| Caddyshack | | Cast : | Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray | | Director : | Harold Ramis | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Widescreen | | Released Date : | July 25, 1980 | | DVD Released Date : | February 03, 2004 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | Bring back the King of Deadpan Chevy Chase. | Content
 | Caddyshack without a carmudgeon of doubt has to be regarded as one the funniest films of all time. It is the epitome of hilarity and quite possibly the greatest film involving the sport of golf ever to be made. (Dont attempt to mention Happy Gilmore in the same breath unless you've seen this film. Even after viewing it that opinion will be considerably less valid.) The only slight flaw you will notice while viewing Caddyshack is the fact that it appears slightly dated but this is mainly due to the eccentric nature of Rodney Dangerfield's wardrobe which does not concur with any date or period and also his golf gear; (i.e. the stereo that is built into his multicoloured golf bag.)
The film assembles an all-star cast for its time. This includes the irrepressable Rodney Dangerfield. The late Dangerfield will be most remembered for his clinical, sharp and cutting one-liners and this is exemplified with great bravado and exuberance through his character Al Czervik, a wealthy property magnate. Thus providing Mr. Dangerfield with a perfect character to play. Caddyshack was shot during the peak of his comedic powers.
Despite this fact it is a young and budding Bill Murray who steals the show, something which he has made quite a habit of doing throughout his career. Murray plays a semi-retarded, stoner, greenskeeper by the name of Carl Spackler, enough said. It is also fact that Murray improvised the majority of his part, including the Dalai Lama speech which by the way will leave you in tears of laughter.
Cheevy Chase also exudes comedic genius throughout the film. Chase combines some very subtle physical comedy; (i.e. The tequila drinking scene where he sniffs the salt, throws the tequila shot over his shoulder and puts the lemon in his eye.) with some pearls of deadpan wisdom without batting an eye to those around him. This film epitomises Chases' painfully brilliant talent and easygoing screen presence that sadly has gone awol in recent times.
Ted Knight is another all-star who plays the obnoxious Judge Elihu Smails. Knights' character is the representation of the snooty, old-fashioned nature of the golf establishment. Knight plays the dithering and arrogant Judge Smails with a surprising amount of charm and once the film has reached its conclusion he is left with little dignity in his lack of decorum. Brilliant.
Chevy Chases' protege in the film is the character of Danny Noonan played with great vulnerability, bravery and charm by Michael O'Keefe, think Matthew Broderick pre-Matthew Broderick.
Despite the all-star ensemble the lesser characters also play a major part in making this film a classic. Not to mention the characters Spaulding Smails and Lacey Underhall played by the beautiful Cindy Morgan.
All thats left to say about this film is watch the bloody thing if you haven't already and repeat this process if you have. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 19, 2005 | | Summary | Hillarious | Content
| The combination of Harold Ramis' direction, and the performances of Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, and Ted Knight make this one of the funniest movies of all time. These people understand deadpan humor. The retrospective interviews are great, I just wish they would have gotten Murray and Dangerfield for the interviews. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 30, 2005 | | Summary | YARBLES to you if you don't find this funny! | Content
| hey, I'm a HUGE fan of classic comedy, "Some Like it Hot", the Marx brothers films, the "Apartment", Monty Python, and all the rest. most of my favorite movies are from before 1960, but sometimes a person needs to just get over themselves, let down their pretension, and go with the flow. this is one of the most endearing films ever made, and it has a huge cult follwing, mainly because of the LACK of pretention, more than that, the poking FUN at pretention. Dangerfield and Murray have lines that are pitch perfect. but I have to warn any of you young males out there who come to love this movie: almost every girlfriend you'll ever have will HATE it. women always hate Caddyshack, Three Stooges, and everything else that's TRULY funny. they'd prefer "Sweet Home Alabama", or something that makes them feel warm and gooey inside. just lettin' you know in advance. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 10, 2005 | | Summary | Superb. | Content
| In terms of the world's greatest comedies, I would place Caddyshack near the top of the list. In terms of hilarity, I think it's slightly ahead of Stripes and just behind Blazing Saddles and Animal House. Every single line that comes out of Rodney Dangerfield's mouth is absolutely precious. After a little while, you become like Pavlov's dog as you are conditioned to laugh every time that he shows his face. I've seen this movie ten times and I still howl whenever it's on. The lines that Dangerfield says to Ted Knight and his wife are awesome ("hey honey, you must have been something before electricity" and "do you want to make 14 bucks the hard way?"). Knight himself is a riot--"I've sentenced boys younger than yourself to the gas chamber." Even the dancing gopher is a great character. On the whole, it's hard to imagine a better cast of characters. Bill Murray is better than he was on most of his SNL skits and you could also say the same thing about Chevy Chase. I'm very envious of Harold Ramis's talent as I don't know how this dialogue was ever created in the first place. The humor is so distilled that it lasts for nearly 100 minutes. Other than some of the Kenny Loggins background music, this film is close to being perfect.
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| Rating | | | Date | May 04, 2005 | | Summary | ONE OF THE BEST COMEDIES EVER | Content
| This 1980 film is certainly no Oscar caliber film but comedies almost never are anyway but no other comedy will provide as many laughs as this one. The film features an All - Star cast including Chevy Chase , The saddly departured Ted Knight and Rodney Dangerfield , Bill Murray , Michael O'Keefe and Cindy Morgan. Director Harold Ramis guides this film with 'ANIMAL HOUSE ' Hijinks at a POSH COUNTRY CLUB. The standouts are all around but Dangerfield and Murray steal the show. Dangerfield is a rich businessman who taunts Knight with threatening to buy the club . Dangerfield comes up with one liner after another and most every one will make you laugh. Murray star's as the looney groundskeeper who is at war with a Gopher that is ruining the golf course. Murray's comic performance is one that will always be remembered. Chase does a decent (NOT GREAT ) job in his role. Michael O'Keefe is right on target as a Teenager who is struggling to decide what to do with himself after graduating High School. And Cindy Morgan is absolutely HOT as Knight's Neice who has every Guy's eyes all over HER from START to FINISH. |
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