Caddyshack
1980 · Directed by Harold Ramis
Murray, Chase, Dangerfield, and a gopher in a country club. The script was largely abandoned in favor of letting the cast improvise. Ramis's directorial debut. Half the lines are now in the dictionary.
Why It's Cult
Caddyshack is the founding document of the modern golf-movie genre and also of the modern hangout-comedy genre. Murray as Carl Spackler talking to a gopher. Dangerfield as Al Czervik turning a country club into a Catskills set. The scene at the bottom of the pool. The fact that Ramis keeps the supposed plot (kid wants caddie scholarship) entirely in the background. Watching this in your dad's basement is a rite of passage.
The Plot, Officially
There's something fishy going on at the elitist Bushwood Country Club, and the scheming president of the clubhouse, Judge Elihu Smails, has something to do with it. But, the suave golf guru, Ty Webb, and the distasteful, filthy rich construction magnate, Al Czervik, are onto him. In the meantime, the young caddie, Danny Noonan, struggles to get his life back on track, and the only way to do it is by winning the demanding Caddie Day golf tournament; a prestigious competition that can earn him a scholarship from the judge himself. Now, war breaks out, and all bets are off. Will Danny ever make his dream come true? Does he know that a subterranean menace is threatening to put in jeopardy everyone's plans?
Starring
Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray
Where to Watch
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