hellraiser7
This is another gem from the 80's that I really like. This film is one of my top ten favorite sports comedies number 5 in my book. What really makes this unique to me is the fact that it's one centered on the sport Golf which isn't a sport that is really is filmed much and is cool since I like Golf and am a golfer myself. Though it's understandable why Golf isn't filmed that much as Golf isn't exactly the kind of sport that rings much excitement or involves a lot of action. Yet this film managed to do it very well because of what the characters do on and off the course.Yeah, the film has this plotline on a underdog caddy that has big dreams of going to Law School and is trying to find a better way to get there. It's really not that important, it's a cliché plotline that by it's nature is really a closed line for the comedy. It's really what those other characters do we all pay attention to and is what the film is most concerned about.The music is great this film has some of the best songs once again from Kenny Logins whom always seemed to supply a song or too for a film in the 80's.
The judge Elihu Smalls by Ted Knight he's a good villain that you love to dislike as he's a snobby dirtbag that despite the accumulation of his wealth can't seem to afford integrity. He's deep down is a person that has a small man complex, hence his last name. He's always trying way too hard at being at the top of everyone else, from social status to just being well liked which he really isn't despite not knowing it.However, the big three in this film are who make the film for me.
The late great Rodney Dangerfield as Al Czervik this is my favorite role from him. What I really love about his character is the fact that despite being rich, he doesn't act like a stereotypical snob or upper-class blowhole. He's a person that just wants to be himself and have a good time as well as go against the grain, he never cares about what anyone else thinks. From how he dresses wearing a lot of loud t-shirts and not wearing the traditional suit or whatever else golfers and upper classmen wear. He has a flamboyant person where he's not afraid of expressing himself as well as doing whatever he feels like doing. His character just has a lot of the best lines and moments, my favorite is the boat scene where he has a yaut and is coming to the Judge whom has a sail boat that looks flimsy, unfortunately Al doesn't know how to drive it very well and as you can see a lot of hilarity follows.Chevy Chase is good as Ty Webb, he's dryly funny. He's sort of a calm laid back golfer though you see is a bit self-involved and in some spots, he's sort of a slacker at heart. But I like that he really is a friendly guy he's helpful to the caddy giving him some philosophy on life (ok, not always the best kind but hey whatever works) and he likes to play Golf for fun which that what I like doing to. What's really funny is how in the third half of the film when he gets into the tournament we see he's a little nervous which makes his Karma's a bit imbalanced as we see him starting to make some strange spectacular blunders in his skill like shooting a ball straight though a birds beak; on the bright side that would be considered one of the best if strangest shots in golf history.Bill Murray is great as Carl Spackler he's easily my favorite of the three, this was one of his first role and it's deffenatly one of his best. I really like how slobby, crazy and offbeat he is. He has a strange tone to his voice where it's a sounds like a combination of calm, stupidity, and lunacy; His plotline is a live action Looney Tunes where he has to hunt down and kill this rather smart Gopher. I really like that Gopher whom is the mascot of the whole film; he so cute, really like the puppeteering giving the Golfer some personality. As for Bill he just has some of the best darn lines and scenes in the film, from pretending to be a pro golfer by whacking some flowers and announcing the Cinderella Man story to himself. But just his antics in trying to kill the Gopher when he announces his plain at blowing away the golfer it's just comic gold.Caddyshack is on par with hilarity.Rating: 4 stars
TownRootGuy
OK, the first thing you should know is that everybody else on Earth has seen this movie. You should watch it, too, so aliens don't abduct you for being the anomalous human.It's got going for it an awesome cast, some eye candy AND everybody gets some comedic respect. OK, not everybody.This is a must see for movie buffs. I can watch this every 3 - 5 years.
Matt Thomlinson
I must be missing something as I see nothing but praise in other reviews, but for me this film would have been far better without the obnoxious Bill Murray character. I found him totally boring and totally unnecessary. All the other characters were great. Quite funny but certainly no classic.
