Golf Punks (1998)

An out-of-work golf pro gets pulled into teaching the game to the "Bad News Bears" equivalent of young golfers at a public course.

Director:

Harvey Frost

Writer:

Jill Mazursky

Stars:

Tom Arnold, James Kirk, Rene Tardif

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Arnold	...	Al Oliver
James Kirk	...	Peter
Rene Tardif	...	Allister McGrath
Katelyn Wallace	...	Christina
Rhys Huber	...	Billy
Neil Denis	...	Thork
Tarik Batal	...	Raghad
Katrina Pratt	...	Mai
Greg Thirloway	...	Bo
Cory Fry	...	Cameron
Alf Humphreys	...	Jack (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff	...	Nancy
Jano Frandsen	...	Trip Davis
French Tickner	...	Burt
Lee Taylor	...	Harry

Storyline

An out-of-work golf pro gets pulled into teaching the game to the "Bad News Bears" equivalent of young golfers at a public course.

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Plot Keywords:

golf | golf movie | national lampoon series | spoof | independent film

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Taglines:

No wonder everyone is teed off.

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Golf Punks

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shavick Entertainment, Teed Off Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the golf match against Arrowhead Pines, there is a shot of Allister McGrath's ball on the felt; at this time in the movie he wasn't a part of the Vista Creek team.

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Quotes

Jack: [looks at the written figure of the fees for joining a sports club] Oh another digit and it could almost be a telephone number.

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Soundtracks

"We All Wind Up In A Hole"
Music & Lyrics by Doug Berlent
Published by Media Right Music

User Reviews

Wasn't National Lampoon famous for doing comedy?

I think the concept for "Golf Punks" was something like, "Caddyshack" meets "The Bad News Bears". Trouble with that idea is that those films are some 15-20 years old. At the end of the 1990s, is there still a demand among moviegoers (or even video renters) for ragtag-band-of-lovable-losers-wins-the-big-match flicks?

National Lampoon used to attach its name to funny movies a long, long time ago. Remember "Animal House"? The "Vacation" series? For the past dozen years or so, quality has steadily declined. With "Golf Punks," National Lampoon has hit bottom. I can't recall another comedy so completely laugh-free. There's no humor, no drama, no triumph of the human spirit, no nothing. Just a few silly camera tricks that give the impression that the movie was made by a few high school students fooling around in the editing room.

Maybe National Lampoon will bounce back. If it's any consolation, it's hard to see how it can get any worse than this.