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In Real Life: "Caddyshack" was Dangerfield's second silver-screen role (his first was in an obscure 1971 film, "The Projectionist). Initially he was only supposed to make a cameo appearance. But he was a scene-stealer, and while he riffed, the cameras kept rolling. Cindy Morgan (who played Lacey Underall), says that Dangerfield was very insecure about his work; he kept asking her, "Am I OK, am I OK?"
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Caddyshack is a 1980 U.S. comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney. It stars Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray. Doyle-Murray ... has a supporting role.
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The smash success Caddyshack became a prototype for countless other wacky T&A-tinged teen comedies of the early 1980s. At an exclusive country club for WASPish snobs, an ambitious young caddy (Michael O'Keefe) from an overpopulated home eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favor of the elitist Judge Smails (Ted Knight), then the caddy golf tournament which the good judge sponsors. Of course, there are love interests as well -- one good, one naughty -- not to mention several foes he must vanquish along the way. The story itself serves to string along a series of slapstick scenes involving an obnoxious nouveau riche land developer (Rodney Dangerfield) who wants to turn the site into a condominium community; an oddball, Zen-quoting, millionaire slacker/golf ace (Chevy Chase); and a psychotic groundskeeper (Bill Murray) with a gopher-fixation. Caddyshack was a bona fide hit; throughout the '80s and '90s, director Harold Ramis would continue to create such hits as Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, and Analyze This.
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Unfortunately, Caddyshack shows every sign of its age on DVD. While the picture quality is adequate in a not-very-good sort of way, minor imperfections like scratches and dust are balanced out on the whole by the anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1 presentation. On the ears, Caddyshack is much more cringe-inducing. Presented in digital mono, the English soundtrack often sounds like it is coming through a layer of cotton. It is muddled most of the time, with distracting instances of sharpness, and Warner really should have sprung for remastering the audio track on this film. This becomes especially clear when it is held in comparison to other films on DVD in digital mono — Casablanca springs to mind — that retain a dynamic soundtrack despite the single channel.
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In the 22 years since "Caddyshack" came out, there have been real attempts to make golf courses more habitable for wildlife, including a certification program for "eco-friendly" courses. So what could a tree-hugging assistant groundskeeper do these days to deal with gophers damaging a course? Some say he should just survey the grounds every morning, repair surface damage, and leave the gophers alone.
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Everyone remembers Caddyshack. This is a perfect piece of Caddyshack memorabilia signed by Michael O'Keefe and Cindy Morgan. This is an actual Bushwood pin flag! Comes complete with a COA from Authentic Signings Inc.
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