Caddyshack (1980)

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

Stars:

Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chevy Chase	...	Ty Webb
Rodney Dangerfield	...	Al Czervik
Ted Knight	...	Judge Elihu Smails
Michael O'Keefe	...	Danny Noonan
Bill Murray	...	Carl Spackler
Sarah Holcomb	...	Maggie O'Hooligan
Scott Colomby	...	Tony D'Annunzio
Cindy Morgan	...	Lacey Underall
Dan Resin	...	Dr. Beeper
Henry Wilcoxon	...	The Bishop
Elaine Aiken	...	Mrs. Noonan
Albert Salmi	...	Mr. Noonan
Ann Ryerson	...	Grace
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Lou Loomis
Hamilton Mitchell	...	Motormouth

Storyline

Comical goings on at an exclusive golf club. All the members are wealthy and eccentric, and all the staff are poor and slightly less eccentric. The main character is 'Danny'; he's a caddy who will do almost anything to raise money to go to college. There are many subplots, including the assistant green keeper's pursuit of a cute (obviously stuffed) gopher.

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Plot Keywords:

golf course | gopher | country club | nudity | caddy | 

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Taglines:

Some People Just Don't Belong.

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Los locos del Golf

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$39,800,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dr. Dow in his only on-screen acting appearance as Mr. Wang, is actually a retired college professor in real-life.

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Goofs

When Carl is trying to grab the gopher in his hole, you can see the wall of the "tunnel" move.

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Quotes

Ty Webb: I was born to love you / I was born to lick your face / I was born to rub you / but you were born to rub me first /... What do you say we take this out on the patio?

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Crazy Credits

During its network television runs in the 1980's, CBS would always air "Caddyshack" with the traditional "Starry Night" Orion/Warner Bros logo (1981-present), while NBC would air the original (and very rare) "Inverting Rectangles" Orion/Warner Bros logo (1979-81). The original theatrical release contained the "Inverting Rectangles" variant back in 1980 common to other Orion films of that era. Both logo presentations were available in the earliest VHS releases of the film (from 1981 and 1983 respectively); however, premium cable airings and later VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray versions each contain the "Starry Night" variant.

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Connections

Spoofed in Antz (1998)

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Soundtracks

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
(uncredited)
Music by Burt Bacharach
[Instrumental version plays on the locker room P.A.]

User Reviews

Another comedy that is popular for no reason

This is not funny. This is nothing but hype. It is not a 7.4. I give it 4 out of 10 because it is not funny it is boring. The story line is awful. Do not know why this is so popular. Is it because Bill Murray is in it. He is a good actor. But this is not a good movie. A lot of the actors in it has talent. But this movie is a waste of there time. Do not wast your time. And do not wast your money. I can not believe that the same man who wrote Ghostbusters and the same man who directed Ghostbusters wrote and directed this crappy movie. Ghostbusters is a great film. And this is just crap. Do not this movie. This movie has seen were people think a chocolate bar is a piece of pooh. Because it this movie is pooh.