“Caddyshack” is a sports comedy film about a teenager working as a caddie at a country club golf course, caught in a feud between one of the owners and a wealthy guest. Director Harold Ramis, in his big screen debut, created a comedy that has a disorganized plot, low-brow humor, and dreadful comedic performances by the actors. Ramis co-wrote the screenplay with Brian Doyle-Murray and Douglas Kenney.
The main actors in the film all deliver mediocre performances, characterized by over-acting. This includes Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O’Keefe, and Bill Murray. They all seem hyped up, delivering poorly written lines from the lousy script. Co-stars include Albert Salmi, Elaine Aiken, Scott Colomby, Lois Kibbee, Scott Powell, Brian Doyle-Murray, Brian McConnachie, Jackie Davis, Thomas A. Carlin, Dan Resin, and Henry Wilcoxon as Episcopalian bishop Fred Pickering, his second to last film role in a career that began in 1931.
Despite its deficiencies, “Caddyshack” was popular at the box office for Orion Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, and has become a cult classic over the years.
Caddyshack (1980)
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My Review
“Caddyshack” is a sports comedy film about a teenager working as a caddie at a country club golf course, caught in a feud between one of the owners and a wealthy guest. Director Harold Ramis, in his big screen debut, created a comedy that has a disorganized plot, low-brow humor, and dreadful comedic performances by the actors. Ramis co-wrote the screenplay with Brian Doyle-Murray and Douglas Kenney.
The main actors in the film all deliver mediocre performances, characterized by over-acting. This includes Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O’Keefe, and Bill Murray. They all seem hyped up, delivering poorly written lines from the lousy script. Co-stars include Albert Salmi, Elaine Aiken, Scott Colomby, Lois Kibbee, Scott Powell, Brian Doyle-Murray, Brian McConnachie, Jackie Davis, Thomas A. Carlin, Dan Resin, and Henry Wilcoxon as Episcopalian bishop Fred Pickering, his second to last film role in a career that began in 1931.
Despite its deficiencies, “Caddyshack” was popular at the box office for Orion Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, and has become a cult classic over the years.