re: So, I watched Caddyshack, and I have to admit, I didn't get the hype...

Most of Chevy Chase's stuff in the 80's was great! Caddyshack, Fletch (both of them), and Three Amigos are 4 movies I will stop and watch whenever they are on.

Caddyshack was released nearly a decade before I was born so I missed, to my regret, the initial movie going experience.

Still, it's one of those movies that have stood the passage of time. It's classic comedic gold and a movie I will never tire of watching.

Maybe you missed the boat on it but Caddyshack is friggin great..

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No one has mentioned it but over the years I've realized that Ted Knight was the best actor in the movie. His character is perfect.

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Like I've said (maybe in this thread) - the original vision of the film was to be Michael O'Keefe (Danny) vs Scott Colomby (Tony) - the adults were all supposed to just be support. Once they got Murray (there was some question as to whether he would do it, because he he hadn't yet made up with Chevy at that point) Rodney on board, and Ramis realized what he had with Ted Knight, the kids got crowded out to the edge in favor of the adults.

Now, of the significant roles, only really Ted, Harry Wilcoxin, Bill Murray and Chevy had much in the way of screen acting chops - even Brian-Doyle Murray had mainly been a writer and bit player on SNL. There are great stories about the making of the film - Ted was kind of the consummate professional and disapproved of all the hard partying that was going on during the shoot. They had to deal with a hurricane and being under the approach of a major airport - they had to quickly shoot anything with dialogue during pauses between planes.

Good times...

Judge Smails: I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.

Ty Webb: You take drugs, Danny?
Danny Noonan: Every day.
Ty Webb: Good. Then what's your problem?
Danny Noonan: I don't know.

Bishop: I really enjoy working with young people such as yourself down at our new Lutheran Center... Why don't you drop by sometime, eh?
Danny Noonan: I've often thought of entering the Priesthood.
Bishop: Oh, are you a Roman Catholic?
[Danny nods]
Bishop: Oh, then I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you can't come.

Ty Webb: Take one good guess.
Danny Noonan: Bob Hope?
Ty Webb: Ha ha... No, that guy was Mitch Comstein, my roommate. He was a good guy.

Sandy: I want you to kill every gopher on the course!
Carl Spackler: Check me if I'm wrong Sandy, but if I kill all the golfers, they're gonna lock me up and throw away the key...
Sandy: Gophers, ya great git! Not golfers! The little brown furry rodents!
Carl Spackler: We can do that... we don't even have to have a reason.

Al Czervik: [to his Asian companion] I hear this place is restricted, Wang, so don't tell 'em you're Jewish, okay?

Judge Smails: Spaulding, get dressed you're playing golf.
Spalding Smails: No I'm not grandpa I'm playing tennis.
Judge Smails: You're playing golf and you're going to like it.
Spalding Smails: What about my asthma?
Judge Smails: I'll give you asthma.