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hevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray star in the timeless comedy classic CADDYSHACK, which covers a chain of events at the Bushwood Country Club.
The movie centers around young adult Danny Noonan (Michael O’Keefe), a caddy who will do anything to get himself a college scholarship, even if he has to play golf to win one. When he’s not practicing golf, Danny is either hanging out with his girlfriend Maggie (Sarah Holcomb) or working as a caddy at the club.
When Danny is playing golf, golfing pro Ty Webb (Chase) is there to show him the ropes, like telling him to be the ball while swinging it. Ty never keeps score when he plays, but he remains a close friend of Danny’s and does his best to get him up there with the best.
Class clown Al Czervik (Dangerfield) is the goofy golfer who will do anything to make enough money to buy the country club and turn it into a brothel. He also likes to make a fool out of obnoxious country club owner Judge Smails (Ted Knight) by making bets and turning things upside down.
Then, there’s greenskeeper Carl Spackler (Murray), who is hired by Smails to get rid of a gopher terrorizing the golf course. He is a good golfer, but he spends much of his time seeking out a plan to get the best of the gopher with every possible weapon that he can come up with.
Will Danny come out the golf champion? Will Czervik be able to buy the club? Will Carl turn the gopher into smush?...
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Though only a modest hit at the box-office, "Caddyshack" has since become a cult classic and has always been a part of 80's history. The movie is full of laughter, and it probably owes most of it to Rodney Dangerfield, but the gopher is the real star of the movie.
"Caddyshack" is a true classic and a very funny movie, despite mixed reviews. Even if you don't like golf, you will probably still enjoy it.
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The gopher in the movie was actually a stuffed animal, but it got credit in the movie billed under the name Chuck Rodent. 
Some of the scenes in this movie were improvised, including the part where Chevy Chase's golfball accidentally breaks Bill Murray's window.
The movie grossed $39.8 million at the box office.
Don't know if many people have noticed but when D'annunzio comes back to the shack after caddying for the old couple someone says in the background: "What, did they die on ya Tony?" -Thanks to pirate864
Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray were actually good mates in real life. Bill Murray even convinced O'Keefe to try out for the role of D'Annunzio but the director and producer felt that he was more suited to the role of Danny Noonan, so he got the part. -Thanks to pirate864
According to Scott Colomby on the DVD extras, he only took up smoking after playing the part of cigarette-puffing Tony.
If you look in the background after Schmails throws his golf club towards the clubhouse after missing his putt, another guy quickly spins around and throws his golf club a few metres in an attempt to immitate Schmails. -Thanks to pirate864
Chevy Chase and Bill Murray appeared on an episode of Saturday Night Live, performing a spoof commercial for "The Quotable Caddyshack," a book of one-liners from the film that can be used in "everyday situations." I know I quote it often! LOL! -Thanks to Rene' Thurston
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There was quite a bit of dissent on the set between Chevy Chase and Bill Murray, so much so it began hindering production. Each wanted the "limelight" in the film. The scene where Ty tries to retrieve his golfball from Carl's "house" was completely improvised by the two actors, set up by the director as a kind of "fight it out to the death" scene in which both would have the opportunity to inject their personal humor into the film. Apparently it worked! -Thanks to Rene Thurston
The scene where Carl and Ty are in Carl's place was NOT a fight it out to the death as Rene stated. That scene was SPECIFICALLY put in the film because there are NO OTHER scenes in the movie with the two of them together. The scene was totally improvised by the two of them. -Thanks to John W. Evans III
The noises the Gopher makes are actually vocalized by a dolphin, and the dolphin sound effects used are the same ones that were used for "Flipper" (1964).
When Bill Murray's character first sets out to kill the gopher it's supposed to be at night time. If you look closely when he puts his six-pack of Budweisers down you can clearly see the sun in the background. -Thanks to Boy-Z
In the scene where Rodney Dangerfield says to Ted Knight, "Hey Scmails, a thousand bucks says ya miss that putt," keep looking in the background at Lacy Underalls legs. They keep going from being closed together, then apart and so on. -Thanks to pirate864
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Caddyshack was filmed on location at the Boca Raton Hotel & Country Club, Boca Raton and The Rolling Hills Golf & Tennis Club, Davie, Florida, USA.
The pool scene was filmed at the Plantation Golf Club and the clubhouse and golf course shots were from Rolling Hills Country Club. [Thanks to Paige Magness]
Judge Schmales house can be seen in Fort Lauderdale. It is on the golf course on Coral Ridge Country Club. [Thanks to Ray Ferguson]
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The rare soundtrack to this movie is currently out of print. The film's theme song, "I'm Alright," was a top ten hit for Kenny Loggins.
Also included is the Journey hit "Any Way You Want It."
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