Caddyshack

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Summary: THE ORIGINAL GOLF CLASSIC
Review: FOR ANY GOLFER, "CADDY SHACK" IS A MUST. IT IS FAR AND AWAY, THE GREATEST COMEDY OF ALL TIME AND THE GREATEST GOLF MOVIE THAT WILL EVER BE CREATED. TED KNIGHT, BILL MURRAY, CHEVY CHASE AND BRIAN DOYLE MURRAY ARE GREAT. BUY IT FOOL! END

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Summary: Belly laugh city
Review: Just when I thought I couldn't watch the rest of the movie, a hysteric comedic scene or line brought me out of it. Rodney is unforgettable. When this one shakes out, some of the funniest stuff ever (so bad it's good).

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Summary: The best advice about this film....
Review: 1) If you are a woman, don't watch this, it's juvenile and stupid.
2) If you are male, it's one of the funniest movies ever.
3) If you are male AND a golfer, you will wet your pants laughing.

nuh nuh nuh nuh nunnnnnnnnn........

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Summary: Unwatchable.
Review: I agree with the person who gave up, half way through this. It's nice that so many people enjoy it, but to me, it's unfunny, except for some of Rodney Dangerfield. A friend lent it to me, so I'm glad I didn't pay for it. Ugh.


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Summary: Ted Knight's Greatest Role
Review: Back in the late seventies Chevy Chase and Bill Murray were young and hamming it up on the original Saturday Night Live. Rodney Dangerfield was just beginning to get national recognition as the loud comedian that "couldn't get no respect." Then there is one of the great comedy actors of all time Ted Knight in the role of stuffy Judge Smales.

The seventies was also the decade that the average Joe, not just country club types, began to take up the ancient game with a vengence. Bill Murray's brother along with Harold Ramis (co- writer and director of Animal House) out together every cliché or tall tale ever told about golf into a hilarious hour-and-a-half. The young caddies tote huge leather bags behind well-heeled fools. The caddie shack is a beehive of youth education in capitalism and sexual delights. The sex-crazed niece of Judge Smales keeps Chevy Chase and young Danny Noonan busy. The club is beset with ground hogs, and Bill Murray, a Vietnam head case is on the job.

The clothes and cars are dated now. Those were happier, carefree times, before coke addiction, aids, and herpes. Those were the days of yore and nostalgia for the Baby Boomers and Generation X'ers. Also, in mid-winter, this one will cheer you up and get you ready for spring golf.


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Summary: DVD Worth The Money
Review: This movie is now a few years old but it is still an outstanding movie that can be viewed numerous times. All in all a surprisingly good effort for first time director Ramis and an unusual and strong set of leading comedy actors: Knight, Dangerfield, Chase, and Murray.

I had seen the movie a number of times on VHS and recently got the DVD. The DVD is a good purchase even if you have an older VHS. The DVD is of very high quality compared to the VHS, and the pictures are bright and clear, almost flawless, a pleasure to watch, and the extra features which include many interviews are worth the buy.

This is a great Warner Brothers movie and probably one the best performances ever by Rodney Dangerfield who was in a number of movies, and certainly the best performance for Ted Knight, the latter who plays a character similar to his TV role on Mary Tyler Moore. Filmed on a Florida golf course and a marina, this is a great comedy and one of Bill Murray's first big hits. The movie features excellent music by Kenny Loggins to accompany a mechanical groundhog who makes the occasional appearance. It started off as a comedy movie about the lives of golf caddies, but it is dominated by the four older stars, not the young actors playing the caddies. According to the director Ramis, there was a great deal of improvisation by Chase and Murray during the scenes, while many scenes were changed or written daily just before shooting.

The DVD extras are very complete and we see detailed interviews with a number of the participants including the producers Jon Peters and Mark Canton, the writer Harold Ramis, and a number of the actors including Chevy Chase, Cindy Morgan, Scott Colomby, Hamilton Mitchell, Ann Ryerson, and others. Of course Dangerfield and Knight have passed away but I would liked to have seen Murray appear in the interviews - he is a golf expert and worked as hot dog vendor in Illinois on a course in his youth - and one assumes that Murray must have declined to appear. But still the interviews are good and some of these interviews and behind the scenes stories are as funny as the movie, including the story of a midnight golf cart bumping race by the actors taking a night off - which resulted in much damage to the golf course and the carts. Ramis and Chase give detailed comments on many scenes including comments on Dangerfield's insecurity, what it was like to work with Knight, and much more - it is all excellent stuff - and clearly they had many laughs making the film. This DVD is simply a lot better than the plain VHS.

Also the "characters" section of the DVD is excellent giving a good biography of the main four actors along with lists of their other movies - up to the date of the DVD.

All in all a great movie, and a high quality DVD with fine extras worth buying.


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Summary: One of the best comedies ever!
Review: This movie always makes me laugh. The cast in it is incredible! Bill Murray's role is kind of small, but he steals every scene he's in. Chevy Chase's role is also sort of small, but Chevy is fantastic. He's got so many classic lines in this movie. My friends and I still quote them.

What can I say about Rodney Dangerfield? The man was hilarious and this was probably his best role. One actor who doesn't get mentioned enough for his role in this movie is Ted Knight. He's as perfect in this role as he was as Ted Baxter on the Mary Tyler Moore show. The man was an awesome comedic actor and he was brilliant in Caddyshack.

Besides the humor in this movie, it's also got some great 80's music in it. The theme song, Kenny Loggins' I'm Alright is one of Kenny's best songs ever. Also, to this day, I still can't hear Journey's Any Way You Want It without thinking of the great scene it was featured in.

Caddyshack is undeniably and justifiably a comedy classic. If you've never seen it, see it immediately. Actually, you should just go ahead and buy a copy of it. Everyone should own a copy. It's that good.

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Summary: One of the better comedies out there!
Review: Although the four masters (Murray, Dangerfield, Knight, and Chase) are the main stars of this film, another person seems to play a very big role. I am talking, of course, about Danny Noonan (Michael O' Keefe). As a matter of fact, the story seems to revolve around him more than anyone else.

This film features Danny kissing up to Judge Smails in an attempt to get a caddy scholarship so he can go to law school. As the film goes through this story, a few new people get in. One of the other big roles is Al Czervik, who is very rich and has an ulterior motive to buy the country club. The other is Ty Webb, who plays mentor for Danny, and then there is Carl Spackler, who fanatically hunts a clever gopher.

The move is excellent in itself, but do not expect it to be something random. Aside from Carl Spackler and the gopher, most of the movie seems to play as a slow comedy. You know, it employs ridiculousness rather than insanity to make people laugh. It works for the most part, but there are times when it might get too slow for some people, especially in the beginning. The movie doesn't really pick up until the moment Rodney Dangerfield appears, which is a little less than 20 minutes into the film, but it felt like an hour to me.

Anyway, this film has very few problems. Dangerfield is fantastic as the rich, vulgar swinger and Murray is excellent as the fanatical groundskeeper. Knight is very good at being the snobby rich man who doesn't like Dangerfield and, except for a few flaws, Keefe is great as the kid who needs a scholarship. My only complaint lies with Chase and Cindy Morgan, actually. Maybe I'm just not a fan of Chevy Chase, but aside from a few lines, I didn't really think he was that funny in the movie. Concerning Morgan, she didn't seem to play any big role either. All she seemed to do was get a few people in trouble with Judge Smails and then disappear until she wanted to get another person in trouble.

Aside from those two, I can't say there is much to complain about. The scenes were great, the comedy was expertly done, and the atmosphere was well made. Rodney Dangerfield completely stole the show, so you kind of miss him when he's gone, but he's there for the most part.

Excellent movie, I highly recommend it!

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Summary: Caddyshack, a classic
Review: Caddyshack is one of those movies you can watch over and over again and still laugh out loud. The movie is filled with jokes and coined phrases that I hear quoted everyday. Golfers all over use quotes from the movie on the golf course. Quotes such as "rat farts," and "be the ball." I really think this shows the movie's impact on those who watch it. Also, the plot is phenomenal and is so unlike any other movie you never grow tired of watching it. The plot is mostly composed of confrontations between characters. Examples would be Al Czervik (Rodney Dangerfield) and Judge Smails (Ted Knight), also Carl (the greens keeper played by Bill Murray) vs. the gopher (puppet gopher). Not to mention Lacy Underall (Cindy Morgan) who makes quite an impact on Ty Webb (Chevy Chase) and Danny Noonan (Michael O'Keefe). This is not a movie just for those who enjoy the game of golf. Rather it is for anyone who seeks classic humor and wishes to understand what their buddies are laughing at when a quote is muttered from the movie. The aspect of the movie I like the most is the quick "one-liners" the movie is jam-packed with. They are just so clever and witty you can't help but repeat them.
Caddyshack first came out 1980, but is now on DVD and in excellent picture. The new DVD includes special features with outtakes, rare footage and interviews by Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and others. This movie is a wonderful buy and you will get your money's worth.


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Summary: As Sweet as Finding a Baby Ruth Bar in the Pool
Review: With the passing of Rodney Dangerfield this week now is a good time to revisit his film debut(and probably his best film appearance). It's interesting that Rodney does not portray the "no respect" character made famous in his stand-up routines but a brassy nouveau riche contractor who takes no guff from anybody at the snooty country club. But he does it well. It's also interesting that years later Rodney was denied a SAG card because the guild did not think that Rodney"sufficiently stretched himself as an artist" despite numerous successful screen appearances. Talk about no respect. But "Caddyshack" is an ensemble piece but the older performers shine infinitely more than the younger cast assembled here(except for Chevy Chase who seems to be sleepwalking through the movie, but then, Chase sleepwalked through alot of his films). Bill Murray shines in particularly as Carl the groundskeeper whether he is discussing the time he caddied for the Dalai Lama or persuing the elusive gopher. The scenes with the gopher have become so much a part of our vernacular that Tiger Woods recently parodied them for a television commercial. Ted Knight departs from his signature character as the bumbling newsman from the "Mary Tyler Moore" show to play the slow-burning judge. All in all, this is just a fun film, nothing more, nothing less.