Taglines: Some people just don’t belong.
Caddyshack movie storyline. Comical goings on at an exclusive golf club. All the members are wealthy and eccentric, and all the staff are poor and slightly less eccentric. The main character is ‘Danny’; he’s a caddy who will do almost anything to raise money to go to college. There are many subplots, including the assistant green keeper’s pursuit of a cute (obviously stuffed) gopher.
Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney. It stars Michael O’Keefe, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, and Bill Murray. Doyle-Murray also has a supporting role. The film was later dedicated to producer Douglas Kenney, who died shortly after the film’s release.
This was Ramis’ first feature film and was a major boost to Dangerfield’s film career; previously, he was known mostly for his stand-up comedy. Grossing nearly $40 million at the domestic box office (17th-highest of the year), it was the first of a series of similar comedies. A sequel, Caddyshack II, followed in 1988, although only Chase reprised his role and the film was poorly received.
Caddyshack has garnered a large cult following and has been hailed by media outlets, such as Time and ESPN, as one of the funniest sports movies of all time. As of 2010, Caddyshack has been televised on the Golf Channel as one of its “Movies That Make the Cut.”
Caddyshack (1980
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Starring: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Ted Knight, Michael O’Keefe, Sarah Holcomb, Cindy Morgan, Elaine Aiken, Ann Ryerson
Screenplay by: Brian Doyle-Murray, Harold Ramis
Production Design by: Stan Jolley
Cinematography by: Stevan Larner
Film Editing by: William C. Carruth
Set Decoration by: Tom Coll, Don K. Ivey
Art Direction by: George Szeptycki
Music by: Johnny Mandel
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: July 25, 1980
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