Drew Barrymore Posts50 First DatesThrowback with Adam Sandler

Mar. 15, 2025

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler.Photo:Drew Barrymore/Instagram

Drew Barrymore/Instagram

Drew Barrymoreis reminiscing about one of her favorite movies withAdam Sandler.“Throwing it back @adamsandler,” the actress, 49, captioned a Throwback ThursdayInstagram pictureof herself with her50 First Datescostar, 58, on Thursday, Feb. 13.The image showed the longtime friends sitting outdoors together on the set of the 2004 rom-com — where Barrymore played Lucy Whitmore, a woman dealing with short-term memory loss after a car accident.Sandler portrayed Henry Roth, a man who arranged dozens of dates to help her remember. In addition to Lucy’s overprotective family and friends, Henry also had to overcome the challenges of reintroducing himself to Lucy each time they met for a date.During a November 2024 episode ofThe Drew Barrymore Show, the talk show host revealed that her and Sandler’s daughters had recently watched the film together.“My daughter and Adam’s daughter were watching [50 First Dates] at my house the other night,” she recalled for the talk show guestsEmily OsmentandMontana Jordan. “I was like, ‘Why are you guys watching this? Don’t you get enough of me and your dad?’ “Barrymore shares daughtersOlive, 12, andFrankie, 10, with ex-husbandWill Kopelman, while Sandler and his wife,Jackie Sandler, are mom and dad to Sadie, 18, and Sunny, 16.“Andthey were just so happy, and I was like, ‘Oh, but this is so sweet and wonderful,’ " theCharlie’s Angelsalum said.A few months prior, Barrymore revealed that50 First Dateswas almost completely different from the classic rom-com that fans know and love today.Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler.Drew Barrymore/Instagram; Kevin Mazur/GettyIn an August 2024 episode of her eponymous daytime talk show, the actress revealed that the Peter Segal-directed romantic comedy based in Hawaii was almost “a drama set in Seattle.“But the surprises didn’t end there!Instead of Lucy and Henry having their happily ever after, Barrymoresaid on her showthat the movie almost ended with “[Lucy telling Henry], ‘You should go and live your life, because this is no life here.’ “She told her co-hostRoss Mathews, “And [Henry] goes away, as he does, and he comes back and he walks into the restaurant and he just sits down and says, ‘Hi, I’m Henry.’ And the film ends.”Matthews was grateful that the story was changed to what we now know it as today.Barrymore, who previously toldEntertainment Tonightthat she and Sandler are “so close” and “text all the time,” has also starred in 1998’sThe Wedding Singerand 2014’sBlendedwith the comedian.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.During a March 2023interview with PEOPLE, theScreamalum said her working relationship with Sandler was “all based in like, love, admiration and humor.““I wanted some place to put my admiration and I thought a film was the most safe and cathartic place to do it,” Barrymore added.

Drew Barrymoreis reminiscing about one of her favorite movies withAdam Sandler.

“Throwing it back @adamsandler,” the actress, 49, captioned a Throwback ThursdayInstagram pictureof herself with her50 First Datescostar, 58, on Thursday, Feb. 13.

The image showed the longtime friends sitting outdoors together on the set of the 2004 rom-com — where Barrymore played Lucy Whitmore, a woman dealing with short-term memory loss after a car accident.

Sandler portrayed Henry Roth, a man who arranged dozens of dates to help her remember. In addition to Lucy’s overprotective family and friends, Henry also had to overcome the challenges of reintroducing himself to Lucy each time they met for a date.

During a November 2024 episode ofThe Drew Barrymore Show, the talk show host revealed that her and Sandler’s daughters had recently watched the film together.

“My daughter and Adam’s daughter were watching [50 First Dates] at my house the other night,” she recalled for the talk show guestsEmily OsmentandMontana Jordan. “I was like, ‘Why are you guys watching this? Don’t you get enough of me and your dad?’ "

Barrymore shares daughtersOlive, 12, andFrankie, 10, with ex-husbandWill Kopelman, while Sandler and his wife,Jackie Sandler, are mom and dad to Sadie, 18, and Sunny, 16.

“Andthey were just so happy, and I was like, ‘Oh, but this is so sweet and wonderful,’ " theCharlie’s Angelsalum said.

A few months prior, Barrymore revealed that50 First Dateswas almost completely different from the classic rom-com that fans know and love today.

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler.Drew Barrymore/Instagram; Kevin Mazur/Getty

Drew Barrymore/Instagram; Kevin Mazur/Getty

In an August 2024 episode of her eponymous daytime talk show, the actress revealed that the Peter Segal-directed romantic comedy based in Hawaii was almost “a drama set in Seattle.”

But the surprises didn’t end there!

Instead of Lucy and Henry having their happily ever after, Barrymoresaid on her showthat the movie almost ended with “[Lucy telling Henry], ‘You should go and live your life, because this is no life here.’ "

She told her co-hostRoss Mathews, “And [Henry] goes away, as he does, and he comes back and he walks into the restaurant and he just sits down and says, ‘Hi, I’m Henry.’ And the film ends.”

Matthews was grateful that the story was changed to what we now know it as today.

Barrymore, who previously toldEntertainment Tonightthat she and Sandler are “so close” and “text all the time,” has also starred in 1998’sThe Wedding Singerand 2014’sBlendedwith the comedian.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

During a March 2023interview with PEOPLE, theScreamalum said her working relationship with Sandler was “all based in like, love, admiration and humor.”

“I wanted some place to put my admiration and I thought a film was the most safe and cathartic place to do it,” Barrymore added.

source: people.com