Online, fans were moved by the tribute, which comes six years after Boyce's death. Boyce's mom, Libby Boyce, thanked Sandler for "honoring Cam's legacy" in a joint post with the official Instagram account for the Cameron Boyce Foundation, which funds epilepsy research, education and awareness.

The mother of Cameron Boyce has thanked Adam Sandler for honouring her late son in his new movie Happy Gilmore 2. Boyce starred alongside Sandler in Grown Ups (2010) and Grown Ups 2 (2013) before his sudden death in 2019, aged just 20, following a fatal epileptic attack.