40 Fun Facts About Grown Ups 2

Which of the five lead friends from the original Grown Ups is missing from Grown Ups 2?

Rob Schneider sat out Grown Ups 2 because of scheduling conflicts. His hippie character's estranged brother, a bus driver, turns up in his place.

Which wild animal wakes Lenny Feder in his own bedroom in the opening scene of Grown Ups 2?

A deer is standing in Lenny's bedroom when he wakes, and it tears through the rooms until he lures it outside with his daughter's stuffed animal.

Which pro wrestling legend plays Tommy Cavanaugh, Lenny Feder's childhood bully, in Grown Ups 2?

Steve Austin, the WWE Hall of Famer known as Stone Cold, plays Tommy Cavanaugh. The old bully openly threatens Lenny the moment they meet again as adults.

Which Twilight star makes an uncredited appearance as Andy, the fraternity leader, in Grown Ups 2?

Taylor Lautner plays Andy, head of the Kappa Eta Sigma fraternity, without a screen credit. He was fresh from five films as the werewolf Jacob Black.

Which Basketball Hall of Famer plays Officer Fluzoo of the Stanton police force in Grown Ups 2?

Shaquille O'Neal plays Officer Fluzoo, written as the much bigger younger brother of Malcolm, the character played by Tim Meadows.

Grown Ups 2 was the first time in his long film career that Adam Sandler did what?

Adam Sandler had never starred in a sequel until Grown Ups 2. He has since gone back to old roles in Hotel Transylvania 2 and Murder Mystery 2.

Which actress plays Roxanne, the fashion designer married to Lenny Feder, in Grown Ups 2?

Salma Hayek plays Roxanne Chase-Feder, eleven years after her Oscar-nominated turn as the painter Frida Kahlo.

Grown Ups 2 led every other film in nominations at which 2014 awards ceremony?

The Razzies gave Grown Ups 2 more nominations than any other 2013 release, yet it lost every category, with Movie 43 named the year's low point.

Which action movie star's son Patrick appears as one of the fraternity brothers in Grown Ups 2?

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Patrick was announced as one of the frat brothers in July 2012, years before his roles in The Staircase and The White Lotus.

What kind of celebration do Lenny and Roxanne Feder host on the first day of summer in Grown Ups 2?

A 1980s party brings most of the town to the Feders' house, after Kurt persuades Lenny to mark the start of the school holidays with a bash.

Kurt McKenzie, a stay-at-home father in the first film, does which job in Grown Ups 2?

Cableman is the job Chris Rock's character holds in the second film, by which time he and Deanne have a third child, three-year-old Ronnie.

Which director of Big Daddy and Just Go with It also made Grown Ups 2, appearing in it as Dr. Larry?

Dennis Dugan directed both Grown Ups films and gave himself the bit part of Dr. Larry, the doctor who patches up Keithie Feder's leg.

Which production company, founded by Adam Sandler in 1999, produced Grown Ups 2?

Happy Madison takes its name from two of its founder's early hits, Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison.

Which Reno 911! actor joined the cast of Grown Ups 2 as an unstable school bus driver?

Nick Swardson plays the unstable driver, written as the estranged brother of a character from the first film. Lenny ends up taking the wheel himself.

Where do fraternity brothers force Lenny Feder and his friends to jump in naked in Grown Ups 2?

An old quarry where the friends swam as boys has become a college hangout, and the frat boys make them leap from its highest point.

Which rock group, known for the chart-topper Centerfold, plays the Feders' summer bash in Grown Ups 2?

The J. Geils Band appear as the house band for the night, introduced as old friends of Lenny. Singer Peter Wolf and three longtime bandmates took part.

What job does Lenny Feder, the character played by Adam Sandler, hold in Grown Ups 2?

Lenny is a Hollywood talent agent who has moved his wife and three children back to the small town where he grew up.

After leaving a furniture store, Eric Lamonsoff runs what kind of business in Grown Ups 2?

An auto shop named Lamonsoff Auto Repair is Eric's new venture, and it is where the friends take Marcus's van after it is vandalized.

Which Saturday Night Live alumna plays Deanne, the wife of Kurt McKenzie, in Grown Ups 2?

Maya Rudolph plays Deanne, who forgets her own wedding anniversary on the day Kurt turns up with a gift.

Which animated hit kept Grown Ups 2 off the top of the US box office on its opening weekend?

Despicable Me 2 held first place in its second weekend, leaving Grown Ups 2 to open as runner-up with $41.5 million.

Which science fiction blockbuster opened the same day as Grown Ups 2 yet earned less that weekend?

Pacific Rim cost more than twice as much to make, but its debut left Guillermo del Toro's robots in third place behind the comedy.

Which former Weekend Update anchor plays Dickie Bailey, an old rival of Lenny Feder, in Grown Ups 2?

Colin Quinn plays Dickie Bailey, who now works at the Ice Cream House, where the four friends humiliate him early in the film.

Which Fargo and Reservoir Dogs actor returns in Grown Ups 2 as Wiley, now a driver's ed instructor?

Steve Buscemi returns as Wiley, who has regained only part of the feeling in his body since the first film and oversees Andre McKenzie's driving test.

Which Mary Tyler Moore Show actress plays the mother of Eric Lamonsoff in Grown Ups 2?

Georgia Engel, the sitcom's Georgette, plays Mrs. Lamonsoff. Her character hosts the closing meal where the old friends reminisce about their childhood.

Which Hunger Games actor plays Braden, the hostile 17-year-old who vandalizes a van, in Grown Ups 2?

Alexander Ludwig, who had just played the fierce tribute Cato, is Braden. He went on to play Björn Ironside in Vikings.

Which Gilmore Girls and Heroes actor plays the fraternity leader's right-hand man in Grown Ups 2?

Milo Ventimiglia plays a frat boy who shares his own first name, three years before he became Jack Pearson in This Is Us.

Which comedy group behind the SNL Digital Shorts appears among the male cheerleaders in Grown Ups 2?

The Lonely Island trio of Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer all turn up, joined by fellow SNL faces Bobby Moynihan and Taran Killam.

Adam Sandler won Favorite Movie Actor for Grown Ups 2 at which ceremony hosted by Mark Wahlberg?

The Kids' Choice Awards picked Adam Sandler over Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr. and Neil Patrick Harris for his turn as Lenny Feder.

Which Massachusetts beach town north of Boston stood in for Stanton when Grown Ups 2 was filmed?

Swampscott hosted the shoot from May to July 2012, with some extra scenes filmed in nearby Saugus.

Which unexpected guest comes to spend the summer with David Spade's character Marcus in Grown Ups 2?

His newfound son Braden, the product of an old fling, intimidates Marcus at first, though the two have bonded by the end of the film.

What news does Roxanne Feder give her husband Lenny shortly before their big bash in Grown Ups 2?

She is pregnant, an awkward surprise given that Lenny had brushed off her suggestion of another child at the start of the film.

Lenny Feder discovers that his younger son Keithie has a surprising gift for what in Grown Ups 2?

Kicking a football turns out to be Keithie's hidden skill, though the discovery ends badly when Lenny accidentally breaks the boy's leg.

How does the fight between Lenny Feder and his childhood bully end at the party in Grown Ups 2?

Tommy takes a dive, deliberately losing so that Lenny looks tough in front of his own bullied son.

Which real discount store chain do Lenny Feder and his friends visit together in Grown Ups 2?

Kmart is where the four friends meet up on the last day of school, and two of Dickie Bailey's pals, Malcolm and Robideaux, work there.

Marcus Higgins accidentally rolls through town inside which runaway object in Grown Ups 2?

A giant tire meant for construction machinery carries Marcus on a runaway ride through the streets of Stanton.

Lenny Feder wrongly suspects his wife of an affair with Kyle, who teaches what in Grown Ups 2?

Yoga is Kyle's class at the Squats Fitness gym. Lenny's jealousy fades when he learns that the instructor, played by Oliver Hudson, is gay.

For which podcast did comedians Tim Batt and Guy Montgomery watch Grown Ups 2 every week for a year?

The Worst Idea of All Time began in 2014 with the two New Zealanders rewatching the comedy 52 times. Its second season gave Sex and the City 2 the same treatment.

Which former SNL star plays Penny, obsessed with Lenny Feder since sixth grade, in Grown Ups 2?

Cheri Oteri plays Penny, an employee of Roxanne and the wife of Wiley, whose crush dates back to a brief romance with Lenny at school.

Which event for Becky Feder do her father and his friends reach under police escort in Grown Ups 2?

A ballet recital at McDonough Elementary is the destination, and it is there that Lenny comes face to face with his old bully.

Which star of Disney's Jessie plays Keithie, the younger son of Lenny Feder, in Grown Ups 2?

Cameron Boyce played Keithie in both Grown Ups films, starred as Luke Ross on Jessie, and later became Carlos in Disney's Descendants.