Caddyshack

Caddyshack
Caddyshack
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harold Ramis
Written by	Brian Doyle-Murray; Harold Ramis; Douglas Kenney;
Produced by	Douglas Kenney
Starring	Chevy Chase; Rodney Dangerfield; Ted Knight; Michael O'Keefe; Bill Murray;
Cinematography	Stevan Larner
Edited by	William C. Carruth
Music by	Johnny Mandel
Production; company	Orion Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	July 25, 1980;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4.8–6 million
Box office	$60 million

Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight (his final film role), Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray with supporting roles by Sarah Holcomb, Cindy Morgan, and Doyle-Murray. It tells the story of a caddie, vying for a caddie scholarship, who becomes involved in a feud on the links between one of the country club's founders and a nouveau riche guest. A subplot involves a greenskeeper who uses extreme methods against an elusive gopher.

Caddyshack was Ramis's directorial debut and boosted the career of Dangerfield, who was previously known mostly for his stand-up comedy. Grossing nearly $40 million at the domestic box office (the 17th-highest of the year),^[3] it was the first of a series of similar comedies.

The film has a cult following and was described by ESPN as "perhaps the funniest sports movie ever made".^[4]

A sequel titled Caddyshack II (1988) followed, although only Chase reprised his role; it was panned by critics and a box-office bomb.

^ ^a ^b PETER H. BROWN (January 20, 1985). "WE'RE TALKING GROSS, TACKY AND DUMB". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Caddyshack (1980) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
^ 1980 Yearly Box Office Results. Archived July 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^ "ESPN.com - Page2 - Page 2's Top 20 Sports Movies of All-Time". Espn.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019. Perhaps the funniest sports movie ever made, and 22 years later, it still ranks as definitely the most 'quotable' sports film.

[Brown-1] PETER H. BROWN (January 20, 1985). "WE'RE TALKING GROSS, TACKY AND DUMB". Los Angeles Times.

[numbers-2] "Caddyshack (1980) - Financial Information". The Numbers.

[3] 1980 Yearly Box Office Results. Archived July 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[4] "ESPN.com - Page2 - Page 2's Top 20 Sports Movies of All-Time". Espn.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019. Perhaps the funniest sports movie ever made, and 22 years later, it still ranks as definitely the most 'quotable' sports film.

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