Caddyshack
1980movie
Caddyshack was originally envisioned as being Danny’s story but, once filming started, Harold Ramis (making his directorial debut) realized that the comedic characters were actually more interesting. The movie went from being a straight-forward coming-of-age story to an almost plotless collection of gags and jokes, with both Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield improvising the majority of their dialogue and the Gopher emerging as the film’s true star.
“Caddyshack” never finds a consistent comic note of its own, but it plays host to all sorts of approaches from its stars, who sometimes hardly seem to be occupying the same movie. There’s Bill Murray ‘s self-absorbed craziness, Chevy Chase ‘s laid-back bemusement, and Ted Knight’s apoplectic overplaying. And then there is Rodney Dangerfield, who wades into the movie and cleans up.
