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      <title>Film:Caddyshack</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> Caddyshack<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 1980<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> Harold Ramis<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> 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 (<a href="/players/P____53494/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Michael O'Keefe</a>) 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 (<a href="/players/P____38822/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ted Knight</a>), 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 <I>nouveau riche</I> land developer (<a href="/players/P____16827/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Rodney Dangerfield</a>) who wants to turn the site into a condominium community; an oddball, Zen-quoting, millionaire slacker/golf ace (<a href="/players/P____12488/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Chevy Chase</a>); and a psychotic groundskeeper (<a href="/players/P___103861/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bill Murray</a>) with a gopher-fixation. Caddyshack was a bona fide hit; throughout the '80s and '90s, director <a href="/players/P___107494/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Harold Ramis</a> would continue to create such hits as <a href=/films/13290/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Ghostbusters</a>, <a href=/films/14332/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Groundhog Day</a>, and <a href=/films/131354/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Analyze This</a>. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 54<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 64<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 7<br/>
<strong>Number of discussion threads:</strong> 9<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 3<br/>
</td></tr></table>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 03:08:04 GMT</pubDate><spout:Title>Caddyshack</spout:Title><spout:Year>1980</spout:Year><spout:Director>Harold Ramis</spout:Director><spout:Plot>The smash success Caddyshack became a prototype for countless other wacky T&amp;A-tinged teen comedies of the early 1980s. At an exclusive country club for WASPish snobs, an ambitious young caddy (&lt;a href="/players/P____53494/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Michael O'Keefe&lt;/a&gt;) 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 (&lt;a href="/players/P____38822/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Ted Knight&lt;/a&gt;), 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 &lt;I&gt;nouveau riche&lt;/I&gt; land developer (&lt;a href="/players/P____16827/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Rodney Dangerfield&lt;/a&gt;) who wants to turn the site into a condominium community; an oddball, Zen-quoting, millionaire slacker/golf ace (&lt;a href="/players/P____12488/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Chevy Chase&lt;/a&gt;); and a psychotic groundskeeper (&lt;a href="/players/P___103861/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Bill Murray&lt;/a&gt;) with a gopher-fixation. Caddyshack was a bona fide hit; throughout the '80s and '90s, director &lt;a href="/players/P___107494/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Harold Ramis&lt;/a&gt; would continue to create such hits as &lt;a href=/films/13290/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Ghostbusters&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=/films/14332/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Groundhog Day&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=/films/131354/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Analyze This&lt;/a&gt;. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide</spout:Plot><spout:TimesTagged>54</spout:TimesTagged><spout:taglevel>Tag Target (&gt;10)</spout:taglevel><spout:Numberoflists>64</spout:Numberoflists><spout:NumberOfBlogPosts>7</spout:NumberOfBlogPosts><spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads>9</spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads><spout:SpoutRating>3</spout:SpoutRating><spout:FilmCoverURL>http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36379z3ahm.jpg</spout:FilmCoverURL><spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL>http://www.spout.com/films/Caddyshack/4948/default.aspx</spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL><spout:type>Film</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for November 24: Cyborgs, Androids, &amp; Sexbots, Oh My!</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_November_24_Cyborgs_Androids/625/37706/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36379z3ahm.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/140759/default.aspx'>mciocco</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/625/discussions.aspx'>Weekly Theme</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 11/28/2008 12:20:52 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Good call with Dot Matrix from Spaceballs! [quote user="Tizzy"] I felt bad for the Buffybot!  And I'm also a huge Buffy fan.  I think Spaceballs is one of those eminently quotable movies, like Caddyshack, that I can't get out of my head sometimes.  "What's the matter Col. Sanders?  Chicken?!!" [/quote] Totally quotable.  "So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb."  Heh.  <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:20:52 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>mciocco</spout:postby><spout:postto>Weekly Theme</spout:postto><spout:postdate>11/28/2008 12:20:52 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Good call with Dot Matrix from Spaceballs! [quote user="Tizzy"] I felt bad for the Buffybot!  And I'm also a huge Buffy fan.  I think Spaceballs is one of those eminently quotable movies, like Caddyshack, that I can't get out of my head sometimes.  "What's the matter Col. Sanders?  Chicken?!!" [/quote] Totally quotable.  "So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb."  Heh.  </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for November 24: Cyborgs, Androids, &amp; Sexbots, Oh My!</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_November_24_Cyborgs_Androids/625/37692/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36379z3ahm.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/137333/default.aspx'>Tizzy</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 11/26/2008 4:43:02 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I felt bad for the Buffybot!  And I'm also a huge Buffy fan.  I think Spaceballs is one of those eminently quotable movies, like Caddyshack, that I can't get out of my head sometimes.  "What's the matter Col. Sanders?  Chicken?!!" [quote user="mercurial"] Haha, I LOVED Dot Matrix in Spaceballs. I think it has to do with my secret enjoyment of batsh*t crazy Joan Rivers. "What the hell was that noise?" "That was my virgin alarm. It's programmed to go off before you do!" Hilarious! And I will admit the I kinda liked the Buffybot. I almost shed a tear when she was pulled limb from limb. Yes, I am a Buffy freak.   [/quote]<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:43:02 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Tizzy</spout:postby><spout:postto>Weekly Theme</spout:postto><spout:postdate>11/26/2008 4:43:02 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I felt bad for the Buffybot!  And I'm also a huge Buffy fan.  I think Spaceballs is one of those eminently quotable movies, like Caddyshack, that I can't get out of my head sometimes.  "What's the matter Col. Sanders?  Chicken?!!" [quote user="mercurial"] Haha, I LOVED Dot Matrix in Spaceballs. I think it has to do with my secret enjoyment of batsh*t crazy Joan Rivers. "What the hell was that noise?" "That was my virgin alarm. It's programmed to go off before you do!" Hilarious! And I will admit the I kinda liked the Buffybot. I almost shed a tear when she was pulled limb from limb. Yes, I am a Buffy freak.   [/quote]</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Top 10 Scene Stealers</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Top_10_Scene_Stealers/190/37066/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36379z3ahm.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/2470/default.aspx'>SkyPilot</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 11/7/2008 2:48:03 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Some of these movies are better than others, but they all share one thing in common: whenever the following actors leave the screen, you wish they'd come right back.  10. Kurt Russell: Stuntman Mike in Death Proof  9. Mickey Rourke: Marv in Sin City  8. Gene Wilder: Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory  7. Bill Murray: Carl Speckler in Caddyshack  6. Jack Nicholson: the Joker in Batman  5. Brad Pitt: Chad Feldheimer in Burn After Reading  4. Daniel Day-Lewis: Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York  3. Heath Ledger: the Joker in The Dark Knight  2. Anthony Hopkins: Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs  1. Harrison Ford: Han Solo in Star Wars: A New Hope <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:48:03 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>SkyPilot</spout:postby><spout:postto>Top 5</spout:postto><spout:postdate>11/7/2008 2:48:03 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Some of these movies are better than others, but they all share one thing in common: whenever the following actors leave the screen, you wish they'd come right back.  10. Kurt Russell: Stuntman Mike in Death Proof  9. Mickey Rourke: Marv in Sin City  8. Gene Wilder: Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory  7. Bill Murray: Carl Speckler in Caddyshack  6. Jack Nicholson: the Joker in Batman  5. Brad Pitt: Chad Feldheimer in Burn After Reading  4. Daniel Day-Lewis: Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York  3. Heath Ledger: the Joker in The Dark Knight  2. Anthony Hopkins: Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs  1. Harrison Ford: Han Solo in Star Wars: A New Hope </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:What is your Favorite Comedy of the 1980's?</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Grew_up_in_the_80_s/Re_What_is_your_Favorite_Comedy_of_the_1980_s/38/35589/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36379z3ahm.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/135195/default.aspx'>filmgal81</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Grew_up_in_the_80_s/38/discussions.aspx'>Grew up in the 80's</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 9/26/2008 12:45:28 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong>   Coming to America, hands down. [quote user="divinemsjunebug"]Okay, I have two absolute favorite funny movies that I still love to watch over and over:  Airplane and Caddyshack.  Both of those movies make me laugh and giggle like I'm 14 again.  They are both just CLASSIC 80s movies.  What are some others out there that just cracked you up?  [/quote]<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:45:28 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>filmgal81</spout:postby><spout:postto>Grew up in the 80's</spout:postto><spout:postdate>9/26/2008 12:45:28 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>  Coming to America, hands down. [quote user="divinemsjunebug"]Okay, I have two absolute favorite funny movies that I still love to watch over and over:  Airplane and Caddyshack.  Both of those movies make me laugh and giggle like I'm 14 again.  They are both just CLASSIC 80s movies.  What are some others out there that just cracked you up?  [/quote]</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for September 15: This Sporting Life</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_September_15_This_Sporting_Li/625/35184/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36379z3ahm.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/137333/default.aspx'>Tizzy</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 9/15/2008 9:51:16 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Add Rudy to that list as well (which also goes on my list of movies I resisted, resisted, resisted, then watched against my will and actually liked).  <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:51:16 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Tizzy</spout:postby><spout:postto>Weekly Theme</spout:postto><spout:postdate>9/15/2008 9:51:16 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Add Rudy to that list as well (which also goes on my list of movies I resisted, resisted, resisted, then watched against my will and actually liked).  </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Weekly Theme for September 15: This Sporting Life</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_September_15_This_Sporting_Life/625/35173/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36379z3ahm.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/119628/default.aspx'>mercurial</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 9/15/2008 5:06:51 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Seeing as how my local pub that normally remains relatively dormant throughout the week is suddenly aswarm with throngs of beer-bellied gargantuans painted a la Mel Gibson in Braveheart, the start of football season has begun and thus this week shall be dedicated to all things sport. Growing up I succumbed to the multitude of G-rated sports flicks like The Mighty Ducks, Little Big League, Ladybugs and The Sandlot. Some of which I even find myself watching again these days when nothing else seems to be on television. I unapologetically admit to liking those sappy romantic comedies disguised as a sport movies like The Cutting Edge, Bend It Like Beckham, Aspen Extreme and Goal! However with Caddyshack a close second, A League of Their Own and Field of Dreams definitely tie for the number one sport films in my opinion. So lace up your cleats and get to discussing your favorite sports themed films!<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:06:51 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>mercurial</spout:postby><spout:postto>Weekly Theme</spout:postto><spout:postdate>9/15/2008 5:06:51 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Seeing as how my local pub that normally remains relatively dormant throughout the week is suddenly aswarm with throngs of beer-bellied gargantuans painted a la Mel Gibson in Braveheart, the start of football season has begun and thus this week shall be dedicated to all things sport. Growing up I succumbed to the multitude of G-rated sports flicks like The Mighty Ducks, Little Big League, Ladybugs and The Sandlot. Some of which I even find myself watching again these days when nothing else seems to be on television. I unapologetically admit to liking those sappy romantic comedies disguised as a sport movies like The Cutting Edge, Bend It Like Beckham, Aspen Extreme and Goal! However with Caddyshack a close second, A League of Their Own and Field of Dreams definitely tie for the number one sport films in my opinion. So lace up your cleats and get to discussing your favorite sports themed films!</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Movie Journal: Caddyshack and Groundhog Day</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/christhilk/archive/2008/8/27/34472.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36379z3ahm.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/73625/default.aspx'>ChrisThilk</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 8/27/2008 6:01:12 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> When I saw that Groundhog Day was available on Hulu.com it was more or less a given that I would be watching it eventually. It is, after all, a modern day classic and one of Bill Murray’s best performances. It’s interesting to consider that when it came out in 1993 it was just four short years since Ghostbusters II. I don’t know what that means other than I couldn’t stop thinking about it while watching the flick.
Thinking about Harold Ramis as a director, though, put me in the mood to watch Caddyshack for the umpteenth time as well. It’s not all that shocking that both films hold up pretty well, especially since they’ve become two of the most quoted or referenced movies of all time.
       
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</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:01:12 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>ChrisThilk</spout:postby><spout:postto>ChrisThilk Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>8/27/2008 6:01:12 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>When I saw that Groundhog Day was available on Hulu.com it was more or less a given that I would be watching it eventually. It is, after all, a modern day classic and one of Bill Murray’s best performances. It’s interesting to consider that when it came out in 1993 it was just four short years since Ghostbusters II. I don’t know what that means other than I couldn’t stop thinking about it while watching the flick.
Thinking about Harold Ramis as a director, though, put me in the mood to watch Caddyshack for the umpteenth time as well. It’s not all that shocking that both films hold up pretty well, especially since they’ve become two of the most quoted or referenced movies of all time.
       
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      <title>Spout Post: Leeroy's 5 queue picks for July '08</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/leeroy711/archive/2008/7/1/31946.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36379z3ahm.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/121669/default.aspx'>leeroy711</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/1/2008 1:51:12 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> These may not be the greatest titles of all time, but they're the right movies for right now Allright, it's the middle of the Summer, the days are long and the nights are hot. What are you gonna watch   1.  Caddyshack (1980) - Harold Ramis and Bill Murray should probably go down as one of the best contemporary comedic directors/actor teams we have today. I like Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day enough but this one set the standard. 2. Jurassic Park (1993) - This film for me, epitemizes the term Summer blockbuster. I still vividly remember standing in line, in 110+ degree heat in Phoenix for this movie. I also remember the young woman in front of us passing out from the heat as we waited. I think she was from Minnesota. 3.  Born on the Fourth of July (1989)- Hey, remember when Tom Cruise wasn't such a joke? Niether do I but this is still one of his best performances and it's not something that comes up in conversation very often so now would be the perfect time to take a second look at one of Oliver Stone's best movies. 4. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - Al Pacino was destined for stardom after his performance in Sidney Lumet's classic drama about a bank robbery. ATTICA ATTICA!!!! 5.  Sexy Beast (2000) - I flat out love this movie. And it just so happens to take place in the wonderful heat of the Summer in Spain.   Enjoy! Emery<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:51:12 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>leeroy711</spout:postby><spout:postto>leeroy711 Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/1/2008 1:51:12 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>These may not be the greatest titles of all time, but they're the right movies for right now Allright, it's the middle of the Summer, the days are long and the nights are hot. What are you gonna watch   1.  Caddyshack (1980) - Harold Ramis and Bill Murray should probably go down as one of the best contemporary comedic directors/actor teams we have today. I like Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day enough but this one set the standard. 2. Jurassic Park (1993) - This film for me, epitemizes the term Summer blockbuster. I still vividly remember standing in line, in 110+ degree heat in Phoenix for this movie. I also remember the young woman in front of us passing out from the heat as we waited. I think she was from Minnesota. 3.  Born on the Fourth of July (1989)- Hey, remember when Tom Cruise wasn't such a joke? Niether do I but this is still one of his best performances and it's not something that comes up in conversation very often so now would be the perfect time to take a second look at one of Oliver Stone's best movies. 4. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - Al Pacino was destined for stardom after his performance in Sidney Lumet's classic drama about a bank robbery. ATTICA ATTICA!!!! 5.  Sexy Beast (2000) - I flat out love this movie. And it just so happens to take place in the wonderful heat of the Summer in Spain.   Enjoy! Emery</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: FilmCouch #76 - The Comedies of Our Lives</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/6/27/31767.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36379z3ahm.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/9325/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 6/27/2008 9:00:36 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> 
The death of George Carlin was a big blow to the entertainment world. At the risk of sounding crass during a sensitive time, we dare to ask why? Why is comedy so important? Why do some people seem to construct their very identities around their favorite broad comedies? We think the answer has something to do with the inevitability of growing up, while resisting growing old. Discussed are such life-shaping films as Dumb & Dumber, Grosse Pointe Blank, Caddyshack, The Jerk, Office Space, and many more.

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The death of George Carlin was a big blow to the entertainment world. At the risk of sounding crass during a sensitive time, we dare to ask why? Why is comedy so important? Why do some people seem to construct their very identities around their favorite broad comedies? We think the answer has something to do with the inevitability of growing up, while resisting growing old. Discussed are such life-shaping films as Dumb &amp; Dumber, Grosse Pointe Blank, Caddyshack, The Jerk, Office Space, and many more.

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      <title>Spout Post: Caddyshack (1980, USA, Harold Ramis) ***1/2</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/131080/default.aspx'>CinemaRian</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 5/12/2008 12:04:47 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> In Caddyshack, stupidity is not a problem for the film- it's the movie's method on the way to greatness. The movie knows its dumb, wants to be dumb, and we approve of its being dumb, because it couldn't be as funny any other way. It's the kind of movie that gets a big laugh out of a guy getting hit in the testicles with a golf ball. And right there I have run out of material for a review, because, really, there's not much more to say, but I continue anyway. According to director Harold Ramis in the DVD documentary, the movie was originally supposed to be an early sex comedy about a teenager trying to get laid, but he found that the supporting cast was far more interesting, so the odyssey of the teen (named as Danny Noonan and played by Michael O'Keefe) became a very loose plotline to build a number of comic scenes around. And that was a good idea, because the movie's only weakness is when it slows down to watch Danny try to nail some other girl, just like we've seen in tons of other movies. When the film really takes off, the veteran players take over. Danny is a caddy for Ty Webb (Chevy Chase) the son of a rich guy who spent far too much time doing drugs in college and uses Zen Buddhist tactics to better his golf game, leading to the catchphrase "Be the ball!" The golf course is owned by local judge Elihu Smalls (Ted Knight) who is pretentious, mean spirited, and petty, but in a amusing way. Smalls is terrified by the presence of Al Czervik (Rodney Dangerfield) an uncultured and obnoxious hick who made big bucks and embarrasses everyone with his inappropriate sexual jokes. There's also Carl Spackler (Bill Murry), a Vietnam veteran who is slightly insane and works as the course's groundskeeper. Carl is tormented is also tormented- by a gopher, who has a taken up residence on the field and refuses to leave, not matter what. You just won't believe how funny this stuff is. Despite the cast has a comic ledged as well as two Saturday Night Live veterans, Ted Knight manages to steal every scene he's in and proves himself to a major comic talent. This is impressive, as his best known part previously had been as the stupid newscaster on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but here he really outdoes himself, playing a character who hilariously is always awkwardly obvious when he thinks he's being subtle. Dangerfield, Chase and Murray are all funny too, and whenever they are on the screen the movie is just one funny joke after another, which why the plot involving Danny is so disappointing- I didn't care at all whether this boring kid had sex with the hot babe or not. Besides, I didn't think she was that hot. Does Caddyshack portray a comic wit and sophistication on the level of Woody Allen or the Marx Brothers? No. Is it sometimes funnier than those artists lesser works? Yes. The basic thing a comedy must do is be funny, and Caddyshack is funnier than 98% of all of other comedies out there. Caddyshack (1980)<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 16:04:47 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>CinemaRian</spout:postby><spout:postto>CinemaRian Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>5/12/2008 12:04:47 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>In Caddyshack, stupidity is not a problem for the film- it's the movie's method on the way to greatness. The movie knows its dumb, wants to be dumb, and we approve of its being dumb, because it couldn't be as funny any other way. It's the kind of movie that gets a big laugh out of a guy getting hit in the testicles with a golf ball. And right there I have run out of material for a review, because, really, there's not much more to say, but I continue anyway. According to director Harold Ramis in the DVD documentary, the movie was originally supposed to be an early sex comedy about a teenager trying to get laid, but he found that the supporting cast was far more interesting, so the odyssey of the teen (named as Danny Noonan and played by Michael O'Keefe) became a very loose plotline to build a number of comic scenes around. And that was a good idea, because the movie's only weakness is when it slows down to watch Danny try to nail some other girl, just like we've seen in tons of other movies. When the film really takes off, the veteran players take over. Danny is a caddy for Ty Webb (Chevy Chase) the son of a rich guy who spent far too much time doing drugs in college and uses Zen Buddhist tactics to better his golf game, leading to the catchphrase "Be the ball!" The golf course is owned by local judge Elihu Smalls (Ted Knight) who is pretentious, mean spirited, and petty, but in a amusing way. Smalls is terrified by the presence of Al Czervik (Rodney Dangerfield) an uncultured and obnoxious hick who made big bucks and embarrasses everyone with his inappropriate sexual jokes. There's also Carl Spackler (Bill Murry), a Vietnam veteran who is slightly insane and works as the course's groundskeeper. Carl is tormented is also tormented- by a gopher, who has a taken up residence on the field and refuses to leave, not matter what. You just won't believe how funny this stuff is. Despite the cast has a comic ledged as well as two Saturday Night Live veterans, Ted Knight manages to steal every scene he's in and proves himself to a major comic talent. This is impressive, as his best known part previously had been as the stupid newscaster on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but here he really outdoes himself, playing a character who hilariously is always awkwardly obvious when he thinks he's being subtle. Dangerfield, Chase and Murray are all funny too, and whenever they are on the screen the movie is just one funny joke after another, which why the plot involving Danny is so disappointing- I didn't care at all whether this boring kid had sex with the hot babe or not. Besides, I didn't think she was that hot. Does Caddyshack portray a comic wit and sophistication on the level of Woody Allen or the Marx Brothers? No. Is it sometimes funnier than those artists lesser works? Yes. The basic thing a comedy must do is be funny, and Caddyshack is funnier than 98% of all of other comedies out there. Caddyshack (1980)</spout:body></item>
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