30 Things You May Not Know About Caddyshack

[Jangler]

http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/07/25/30-things-you-might-not-know-about-caddyshack/

On July 25, 1980, a little movie called 'Caddyshack' premiered in theaters, but no one could anticipate that it would become one of the greatest comedies of all time. Directed by Harold Ramis, the ramshackle story of the slobs and snobs of a private golf club amassed a dream team of comedy talents ranging from Chevy Chase to Rodney Dangerfield to Bill Murray.

In addition to featuring the finest performance ever from an animatronic gopher, the film was also a smash hit when it debuted, providing endless quotes to generations of fans. So it's got that going for it ... which is nice.

4. The original plot for 'Caddyshack' revolved around Danny Noonan's conflicts with the characters played by Ted Knight and Scott Collomby. Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield were only supposed to have cameo-sized roles, but their improvisational routines were so successful that their characters were continuously expanded. As result, Knight and Collomby's roles were reduced for screen time -- much to their annoyance.

6. Bill Murray and Chevy Chase's one scene together almost didn't happen. Ramis realized that the movie's two biggest stars never shared any screentime, so he, along with Murray and Chase, wrote the scene during lunch and shot it later that day. Even more remarkably, Murray and Chase did not get along because of an infamous fight that occurred years before backstage at 'Saturday Night Live.'

22. One of the more popular, sarcastic routines between Ty and Danny was performed as:

Ty: "Do you take drugs, Danny?"

Danny: "Every day."

Ty: "Good."

But for television, the exchange was altered to:

Ty: "Danny, can I ask you a question -- do you do drugs?"

Danny: "No."

Ty: "Good boy."

30. On a visit to the United States, the Dalai Lama was asked by Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura if he'd seen 'Caddyshack.' He said no; but according to Ventura, before he left, he turned to the governor and said, "Gunga, gunga la-gunga."

[Skew]

The only ones I didn't know about was the restaurant and the Dalai Lama.

I worked for the maintenence crew of the Raintree Country Club here in Charlotte when the movie first came out. And what most people don't know is that many of those things were not imaginary. Some of the funniest stories I know happened when I worked for the golf course.