Rob Schneider’s comedic talent on the map.

Although Sandler himself does not appear in the first production of Happy Madison, his wife Jackie appears as Sally. It’s another brief role, as Sally is a woman who hired Deuce to go out one night with her friend. However, when Deuce starts to fall in love with the girl, Sally and her other friends don’t approve of him becoming a permanent love interest. Interestingly, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo It’s a family affair outside of the Sandlers with Elle King, Schneider’s real-life daughter and future music star, appearing as well.

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The Repetition (2016)

Jackie Sandler appears as Joan/Sadie and Sunny plays Sally and Daisy

More than a decade after Sandler teamed up with Damon Wayans to Bulletproofhe returned to the buddy action movie genre with The reformulation. When their lives start to take a turn for the worse, Max and Charlie (Sandler and colleagues) Saturday night live former student David Spade) decide to fake their deaths and start over with new identities. Unfortunately, the new personas the duo create turn out to have even worse problems than the old ones.

Jackie appears in The reformulation like Joanaa woman the two friends meet at the club as they live their new lives on the run while Sadie and Sunny play Auto Store daughters Lou, Sally and Daisy. Once again, these are brief roles for Sandler’s family members. However, it was further proof that these roles were growing in the new era of Sandler’s career when he partnered with Netflix for a collection of films.

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The Bench Warmers (2006)

Jackie and Jared Sandler Cameo

Bench warmers sees Richie (David Spade), Gus (Rob Schneider) and Clark (Jon Heder) delusionally dream of becoming professional baseball players as children, only to never get the chance. As adults, The trio forms a baseball team to compete against Little League teams in another classic Sandler sports comedy. The film is a sign of how Sandler would put together multiple projects for his famous friends and continue to include their family members, even if he himself wasn’t in the project.

Jackie Sandler makes a brief cameo in the filmcredited only as “Female Client,” while Adam Sandler’s nephew Jared, who as an adult is a comedian like his uncle, also appears as “boy autograph.” Jared would become another member of Sandler’s extended family who would begin to appear regularly in Sandler’s films, but this was one of his first speaking roles.

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Just Go For It (2011)

Jackie Sandler plays Veruca/Jana Sandler Cameos

After falling in love when he discovers that his fiancée Veruca cheated on him and married him for money, Danny (Adam Sandler) decides to tell every future woman he dates that he is married to avoid commitment and more pain. However, when he meets the woman of his dreams and regrets telling her he’s married, Danny convinces his assistant (Jennifer Aniston) to pretend to be his soon-to-be ex-wife.

Jackie Sandler plays VerucaDanny’s ex-fiance, while her cousin, Jana Sandler, also appears as one of Jackie’s bridesmaids. Although Jackie has appeared in many of her husband’s films, this is the closest they have come to being an on-screen couple. However, even then they are not seen sharing the screen as Danny finds out about Veruca’s infidelity and her insults towards him outside his dressing room.

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The Ridiculous 6 (2015)

Jackie Sandler plays “Never Wears Bra”/Jared Sandler appears as “Babyface Patch”

The Ridiculous 6 served as the first film Adam Sandler made in partnership with Netflix and also served as his attempt at a western comedy in the style of Flaming Saddles. Sandler stars as Tommy, who was raised by Native Americans, only to discover he has several half-siblings who must band together to help their estranged father. The film also stars Terry Crews, Rob Schneider and Luke Wilson.

The Ridiculous 6 also stars Sandler’s wife, Jackie, as Never Wears Bra, and his nephew, Jared, as Babyface Patch.. Jackie’s role was actually part of a broader critique of the film for its depiction of Native Americans. Not only is the casting an example of a white actor playing a Native American character, but the character’s name was also considered an insult. This led to reports of several Native American actors walking off the film’s set (through Variety).

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Little Nicky (2000)

Jackie Sandler appears as Jenna

In Sandler’s attempt to combine his particular brand of humor with some supernatural elements, Little Nicky follows two children of the Devil who have escaped Hell to create a Hell on Earth – and it’s up to Little Nicky (Sandler), the Devil’s mild-mannered son, to bring them home. This makes for a fish-out-of-water comedy that includes lots of fun cameos, including the likes of Rodney Dangerfield, Quentin Tarantino, and Sandler’s own wife.

At the end of the film, Nicky discovers that his mother was actually an angel and he can go to heaven to meet her. Reese Witherspoon stars as her mother, while Jackie Sander appears on the scene as Jenna, one of her angelic best friends with them acting like teenagers together. The scene is also notable for including a cameo from Carl Weathers as Chubs, his iconic character from Sandler’s film. Happy Gilmore.

Alongside Adam Sandler, who plays the titular Nicky, his wife Jackie appears in the film playing the role of an angel named Jennaone of Nicky’s mother’s right-handed angels. Various other cameos abound, and some consider it the film that started the Sandlerverse.

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Adults (2010) and Adults 2 (2013)

Jackie, Sunny and Sadie Sandler appear as Tardio’s family

Although Adam Sandler has collaborated with his famous friends on several occasions, Adults it was seen as an exciting Avengers-type lineup with all these funny people coming together. After the death of their high school basketball coach, five former friends and their families come together to reunite and celebrate his legacy. Even though it has been 30 years since they won the championship and they are all grown up, this group of friends discovers that deep down they are still children.

The film reunites Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James and Rob Schneider as friends, with many other familiar faces in Sandler’s sphere also included. Jackie, Sunny and Sadie appear in Adults and Adults 2 as Tardio’s wife and children (Richie Minervini), member of the rival group of friends. It’s the first time members of Sandler’s family have played roles they’ve played more than once.

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Jack and Jill (2011)

Sunny Sandler And Sadie Sandler Cameo

What is considered by many to be Adam Sandler’s worst film, Jack and Jill still maintained the actor’s tendency to cast family members. Despite being fraternal twins, Jack and Jill Sadelstein (both played by Sandler) couldn’t be more different; and although Jack is a successful family man, Jill is singularly focused on her brother’s attention. The film also features cameos from names like Al Pacino and Johnny Depp, playing themselves.

Both Sadie and Sunny Sandler make appearances in the film as little girls on the cruise ship that Jack and Jill’s family vacation continues. The roles were brief and continued the trend of many of Sunny and Sadie’s early film appearances, where they appear in scenes together, often playing sisters. However, the brief appearance also shows how the girls were gradually getting some lines to deliver in their appearances.

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Mixed (2014)

Jackie, Sunny, Sadie and Judith Sandler appear

Mixed tells the story of two chaotic families, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, who come together after being forced to share a package vacation in South Africa. Despite how messy the vacation turns out to be, the two families still find love one day. in the other. Although the film was seen as the smallest of the three collaborations between the two stars, it still captures much of the chemistry that made them such an effective duo.

Jackie and Sunny Sandler appear in minor roles in the film, playing Hollywood stepmother and Wall Street stepdaughter, respectively. Sadie Sandler and her grandmother, Judith Sandler, also appear here as Little League announcer and her grandmother. Adam Sandler’s mother has appeared in several of his films, but this is one of her only on-screen appearances with actual speaking lines.

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Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Jackie Sandler voices Martha / Sadie Sandler voices Winnie and Young Mavis

Hotel Transylvania is a departure from the usual Adam Sandler films, both commercially and critically, spawning a beloved children’s franchise in the process. The animated film features Count Dracula (who Adam Sandler played until Hotel Transylvania 4) and his business – Hotel Transylvania, a luxury vacation destination for monsters looking to relax. However, the resort’s peaceful veneer is shattered when an ordinary human manages to reach the hotel..

Jackie Sandler voices Martha, Count Dracula’s deceased wife, and Sadie Sandler voices Winnie and young Mavis. Sunny Sandler is also credited in the film, but instead of voicing a specific character, she is given an “Additional Voices” credit. While these aren’t big movie roles, they’re great examples of how Sandler is committed to including his family in his projects, with them even branching out into the animated world.

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Pixels (2015)

Jackie and Jared Sandler play advisors to the president/Sunny and Sadie Cameo

On Adam Sandler PixelsFootage from a classic arcade game sent into space as part of a time capsule ends up being misinterpreted as a declaration of war by an alien race. When aliens attack Earth in the form of the video games they witnessed, it’s up to Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler) to save the day. The film is a bigger-budget sci-fi comedy than Sandler was generally known for, but he still manages to turn it into a collaboration with friends and family.

Pixels it was truly a family affair; Jackie Sandler plays the role of Jenniferthe assistant to a fictional president of the United States (who everyone hates) and Brenner’s childhood friend, Will Cooper (Kevin James), and Jared Sandler is the junior White House aide. Also appearing from the Sandler family are Sunny and Sadie making cameos as Sweet Girl Scout and Lemonade Sadie.

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Hubie Halloween (2020)

Jackie Sandler plays Tracy/Sadie Sandler plays Danielle/Sunny Sandler plays Cooky

Adam Sandler has touched on quite a few holidays in his films and one of his most popular Netflix films took a humorous look at the Halloween season. hubie halloween follows Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler), an eccentric community volunteer who is often the butt of all of Salem’s jokes. However, when mysterious forces threaten the town’s Halloween celebrations, it’s up to Hubie to save the day.

Sandler’s wife and two daughters appear in this holiday film; Jackie appears in the film as journalist Tracy Phillipswhich is part of one of the hubie halloweenThe best racing jokes where several adult women are dressed as Harley Quinn for the holiday. Sadie plays the role of Danielle and Sunny Sandler appears as Cooky two of the teenage characters who are central to the story. This was the first time Sandler’s children had roles that extended beyond wordless cameos and one-scene appearances.

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Miss Wrong (2020)

Jackie Sandler plays Barracuda/Jared, Sadie and Sunny Sandler Cameo

Along with Adam Sandler’s own Netflix films, his partnership with the streaming service has seen him produce a number of projects starring his famous friends. Miss Wrong follows Tim Morris (David Spade) who invites Missy to a work retreat via text message, he hopes to go to Hawaii with the girl of his dreams. However, he realizes too late that he messaged the wrong Missy and instead invited one of his kinky previous blind dates.

Jackie Sandler plays a major role in Miss Wrong like “The Barracuda,” Tim Morris’ competitive co-worker. It is the biggest role Jackie had in a film at that time, with her appearing throughout the story and gaining prominence in more than a few scenes. Jared Sandler also appears as Stuart, and Sadie and Sunny make cameos in the film, credited as Lobby Strong Sadie and Sunny.

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50 First Dates (2004)

Jackie Sandler appears as a dentist

50 first dates is loosely based on an unbelievably true story, starring Adam Sandler as Henry, a man who lives in Hawaii and falls in love with a girl named Lucy (Drew Barrymore). While Henry forms a quick connection with her over the course of a day, he discovers that she has short-term memory loss and forgets about him with each new day, making it a challenge to maintain a relationship with him.

Jackie Sandler has another brief appearance in the film, but it’s also one of her quickest appearances in one of Sandler’s films. The opening scene shows a montage of women who have had romances with Henry, discussing their time with him in Hawaii. Jackie plays one of these women, a dentist, who details her case while treating a patient.. It’s one of the rare times that a real-life husband and wife have a confirmed romance in a film, even if they don’t appear on screen together.

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You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008)

Jackie and Sadie Sandler Cameo

Former roommates Adam Sander and Judd Apatow collaborated on the dramedy funny peoplebut they also worked together shortly before that, as Apatow co-wrote the action comedy You don’t mess with the Zohan with Sandler. The film tells the story of a major career change, in which Zohan (Adam Sandler) tires of being an Israeli Special Forces soldier before faking his death to fulfill his dream of being a hairdresser in New York City.

Despite being a long-awaited reunion between Sandler and Apatow, it features some of the smallest roles for their family members. Jackie and Sadie Sandler make uncredited appearances in the 2008 film as a mother and daughter waiting in line to ride a goat. However, the film features appearances from many of Sandler’s friends, including Kevin James, Chris Rock and John Turturro, and even includes a cameo from Mariah Carey.

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Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star (2011)

Jackie Sandler plays a casting director

A forgotten Sandler film that also features Jackie Sandler is Bucky Larson: Born to be a star. Like many children, titular Bucky Larson wants to follow in his parents’ footsteps. This desire inspires Bucky to leave the Midwest and go to Hollywood to pursue his dream career: being a porn star. The film serves as the first starring vehicle for Nick Swardson, who has starred regularly in many of Sandler’s other films in supporting roles such as You don’t mess with the Zohan, just move on, and Jack and Jill.

Jackie Sandler appears in Bucky Larson: Born to be a star as casting director who acts as an unwitting witness to one of Bucky’s failed auditions for a macaroni and cheese commercial. Unfortunately, with Bucky accustomed to a specific type of on-air behavior, the simple audition turns into a vulgar and disgusting display, to the horror of everyone who witnesses it. It’s a one-scene appearance by Jackie, but she sells the hilarity of the situation.

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Murder Mystery (2019)

Jackie Sandler Plays “The Beautiful Flight Attendant”/Sunny And Sadie Cameo

Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston have also proven to be an excellent on-screen team, even going so far as to build their own franchise on Netflix. In Murder mysterySandler plays New York cop Nick Spitz and his wife, Audrey (Jennifer Aniston), who go on a European vacation to bring the spark back to their marriage. The trip doesn’t go as planned, as the couple ends up framed for the murder of an elderly billionaire.

Jackie Sandler appears credited as the beautiful flight attendantwhile Sunny and Sadie play with children Brittany and Summerrespectively. Although Jackie’s role as a flight attendant at the beginning of the couple’s trip may seem like a secondary role, it is actually one of the rare films in which she appears in more than one scene. She is first seen welcoming the couple on board and denying Nick an upgrade, then appears again denying him entry to the first class bar.