Title: 50 First Dates 2: Forever Today
Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore
Directed by: Frank Coraci
Release Date: February 14, 2025
Studio: Sony Pictures
Estimated Budget: $68 million
Genre: Romantic Comedy / Drama
It’s been 20 years since Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) made Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore) fall in love with him every single day. Now living in Hilo, Hawaii with their teenage daughter Ellie (Sadie Stanley), Henry still records Lucy’s morning tapes — but her memory condition has subtly worsened with age, making life a little more unpredictable.
When Ellie is offered a scholarship to a university in California, the family must face the idea of change and separation. Henry encourages Lucy to visit California with him for a week, hoping a new environment will help her adapt. However, the trip proves more challenging than expected — Lucy begins to panic in unfamiliar surroundings, and Henry’s efforts to reassure her are put to the test.
Meanwhile, a quirky neurologist (Awkwafina) proposes a cutting-edge treatment that might help Lucy retain long-term memories for the first time in decades. But there’s a catch: if it doesn’t work, it could reset her memory completely — erasing everything, including Henry and Ellie.
Henry, torn between hope and risk, records his most heartfelt video ever. The night before the procedure, Lucy watches the video and, for the first time, remembers something on her own: Henry’s voice in her dreams.
The treatment works — partially. Lucy doesn’t regain everything, but she begins forming new memories day by day. For the first time, she remembers yesterday.
The movie ends with Lucy sketching a picture of Henry without needing the tape. “I remember your face,” she says. Henry, in tears, replies, “I’d fall in love with you again, every day.”
BUDGET & PRODUCTION:
With a $68 million budget, the film was shot entirely on location in Hawaii and Southern California. It features a soft indie-pop soundtrack, returning supporting cast members (Rob Schneider makes a brief but hilarious cameo), and heartfelt direction from longtime Sandler collaborator Frank Coraci. Most of the budget was spent on location logistics, visual memory sequences, and an emotional animated dream scene voiced by Barrymore and Sandler.
