Caddyshack (1980)
Golf, Gophers, and Gallons of Crazy Humor
Danny Noonan (Michael O’Keefe) is a young caddy at the upscale Bushwood Country Club, scraping to earn a scholarship while navigating the absurd social divisions of the club: rich snobs, eccentric guests, spoiled members, and an overly theatrical judge. Meanwhile, the greenskeeper Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) wages an epic war against a crafty gopher, and Richard “Al” Czervik (Rodney Dangerfield), a loud, nouveau riche outsider, clashes with the uptight Judge Elihu Smails (Ted Knight). Add in Ty Webb (Chevy Chase), lounging in zen-like golf mastery, and you’ve got a comedy where the characters are as unhinged as the chaos they unleash.
Directed by Harold Ramis, Caddyshack mixes slapstick, one-liners, and over-the-top set-pieces into a cult classic that holds up for its quotability and sheer comedic audacity. It doesn’t bother too much with a tight plot it’s more about letting these personalities collide in ridiculous ways: dinner parties gone off the rails, speedboats vs. yachts, and more casual insults than any polite Bushwood table should allow. If you enjoy comedy that delights in being imperfect, loud, and endlessly quotable, this is a film that keeps delivering laughs decades later.
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Genre: Comedy, Sports
Director: Harold Ramis
Rated: R
