Caddyshack (1980)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers:

Brian Doyle-Murray (written by) &
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Release Date:

25 July 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

At last, a comedy that bites!

Plot:

An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.

Plot Keywords:

Golf | Golf Course | Judge | Gopher | Caddy

Cast

Chevy Chase	...	Ty Webb
Rodney Dangerfield	...	Al Czervik
Ted Knight	...	Judge Elihu Smails
Michael O'Keefe	...	Danny Noonan
Bill Murray	...	Carl Spackler
Sarah Holcomb	...	Maggie O'Hooligan
Scott Colomby	...	Tony D'Annunzio
Cindy Morgan	...	Lacey Underall
Dan Resin	...	Dr. Beeper
Henry Wilcoxon	...	The Bishop
Elaine Aiken	...	Mrs. Noonan
Albert Salmi	...	Mr. Noonan
Ann Ryerson	...	Grace
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Lou Loomis
Hamilton Mitchell	...	Motormouth
Peter Berkrot	...	Angie D'Annunzio
John F. Barmon Jr.	...	Spaulding Smails
Lois Kibbee	...	Mrs. Smails
Brian McConnachie	...	Drew Scott
Scott Powell	...	Gatsby
Ann Crilley	...	Suki
Cordis Heard	...	Wally
Scott Sudden	...	Richard Richards
Jackie Davis	...	Smoke Porterhouse
Thomas A. Carlin	...	Sandy McFiddish (as Thomas Carlin)
Minerva Scelza	...	Joey D'Annunzio
Kenneth Burritt	...	Mr. Havercamp
Rebecca Burritt	...	Mrs. Havercamp
Bobbie Kosstrin	...	Noble Noyes
Scott Jackson	...	Chuck Schick
Ron Frank	...	Pat Noonan
Patricia Wilcox	...	Nancy Noonan
Debi Frank	...	Kathleen Noonan
Tony Gulliver	...	Ray (Old Caddy)
Kim Bordeaux	...	Pre-deb
Lori Lowe	...	Pre-deb
Marcus Breece	...	Lifeguard
Mark Chiriboga	...	Terry the Hippie
Fred Buch	...	Angry Husband
Frank Schuller	...	Charlie the Cook
Mel Pape	...	Butler
Marge McKenna	...	Lady on Boat
Bruce McLaughlin	...	Old Crony
Dennis McCormack	...	Dennis Noonan
Violet Ramis	...	Noonan Child
Judy Arman	...	Beeper's Girlfriend
Dr. Dow	...	Mr. Wang
Paige Coffman	...	Little Girl at Pool
Donna M. Wiggin	...	Woman at Pool
James Hotchkiss	...	Old Crony
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Debbie Howard	...	Bathing Suit Girl (uncredited)
Douglas Kenney	...	Al Czervik's dinner guest (uncredited)
John Murray	...	Caddy (uncredited)
Ted Swanson	...	Golf Pro (uncredited)
Anna Upstrom	...	Blonde Bombshell (uncredited)

Directed by
Harold Ramis

Writing credits
Brian Doyle-Murray		(written by) &
Harold Ramis		(written by) &
Douglas Kenney		(written by)

Produced by
Douglas Kenney	....	producer
Donald MacDonald	....	associate producer (as Don MacDonald)
Jon Peters	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Johnny Mandel

Cinematography by
Stevan Larner		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
William C. Carruth		(as William Carruth)

Casting by
Wallis Nicita		(as Wally Nicita)

Production Design by
Stan Jolley

Art Direction by
George Szeptycki

Set Decoration by
Tom Coll
Don K. Ivey		(as Don Ivey)

Makeup Department
Diane Johnson	....	hair stylist
Elizabeth Lambert	....	makeup artist (as Beth Lambert)

Production Management
Mark Canton	....	executive in charge of production
Rusty Lemorande	....	executive in charge of production
Ted Swanson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ricou Browning	....	second unit director
Charles Persons	....	second assistant director
David Whorf	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Larry Goodwin Sr.	....	assistant property master (as Larry Goodwin)
Jack Johnson	....	property master
John Balling	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Holly Bird	....	storyboard & sketch artist (uncredited)
Joe Garlington	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Martin A. Kline	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Evje	....	production sound
D.G. Fisher	....	production sound (as D.G. Fischer)
Bob Minkler	....	sound re-recordist (as Robert Minkler)
Clive Smith	....	sound editor
Richard Tyler	....	sound re-recordist
Ray West	....	sound re-recordist

Visual Effects by
Pat Brymer	....	special animator
Jeffrey Burke	....	special animator
John Dykstra	....	special effects supervisor
Rocco Gioffre	....	matte paintings
Grant McCune	....	special animator
Robert Shepherd	....	effects production supervisor
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	visual effects still photographer (uncredited)
Denise Shurtleff	....	crew member: Apogee (uncredited)

Stunts
Tom Bahr	....	utility stunts
Ricou Browning Jr.	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Oscar Barber	....	camera operator
Donald Carlson	....	assistant camera
William Carr	....	grip
Stanley E. Gilbert	....	additional photographer (as Stanley Gilbert)
Ed Knott Jr.	....	grip (as Edward Knott Jr.)
Calvin Maehl	....	gaffer
John McGowan	....	assistant camera
Michael McGowan	....	camera operator
James Pergola	....	additional photographer
William Smaling	....	electrician (as Bill Smalling)
William Swan Jr.	....	electrician
Stephen Wever	....	still photographer (as Steve Wever)
Dean Williams	....	still photographer
John Winner	....	assistant camera (as John Louis Winner)
William D. Barber	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Pierre Roseman	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Marian Polan	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vivian Cocheo	....	costumer: women
Andre Lavery	....	costumer: men
Eric Seelig	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
David Bretherton	....	supervising editor
Mellissa Bretherton	....	apprentice editor
Rachel Igel	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Bruce Botnick	....	music production supervisor
Michael Dilbeck	....	music coordinator
Kenny Loggins	....	music coordinator
Roy Prendergast	....	music editor (as Roy M. Prendergast)
Jack K. Tillar	....	music editor (as Jack Tillar)

Transportation Department
Hank Scelza	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Trevor Albert	....	assistant: Harold Ramis
Sam Bernstein	....	production auditor
Mary Lou Byrd	....	production secretary
Matthew Cokee	....	production assistant
Jonathan Fairbanks	....	production assistant
Vic Heutschy	....	unit publicist
Susan Montgomery	....	assistant auditor
Diane Morrison	....	production secretary
John Murray	....	production assistant
Dan Perri	....	title designer
Susana Preston	....	script supervisor
Hillary Anne Ripps	....	assistant: Jon Peters (as Hillary Ripps)
Mimi Stacey	....	production secretary
Peter Tors	....	production assistant
Dee Dee Winner	....	production secretary
Tom Bahr	....	marine coordinator (uncredited)
Shirley Bird	....	on-set nurse (uncredited)

Thanks
Janet Davidson	....	special acknowledgment
Mel Howard	....	special acknowledgment
Ed Murray	....	special acknowledgment
David Price	....	special acknowledgment
Herman Ripps	....	special acknowledgment
Dick Wetzel	....	special acknowledgment

Production Companies

• Orion Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1980) (USA) (theatrical) (through)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1982) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. / Columbia Pictures (1981) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (theatrical) (HD-DVD)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1990) (Finland) (TV) (MTV1)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (1999) (Finland) (DVD)
• Scanvideo (????) (Finland) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video
• Warner Home Video (Italy) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1990) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD) (Special Edition)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Apogee Productions

Other Companies

• Glen Glenn Sound  sound re-recording
• Neiman-Tillar Associates  creative sound

Also Known As:

Tom i bollen (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
À Miami, faut le faire! (Canada: French title) [fr]
Caddyshack - Wahnsinn ohne Handicap (West Germany) [de]
Clube dos Pilantras (Brazil) [pt]
El club de los chalados (Spain) [es]
Golfiarze (Poland) [pl]
Høl i hue (Norway) [no]
Latvasta laho (Finland) [fi]
Los locos del Golf (Uruguay) [es]
O Clube dos Malandrecos (Portugal) [pt]
Palla da golf (Italy) [it]
To club me tis loles (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Boca Raton Resort & Club - 501 East Camino Real, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Unsurprisingly, the movie is a huge favorite among golfers and golf fans. Tiger Woods so adores the movie, he played Carl Spackler in an American Express commercial that included references to many of the movie's most famous scenes.

Goofs:

Continuity: The letters on Angie's "Night Rider" shirt are reversed when he is seen sneaking between trees during the big money game.

Quotes:

Pat Noonan: I saw that! That's about 4 dollars in change!
Danny Noonan: I had a couple of burgers and some Cokes for lunch.
Pat Noonan: How many Cokes?
Danny Noonan: Four or five.
Pat Noonan: What are you, a diabetic?
Danny Noonan: I don't know!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "30 Rock: Cleveland (#1.20)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Something on Your Mind

One of the only early 80s comedies to stand the test of time

Yes, this one does hold up, perhaps because the action centers on the almost surreal (for a comedy) subject of golf, a topic that had not perhaps been so successfully spoofed since Eddie Cantor starred in "Kid Boots" (am I getting that one right?).

In the comedy contest between Murray, Chase, and Dangerfield, let me just say that Chase does not win. Dangerfield is at his best, delivering his classic lines ("this meat's so tough you can see where the jockey was riding it") with ultimate panache and actually playing his crazy character (reminiscent of Peter Sellars in "The Party") to the hilt. Murray is really the show-stopper, though, muttering his lines to give them emphasis (?) and racing around the course with what appears to be real mania.

A lot of the jokes fall flat, but when this movie is on, it's so on, that you can't help but call it a classic.