Not only did Rodney do standup, this was his first non-standup project. He thought he was bombing because no one was laughing. The crew had to explain to him that there can't be laughing in the take.
Lots of people give Rodney Dangerfield the credit for the comedy. But my favorite was always Ted Knight. I thought he was great in this movie, as in everything else I've seen him in. His expressions throughout the film were fantastic.
I believe that on the back cover of the original VHS cassette of this movie is a comment to the effect of, "NO ONE does slow burns like Ted Knight." ☺️
I believe that on the back cover of the original VHS cassette of this movie is a comment to the effect of, "NO ONE does slow burns like Ted Knight." ☺️
I believe that on the back cover of the original VHS cassette of this movie is a comment to the effect of, "NO ONE does slow burns like Ted Knight." ☺️
I'm not overstating it, when I say "Masterpiece" is how I describe this movie. Fun Fact: The famous scene that begins when Ty Webb's golf ball crashes into Carl Spackler's ramshackle house was not in the original script. It was added by director Harold Ramis after realizing that two of his biggest stars, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray (who did not get along due to a feud dating back to their days on Saturday Night Live (1975)), did not have a scene together. The three met for lunch and wrote the scene together. Although it has nothing to do with the plot, it is widely regarded as the funniest scene in the movie. This is the only time that Chase and Murray have appeared in the same scene together.
Stripes is DEFINITELY worth watching! As is "Back to School" which has Rodney Dangerfield. The man was a genius behind a microphone(stand up comedy(owned his own clubs) and on Interview shows). About that Pool Scene... think of it this way: These uncultured, looked down upon employees(caddies), performed a synchronized water dance during the one time of the year they were actually allowed into the pool. The wealthy folks would never expect those pathetic swine to be able to do that. The movie IS kinda "all over the place", so that's a valid criticism. But the comedy really does carry it, and that's what makes it the classic that it is. But that's the thing about comedies from that era.... they're not meant to be realistic, or taken seriously. At all. You just go along with them for the fun ride.
Bill Murray is perfection in Groundhog Day. And he gets to play off of a real groundhog in a few scenes. Rodney Dangerfield was one of the best stand-up comedians of the 20th century. His method was all about him getting "no respect" from people, to his detriment.
The water dance sequence is a call back, admittedly random, to the movies of Esther Williams from the 50's, which always featured elaborate swimming sequences, due to Williams' early fame coming from being a competitive swimmer. They took a lot of inspiration, in turn, from the dance numbers choreographed by Busby Berkeley for films in the 30's. Amazing stuff to watch from both of them!
Another good Dangerfield movie I’d recommend is Back to School. It’s hilarious! Also, another good comedy sports movie you should try is the Replacements.
Another just fun comedy, that is also a cult classic, is the 1985 comedy "Better Off Dead" with John Cusack. A classic for anyone who grew up in the 80s.
"One Crazy Summer" is a good one too. Has John Cusack and a young Demi Moore and one of the other Murray brothers, Joel I think. A little later in the early-mid 80's is "Sixteen Candles", also with Cusack and his sister.
"Keep it fair, keep it fair." "Oh, no, I can't accept that..." * pockets the cash * That and the part with the hat "It looks good on you, though!" are my favorite parts. One of the best comedies ever. You can only imagine what else Douglas Kenney could have written if he hadn't died.
Yes,Brian Doyle-Murray is Bill's older brother.He's had a long career himself as a character actor.Bill and Brian also have two other brothers in the biz,Joel and John. One movie you should watch if you want to see the beginning of the 'slob comedy/politically incorrect" comedy influenced by Saturday Night Live and the National Lampoon,is 1978's Animal House,starring the late John Belushi.
Enthusiastic seconding for Meatballs. It's not inaccurate to say, "It does for summer camp ALL that Caddyshack did for country club golf". So... 😀 It does for summer camp ALL that Caddyshack did for country club golf. 😁 ⛳
Yo, you got Cinema Rules on in the background! A cameo, an homage! :D Love those guys!/Brian Doyle Murray is Bill Murray's older brother (he preceded his little brother in Second City, in the early 70s)./ This movie was a hit, it was the next in a string of "Saturday Night Live"-affiliated movies (both Chevy Chase and Bill Murray were in the early seasons of SNL and were huge stars). It's not unlike "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1977), which Harold Ramis and Doug Kenney wrote, and John Landis directed (another great comedy about a crazy fraternity in the early 60s. You'll love it). /The scene with Murray and Chase together is a real highlight because Murray replaced Chase on Saturday Night Live, this is pretty much the only chance to see them riff together. It's a totally improvised scene./The fourth comedy genius in this movie is Ted Knight, who plays the owner of the club! He was known from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and his performance is fantastic./Rodney Dangerfield was DEFINITELY a stand-up comic, and one of the BEST. After this movie, he made a HILARIOUS movie with Joe Pesci called "Easy Money".
@@Hortonfantastic4 Thank you! I had to search the comment section to see if anyone else noticed that! Like woah Shan has Cinema Rules in the background then woah behind Shan is Cinema Rules watching Shan. It's a Shanception.
If you want to stay on 80's comedies, see if you can do Real Genius. I think it holds up fairly well. Val Kilmer, -Richard- William Atherton (who is always the asshole of every film he's in like Ghostbusters and Die Hard)
Lou is Bill Murray’s brother. Both are also in Groundhog Day and Scrooged together. John Murray is a younger brother who is also in Scrooged and apparently uncredited in Caddyshack which I didn’t know until checking.
The reason this is so disjointed is that it began as a story about the caddies, your basic coming-of-age story. The big comedy stars were intended as cameos. As the shoot went on, the big stars' scenes worked so well they just began writing more and more scenes for them and chopping out caddy scenes. Cohesive storytelling fell by the wayside. Oh also the entire cast and crew probably snorted several tons of cocaine during production. During the dinner scene you can actually see some of the background extras snorting in the background (including one of the writers, Doug Kenney). I believe the gopher idea was dreamed up by one of the producers as a way of linking the different storylines, or at least filling the space between them. I'm not sure if the actors playing the caddies even knew about it before they saw the final cut. For me this is a great movie, but not necessarily a good one. The technical flaws in storytelling are pretty egregious. But it captures the spirit of the time so well, kind of a mythological endless Seventies summertime, that the flaws actually enhance the movie for me. Form follows function I guess. There have been several good books about the making of CADDYSHACK. The one I would recommend is CADDYSHACK: THE MAKING OF A HOLLYWOOD CINDERELLA STORY by Chris Nashawaty. As for more examples of this genre, I can't recommend highly enough the excellent compendium TEEN MOVIE HELL by Mike McPadden. Because both politically incorrect comedy and sex farces have fallen out of favor in Hollywood we rarely get these kind of movies nowadays but when I was a kid they cranked them out by the dozen year after year. (The HANGOVER Trilogy might have been the last hurrah for the genre up until this point.)
Trivia Bill Murray improvised the "Cinderella story" sequence from two lines of stage direction. Director Harold Ramis simply asked Murray to imagine himself announcing his own fantasy sports moment. Murray simply asked for four rows of 'mums and did the scene. Trivia The rowdy, improvisational atmosphere during the shoot created by Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield, didn't sit well with all the members of the cast. Ted Knight, widely regarded as a very nice man, got fed up with the constant shenanigans. Initially, Murray's, Chase's and Dangerfield's roles were to be cameo appearances, but their deft improvising caused their roles to be expanded, much to the chagrin of Scott Colomby and some of the other cast members, whose roles were reduced as a result. Trivia According to Chris Nashawaty's book "Caddyshack," Rodney Dangerfield was so unaccustomed to how films were made, Harold Ramis had to gently guide him to make sure he was comfortable. The first scene Dangerfield was in, the pro shop scene, was ready to go and Ramis called "Action." Nothing happened. Dangerfield just stood there. Ramis asked him if there was a problem. Was he ready? "Sure," Dangerfield said. Ramis called "Action" again. Again, nothing. Ramis walked over to him and said "Rodney, when I call 'Action,' that's your cue to come in and do the scene." "You mean, do my bit?" "Yes, do your bit." Ramis called "Action" for a third time. Silence. He then said "OK, Rodney, now do your bit." Dangerfield pounced into the room and delivered a perfect take, even improvising the line about getting a free bowl of soup. From then on, whenever Dangerfield was in a scene, Ramis never said "Action." He just said, "OK, Rodney, do your bit." Trivia The famous scene that begins when Ty Webb's golf ball crashes into Carl Spackler's ramshackle house was not in the original script. It was added by director Harold Ramis after realizing that two of his biggest stars, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray (who did not get along due to a feud dating back to their days on Saturday Night Live (1975)), did not have a scene together. The three met for lunch and wrote the scene together. Although it has nothing to do with the plot, it is widely regarded as the funniest scene in the movie. This is the only time that Chase and Murray have appeared in the same scene together. Trivia Harold Ramis suggested that a live animal play the gopher. Rusty Lemorande had been a professional puppeteer through his college years and convinced the team that only with the kind of control you had with a puppet could the quantity of material be filmed. He searched for a suitable creature builder. Companies such as The Henson Company (which became the premier creature builders in the 1980s) did not yet take outside assignments, so Lemorande contacted friends at Walt Disney Imagineering for help. One of the Disney theme park creature designers, Jeff Burke, was willing to create the character but only on a moonlight basis. Lemorande drew a simple sketch, indicating the range of movement the puppet would require and Burke fleshed out the remainder of the creature's design with further input from Lemorande. Trivia Cindy Morgan was furious at Chevy Chase during their scene in his cabana due to the fact that he was improvising more than she had anticipated and didn't tell her ahead of time. This made her uncomfortable, which can be seen clearly in the scenes where she's having the tequila shots with him and the massage where all the oil accidentally spilled out on her back. Harold Ramis had to settle them down, and the scenes then went very smoothly After filming wrapped each day, most of the cast and crew spent the nights partying, which eventually took its toll before the end of filming as cast and crew began to show up late for morning calls, holding up filming for several hours at a time. "Cocaine was 'driving everyone,'" said Michael O'Keefe, who portrayed the film's hero Danny Noonan. "It would be lunch and someone would say, 'Do you want to do a line?' 'Yeah, sure!' It was no big deal. This was the '70s." Trivia To the end of his life, even though the film became better appreciated over time, Harold Ramis was dissatisfied with his directorial debut. "All I see are compromises and things we could have done better," he told "GQ" magazine in the late 2000s. His greatest complaint was that no one in the film, other than Michael O'Keefe, was able to swing his or her golf clubs properly. Trivia Editor William C. Carruth's original assembled length was about 4-1/2 hours. Bill Murray's ball-mashing speech scene lasted about 30 minutes. Everyone hated the way the film was being put together, so they brought in another editor to cut it down to a more reasonable length and pace. Orion Pictures and the producers still were not happy with this cut, as the shortened version cut out much of the story with the caddies, due to both pace and the fact that Bill Murray's, Chevy Chase's and Rodney Dangerfield's parts set the pace for the film's strong comedic elements. The gopher was added at the last minute, to ensure that the movie had structure rather than being a series of vignettes. Trivia Airplanes were frequently flying low over the golf course where the movie was filmed, and interfering with filming, because the course was only a few miles directly west of the east-west runways at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport, and lay under the busy airport's main landing approach. It is true that a commercial passenger flight was on final approach at the moment of the huge explosion when Carl Spackler tries to blow up the gopher, and the pilot did report a plane crash to Air Traffic Control. But if you want more trivia here's a link m.imdb.com/title/tt0080487/trivia/?ref_=tt_ql_trv
Ha! Nice to see that Turnabout is Fairplay Shan! Thought it was great when you showed on Tom and Shaun's channel in the background. Great reactors hang together!
It was probably by choice. He did "too close for comfort" right after this for several yrs and He also had cancer. Caddyshack was his last film role. He died 5 or 6 yrs after caddyshack
He was the only "serious" actor on the set of CaddyShack. The drug addled gonzo style of film making really messed with him. He still delivered an epic performance.
The most quoted and sometimes overquoted movie by golfers by far. The parties they had during filming are legendary. Lets just say it snowed a lot in Florida during filming! ;) Rodney ad libbed a lot to the enjoyment of all. Not a bad performance by any of the actors. A true silly classic!
I absolutely hate golf (except mini golf and a couple video games for some reason, lol), and even I totally quote this movie. I probably quote "Nananananananananaaaa" more than anything, rofl.
This was the first movie Harold Ramis directed, so I think it's understandably a bit rough around the edges. I recommend watching Groundhog Day, as that is arguably his best movie.
Stripes was directed by Ivan Reitman (who also directed Ghostbusters 1 and 2), which had Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in the main roles ;) =) Rodney did a lot of stand up back in the day, especially on Johnny Carson, this was in fact his first movie. Yes, Brian-Doyle Murray is Bill's older brother, he has a very recognizable voice (he voiced the mayor in the Ghostbusters videogame and even voiced The Flash's manager in an episode of Justice League).
Stripes is definitely worth the watch, a true comedy classic, Bill and Harold are amazing along with support from John Candy and Judge Reinhold to name a few. For more Chevy Chase one's you may not have seen I recommend the Fletch films for sure and Spies Like us with Dan Akroyd which is somewhat similar to Stripes but still a fun ride.
You expect Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield to be funny but to me Ted Knight is one of the funniest people in this movie, the way he delivers his lines is classic.
If you liked "Caddyshack" watch "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1977) written (again) by Harold Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and directed by John Landis (and with John Belushi). It's the beginning of this whole style of comedy (which unfortunately led to a bunch of really bad teen sex comedies of the dopey 80s, but that's a whole other story, lol).
The 'making of' animal house was as entertaining as the movie itself... Kevin Bacon (in his first significant role) got totally dissed throughout because they wanted his character to b hated during the entire shooting of the movie... they didn't even invite him to the premier...
'Johnny Dangerously' (1984) is a must watch. Super underrated. Star-studded cast. Hilarious old-school gangster spoof. One of my favorite spoofs of all-time. An absolute gem. Cast preview: Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Peter Boyle, Danny Devito, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton, Griffin Dunne, Dick Butkus & more.
The unedited documentary about the making of Caddyshack is very interesting. There was alot of partying going on. The Gopher became a huge argument between the producers and writer Doug Kenney (He also wrote Animal House and was co-founder of National Lampoon Magazine) causing Kenney to quit the film . Kenny later committed suicide.
I have watched this movie so many times since I first saw it on cable TV back in 1981. I was 12 when it came out and my parents didn't seem to have a problem with me and my siblings seeing it back then. This is a movie that you should watch with friends and then quote random lines from it whenever you get together. That's we've done for the past 40 years. lol
Rodney Dangerfield is not only a stand-up comedian, he owned a chain of stand-up comedy venues, and was always looking to give new stand-ups their brakes. He even did HBO comedy specials where a lot of famous people got their first appearance on television. You can probably find those on TH-cam.
Stripes for sure. Check out Back to School from Rodney, maybe his second best! Other recommends (may not hold up by today's standards) Animal House, Vacation, Snapshot, Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Better Off Dead, pretty much anything John Hughes.
Harold Ramos directed, and Chevy Chase starred in National Lampoon’s Vacation (the first one). It has the same kind of comedic sensibility. If you want an underrated film, and Steven Spielberg’s rare foray into madcap screwball comedy, you should check out 1941. It stars Ned Beaty, Dan Ackroyd, John Belushi, Robert Stack, John Candy, and many more names you’ll recognize.
Gotta watch “Stripes,” with Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and John Candy. Kenny Loggins was the movie soundtrack king in the 80’s. I saw this at the tender age of 15 in the theater. We loved it! The Baby Ruth scene is iconic.
clips of dangerfield on the tonight show and other late night shows are some of the funniest stuff you'll ever see, like most stand-ups he basically always played himself in movies but that's why they hired him
"Did somebody step on a duck?" This is another comedy that I have regularly returned to, quote and never get tired laughing at. :) Considering half the cast hated each other and Dangerfield was so anxious that he didn't think it was funny, it's incredible.
Good reaction Shan. If you are looking for absurdist humor, one of my favorites is "Top Secret" with Val Kilmer. It references movies and pop culture of the 1980s and has a surprising cast of serious actors. I think you'll love it.
For more Rodney Dangerfield I’d go for “Easy Money”. Funny, funny film that also features, among others, a very young Joe Pesci, Jennifer Jason Leigh as Rodneys daughter and Jeffery Jones (Beetlejuice) as his Brother-In-Law. Bill Murray improvised the whole Cinderella story scene.
Yes , that is Bill Murray’s brother. Caddy shack was a hugely successful comedy. Rodney is great but Ted Knight really sells it as the Judge. I think you’d like “Stripes”. Much like this one, try not to over analyze and just sit back and laugh. Stripes if created in this day and age would have created a dozen memes.
I actually loved Bill's brother Joel In "God Bless America". I always loved it, I guess because I was such a big fan of Falling Down. I never see it getting any love, even with the most EXTREME opening scene ever!
You didn't expect the practical effects of the explosions; neither did the golf course where the final scene was filmed! The explosions were much bigger than the course management had been told.
I umpire and referee youth sports, and I can't even say how many times I've had parents and coaches say "keep it fair, keep it fair," in a Dangerfield accent
You just watched: 1) The inevitable fate of Midwest America (They'll blame Yellowstone) 2) The ACTUAL backstory of the Paul Simon hit, 'You can call me Al'. Told from a dual POV, Danny/Carl with the chorus belonging to Chevy and Rodney. "If you'll be my bodyguard, I can be your long lost pal, I can call you 'Betty', and Betty when you call me... you can call me Al"
Brian Doyle-Murray is Bill’s brother, he played Lou, the boss of the Caddies. He appears in a lot of Bill’s movies and also appears in others like Wayne’s World.
I have yet to ever play a round of golf with friends and there not be at least one quote from this movie at some point during the round. Absolute classic! “Oh this is your grandson, huh? Wonderful boy, nice boy. Now I know why tigers eat their young.”
Trivia time! The minor role of Bishop Pickering is essayed by Henry Wilcoxon, an actor with a venerable cinema career behind him. He was a favorite, and a friend, of Cecil B. De Mille, who cast him as Marc Antony in 1934's Cleopatra, Richard of England in 1935's The Crusades, and Pharaoh's general Pentaur in 1956's The Ten Commandments. (Fun fact: The musical cue beneath the Bishop's golf game with Bill Murray is actually Charlton Heston's Prophet theme from "Commandments" [!], composed by Elmer Bernstein.) 😄
Thank I know, I know. This film has more holes than a fly swatter. It’s no “Citizen Kane”. However, there is something to be said for the hours of pure joy I’ve derived simply from watching it several times, added to the spectacularly meme-astic recitation of quotes from it, ad nauseam. With regard to the synchronized swimming scene, the best part, at least for me, was the guy who stuck up his Chuck Taylor tennis shoes. Gets me every time. Well done on this review, my friend!
This was Dangerfields first movie . You must watch the documentary about the making of this . It’s incredible .. Murray adlibbed practically the entire time 🤣✅
1. Bill Murry and Chevy Chase couldn't stand each other. It started at SNL with an incident that they almost came to blows. That's why Chase's ride there ended as quickly as it did. It was a miracle they pulled the one scene together off. 2. Harold Ramis(RIP) played with Murry in Stripes and was a co-writer and character but he didn't direct. 3. Ramis DID direct the first Vacation movie.
You've gotten a lot of good recommendations already, but one I haven't seen mentioned is Police Academy. It does for the police what Stripes does for the military. And Blue Brothers has been mentioned already but it's worth mentioning again.
Great movie with an s-tier cast. I love when so many all stars work together to make classic films without detracting from each others performances. You will really enjoy this. Stripes is also great and worth a review.
The 80s seems to be a the favorite treasure trove for the movie reaction channels. By the way Shan. I saw you make a cameo in the “Cinema Rules” channels reaction for The Sandlot. If I could recommend some 80s movies that are beloved though have been painfully overlooked by most of the movie reaction channels. Most of the channels seem to take their cue’s from other channels. That doesn’t seem to be the case with you Shan. One of the many reasons your channel is one of the best! “La Bamba” (based on a true story) and “Young Guns 1 and 2 (inspired by true events) These are wonderful films! Would be great to see your take on them going in blind and fresh.
By the way, Lou, the head caddy, was Brian Doyle Murray, Bill's Bill's older brother. He was also responsible for getting Bill into acting in the first place.
I used to audio engineer for Peter Berkrot recording audiobooks in his home before for 5 years the pandemic hit. Peter plays one of the other caddies "Angie" which is the kid who Bill Murray holds the pitchfork up against among other scenes.
Some fun facts about this movie were that they were practical explosion effects because this was filmed on a golf course set to be destroyed and built upon, so they could literally do any kind of damage they wanted to. Also, the cast had trouble getting up in time to start shooting each day because they were drinking and getting high staying at the nearby motel. Only Ted Knight (Smails) did not participate in the partying and became very frustrated with the others not taking their jobs seriously enough.
the scene with the Bishop playing golf til he's struck by lightning...Watching The Ten Commandments on Easter when Charlton Heston (Moses) parted the sea made me think of this scene only to find out the music is from the movie..
Great reaction! Caddyshack is classic, grew up watching it on cable a zillion times and your right , it never gets old, only funnier! I recomend John Landis's The Blues Brothers.
The actor playing Danny Noonan was married to Bonnie Raitt. She came to the theater to see her father's, John Raitt, last professional performance before retiring from the stage. He towered over her as she was a peanut. It was red hair down to her knees. She came up to his naval.
This was Rodney Dangerfield's first movie role. He was a legendary standup comedian. Similarly, Bill Murray hadn't really broken out as an actor -- the movie was a starring vehicle for Chevy Chase. The popularity Bill Murray gained as a result of this movie was a big part of the feud that developed between Murray and Chase.
I'd recommend Stripes with Bill Murray and Harold Raimus Fast times at Ridgemont high with Sean Penn Top Secret very Airplane-ish Val Kilmers first film Back to school with Rodney Dangerfield All very funny. Fast times is an all time classic where loads of big actors got thier first break.
Chevy Chase was becoming a big name at this time. He was coming off of Saturday Night Live and a couple movies with Goldie Hawn and he went on to headline a bunch of movies in the 80s. A couple worth checking out are Fletch and National Lampoons's Vacation (the first one of that franchise).
Shan has Cinema Rules on the back TV! Awesome 👍. This is a Classic. Animal House is another Classic. The guy who in charge of the Caddy is Bill Murray's older brother.
Not only did Rodney do standup, this was his first non-standup project. He thought he was bombing because no one was laughing. The crew had to explain to him that there can't be laughing in the take.
..and he gets no respect!
Yes. Because if anyone laughed, then they would have to reshoot the take
lol
Lots of people give Rodney Dangerfield the credit for the comedy. But my favorite was always Ted Knight. I thought he was great in this movie, as in everything else I've seen him in. His expressions throughout the film were fantastic.
I believe that on the back cover of the original VHS cassette of this movie is a comment to the effect of, "NO ONE does slow burns like Ted Knight." ☺️
I believe that on the back cover of the original VHS cassette of this movie is a comment to the effect of, "NO ONE does slow burns like Ted Knight." ☺️
I believe that on the back cover of the original VHS cassette of this movie is a comment to the effect of, "NO ONE does slow burns like Ted Knight." ☺️
I love it when Ted Knight gets angry in this film 🤣🤣
Yeah, I feel the same way.
"I sent boys younger than you to the gas chamber Danny. I didn't want to, but I felt I owed to them"
This is a comedic masterpiece.
"Back to School" is a great Rodney Dangerfield movie.
Yes! "Back to School" is fantastic.
Would love to see a reaction to Back to School, havent seen that done by anyone yet.
@@hrs2044 agreed.
And it has Sam in it 👍 👍
Say it! SAY IT!
I'm not overstating it, when I say "Masterpiece" is how I describe this movie.
Fun Fact: The famous scene that begins when Ty Webb's golf ball crashes into Carl Spackler's ramshackle house was not in the original script. It was added by director Harold Ramis after realizing that two of his biggest stars, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray (who did not get along due to a feud dating back to their days on Saturday Night Live (1975)), did not have a scene together. The three met for lunch and wrote the scene together. Although it has nothing to do with the plot, it is widely regarded as the funniest scene in the movie. This is the only time that Chase and Murray have appeared in the same scene together.
“ I have a pool and a pond, the pond would be good for you.”
The countless memorable lines in the movie are classics and still hilarious today. “Easy Money” is another Dangerfield classic.
Stripes is DEFINITELY worth watching! As is "Back to School" which has Rodney Dangerfield. The man was a genius behind a microphone(stand up comedy(owned his own clubs) and on Interview shows).
About that Pool Scene... think of it this way: These uncultured, looked down upon employees(caddies), performed a synchronized water dance during the one time of the year they were actually allowed into the pool. The wealthy folks would never expect those pathetic swine to be able to do that.
The movie IS kinda "all over the place", so that's a valid criticism. But the comedy really does carry it, and that's what makes it the classic that it is. But that's the thing about comedies from that era.... they're not meant to be realistic, or taken seriously. At all. You just go along with them for the fun ride.
stripes is worth watching but I'm not convinced about the 2nd half of the movie. First half has plenty of laughs though which IMO makes the film.
Uncut version for extra hilarity.
Good answer, good answer, I like the way you think! I'm gonna be watchin you...
When you get to "Stripes", opt for the theatrical cut if possible. The extended edition is best appreciated as a 2nd or 3rd viewing.
Watching a 'behind the scenes' story of this movie is almost as entertaining as the movie.... some crazy stuff.
It will also help explain to shan why the movie seems so mis-jointed
@@allisterfiend_2112 lol
Bill Murray is perfection in Groundhog Day. And he gets to play off of a real groundhog in a few scenes.
Rodney Dangerfield was one of the best stand-up comedians of the 20th century. His method was all about him getting "no respect" from people, to his detriment.
The water dance sequence is a call back, admittedly random, to the movies of Esther Williams from the 50's, which always featured elaborate swimming sequences, due to Williams' early fame coming from being a competitive swimmer. They took a lot of inspiration, in turn, from the dance numbers choreographed by Busby Berkeley for films in the 30's. Amazing stuff to watch from both of them!
Another good Dangerfield movie I’d recommend is Back to School. It’s hilarious!
Also, another good comedy sports movie you should try is the Replacements.
Another just fun comedy, that is also a cult classic, is the 1985 comedy "Better Off Dead" with John Cusack. A classic for anyone who grew up in the 80s.
"One Crazy Summer" is a good one too. Has John Cusack and a young Demi Moore and one of the other Murray brothers, Joel I think. A little later in the early-mid 80's is "Sixteen Candles", also with Cusack and his sister.
Shan, if you like good comedy, I highly recommend "Night Shift" (1982), starring Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton. They were both hilarious.
Memo to Shan: you should check it out.
Johnny Dangerous too.
Cinema Rules in the background! Another great reaction channel! Great reaction to a classic comedy! Cheers Shan!
"Keep it fair, keep it fair."
"Oh, no, I can't accept that..." * pockets the cash *
That and the part with the hat "It looks good on you, though!" are my favorite parts. One of the best comedies ever. You can only imagine what else Douglas Kenney could have written if he hadn't died.
Yes,Brian Doyle-Murray is Bill's older brother.He's had a long career himself as a character actor.Bill and Brian also have two other brothers in the biz,Joel and John.
One movie you should watch if you want to see the beginning of the 'slob comedy/politically incorrect" comedy influenced by Saturday Night Live and the National Lampoon,is 1978's Animal House,starring the late John Belushi.
Absolutely!
Animal House is a must!!!
Definitely check out Bill Murray's first starring role in MEATBALLS. Hilarious 70's film about Summer Camp.
Enthusiastic seconding for Meatballs. It's not inaccurate to say, "It does for summer camp ALL that Caddyshack did for country club golf".
So...
😀 It does for summer camp ALL that Caddyshack did for country club golf. 😁 ⛳
Thanks for the great video! You should SEE - Murray: Groundhog Day. Chase: Vacation (the classic FIRST ONE), Fletch. Dangerfield: Back to School.
My favourite early 80s goofy teen comedy has to be “Porkys”. It’s quite a bit more Raunchy than Caddyshack
I frequently think about the line regarding chili and paperwork. And Eisenhower's smile. What a great film.
Yo, you got Cinema Rules on in the background! A cameo, an homage! :D Love those guys!/Brian Doyle Murray is Bill Murray's older brother (he preceded his little brother in Second City, in the early 70s)./ This movie was a hit, it was the next in a string of "Saturday Night Live"-affiliated movies (both Chevy Chase and Bill Murray were in the early seasons of SNL and were huge stars). It's not unlike "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1977), which Harold Ramis and Doug Kenney wrote, and John Landis directed (another great comedy about a crazy fraternity in the early 60s. You'll love it). /The scene with Murray and Chase together is a real highlight because Murray replaced Chase on Saturday Night Live, this is pretty much the only chance to see them riff together. It's a totally improvised scene./The fourth comedy genius in this movie is Ted Knight, who plays the owner of the club! He was known from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and his performance is fantastic./Rodney Dangerfield was DEFINITELY a stand-up comic, and one of the BEST. After this movie, he made a HILARIOUS movie with Joe Pesci called "Easy Money".
They had him playing in the background last week so it’s intentional
@@Hortonfantastic4 Thank you! I had to search the comment section to see if anyone else noticed that! Like woah Shan has Cinema Rules in the background then woah behind Shan is Cinema Rules watching Shan. It's a Shanception.
To answer your question, yes Stripes is a must watch. It was absolutely one of the most hilarious comedies of the 80s.
Yes; check out Stripes - similar look / feel to those late 70's early 80's movies. If you are looking for more like that - also try Meatballs.
Love the shoutout to the Cinema Rules guys :)
If you want to stay on 80's comedies, see if you can do Real Genius. I think it holds up fairly well. Val Kilmer, -Richard- William Atherton (who is always the asshole of every film he's in like Ghostbusters and Die Hard)
William Atherton.
Lou is Bill Murray’s brother. Both are also in Groundhog Day and Scrooged together. John Murray is a younger brother who is also in Scrooged and apparently uncredited in Caddyshack which I didn’t know until checking.
The reason this is so disjointed is that it began as a story about the caddies, your basic coming-of-age story. The big comedy stars were intended as cameos. As the shoot went on, the big stars' scenes worked so well they just began writing more and more scenes for them and chopping out caddy scenes. Cohesive storytelling fell by the wayside. Oh also the entire cast and crew probably snorted several tons of cocaine during production. During the dinner scene you can actually see some of the background extras snorting in the background (including one of the writers, Doug Kenney).
I believe the gopher idea was dreamed up by one of the producers as a way of linking the different storylines, or at least filling the space between them. I'm not sure if the actors playing the caddies even knew about it before they saw the final cut.
For me this is a great movie, but not necessarily a good one. The technical flaws in storytelling are pretty egregious. But it captures the spirit of the time so well, kind of a mythological endless Seventies summertime, that the flaws actually enhance the movie for me. Form follows function I guess.
There have been several good books about the making of CADDYSHACK. The one I would recommend is CADDYSHACK: THE MAKING OF A HOLLYWOOD CINDERELLA STORY by Chris Nashawaty. As for more examples of this genre, I can't recommend highly enough the excellent compendium TEEN MOVIE HELL by Mike McPadden. Because both politically incorrect comedy and sex farces have fallen out of favor in Hollywood we rarely get these kind of movies nowadays but when I was a kid they cranked them out by the dozen year after year. (The HANGOVER Trilogy might have been the last hurrah for the genre up until this point.)
"WEEELLLL?, WE'RE WAITING!"
Always goes off in my mind when I'm waiting too long. good meme too.
TY for watching!
It has its moments, but it's more anecdotal than one big story, kinda like "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." It's worth the ride at least once.
Trivia Bill Murray improvised the "Cinderella story" sequence from two lines of stage direction. Director Harold Ramis simply asked Murray to imagine himself announcing his own fantasy sports moment. Murray simply asked for four rows of 'mums and did the scene.
Trivia The rowdy, improvisational atmosphere during the shoot created by Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield, didn't sit well with all the members of the cast. Ted Knight, widely regarded as a very nice man, got fed up with the constant shenanigans. Initially, Murray's, Chase's and Dangerfield's roles were to be cameo appearances, but their deft improvising caused their roles to be expanded, much to the chagrin of Scott Colomby and some of the other cast members, whose roles were reduced as a result.
Trivia According to Chris Nashawaty's book "Caddyshack," Rodney Dangerfield was so unaccustomed to how films were made, Harold Ramis had to gently guide him to make sure he was comfortable. The first scene Dangerfield was in, the pro shop scene, was ready to go and Ramis called "Action." Nothing happened. Dangerfield just stood there. Ramis asked him if there was a problem. Was he ready? "Sure," Dangerfield said. Ramis called "Action" again. Again, nothing. Ramis walked over to him and said "Rodney, when I call 'Action,' that's your cue to come in and do the scene." "You mean, do my bit?" "Yes, do your bit." Ramis called "Action" for a third time. Silence. He then said "OK, Rodney, now do your bit." Dangerfield pounced into the room and delivered a perfect take, even improvising the line about getting a free bowl of soup. From then on, whenever Dangerfield was in a scene, Ramis never said "Action." He just said, "OK, Rodney, do your bit."
Trivia The famous scene that begins when Ty Webb's golf ball crashes into Carl Spackler's ramshackle house was not in the original script. It was added by director Harold Ramis after realizing that two of his biggest stars, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray (who did not get along due to a feud dating back to their days on Saturday Night Live (1975)), did not have a scene together. The three met for lunch and wrote the scene together. Although it has nothing to do with the plot, it is widely regarded as the funniest scene in the movie. This is the only time that Chase and Murray have appeared in the same scene together.
Trivia Harold Ramis suggested that a live animal play the gopher. Rusty Lemorande had been a professional puppeteer through his college years and convinced the team that only with the kind of control you had with a puppet could the quantity of material be filmed. He searched for a suitable creature builder. Companies such as The Henson Company (which became the premier creature builders in the 1980s) did not yet take outside assignments, so Lemorande contacted friends at Walt Disney Imagineering for help. One of the Disney theme park creature designers, Jeff Burke, was willing to create the character but only on a moonlight basis. Lemorande drew a simple sketch, indicating the range of movement the puppet would require and Burke fleshed out the remainder of the creature's design with further input from Lemorande.
Trivia Cindy Morgan was furious at Chevy Chase during their scene in his cabana due to the fact that he was improvising more than she had anticipated and didn't tell her ahead of time. This made her uncomfortable, which can be seen clearly in the scenes where she's having the tequila shots with him and the massage where all the oil accidentally spilled out on her back. Harold Ramis had to settle them down, and the scenes then went very smoothly
After filming wrapped each day, most of the cast and crew spent the nights partying, which eventually took its toll before the end of filming as cast and crew began to show up late for morning calls, holding up filming for several hours at a time. "Cocaine was 'driving everyone,'" said Michael O'Keefe, who portrayed the film's hero Danny Noonan. "It would be lunch and someone would say, 'Do you want to do a line?' 'Yeah, sure!' It was no big deal. This was the '70s."
Trivia To the end of his life, even though the film became better appreciated over time, Harold Ramis was dissatisfied with his directorial debut. "All I see are compromises and things we could have done better," he told "GQ" magazine in the late 2000s. His greatest complaint was that no one in the film, other than Michael O'Keefe, was able to swing his or her golf clubs properly.
Trivia Editor William C. Carruth's original assembled length was about 4-1/2 hours. Bill Murray's ball-mashing speech scene lasted about 30 minutes. Everyone hated the way the film was being put together, so they brought in another editor to cut it down to a more reasonable length and pace. Orion Pictures and the producers still were not happy with this cut, as the shortened version cut out much of the story with the caddies, due to both pace and the fact that Bill Murray's, Chevy Chase's and Rodney Dangerfield's parts set the pace for the film's strong comedic elements. The gopher was added at the last minute, to ensure that the movie had structure rather than being a series of vignettes.
Trivia Airplanes were frequently flying low over the golf course where the movie was filmed, and interfering with filming, because the course was only a few miles directly west of the east-west runways at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport, and lay under the busy airport's main landing approach. It is true that a commercial passenger flight was on final approach at the moment of the huge explosion when Carl Spackler tries to blow up the gopher, and the pilot did report a plane crash to Air Traffic Control.
But if you want more trivia here's a link m.imdb.com/title/tt0080487/trivia/?ref_=tt_ql_trv
Ha! Nice to see that Turnabout is Fairplay Shan! Thought it was great when you showed on Tom and Shaun's channel in the background. Great reactors hang together!
Ted Knight is so great in this movie. It is really surprising this performance did not springboard him into lots more movie roles.
It was probably by choice. He did "too close for comfort" right after this for several yrs and He also had cancer. Caddyshack was his last film role. He died 5 or 6 yrs after caddyshack
He was the only "serious" actor on the set of CaddyShack. The drug addled gonzo style of film making really messed with him. He still delivered an epic performance.
The most quoted and sometimes overquoted movie by golfers by far. The parties they had during filming are legendary. Lets just say it snowed a lot in Florida during filming! ;) Rodney ad libbed a lot to the enjoyment of all. Not a bad performance by any of the actors. A true silly classic!
I absolutely hate golf (except mini golf and a couple video games for some reason, lol), and even I totally quote this movie. I probably quote "Nananananananananaaaa" more than anything, rofl.
This was the first movie Harold Ramis directed, so I think it's understandably a bit rough around the edges. I recommend watching Groundhog Day, as that is arguably his best movie.
"Fletch" is a movie featuring Chevy Chase. "Back to School" is a movie with Rodney Dangerfield
I love when Rodney makes fun of Ted Knights hat "Oh it looks good on you though", my mother was even laughing at that.
Stripes was directed by Ivan Reitman (who also directed Ghostbusters 1 and 2), which had Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in the main roles ;) =) Rodney did a lot of stand up back in the day, especially on Johnny Carson, this was in fact his first movie. Yes, Brian-Doyle Murray is Bill's older brother, he has a very recognizable voice (he voiced the mayor in the Ghostbusters videogame and even voiced The Flash's manager in an episode of Justice League).
Shan reacting to a film with Cinema Rules in the background reacting to a film with Shan in the background reacting to a film. Lol
Yes, Rodney Dangerfield was and always will forever be one the the greatest stand up comics ever in the history of stand up!
Stripes is definitely worth the watch, a true comedy classic, Bill and Harold are amazing along with support from John Candy and Judge Reinhold to name a few. For more Chevy Chase one's you may not have seen I recommend the Fletch films for sure and Spies Like us with Dan Akroyd which is somewhat similar to Stripes but still a fun ride.
My favorite comedy of all time!!!
Ted Knight gives such an amazing performance and Rodney Dangerfield is just a legend
You expect Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield to be funny but to me Ted Knight is one of the funniest people in this movie, the way he delivers his lines is classic.
@@Acme1970 I agree he was my favorite in this
If you liked "Caddyshack" watch "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1977) written (again) by Harold Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and directed by John Landis (and with John Belushi). It's the beginning of this whole style of comedy (which unfortunately led to a bunch of really bad teen sex comedies of the dopey 80s, but that's a whole other story, lol).
Danny’s gf Maggie was the Mayor’s daughter in Animal House.
The 'making of' animal house was as entertaining as the movie itself... Kevin Bacon (in his first significant role) got totally dissed throughout because they wanted his character to b hated during the entire shooting of the movie... they didn't even invite him to the premier...
"I did not expect explosions in a sports film." Merry Early Christmas, Shan. Best. Leo.
'Johnny Dangerously' (1984) is a must watch. Super underrated. Star-studded cast. Hilarious old-school gangster spoof. One of my favorite spoofs of all-time. An absolute gem.
Cast preview: Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Peter Boyle, Danny Devito, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton, Griffin Dunne, Dick Butkus & more.
I'll second that. And third it and fourth it.
@@mikejankowski6321 My sisters grandmother seconded something once. Once.
I love the ReactCeption going on in your background screen Shan. Nice touch.
Spies Like Us is a great Chevy movie. Must watch. I also hope we get the sequel to this as it is also a fun comedy.
Every Rodney film is a must see. Start with Back to School.
The unedited documentary about the making of Caddyshack is very interesting. There was alot of partying going on. The Gopher became a huge argument between the producers and writer Doug Kenney (He also wrote Animal House and was co-founder of National Lampoon Magazine) causing Kenney to quit the film . Kenny later committed suicide.
I have watched this movie so many times since I first saw it on cable TV back in 1981. I was 12 when it came out and my parents didn't seem to have a problem with me and my siblings seeing it back then. This is a movie that you should watch with friends and then quote random lines from it whenever you get together. That's we've done for the past 40 years. lol
Rodney Dangerfield is not only a stand-up comedian, he owned a chain of stand-up comedy venues, and was always looking to give new stand-ups their brakes. He even did HBO comedy specials where a lot of famous people got their first appearance on television. You can probably find those on TH-cam.
Stripes for sure. Check out Back to School from Rodney, maybe his second best! Other recommends (may not hold up by today's standards) Animal House, Vacation, Snapshot, Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Better Off Dead, pretty much anything John Hughes.
Rodney's first solo movie was " Back to school " which costars a very young Robert Downey Jr and the kid from "Christine ".
Harold Ramos directed, and Chevy Chase starred in National Lampoon’s Vacation (the first one). It has the same kind of comedic sensibility.
If you want an underrated film, and Steven Spielberg’s rare foray into madcap screwball comedy, you should check out 1941. It stars Ned Beaty, Dan Ackroyd, John Belushi, Robert Stack, John Candy, and many more names you’ll recognize.
Gotta watch “Stripes,” with Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and John Candy. Kenny Loggins was the movie soundtrack king in the 80’s. I saw this at the tender age of 15 in the theater. We loved it! The Baby Ruth scene is iconic.
I’ve seen this movie a million times, but I’ve never once heard it referred to as a “sports movie”! Lol
This was a huge success. I remeber it as a kid, i think I was 8. Everyone loved it except the critics.
clips of dangerfield on the tonight show and other late night shows are some of the funniest stuff you'll ever see, like most stand-ups he basically always played himself in movies but that's why they hired him
I like the reciprocated video-ception in the background 😄
"Snobs versus Slobs" was popular in the 1980's, and this was the best example....
"Did somebody step on a duck?" This is another comedy that I have regularly returned to, quote and never get tired laughing at. :)
Considering half the cast hated each other and Dangerfield was so anxious that he didn't think it was funny, it's incredible.
Especially Chevy and Murray.
I still use that one myself. Lol
@@Wellch oh yes lmao
“You must’ve been something before electricity!”
Good reaction Shan. If you are looking for absurdist humor, one of my favorites is "Top Secret" with Val Kilmer. It references movies and pop culture of the 1980s and has a surprising cast of serious actors. I think you'll love it.
Yes! I've recommended Top Secret to Shan when he watched Airplane and Naked Gun. Top Secret is one of my favorite movies I saw when I was a kid.
For more Rodney Dangerfield I’d go for “Easy Money”. Funny, funny film that also features, among others, a very young Joe Pesci, Jennifer Jason Leigh as Rodneys daughter and Jeffery Jones (Beetlejuice) as his Brother-In-Law.
Bill Murray improvised the whole Cinderella story scene.
Yes , that is Bill Murray’s brother. Caddy shack was a hugely successful comedy. Rodney is great but Ted Knight really sells it as the Judge. I think you’d like “Stripes”. Much like this one, try not to over analyze and just sit back and laugh. Stripes if created in this day and age would have created a dozen memes.
I actually loved Bill's brother Joel In "God Bless America". I always loved it, I guess because I was such a big fan of Falling Down. I never see it getting any love, even with the most EXTREME opening scene ever!
You didn't expect the practical effects of the explosions; neither did the golf course where the final scene was filmed! The explosions were much bigger than the course management had been told.
I umpire and referee youth sports, and I can't even say how many times I've had parents and coaches say "keep it fair, keep it fair," in a Dangerfield accent
The candy bar in the pool is the greatest set up for a gag, ever!
You just watched:
1) The inevitable fate of Midwest America (They'll blame Yellowstone)
2) The ACTUAL backstory of the Paul Simon hit, 'You can call me Al'.
Told from a dual POV, Danny/Carl with the chorus belonging to Chevy and Rodney.
"If you'll be my bodyguard,
I can be your long lost pal,
I can call you 'Betty',
and Betty when you call me...
you can call me Al"
Brian Doyle-Murray is Bill’s brother, he played Lou, the boss of the Caddies. He appears in a lot of Bill’s movies and also appears in others like Wayne’s World.
He was the choking man in “Groundhog Day”
I have yet to ever play a round of golf with friends and there not be at least one quote from this movie at some point during the round. Absolute classic!
“Oh this is your grandson, huh? Wonderful boy, nice boy. Now I know why tigers eat their young.”
"Stripes" (1981) and "Spies Like Us" (1985).
There's no real point to films like these other than fun, laughs, and entertainment.
Trivia time! The minor role of Bishop Pickering is essayed by Henry Wilcoxon, an actor with a venerable cinema career behind him. He was a favorite, and a friend, of Cecil B. De Mille, who cast him as Marc Antony in 1934's Cleopatra, Richard of England in 1935's The Crusades, and Pharaoh's general Pentaur in 1956's The Ten Commandments. (Fun fact: The musical cue beneath the Bishop's golf game with Bill Murray is actually Charlton Heston's Prophet theme from "Commandments" [!], composed by Elmer Bernstein.) 😄
Thank I know, I know. This film has more holes than a fly swatter. It’s no “Citizen Kane”. However, there is something to be said for the hours of pure joy I’ve derived simply from watching it several times, added to the spectacularly meme-astic recitation of quotes from it, ad nauseam.
With regard to the synchronized swimming scene, the best part, at least for me, was the guy who stuck up his Chuck Taylor tennis shoes. Gets me every time. Well done on this review, my friend!
A few years ago I met and talked to Cindy Morgan (Lacy Underall) for a while. She says everyone was cracking up on the set, mostly from Bill Murray.
This was Dangerfields first movie . You must watch the documentary about the making of this . It’s incredible .. Murray adlibbed practically the entire time 🤣✅
I love that you had another movie reaction/review youtuber on the screen behind you. Props!
Yeah those boys i have too
They had Shan playing in the background last week, crossover
@@Hortonfantastic4 a Cinematic Reactor Universe!
1. Bill Murry and Chevy Chase couldn't stand each other. It started at SNL with an incident that they almost came to blows.
That's why Chase's ride there ended as quickly as it did. It was a miracle they pulled the one scene together off.
2. Harold Ramis(RIP) played with Murry in Stripes and was a co-writer and character but he didn't direct.
3. Ramis DID direct the first Vacation movie.
You've gotten a lot of good recommendations already, but one I haven't seen mentioned is Police Academy. It does for the police what Stripes does for the military. And Blue Brothers has been mentioned already but it's worth mentioning again.
Great movie with an s-tier cast. I love when so many all stars work together to make classic films without detracting from each others performances. You will really enjoy this. Stripes is also great and worth a review.
The 80s seems to be a the favorite treasure trove for the movie reaction channels.
By the way Shan. I saw you make a cameo in the “Cinema Rules” channels reaction for The Sandlot.
If I could recommend some 80s movies that are beloved though have been painfully overlooked by most of the movie reaction channels.
Most of the channels seem to take their cue’s from other channels.
That doesn’t seem to be the case with you Shan. One of the many reasons your channel is one of the best!
“La Bamba” (based on a true story) and
“Young Guns 1 and 2 (inspired by true events)
These are wonderful films! Would be great to see your take on them going in blind and fresh.
Fore sure. Having grown up in the 80s and 90s, it was a great decade and a half for film. Hell 76 to 94 was awesome for film.
These kind of movies you really can't take seriously, it's not meant to, it's just for fun, enjoyment
2:10 "Obviously not a real gopher"??? How dare you crush my dreams!
One of the great comedies of all time. Never gets old.
By the way, Lou, the head caddy, was Brian Doyle Murray, Bill's Bill's older brother. He was also responsible for getting Bill into acting in the first place.
The actor playing Lou is Brian Doyle Murray, Bill's older brother and the guy that got Bill into acting in the first place.
I used to audio engineer for Peter Berkrot recording audiobooks in his home before for 5 years the pandemic hit.
Peter plays one of the other caddies "Angie" which is the kid who Bill Murray holds the pitchfork up against among other scenes.
Fletch is a pretty good Chevy Chase comedy as well 😁👌👍
Brian Doyle Murray Is Bill's brother. He also acted a lot in the 80s and 90s. He can be seen a lot in Bill's movie Groundhog Day.
Some fun facts about this movie were that they were practical explosion effects because this was filmed on a golf course set to be destroyed and built upon, so they could literally do any kind of damage they wanted to. Also, the cast had trouble getting up in time to start shooting each day because they were drinking and getting high staying at the nearby motel. Only Ted Knight (Smails) did not participate in the partying and became very frustrated with the others not taking their jobs seriously enough.
the scene with the Bishop playing golf til he's struck by lightning...Watching The Ten Commandments on Easter when Charlton Heston (Moses) parted the sea made me think of this scene only to find out the music is from the movie..
Great reaction! Caddyshack is classic, grew up watching it on cable a zillion times and your right , it never gets old, only funnier! I recomend John Landis's The Blues Brothers.
Rodney Dangerfield "Back to school" A very good comedy, great fun. With a minor character part for a very young Robert Downey Jr.
Cinema Rules on your channel and I noticed your channel in the background of theirs. 🙂
The actor playing Danny Noonan was married to Bonnie Raitt. She came to the theater to see her father's, John Raitt, last professional performance before retiring from the stage. He towered over her as she was a peanut. It was red hair down to her knees. She came up to his naval.
My favorite Chevy Chase movie has to be ‘Fletch.’ I think you’d really enjoy it.
The choreographed swimming pool was a parody of old 30's musicals that had underwater ballet scenes.
This was Rodney Dangerfield's first movie role. He was a legendary standup comedian. Similarly, Bill Murray hadn't really broken out as an actor -- the movie was a starring vehicle for Chevy Chase. The popularity Bill Murray gained as a result of this movie was a big part of the feud that developed between Murray and Chase.
I'd recommend
Stripes with Bill Murray and Harold Raimus
Fast times at Ridgemont high with Sean Penn
Top Secret very Airplane-ish Val Kilmers first film
Back to school with Rodney Dangerfield
All very funny. Fast times is an all time classic where loads of big actors got thier first break.
Chevy Chase was becoming a big name at this time. He was coming off of Saturday Night Live and a couple movies with Goldie Hawn and he went on to headline a bunch of movies in the 80s. A couple worth checking out are Fletch and National Lampoons's Vacation (the first one of that franchise).
Dangerfield was HILARIOUS!! He was great with the one liners, extremely witty.
Shan has Cinema Rules on the back TV! Awesome 👍. This is a Classic. Animal House is another Classic. The guy who in charge of the Caddy is Bill Murray's older brother.
"Realistic" is the last thing that comes to mind when it comes to Caddy Shack. If anything, it reminds me of a Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote cartoon.