Adam Sandler Was Almost Badly Injured On The Set Of Airheads

Sandler described the non-injury in an interview with Variety, which he did alongside "Airheads" co-star Brendan Fraser. The scene involves the Lone Rangers jumping off a parking structure. This required Fraser, Sandler, and Steve Buscemi to from a height of about 15 feet onto a padded mat. According to Sandler, while Fraser and Buscemi handled the jump just fine, it was a different story for him. When Sandler landed, his neck snapped back violently, creating a loud crack.

"It was awful. I was never a gymnast," Sandler said. "I would go on the trampoline at the Jewish Community Center growing up, saw everyone else do well on it. I had the same thing happen to my neck when I was 9. I'm not good at jumping and landing on my back. I got to stop."

Luckily, Sandler avoided injury. However, that wasn't the case when Sandler filmed "Hustle," the 2022 drama in which he plays a washed-up basketball scout. Sandler and the cast played pickup basketball games during filming, but Sandler pulled a groin muscle. He was still recovering a year later (per ET). Of course, Sandler was 28 when "Airheads" came out and 56 when "Hustle" came out, so it's not quite the same.