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Summary: Chevy Chase and Bill Murray are funny
Review: This is one of the funniest comedies ever to be made. It can be crude at times but not as crude as some movies out here today. The golpher is the best thing in this movie. Without the golpher this movie would be nothing at all. In this 20th anniversary special edition of this film, we get a trailer, production notes, cast and crew biography's, and a great documentary. I think a commentary would be nice on this disk but we don't get one. Warner always does stuff like that. But, like i always say, what can you do about it. I don't know why people don't like this movie so much. I couldn't believe the bad reviews this movie got. Anyway, this is good, but just skip the sequel. It was one of the worst movies ever made. Chevy Chase and Bill Murray are very funny in this film. They are the light of the movie, so is the golpher like I said. Althou this film isn't for your kids, you'll love it and it should belong on your shelf if you like comedy's and Chevy Chase or Bill Murray. So sit back and enjoy this classic comedy.
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Summary: Fore! Stars
Review: Directed by Harold Ramis and first released in 1980, this film has since developed a following of faithful and devoted people who never seem to tire of seeing their favorite scenes again and again and again. Everything gets off to a lively start, thanks to Kenny Loggins' singing of "I'm Alright." Most of the film is alright also. Rodney Dangerfield (as the rich and vulgar real estate developer Al Czervik) dominates every scene in which he appears as does Bill Murray (as neurotic/psychotic assistant groundskeeper Carl Spackler). In fact, they have very weak competition, with the possible exception of Ted Knight (as Judge Smails) for whom Czervik immediately becomes an infuriating nemesis. Ramis and his collaborators on the screenplay apparently could not decide on a primary plot so there really is none; rather, at least three different story lines, with the adversarial conversations between Smails and Czervik generating the most laughs. Spackler has his own adversarial relationship (with gophers) which also generates some sight gags. Meanwhile, Danny Noonan (Michael O'Keefe) cannot obtain a caddy scholarship without self-important Judge Smails' approval and assistance. And meanwhile, Ty Webb (Chevy Chase) wanders in and out of various scenes. We learn little about him and care even less. Dangerfield's Czervik really is the gravitational center of the plot; the film generally sags when he's off-camera. I am not nearly so eager to see Caddyshack again as many others obviously are but I certainly appreciate its best moments and wish there were more of them.
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Summary: "Caddyshack": Endearing, Quoteable, and a Cult Classic
Review: If you like golf, or know someone who does, you will probably get a kick out of "Caddyshack." Interestingly enough, what starts out as a film focused upon the lives of various caddies at an exclusive country club becomes a film about the various golfers (fleshed out by a very strong cast). Chevy Chase is, hands down, my favorite actor in the film. His slapstick humor is right on the money in "Caddyshack." I get tired of certain characters, noticeably Dangerfield and Murray, but there is enough interest in the subplots to keep the film on its feet. Many of the scenes seem to be half-improvised and yet it does not fall apart as one might expect.The truly enjoyable effect of this movie is what will happen in the next couple of days after watching it. If you have any knack for remembering lines, you will be quoting it to yourself constantly. This film provides a ton of one-liners that are remarkably peculiar and hilarious. Just take a look at the "Quotes" section above. Included in this DVD version is a documentary that interviews all of the main characters and provides a lot of information for die-hard fans about the making of the film.
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Summary: Doesn't Live Up to the Hype
Review: Maybe my problem was high expectations. I kept hearing that this was a classic comedy, up there with Animal House and Stripes and whatnot. I somehow had never managed to see this movie, so I figured it was about time. I was sorely disappointed. While it certainly had some funny moments, there simply weren't enough of them. One can perhaps forgive Harold Ramis since it's his first picture, but you'd never know this was the genius who would later deliver Groundhog Day and Analyze This. Chevy Chase's character is odd and cool, and certainly a cut above the stupid slapstick roles he'd get later, but ultimately not interesting enough to hold the picture. Rodney Dangerfield plays, well, himself, but if you really want to see him do his fish-out-of-water thing, he's better in Back to School. Ted Knight chews the scenery so badly it will make you wince with pain. As for the actual storyline...well, there's no *there* there. It follows the old porn standby of using just enough of a plot to tie the beginning to the end, in the hopes that the comedy will be enough. In some movies, it is, but not this one. Too much of the humor is puerile and doesn't elicit more than a chuckle or two. Slapstick can be hilarious, but it isn't here. The Baby Ruth scene -- revered by so many -- mystifies me. Is there some hidden second joke that I don't see, or is all the fuss really about a candy bar in a pool that looks like, well, doody? Har har har. Very clever. On the plus site, Bill Murray is great as a weird, brain-damaged assistant groundskeeper. Overall, not worth the time.
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Summary: Golf! Isn't it hilarious!!! Er no it isn't!
Review: A friend of mine (Nick O) made me sit through this awful drivel last Saturday! We didn't even make it half way through the film. Bill Murray has his moments as does Chevy Chase but it's all so disjointed and old fashioned that it just leaves you cold and bored! If you're into quality, contemporary comedy, look elsewhere!
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Summary: So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.
Review: Caddyshack, Starring: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray and Ted Knight, and directed by Harold Ramis, is an old favorite mine from a long time ago, in a different life (military service). It has a special place because it was the best movie available for many months, so we watched it many times, and not just for the T and A! Caddyshack is a romantic comedy but there is allot more comedy than romance. A teenager, Danny Noonan, needs to win the caddy tournament to be able to afford college. He works as a caddy at Bushwood, a "snobatorium" according to perspective member Al Czervik (Rodney Dangerfield), a self made millionaire real-estate baron, who is loud, full of wisecracks and doesn't always follow the rules. Bushwood has all the stereotypical rich: Judge Smales (Ted Knight), who runs Bushwood, Dr. Beeper (Dan Risen), and the bishop. The struggles between Judge Smales and Czervik are the real plot of the movie which climaxes with a golf match for money.
Danny caddies for Ty Webb (Chevy Chase), a very wacky, rich, bachelor, and learns a few valuable lessons about golf, like "There's a force in the universe that makes things happen. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball." Golf at Bushwood is not getting any better because a gopher has tunneled in from Czervik's construction site across from the club. The assistant groundskeeper Carl Sparkler's (Bill Murray) job to get rid of the gopher and throughout the movie his attempts are thwarted due to the gopher's superior intellect.
This movie is loaded with scenes that are sitcoms in themselves, such as the scene where Ty plays through Carl's "pad" (one of the storage sheds on the course), has a few hits on some home brew and weed (rumor is the entire scene is adlib). The swimming pool scene is a classic ("Everyone out of the pool!"), as well as the final drudge match at the end. I believe this to be one of the best comedies of the '80s and watch it when I feel a need for Rodney's brand of sarcasm. Cranking the tunes, watching TV, tapping a keg, sounds like a party, right? Rodney brings them all to the fairways of Bushwood! Will Danny win the Caddy tournament? Will Ty and Czervik get Judge Smales money? Watch this classic comedy and find out.
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Summary: Jack Nicklaus' Favorite Golf Movie - and mine!
Review: see the interview with Micheal O'Keefe (Noonan) at Travelgolf.com
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Summary: I laughed my ass off!
Review: I just rented Caddyshack having since seen it when I was 7, when I popped this movie in my DVD, oh man, I was happy to see Carl (played by Bill Murray) to be so damn funny, and Rodney Dangerfield, oh he was GREAT in this film.
This is the BEST golf film I have ever seen, then of course I have not seen a lot of golf films; only Happy Gilmore. I thought the humor was good, the acting was perfect, and the directing (Harold Ramis) was just outright amazing. Sure this did not win any awards, but hey it is funny, and that is all that matters in my life.
What made this film funny? Everything. This is one of the best films of the 80's, it is too bad that they dont make movies like this anymore. Too bad.
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Summary: The Ultimate in Low-Brow Humor...
Review: Some movies aim at mankind's nobler ambitions, appealing to the intellect and refreshing the soul; others go straight for man's baser instincts. Caddyshack definitely falls in the latter catergory. With a thin plot, a shoestring budget and scenes that seem like they were almost completely improvised, one would think that Caddyshack would be a disaster. But, suprisingly enough, the movie takes these ingredients that usually signal a potential bomb and make it one of the funniest and most quotable movies of all time. This is largely due to the inspired casting choices: Chevy Chase as a Golf Stud-...-amateur Buddhist philosopher Ty Webb, Rodney Dangerfield as a loudmouthed Real Estate salesman and Bill Murray as Karl the hapless groundskeeper. These actors make the juvenile humor that usually makes me yawn with indifference into great slapstick and inspired goofiness. If this movie hadn't been made, Sports Center would be without hundreds of its best quips, scores of College Students would have nothing to say to each other while ignoring professors etc. Sure its toilet humor, but it shines magnificently in my opinion because it withstands the strain of multiple viewings without diminishing its quirky and often stupid humor.
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Summary: I should of helled four!!!!!!!
Review: I love this movie but warner bros Should have Remastered Caddyshack in 5.1 Audio it is in mono that SUCKS!!!!!
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