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Caddyshack

  • 1980
  • 13+
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
121K
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POPULARITY
2,005
29
Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in Caddyshack (1980)
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An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.

  • Director
    • Harold Ramis
  • Writers
    • Brian Doyle-Murray
    • Harold Ramis
    • Douglas Kenney
  • Stars
    • Chevy Chase
    • Rodney Dangerfield
    • Bill Murray
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    121K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,005
    29
    • Director
      • Harold Ramis
    • Writers
      • Brian Doyle-Murray
      • Harold Ramis
      • Douglas Kenney
    • Stars
      • Chevy Chase
      • Rodney Dangerfield
      • Bill Murray
    • 321User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:36
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    Caddyshack
    Trailer 2:21
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    Chevy Chase and Michael O'Keefe in Caddyshack (1980)
    Bill Murray in Caddyshack (1980)
    Bill Murray and Cindy Morgan in Caddyshack (1980)
    Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack (1980)
    Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in Caddyshack (1980)
    Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in Caddyshack (1980)
    Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in Caddyshack (1980)
    Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in Caddyshack (1980)
    Rodney Dangerfield, Michael O'Keefe, and Sarah Holcomb in Caddyshack (1980)
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    Top cast

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    Chevy Chase
    Chevy Chase
    • Ty Webb
    Rodney Dangerfield
    Rodney Dangerfield
    • Al Czervik
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Carl Spackler
    Ted Knight
    Ted Knight
    • Judge Elihu Smails
    Michael O'Keefe
    Michael O'Keefe
    • Danny Noonan
    Sarah Holcomb
    Sarah Holcomb
    • Maggie O'Hooligan
    Scott Colomby
    Scott Colomby
    • Tony D'Annunzio
    Cindy Morgan
    Cindy Morgan
    • Lacey Underall
    Dan Resin
    • Dr. Beeper
    Henry Wilcoxon
    Henry Wilcoxon
    • The Bishop
    Elaine Aiken
    Elaine Aiken
    • Mrs. Noonan
    Albert Salmi
    Albert Salmi
    • Mr. Noonan
    Ann Ryerson
    Ann Ryerson
    • Grace
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    • Lou Loomis
    Hamilton Mitchell
    Hamilton Mitchell
    • Motormouth
    Peter Berkrot
    • Angie D'Annunzio
    John F. Barmon Jr.
    • Spaulding Smails
    Lois Kibbee
    • Mrs. Smails
    • Director
      • Harold Ramis
    • Writers
      • Brian Doyle-Murray
      • Harold Ramis
      • Douglas Kenney
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Carl Spackler was originally a silent character in the script, in the manner of Harpo Marx, but after Bill Murray was cast, Harold Ramis encouraged Murray to speak and improvise.
    • Goofs
      While Danny making that last putt effectively tied the game, meaning neither team lost or won, Al's last-second bet of "Double or nothing he makes it" essentially negates the original bet and creates a new one. Since Judge Smails agrees to this new wager before Danny makes the putt, Smails loses the final bet and must pay up.
    • Quotes

      Carl Spackler: What an incredible Cinderella story. This unknown comes out of nowhere to lead the pack. At Augusta, he's on his final hole. He's about 455 yards away. He's going to hit about a two iron, I think. Well, he got out of that. The crowd is standing on its feet, here at Augusta. The normally reserved Augusta crowd is going wild. For this young Cinderella who's come out of nowhere, he's got about 350 yards left. He's going to hit about a five iron, l expect. Don't you think? He's got a beautiful back swing. That's - oh! He got out of that one! He's got to be pleased with that. The crowd is just on its feet here. He's a Cinderella boy. Tears in his eyes, I guess, as he lines up this last shot. He's got about 195 yards left, and he's gonna - looks like he's got about an eight iron. This crowd has gone deadly silent. Cinderella story. Out of nowhere. A former greenskeeper now about to become the Master's champion. It looks like a miraculous - it's in the hole! It's in the hole!

    • Crazy credits
      Mr. Gopher - Chuck Rodent
    • Alternate versions
      The candy bar scene was replaced with Ty getting on Carl's big lawnmower, which wasn't shown in the theatrical version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Board James: Quija/Domino Rally (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm Alright
      Lyrics and music by Kenny Loggins

      Recorded by Kenny Loggins

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

    User reviews321

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    10/10
    "--Oh, there won't be any money, but on your deathbed, you will receive...total consciousness--"
    `National Lampoon's Animal House' may have been one of the first comedies to evolve from the `Saturday Night Live' generation, but it could be argued that `Caddyshack,' directed by Harold Ramis-- and which features two SNL alumni, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray-- actually spawned the entire `SNL genre,' of films, because this is the one that seemed to lock in that formulaic irreverence toward all things, of which they are so indicative. The story here revolves around a young man named Danny Noonan (Michael O'Keefe), a caddy at the upscale Bushwood Country Club, who is bucking for a caddy scholarship to get him into college. Danny figures that the best shot he has at it is to volunteer for the assignment none of the other caddies want-- to caddy for the up-tight Judge Smails (Ted Knight), one of the executive directors of Bushwood, and `kiss up' a bit. Smails responds by letting Danny mow his lawn and attend a christening ceremony for his new yacht. But Danny is not one to be deterred, even when the good Judge tells him `The world needs ditch diggers, too.' He just goes on, keeping his eyes and his options open.

    And it isn't long before Danny gets involved with Ty Webb (Chase), an independently wealthy goof-ball with a Zen/Chaplin philosophy of life, whose father was one of Judge Smails' partners in Bushwood. So Danny takes some advice from Ty while caddying for him; advice which just may ultimately have an effect on whether or not he gets his scholarship. Or maybe not. Words of wisdom like `Be the Ball,' and `A donut with no hole is a danish,' may not be what he needs to put him on the fast track to success. But then again, you never know; it's that kind of movie. And there's no getting around it, this is funny stuff.

    The humor in this movie runs the gamut from broad to subtle, with at least two sight gags thrown in that identify it as belonging to the genre it helped create. At the time of it's theatrical release, in 1980, it was fairly on the cutting edge of comedy; by today's standards, though, it doesn't seem nearly as irreverent, especially given the digressive trend in the genre lately, which has spewed forth such fare as `Freddy Got Fingered,' and `Road Trip.' Then again, this one had Harold Ramis behind the camera, and Ramis has an acute sense of comedic timing, he knows what works, and he made the most of the basic screenplay (by Ramis, Brian Doyle-Murray and Douglas Kenney) and the terrific cast of comedians with which he had to work, all of whom fit so well into the pattern and fabric of this particular picture.

    Rarely does a comedy (or any film for that matter) have so many actors who fit their characters so perfectly as in this film, beginning with Chevy Chase, who embodies the slightly skewed and off-center Ty Webb so well it's almost frightening. Webb is a guy who veritably floats through life in a perpetual Zen-like state of distraction, and it makes you realize that there probably really are characters like this walking around in the real world. But if the existence of a Ty Webb type is only highly probable, there's no doubt whatsoever about the fact that there are guys like Al Czervik amongst us.

    Rodney Dangerfield plays Czervik, the obnoxious, fun-loving, high-rolling land developer with a specially made golf club and an eye on Bushwood. In Czervik, Dangerfield creates a character who is outrageous, droll, lacks any taste whatsoever, and is entirely hilarious. It is, without question, the best character and performance of Dangerfield's cinematic career, and -- like Chase-- it's almost scary the way he fits into the character so naturally and completely.

    The real heart of this movie, however, is Bill Murray, who turns in what just may be the definitive Murray performance with his character, Carl Spackler, the Assistant Greenskeeper at Bushwood. Murray brings Carl, the socially and intellectually challenged man-with-a-plan, to life with subtle nuance and a flare of comedic genius. A lot of what he did in this film was improvised, including much of his two most memorable and hilarious scenes, one in which he's describing his encounter with the Dalai Lama, and the other being his soliloquy of the `Cinderella Boy' on the course at Atlanta. This is truly inspired, funny stuff, and it proves what can be done without resorting to banal vulgarity or crudeness (not that this film is entirely devoid of it, but at least it's tempered here somewhat-- not so overt and in-your-face like you'll often find in some of the more recent offerings of the genre). And there's a harmless shiftiness about Carl, who is about as deep as a pan pizza, and Murray plays it all beautifully.

    O'Keefe gives a solid performance, as well, but he's basically the straight man here, the set-up guy for one funny situation after another. And he does it quite nicely.

    Also giving memorable performances are Ted Knight, as the rigid, conservative Judge, and Brian Doyle-Murray as Lou Loomis, who oversees the caddies at Bushwood.

    The supporting cast includes Sarah Holcomb (Maggie), Scott Colomby (Tony), Cindy Morgan (Lacey Underall), Dan Resin (Dr. Beeper), Henry Wilcoxon (The Bishop), Albert Salmi (Mr. Noonan), John F. Barmon Jr. (Spaulding Smails) and Lois Kibbee (Mrs. Smails). With this film, Ramis and company honed the formula for comedy that incorporated pop culture and contemporary sensibilities into it like never before. And `Caddyshack' is an example of it in it's purest form; you'll have to look long and hard to find anything out of this same mold today that can come close to the prototype. It's one of those movies that gets even better with age-- and funnier, too. It's the magic of the movies. I rate this one 10/10.
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    • Jul 7, 2001

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    • Release date
      • July 25, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Caddyshack - Wahnsinn ohne Handicap
    • Filming locations
      • Boca Raton Resort & Club - 501 East Camino Real, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Orion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $39,918,650
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,142,689
      • Jul 27, 1980
    • Gross worldwide
      • $39,918,650
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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