Dana and Tom with returning guest, Joe Boukhari (Instagram - I'll Get to It When I Get to It; Letterboxd Film Commentator - @bagodonuts) revisit Caddyshack (1980): written and directed by Harold Ramis with Douglas Kenney and Brian Doyle Murray, music by Johnny Mandel, cinematography by Stevan Larner, starring Chevy Chase, Ted Knight, Rodney Dangerfield, and Bill Murray.

Plot Summary: Bushwood Country Club: an opulent haven for the wealthy, where life revolves around pristine greens, exclusivity, and egos so inflated they could double as golf carts. But underneath the facade of luxury lies a clash of worlds—working-class caddies and eccentric groundskeepers versus snobby elites—and it’s about to get hilariously out of control.

Danny Noonan (Michael O'Keefe), a young caddy striving to secure his future, finds himself entangled in the club's tangled hierarchy, navigating manipulative judges, raucous millionaires, and life lessons from Ty Webb (Chevy Chase), a laid-back golfer with pearls of wisdom that sound like they came from a Zen koan written by Groucho Marx. Meanwhile, Carl Spackler (Bill Murray), the quirky groundskeeper, engages in an escalating war with a gopher so cunning it could win a philosophy debate.

Add in Al Czervik (Rodney Dangerfield), whose outlandish behavior becomes a catalyst for chaos, and Bushwood transforms into the backdrop for a wild satire of class division, absurd ambition, and the universal search for meaning—through golf, naturally. The result? A comedy that skewers pretense and celebrates the unpredictability of life, all while leaving the audience wondering how a gopher became the most unstoppable force in the universe.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Welcome Back, Joe Boukhari

02:42 Cast and Background for Caddyshack

06:19 Relationship(s) with Caddyshack

09:12 What is Caddyshack About?

13:54 Status of Comedy in Film

24:48 Plot Summary for Caddyshack

26:36 Did You Know?

28:29 First Break

29:26 What's Up with Joe Boukhari?

32:02 The Stanley Rubric - Legacy

45:03 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance

50:33 The Stanley Rubric - Novelty

57:52 Second Break

58:33 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness

01:04:54 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability

01:09:27 The Stanley Rubric - Audience Score and Final Total

01:11:28 Remaining Questions for Caddyshack

01:14:44 Thank You to Joe Boukhari and Remaining Thoughts

01:18:17 Credits

Guest:

Joe Boukhari

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