"Animal House" with balls....

Rating: 9/10 (30 August 1999)

Golf balls, that is.
Granted, this one doesn't have Bluto, Flounder or Pinto.
Does have a gopher, though.
The plot's invariably the same: the haves against the have-nots. But the war between the classes isn't the issue here. It's laughs, and plenty of them, all served up on an eight iron on the main fairway.
What fan of slob comedy doesn't know and love "Caddyshack"? The cast and crew knows what works and they milk it for all they can. Knight's at his blustering best, Dangerfield in full dominance, Chase in all his SNL-dazed glory, Murray on a comedic tear throughout, a gopher just trying to get by. And then there's Danny Noonan (O'Keefe) who just wants to go to college and make something of himself, caddying in the meantime.
I know people who can quote every scene of this film. I'm not that far gone yet, but there are choice scenes all the way throughout. Dangerfield's intro, the golf club dinner, the swimming pool scene, Chevy's Zen-assisted golf shots, the Bishop's game, the climactic golf contest. There's plenty more, but space is limited.
And through it all, the best cast you could ever hope for in this genre. Best gopher, too.
If you haven't seen "Caddyshack" and call yourself a connoisseur of this kind of film, you deserve to have Bill Murray practice for the Masters in your begonias.
Nine stars. And remember: a donut with no holes is a danish.