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Caddyshack (1980)

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Reviews Counted:38

Fresh:29

Rotten:9

Average Rating:6.7/10

Consensus: Though unabashedly crude and juvenile, Caddyshack nevertheless scores with its classic slapstick, unforgettable characters, and endlessly quotable dialogue.

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: This hysterical farce, set against the backdrop of the typically hoity-toity Bushwood Country club, pits the caddies vs. the establishment with riotous results. Danny, a poor kid from the wrong... This hysterical farce, set against the backdrop of the typically hoity-toity Bushwood Country club, pits the caddies vs. the establishment with riotous results. Danny, a poor kid from the wrong side of the tracks, is struggling to make it as a caddy at Bushwood. Terrified of being a caddy for life, he is dying to win the Bushwood annual caddy scholarship and is willing to do whomever and whatever it takes. The caddies carouse, smoke, and curse their way around Bushwood, wrecking havoc on the uptight rules and regulations strictly adhered to by most of the members of the club. Chevy Chase stars as Ty Webb, a wealthy antiestablishment member of Bushwood who tries to convince Danny that there is more to life than playing by the rules. This wacky comedy also features an insanely delightful performance by Bill Murray, as the local groundskeeper who becomes obsessed with killing off the gophers who have infested the golf course, with bang-up results. When Al Czervik (Rodney Dangerfield) comes to town he sets the country club--and Judge Smails, played by the fabulous Ted Knight--on end with his poor taste, bad humor, and big money. The final showdown between the snobs and the slobs is not to be missed. CADDYSHACK is one of the most-quoted comedies of all time, and with good reason. [More]

Starring: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Bill Murray

Starring: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Bill Murray, Michael O'Keefe, Sarah Holcomb, Scott Colomby, Cindy Morgan, Dan Resin, Brian Doyle Murray

Director: Harold Ramis

Director: Harold Ramis
Screenwriter: Brian Doyle Murray, Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney
Producer: Douglas Kenney, Jon Peters
Composer: Johnny Mandel

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Reviews for Caddyshack

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Has attained cult comedy status over last 25 years...due to Chase, Dangerfield, Murray set pieces.

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03/14/09
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Still every bit as funny, and every bit as stupid, as it was twenty years ago.

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07/31/08
Channel 4 Film
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No review available.

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03/01/08
David Kaplan
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The first-time director, Harold Ramis, can't hold it together: the picture lurches from style to style (including some ill-placed whimsy with a gopher puppet) and collapses somewhere between sitcom and sketch farce.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 3 Comments
03/21/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

A slapstick comedy featuring a host of great clowns.

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03/21/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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This vaguely likable, too-tame comedy falls short of the mark.

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03/21/07
Variety
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There are really very few saving graces in Caddyshack, but like a lot of other people I harbor a guilty pleasure in watching it, at least in bits and pieces

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
08/22/06
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

If you're still at the age when farting and nose-picking seem funny, then Caddyshack should knock you dead.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 3 Comments
06/24/06
Time Out
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No review available.

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04/11/06
Cole Smithey
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A crude comedy.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment 1 Comment
01/03/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

One of those rare comedies where everything clicks. A true classic.

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10/28/05
Bill Clark
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Overrated and dumb comedy with a few funny moments.

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07/19/05
James Plath
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No review available.

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07/03/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

The plot wanders around the golf course and involves a half-dozen elements, but if you simply dig the gopher, the caddy, and the Dangerfield, you're not going to be doing half bad.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
05/03/05
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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03/07/05
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
Showbizz.net

Coloquemos da seguinte forma: Elizabeth Taylor envelheceu melhor do que este filme...

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01/26/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
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Gopher it!

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12/31/04
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
StaciWilson.com

Caddyshack never finds a consistent comic note of its own, but it plays host to all sorts of approaches from its stars, who sometimes hardly seem to be occupying the same movie.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment 2 Comments
10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A pleasantly loose-limbed sort of movie with some comic moments, most of them belonging to Mr. Dangerfield.

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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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...some of the juvenile jokes land in the rough, but you won't forget Bill Murray's turn as a goofball groundskeeper obsessed with blowing a pesky gopher to kingdom come.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
06/09/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
 
 
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