Drew Barrymore Says It 'Tripped' Her Out That Her and Adam Sandler's Kids Watched Their Movie: 'So Cool'

Mar. 15, 2025

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in50 First Dates.Photo:Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock

Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock

Adam SandlerandDrew Barrymore’sfriendship carries into 2025 — and so does their children’s.

“Um, fun fact,” Barrymore, 49, replied. “Sunny Sandler was over at our house the other day, and her,OliveandFrankie, my other daughter, watched50 First Dates.I was like ‘Really you guys? Are you sure you want to watch this right now?' "

“They were like, ‘Yeah!’ And they watched the whole movie while I was making popcorn — we had just played a three-hour round of Monopoly, they needed to decompress.”

Drew Barrymore onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

The update comes after Barrymore revealed on her talk show,The Drew Barrymore Show,that the girls were spending time together last November and streaming the beloved romantic comedy.

NFL TodayanalystNate Burleson,who also appeared onWatch What Happens Livealongside Barrymore, jumped in to confirm that the girls had seen the movie before, to which the actress replied, “Yeah! I just tripped out. I was like, ‘Sandler and my kids are watching50 First Datestogether!’ "

Burleson then likened the experience toInception,a movie in whichLeonardo DiCaprioenters people’s dreams to investigate their subconscious. “It is!” Barrymore replied, “I was like, you’re crossing the stream! It’s so cool.”

Barrymore shares daughters Olive, 12, and Frankie, 10, with ex-husbandWill Kopelman.

Sandler and wifeJackie,whom he met on the set ofBig Daddyin 1999 and latermarried in 2003,share two daughters, Sadie and Sunny.

Sadie, 18, and Sunny, 16, have made appearances in some of Sandlers’ movies, and debuted their first leading roles in 2023’sYou Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.

Left to right: Jackie, Adam, Sunny and Sadie Sandler pose together in 2024.Charley Gallay/Getty

Charley Gallay/Getty

During her recentWWHLappearance, Barrymore also revealed thatSandler is her favorite on-screen kiss,noting that she appreciates their “platonic” relationship.

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“His wife Jackie is my dear friend,” She told Cohen. “But I love being in films with him, because I think we’re representing something bigger than hot, sexual chemistry. We’re representing true admiration of another person.”In 2023,Barrymore told PEOPLEthat her and Sandler’s bond is “all based in like, love, admiration and humor.”

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in 2014’sBlended.Warner Bros

Warner Bros

Sandler and Barrymore have appeared in three movies together, the first being 1998’sThe Wedding Singer.50 First Datesdebuted in 2004 and the pair made their most recent appearance together in 2014’sBlended.

source: people.com