Caddyshack
Golf course chaos
Caddyshack is a 1980 American comedy film set at an exclusive golf club, featuring conflicts between blue-collar caddies and wealthy members, plus a groundskeeper's war against a gopher.
The film became a cult classic and remains a touchstone for golf humor: quoting Caddyshack on the course, a Caddyshack moment.
Its lines—especially Bill Murray's rambling monologues—are widely quoted.
Work meant to amuse
- Chevy ChaseMaryland town near Washington
- gopherBurrowing North American rodent
- 1980Late twentieth century
- quotableWorth citing verbatim
Bill Murray · Rodney Dangerfield · Harold Ramis · cult classic · SNL · Cinderella story · slapstick · ensemble
Troublesome wild animal
- groundskeeperProperty maintenance worker
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- explosivesDetonating substances
animatronic · dancing · Kenny Loggins · extermination · burrow · nemesis · C4 · plastic explosives
Private recreational membership facility
- greenskeeperGolf course maintainer
- fairwayGroomed golf strip
- puttingGolf's finishing strokes
- elitistOne favoring the privileged
membership · tee time · tournament · handicap · clubhouse · pro shop · driving range · links
Improbable rise to victory
- Baby RuthPeanut-covered chocolate bar
- memorableWorth holding onto
- one-linersBrief comedic remarks
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
Condescending, self-important people
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- working classManual laborers collectively
- nouveau richeRecently wealthy, often showy
- old moneyLong-established family fortune
social climbing · exclusion · membership · elitism · pretension · waitstaff · servants · outsider
comedy
Work meant to amuse
- Chevy ChaseMaryland town near Washington
- gopherBurrowing North American rodent
- 1980Late twentieth century
Bill Murray · Rodney Dangerfield · Harold Ramis · quotable · cult classic · SNL · Cinderella story · slapstick · ensemble · Kenny Loggins
varmint
Troublesome wild animal
- groundskeeperProperty maintenance worker
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
explosives · animatronic · dancing · Kenny Loggins · extermination · burrow · nemesis · C4 · plastic explosives · obsession
country club
Private recreational membership facility
- greenskeeperGolf course maintainer
- fairwayGroomed golf strip
- puttingGolf's finishing strokes
elitist · membership · tee time · tournament · handicap · clubhouse · pro shop · driving range · links · divot
Cinderella story
Improbable rise to victory
- Baby RuthPeanut-covered chocolate bar
- memorableWorth holding onto
- one-linersBrief comedic remarks
snobs
Condescending, self-important people
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- working classManual laborers collectively
- nouveau richeRecently wealthy, often showy
old money · social climbing · exclusion · membership · elitism · pretension · waitstaff · servants · outsider · gatekeeping
- 80s Pop CultureBack to the Future, E.T., Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, The Breakfast Club
- Sports FilmsRocky, Rudy, Hoosiers, The Natural, Field of Dreams
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- 1980 highlightsPac-Man, Empire Strikes Back, Mount St. Helens, Moscow Olympics, Iran hostage crisis
- Sports MemoirsKareem, Raging Bull, Behind the Mask
CaddyshackChariots of Fire
1981 Best Picture winner
Rudy · The Natural · Rocky · Million Dollar Baby · Hoosiers
shack, caddy, shacks, unshackled, shackled, shackling, caddies, caddying