Caddyshack
Caddyshack has been called "the greatest golf movie ever." That wasn't saying much in 1980, when the game wasn't as popular as it is today. However, many good golf films have been made in the past 23 years. Happy Gilmore is one of Adam Sandler's funniest movies. Tin Cup's climax will make you hold your breath. Finally, my personal favorite in the golf sub-genre, The Legend of Bagger Vance, uses this particular game to symbolize deeper ideas with the help of Will Smith's masterful dramatic performance. Compared to other golf movies or considered in its own right, Caddyshack is a comedy classic in the tradition of Animal House and the Vacation trilogy.
Bushwood Country Club is a place where the wealthy and dignified can escape from the outside world. If only the members knew that the insanity followed them through the gate! The caddies and the teenage staff members fraternize like rabbits. The owner, Judge Smails, is an uptight, snobbish local judge. The assistant groundskeeper is declaring war against a gopher.
Despite the presence of some crazy characters, everything is peaceful at Bushwood. Then construction tycoon Al Czervick (Rodney Dangerfield) barges through the front door like a flamingo with a boner. Disturbing the golfers with his golf bag stereo and sarcastic remarks, Czervik makes his presence known. The judge wants to ban the obnoxious guest, but Czervik proposes a bet: If he and a partner defeat the judge and a partner in a game of golf, Czervik can buy Bushwood from the judge. Otherwise, Czervik will leave Bushwood's grounds forever.
Rodney Dangerfield steals the show with the film version of his everyman comic routine. Czervik is as rich as Bushwood's members, but he doesn't act like a stereotypical wealthy person. He's brash, crude and a comically inept dancer. His from-the-hip remarks account for most of the film's humor. For example, when Czervik meets Mrs. Smails, he boldly tells her, "You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?" Czervik's golf bag is even hilarious; it's equipped with a stereo, a water dispenser, and a remote-control club ejector.
Al Czervick isn't the only memorable character in this golf farce. Bill Murray is at his best as assistant greenskeeper Carl Spackler. Carl mutters sexual innuendos at the female members under his breath as he uses the ball cleaner, a funny sight in itself. In another scene, a candy bar finds itself floating in the county club's pool. Assuming that it's a turd, the judge orders the pool to be drained, disinfected, and sanitized. Carl picks up the candy bar and takes a bite out of it in front of everyone. Lastly, check out the improvised dialogue between Carl and member Ty Webb (Chevy Chase) when Ty's ball lands in Carl's house.
Caddyshack has taken a recent backseat to comedy neo-classics such as There's Something About Mary and American Pie. Regardless, this movie features one of the best comedic casts of its time, and it's still hilarious to those who rediscover it.
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