Caddyshack (1980 First Feature)

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Harold Ramis’ Caddyshack. Directed and co-written by Harold Ramis and starring Michael O’Keefe, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray, Caddyshack helped launch Ramis’ career as one of Hollywood’s most successful comedy writers and directors.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/caddyshack-1980), Vincent Canby in the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1980/07/25/archives/caddyshack-animal-house-spinoff.html), and Arthur Knight in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/caddyshack-review-1980-movie-1024170/).

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