Play ball!

Rating: 10/10 (5 January 2006)

"Caddyshack" is truly a comedy convention. Chevy Chase as the loopy owner, Bill Murray as the goofy grounds-keeper practically waging World War III against a gopher (or "varmit" as he calls it), and Rodney Dangerfield as an obnoxious millionaire. The movie is mostly an excuse for everyone to be silly - namely the Babe Ruth bar scene. Murray has some great lines, not only about the gopher but also his Dalai Lama monologue. I know that Ted Knight is best known for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", but I will always remember him as the snobbish judge here (I've actually never seen "TMTMS").
As it is, the movie mainly focuses on caddy Danny Noonan (Michael O'Keefe), but for me he almost becomes a back issue to everyone's gags. And it's hard to believe that Maggie was played by Sarah Holcomb (aka Clorette DePasto in "Animal House"). A really funny movie.
Varmit cong! Ha ha ha...