'Caddyshack' Celebrating 30th Anniversary! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-06-2010, 11:35 AM

The smash success "Caddyshack" became a prototype for countless other wacky T&A-tinged teen comedies of the early 1980s.

At an exclusive country club for WASPish snobs, an ambitious young caddy (Michael O'Keefe) from an overpopulated home eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favor of the elitist Judge Smails (Ted Knight), then the caddy golf tournament which the good judge sponsors.

Of course, there are love interests as well - one good, one naughty - not to mention several foes he must vanquish along the way. The story itself serves to string along a series of slapstick scenes involving an obnoxious nouveau riche land developer (Rodney Dangerfield) who wants to turn the site into a condominium community; an oddball, Zen-quoting, millionaire slacker/golf ace (Chevy Chase); and a psychotic groundskeeper (Bill Murray) with a gopher-fixation.

Caddyshack was a bona fide hit; throughout the '80s and '90s, director Harold Ramis would continue to create such hits as "Ghostbusters," "Groundhog Day," and "Analyze This."

TJL · 06-06-2010, 12:52 PM

Wow. Thirty years!

One of my favorite movies.

I've grown to appreciate Caddyshack more since I took up golf years ago. Pretty much every person I have ever played golf with has every quote committed to memory.

06-06-2010, 11:35 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	'Caddyshack' Celebrating 30th Anniversary! The smash success "Caddyshack" became a prototype for countless other wacky T&A-tinged teen comedies of the early 1980s. At an exclusive country club for WASPish snobs, an ambitious young caddy (Michael O'Keefe) from an overpopulated home eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favor of the elitist Judge Smails (Ted Knight), then the caddy golf tournament which the good judge sponsors. Of course, there are love interests as well - one good, one naughty - not to mention several foes he must vanquish along the way. The story itself serves to string along a series of slapstick scenes involving an obnoxious nouveau riche land developer (Rodney Dangerfield) who wants to turn the site into a condominium community; an oddball, Zen-quoting, millionaire slacker/golf ace (Chevy Chase); and a psychotic groundskeeper (Bill Murray) with a gopher-fixation. Caddyshack was a bona fide hit; throughout the '80s and '90s, director Harold Ramis would continue to create such hits as "Ghostbusters," "Groundhog Day," and "Analyze This." Attached Images
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06-06-2010, 12:52 PM	#2
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Wow. Thirty years! One of my favorite movies. I've grown to appreciate Caddyshack more since I took up golf years ago. Pretty much every person I have ever played golf with has every quote committed to memory.
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