At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, 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 favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.
Acting
Murray and Dangerfield basically wrote their own dialogue on set.
Direction
Ramis somehow corralled four comedy titans into coherence.
Production
That animatronic gopher puppet cost more than the actual golf course.
Director
Harold Ramis
Chevy Chase
Ty Webb
Rodney Dangerfield
Al Czervik
Ted Knight
Judge Smails
Bill Murray
Carl Spackler
Michael O'Keefe
Danny Noonan
Sarah Holcomb
Maggie O'Hooligan
Cindy Morgan
Lacey Underall
Albert Salmi
Mr. Noonan
Scott Colomby
Tony D'Annunzio
Dan Resin
Dr. Beeper
Elaine Aiken
Mrs. Noonan
Henry Wilcoxon
The Bishop
Brian Doyle-Murray
Lou Loomis
Ann Ryerson
Grace
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bill Murray and Chevy Chase filmed their one scene together during their real-life SNL feud—the tension you see is genuine.
Rodney Dangerfield was so insecure about his acting that he kept asking Ramis if he was ruining the movie; his entire performance was improvised.
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