Sunny Sandler has shared a memorable family anecdote about Adam Sandler, and fans are calling it one of the funniest stories they have heard about the actor.
The 17-year-old has been steadily building her own acting career, with credits including Pixels, Leo and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.
She has also appeared onscreen with her father in projects such as Grown Ups and Happy Gilmore 2.
During her debut appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Sunny spoke about how her interest in filmmaking started when she and her sister would play dress-up and make iMovies at home.
“My sister would direct them, I would act in them,”
“[…] We wouldn’t even get through a full movie because she’d have a new idea.”
Sunny said those childhood moments were a big part of what sparked her love of acting and movies.
She also recalled another family story, one her mother still tells, involving the way she and her sister used to imitate Adam when they were younger.
“Me and my sister used to dress up in his clothes – before that was popular and cool – the big shirts, the shorts. We held Diet Cokes and yelled about the air conditioning being off. And then we jumped in the pool with our socks on, because he wears his socks in the pool.”
The story raised an obvious question, and Sunny then explained the reason behind it.
“He wears his socks in the pool because he can’t bend to take them off on land, so…”
Even when Fallon seemed doubtful, Sunny stood by the story.
“I swear it’s true.”
She went on to say that Adam apparently lets himself float up so removing the socks is easier.
“And then he’ll drain them and then you play catch with them,”
That detail quickly made the story even more memorable for viewers.
People online were equally amused by the revelation.
“Her pool story is one of the best Adam Sandler things I’ve ever heard.”
“Socks in the pool makes sense. hats in the pool makes sense,”
Fans of Grown Ups may point out that Sandler managed a water slide and pool scene without socks in that film, although perhaps he had some assistance that time.
Sunny’s latest project is Don’t Say Good Luck, where she stars alongside Melanie Lynskey, Max Greenfield and Scarlett Estevez. The film is directed by Julia Hart, who previously helmed Stargirl and I’m Your Woman. The screenplay was written by Hart, Laura Hankin, and Jordan Horowitz, with Horowitz also serving as a producer alongside Adam Sandler through his Happy Madison Productions banner.
The musical coming-of-age drama is scheduled for a global Netflix release on August 14. In the film, Sunny plays Sophie Birenbaum, a high school theater student preparing for her leading role in her school’s production of the musical Waitress, when family drama overshadows her stage ambitions. The supporting cast also includes Jack Champion, Stephanie Beatriz, Bebe Neuwirth, Steve Buscemi, and Jon Lovitz.