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Caddyshack

movie poster for Caddyshack
Directed by Harold Ramis
Produced by Douglas Kenney
Written by Douglas Kenney
Harold Ramis
Brian Doyle-Murray
Starring Chevy Chase
Rodney Dangerfield
Ted Knight
Michael O'Keefe
Bill Murray
Dan Resin
Music by Johnny Mandel
Cinematography Stevan Larner
Editing by William C. Carruth
Distributed by Orion Pictures
Warner Bros.
Release date(s) July 25, 1980
Running time 98 min.
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $6,000,000
Followed by Caddyshack II
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

Caddyshack is a 1980 U.S. comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney. It stars Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray. Doyle-Murray also has a supporting role. Image File history File links Caddyshack_poster. ... Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. ... Douglas Kenney Douglas C. Kenney (December 10, 1947 - August 27, 1980) was an American writer and co-founder of National Lampoon magazine in the 1970s. ... Douglas Kenney Douglas C. Kenney (December 10, 1947 - August 27, 1980) was an American writer and co-founder of National Lampoon magazine in the 1970s. ... Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. ... Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945) is an American comedian, screenwriter and character actor from Chicago. ... For other uses, see Chevy Chase (disambiguation). ... Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian and actor, best known for the catchphrase I dont get no respect and his monologues on that theme. ... For other people with the same name, see Ted Knight (disambiguation). ... Michael OKeefe (born April 24, 1955) is an American film and television actor. ... William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA-winning American comedian and actor. ... Johnny Mandel (born 23 November 1925 in New York) is an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “WB” redirects here. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Comedy film is genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. ... Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. ... Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945) is an American comedian, screenwriter and character actor from Chicago. ... Douglas Kenney Douglas C. Kenney (December 10, 1947 - August 27, 1980) was an American writer and co-founder of National Lampoon magazine in the 1970s. ... For other uses, see Chevy Chase (disambiguation). ... Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian and actor, best known for the catchphrase I dont get no respect and his monologues on that theme. ... For other people with the same name, see Ted Knight (disambiguation). ... Michael OKeefe (born April 24, 1955) is an American film and television actor. ... William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA-winning American comedian and actor. ...


The film was Ramis' first feature and was a major boost to Rodney Dangerfield's film career; he was previously known mostly for his stand-up comedy. Grossing almost $40 million in the U.S. alone (16th highest of the year), it was the first of a series of similar comedies. A sequel, Caddyshack II, followed in 1988, although it wasn't nearly as successful or as well-received. B. J. Novak in a stand-up comedy routine at Olde English sketch comedy in June 2007. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


In 2000, Caddyshack was placed at number 71 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 funniest American films. In 2005, a line from the movie was chosen by AFI for their list of the top 100 movie quotes from U.S. films. This film is also second on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies".[1] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 100 funniest American films. ... Part of the AFI 100 Years. ... This article is about the U.S. cable network. ...

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Cast

Also, Chuck Rodent was credited as playing the part of "Mr. Gopher." For other uses, see Chevy Chase (disambiguation). ... Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian and actor, best known for the catchphrase I dont get no respect and his monologues on that theme. ... For other people with the same name, see Ted Knight (disambiguation). ... Michael OKeefe (born April 24, 1955) is an American film and television actor. ... William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA-winning American comedian and actor. ... Sarah Holcomb (born 1960) is an actress who appeared in just four films, but two of them were among the most successful comedies of their era, National Lampoons Animal House in 1978 and Caddyshack in 1980. ... Cindy Morgan (born September 29, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress best known for her appearances as Lora/Yori in Tron and Lacey Underpants in Caddyshack. ... Wilcoxon played the part of the priest in Caddyshack The Crusades box cover This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Albert Salmi (born March 11, 1928; died April 23, 1990) was an American actor. ... Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945) is an American comedian, screenwriter and character actor from Chicago. ...


Plot summary

The film's story centers on Danny Noonan (O'Keefe), one of many children in a Roman Catholic family of modest means. Danny aspires to attend college in Nebraska, but his parents can't afford it and his grades are less than exceptional, making obtaining a scholarship difficult, at best. Danny works as a caddy at the upscale Bushwood Country Club, where he earns tips to add to his meager college fund. Catholic Church redirects here. ... In golf, a caddy (or caddie) is the person who carries a players bag, and gives insightful advice and moral support. ... A country club is a private club that offers a variety of recreational sports facilities to its members. ...


Bushwood's membership includes: Judge Smails (Knight), a by-the-book, no-nonsense jurist and the country club's co-founder; Doctor Beeper, a stereotypical doctor who's more concerned about his golf game than his patients; Bishop Pickering, a Lutheran minister; and Ty Webb (Chase), the son of Bushwood's other co-founder and a free spirit, very unlike the other members. Danny often caddies for Ty, who teaches Danny about the finer points in life, usually while showing off a random trick shot. The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ...


Judge Smails spies the handiwork of a gopher on his way to the course. Smails confronts Bushwood's greenskeeper, who then entrusts the task of removing the gopher to Carl Spackler (Murray), his unkempt, unhinged assistant, whose attempts to rid the course of the gopher become a running sub-plot of the main story. Later that day, real estate tycoon Al Czervik (Dangerfield) arrives, along with his Asian business partner Mr. Wang, as a guest of another member. Al first meets Judge Smails in the pro shop as Czervik comments on a hat he sees for sale, which he discovers is also being worn by Smails. Look up gopher, gofer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Danny's boss informs the caddies that the country club's caddy scholarship has become available after its previous winner, Carl Lippbaum, died of an anxiety attack while at school. Danny then decides to caddy for Judge Smails in hopes of earning his favor when Smails awards the next scholarship. Judge Smails' foursome, which includes Dr. Beeper, Bishop Pickering and Smails' grandson, Spaulding, begins their round, and is joined by Smails' voluptuous niece, Lacey Underall. While he waits to start his game, Czervik wastes no time in needling Smails as he tees off, which forces Smails to slice his ball into the rough. Czervik's group continues its rowdy behavior, which is of no help to Danny, as he is trying to butter up the increasingly agitated members of Smails' foursome. He is granted a brief respite when the party completes the front nine of the course, and he enjoys lunch with his girlfriend, Maggie, who is working the snack bar. Danny finally enters Judge Smails' good graces when Smails attempts to putt on the final hole. Al loudly wagers $1000 that Smails will miss his relatively short putt, which draws a crowd of onlookers. Smails does miss the putt, causing him to fling his putter into the air in a blind rage. The putter crashes onto a deck at the clubhouse, striking a woman. Danny takes responsibility for the incident, claiming the grips on the club were worn and that the club was therefore thrown accidentally. Golf (gowf in Scots) is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ...


That evening, the country club hosts a fancy dinner for the Fourth of July. Danny and Maggie are working as servers when Danny becomes enamored of Lacey. Maggie attempts to dissuade Danny by informing him of Lacey's promiscuous reputation. Al Czervik, dining with his friends, begins to create his unique form of fun-loving chaos during the otherwise stodgy party by tipping all of the staff, making insulting comments about Smails and his family, and paying the band playing at the party to play more upbeat dance music. Later Ty Webb arrives, and he manages to catch the eye of Lacey, who attempts to seduce him outside.


Danny all but seals the deal on the scholarship by winning the Caddy Day golf tournament, sinking a clutch putt and earning the praise of the Judge, along with an invitation to mow his lawn and drop by a party at the Judge's yacht club that Sunday. Danny and Maggie enjoy a romantic interlude before going to the country club pool. Lacey makes another appearance, this time getting a massage from Danny's chief rival, Tony D'Annunzio. That evening, Lacey visits Ty Webb at his home, where the two enjoy tequila shots and a naked moonlight swim. Various brands of tequila Tequila is a spirit made primarily in the area surrounding Tequila, a town in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, 65 km northwest of Guadalajara and in the highlands of Jalisco, 65 km east of Guadalajara. ...


At the yacht club, Danny again encounters Lacey, who suggests that she and Danny slip away for some private time at the Judge's house. Once again, Al Czervik crashes the party, destroying Smails' tiny wooden sloop with his enormous yacht by dropping the anchor into the cargo hold. The judge and his wife return home and discover Lacey and Danny naked in his bed. Danny grabs his clothes and flees, steps ahead of a club-wielding Judge. For the military definition of sloop see: Sloop-of-war. ...


Danny spends the night in the caddyshack, where he is awakened by a scared Maggie, who informs him she may be pregnant. Danny proposes marriage, but is turned down. Making matters worse, he is called into the Judge's office. Danny believes that he's blown his chances at the scholarship at best and expects to be fired at worst. However, the Judge surprises him by offering him the scholarship in gratitude after Danny promises never to mention the embarrassing incident with his niece to anybody. That evening, Maggie reveals that she isn't pregnant and apologizes to Danny. Elsewhere, Smails and Czervik encounter each other in the club's private bar one last time, where the enemies agree on a winner-take-all $20,000 golf match pitting Smails and Dr. Beeper against Al and Ty Webb.


Later that evening, Ty is practicing for the match and hits an errant ball into Carl's ramshackle home. Carl and Ty discuss their respective problems (Ty's match against Smails and Carl's credit trouble). Ty's visit ends with sharing a very large joint made of grass (said to be a hybrid of "Kentucky bluegrass, featherbed bent, and northern California sinsemilla"), which Carl has invented that also doubles as golf turf. Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Bluegrass has three principal meanings, the second two both deriving from the first listed. ... Cannabis is a plant which is consumed by humans as a psychoactive drug. ...


The match begins, with Judge Smails selecting Danny to be his caddy. As the foursome plays, word spreads of the stakes involved, and other course employees start placing side-bets on the event. At the end of the first nine holes, Smails' team is winning. He taunts Czervik, who then doubles the stakes to $40,000, which the Judge gleefully accepts. Later, Al is hit by a richocheting ball and pretends to be hurt, hoping to have the contest declared a draw. The match umpire says Al would forfeit, unless they were to choose a substitute. The Judge picks Spaulding, but Ty insists that they should name their own substitute, choosing Danny instead. The Judge threatens to revoke Danny's scholarship if he plays. Danny smirks and takes Al's place (after Al offers to make it "worth his while.")


While the match is underway, Carl has moved into the endgame of his battle with the course's gopher. He has been dropping decoy animals sculpted from plastic explosives into every gopher hole he finds, tying all of the detonators to a single master switch. By the final hole, the score is tied and a large crowd has gathered to watch. On this hole, Judge Smails pulls out a putter from his bag while telling Spaulding it's time for "the old Billy Baroo" and he makes his putt. Ultimately, it's up to Danny to sink his putt and win the game for himself and Ty Webb. Again, Czervik raises the stakes to a whopping $80,000, which Smails accepts. Danny's putt reaches the edge of the cup, meaning that Smails would win the hole and the match. At that moment, Carl detonates the explosives, rocking the course. The force of the explosions is enough to cause the ball to drop, scoring a birdie and winning the match. Judge Smails attempts to renege on his end of the bet but Al's thugs are summoned to convince him otherwise. While Smails is busy with Al's goons, Czervik turns to the people at the house and proclaims "Hey, everybody! We're all gonna get laid!", earning him cheers from all of the people. The movie concludes with the gopher emerging, largely unharmed despite the explosives, from his hole, and dancing to the music playing during the end credits.


Production

The movie was inspired by writer and co-star Brian Doyle-Murray's memories working as a caddy at a golf club. His brother Bill Murray and director Harold Ramis also worked as caddies when they were teenagers. Many of the characters in the film were based on characters they had encountered through their various experiences at the club, including a young woman upon whom the Maggie character is based and the Havercamps, a doddery old couple who can barely hit the ball out of their shadows ("That's a peach, hon"), based on a couple Doyle-Murray had known at his club. The now-legendary scene involving a Baby Ruth candy bar being thrown into the swimming pool was based on a real-life incident at Brian Doyle-Murray's high school. Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945) is an American comedian, screenwriter and character actor from Chicago. ... In golf, a caddy (or caddie) is the person who carries a players bag, and gives insightful advice and moral support. ... Golf club can mean several things: For the piece of sports equipment, see golf club (equipment) For an organization (whether non-profit or for profit) enrolling members and maintaining a golf course for their use, see country club. ... William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA-winning American comedian and actor. ... Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. ... Baby Ruth wrapped Baby Ruth opened Baby Ruth is a candy bar that is made of chocolate-covered peanuts and nougat, though the nougat found in it is more like fudge than is found in many other American candy bars. ... Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945) is an American comedian, screenwriter and character actor from Chicago. ...


The film was shot over 11 weeks during the autumn of 1979. Golf scenes were filmed at the Rolling Hills Golf & Tennis resort in Davie, Florida. The explosions that take place during the climax of the film were reported at the nearby Fort Lauderdale airport by an incoming pilot, who suspected a plane had crashed. Davie is a town located in Broward County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 75,720. ...


The famous scene that begins when Ty Webb's golf ball crashes into Carl Spackler's ramshackle house was not in the original script. It was added by director Harold Ramis after realizing that two of his biggest stars, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray, did not have a scene together. The three met for lunch and wrote the scene together. Although the scene has nothing to do with the plot, it is widely regarded as the funniest in the movie. This is the only time that Chase and Murray have appeared in a movie together. For other uses, see Chevy Chase (disambiguation). ... William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA-winning American comedian and actor. ...


Bill Murray's famous "Cinderella story" scene was improvised based on two lines of stage direction. Ramis basically gave him direction to act as a kid announcing his own imaginary golf moment. Murray just took it from there. The flowers were his idea.


The gopher sequences were written and filmed after most of the movie was shot. Originally, director Harold Ramis wanted to cast a live animal to play the gopher. When that did not work out, the animatronic gopher (credited as "Chuck Rodent") and its tunnels were built by John Dykstra. The gopher sounds were the same sounds used by Flipper the dolphin in the 60's television show of the same name. This was after prinicipal cinematography had been completed and used higher quality film stock in an indoor soundstage resulting in the higher picture quality of these scenes still evident even on the current DVD. Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. ... Look up gopher, gofer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... John Charles Dykstra (born June 3, 1947 in Long Beach, California, United States) is a special effects supervisor and pioneer in the development of the use of computers in film making. ...


Reception

Despite the film's reputation as a bona-fide cult classic and its many inclusions on lists of funniest films, reviews at the time of the film's release were generally negative. Gene Shalit called it a "hazard", and David Ansen of Newsweek wrote that "The writers have saddled themselves with a bland hero and a perfunctory drama that will be of interest only to the actors' agents". Gene Shalit Gene Shalit (born March 25, 1932 in New York City) is the film and book critic on NBCs The Today Show. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...


Nevertheless, the film has slowly gained a massive cult following among those of the younger generation as well as in the golf world (Tiger Woods has said that it is his favorite film) and many of the film's quotes have entered the lexicon of pop culture. Ramis notes in the DVD documentary that TV Guide had originally given the film two stars when it began showing on cable television in the early 1980s, but over time, the rating had gone up to three stars. Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 ) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ...


Douglas Kenney was reportedly very distressed by the film's initial reception and spiralled into a drug-influenced depression. At a press conference following the initial screening, he went on a profanity-laced drunken tirade before passing out. One month after the film's release, his body was found at the base of a 30-foot (9.1 m) cliff in Hawaii, where he and Chevy Chase had been vacationing.


Caddyshack restaurants

On June 7, 2001, Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray and their other four brothers opened a themed restaurant inspired by the movie at the World Golf Village, near St. Augustine, Florida. The restaurant is meant to resemble a stodgy country club, much like the fictional Bushwood Country Club, and serves primarily American cuisine. The brothers are all active partners and make occasional appearances at the restaurant. Two more restaurants opened in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Orlando, Florida, however, both have been closed, leaving only the World Golf Village location.[2] is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... World Golf Village is a unique village located north of St. ... Nickname: Location in St. ... Myrtle Beach is a city and in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. ... Orlando redirects here. ...


Cultural references

  • As a tribute to the film's popularity (and to the fact that two of the film's stars had been cast members), in 1999 Saturday Night Live performed a sketch where men who had never seen Caddyshack, and therefore did not recognize the commonly-used references of their friends, could purchase a book of Caddyshack quotes. Chevy Chase was a special guest star in the segment.[3]
  • A 2004 American Express commercial features Tiger Woods as Carl Spackler and parodies several of Carl's scenes from the movie, particularly those involving the gopher.
  • At the World Wrestling Entertainment Summerslam '96 event's pre-show, the Baby Ruth scene was recreated during a "Bikini Beach Blast-Off" segment.
  • In the Family Guy episode "Meet The Quagmires", Lois' swimming pool entrance is a straight parody of Cindy Morgan's "swan dive" scene, right down to Kenny Loggins' song "Mr Night" being played in the background.
  • In the Family Guy episode "North by North Quahog", Brian is forced to read the book version of Caddyshack and quotes Chevy Chase from it.
  • The Simpsons has referenced Caddyshack on a few occasions.
    • In "Team Homer", the end of the bowling match is similar to the climactic golf match where a pin teeters on the edge for several seconds before falling over as the result of an incident occurring elsewhere (Otto knocking over the claw machine).
    • In "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield", Judge Smails' club-throwing incident and Carl running away from the bishop after being struck by lightning are both spoofed in one scene involving Homer, Krusty the Klown, and Tom Kite.
    • In "Burns, Baby Burns", Rodney Dangerfield guest stars on the show as Mr. Burns' estranged son and plays a character very similar to that of Al Czervik. Rodney's character Larry Burns manages to act boorishly at a Country Club dinner function (similar to the 4th of July dinner scene) and at the end of the episode, the song "Any Way You Want It" by Journey is played over a party scene and eventually over the closing credits.
  • The Off-Broadway revue "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" mentions the film in the song "Single Man Drought."
  • In an episode titled "My Big Fat Sober Wedding" from the TV Series The New Adventures of Old Christine, numerous references to Caddyschack are made, to a point where the bride (sarcastically) exclaims "Oh Caddyshack, yaay!!".

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The Book of Caddyshack

In 2007, Scott Martin, a writer based in Charlotte, North Carolina, published The Book of Caddyshack-Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About The Greatest Movie Ever Made. Taylor Trade, a division of Rowman and Littlefield, published the book.


References

  1. ^ Movies
  2. ^ Murray Bros. Caddyshack home page
  3. ^ SNL Transcripts: Bill Murray: 02/20/99

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THE CINEMA LASER DVD REVIEW-- CADDYSHACK (841 words)
CADDYSHACK is set inside a country club where you don’t have to be insane to be a member, but it certainly helps.
Even though the movie is called CADDYSHACK and is supposed to be about the caddies at the country club, those characters are pretty much forced into the background by the film’s four great comic performances.
CADDYSHACK was made in 1980 and it looks like a relatively low budget comedy from two decades ago.
Caddyshack Movie Review at Hollywood Video (1099 words)
While I personally don't think Caddyshack belongs in quite the same league as other comedies of its vintage (Animal House, Meatballs, Stripes and Ghostbusters being the high-ranking members of the pantheon), the new DVD edition is certainly a little piece of heaven for its most exuberant admirers.
In the case of Caddyshack, the "them" are the wealthy establishment-types who wield the real power at Bushwood Country Club; the "us" are the various caddies (Michael O'Keefe), groundskeepers (Bill Murray), and wealthy iconoclasts (Chase and Dangerfield) ready to upend the club's social order.
Whether or not Caddyshack lives up to Ramis' claim that the film is "like a bottle of wine" is left to the future generations who have no nostalgia for watching the film as a teenagers in the 1980s.
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