In Caddyshack, Bill Murray as Carl Spackler fantasizes winning the Masters golf tournament while comparing himself to which character in his monologue?
"get along due to a feud dating back to their days on ""Saturday Night Live"", but were at least tolerant and professional towards each other while on set), until then, did not appear in a scene together. The three met for lunch and wrote the scene. This is the only film that Chase and Murray have appeared in together. Bill Murray's famous ""Cinderella story"" scene was improvised based on two lines of stage direction. Ramis gave him direction to act as a child announcing his own imaginary golf moment, with Murray then improvising. The flowers were his idea. Murray was"
"decades of his life, he worked sporadically and accepted minor acting roles in a number of television and film productions. He guest-starred in shows including ""Daniel Boone"", ""Perry Mason"", ""I Spy"", ""It Takes a Thief"", ""Wild Wild West"", ""Gunsmoke"", ""Cimarron Strip"", ""Cagney & Lacey"", ""The Big Valley"", ""Private Benjamin"" and ""Marcus Welby, M. D."", as well as in a smaller number of films, including a memorable turn as the golf-obsessed Bishop Pickering in the 1980 comedy ""Caddyshack"". In one scene, he plays golf in the driving rain with groundskeeper Carl, played by actor Bill Murray. It took hours to film"
"obnoxious nouveau riche property developer who was a guest at a golf club, where he clashed with the uptight Judge Elihu Smails (played by Ted Knight). His role was initially smaller, but because he and fellow cast members Chevy Chase and Bill Murray proved adept at improvisation, their roles were greatly expanded during filming (much to the chagrin of some of their castmates). His appearance in ""Caddyshack"" led to starring roles in ""Easy Money"" and ""Back To School"". Unlike his stand-up persona, his comedy film characters were portrayed as successful and generally popular—if still loud, brash and detested by the"
"starred on the short-lived comedy ""Szysznyk"" with Ned Beatty; and appeared in six episodes of ""One Day at a Time"" (1977–78) as Cliff Randall. The sports comedy film ""Caddyshack"" (1980) was to have Colomby and Michael O'Keefe in the leading roles as rival golf caddies, but when co-stars Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, and Bill Murray brought an unexpected life to their characters, the script was gradually retooled to focus more on the adult stars. The finished film had Colomby in a supporting role, and he receives no on-screen credit in the film's opening credits. Two years later, he"
"three have been closed. Bill Murray and two of his brothers were in attendance when a new location opened in Rosemont, Illinois, in April 2018. Caddyshack Caddyshack is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis, and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray. Doyle-Murray also has a supporting role. The film was dedicated to producer Douglas Kenney, who died shortly after the film's release. ""Caddyshack"" was Ramis' directorial debut and was a major boost to the film career of Dangerfield, who was previously known mostly"
"Bill Murray during a skit filmed during spring training in , regarding Chico Escuela's (portrayed by Garrett Morris) tell all book, ""Bad Stuff 'bout The Mets"" (a parody of Sparky Lyle's tell all book about the New York Yankees, ""The Bronx Zoo""). He appeared as himself in a episode of ""Everybody Loves Raymond"" along with several other members of the 1969 Mets. Ed Kranepool made a living after retirement as a stockbroker and restaurateur, is currently working for a credit card processing company. He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1990 and is currently living"
"such as the poor swings of everyone, except for O'Keefe. In 2007, Taylor Trade Publishing released ""The Book of Caddyshack"", an illustrated paperback retrospective of the movie, with cast and crew Q&A interviews. The book was written by Scott Martin. Denmark was the only place outside the US/Canada where ""Caddyshack"" was initially a hit. The distributor had cut 20 minutes from the movie to emphasize Bill Murray's role. This film is also second on Bravo's ""100 Funniest Movies"". The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: In 1980, CBS Records issued a soundtrack to ""Caddyshack"". It includes"
"10 songs, four of which were performed by Kenny Loggins. There was a 1988 sequel, Caddyshack II, which did poorly at the box office. On June 7, 2001, Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, and their brothers opened a themed restaurant inspired by the movie at the World Golf Village, near St. Augustine, Florida. The restaurant is meant to resemble the fictional Bushwood Country Club, and serves primarily American cuisine. The brothers are all active partners and make occasional appearances at the restaurant. Three more Caddyshack restaurants were opened, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Orlando, and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; however, all"
"and Magic supplied the visual effects for these scenes. Harold Ramis, who co-wrote the original ""Caddyshack"" with Brian Doyle-Murray and Douglas Kenney, described ""Caddyshack II"", which he co-wrote with Peter Torokvei, as ""terrible."" In an interview with The A.V. Club in 1999, Ramis said that, Ramis was later quoted as saying that Dangerfield was the only one who expressed any interest in doing a sequel in the first place. Ted Knight had died two years earlier, Bill Murray was not interested in reprising his role as Carl the greens keeper, and he said Chevy Chase had ""already moved on"", although"
"of the film. ""Lost in Translation"" director Sofia Coppola said that the central scene of Scarlett Johansson and Murray lying on the bed together took multiple takes because the actors did not seem to be getting along. She eventually stopped for the day and started again the next morning. Bill Murray William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He first gained exposure on ""Saturday Night Live"", a series of performances that earned him his first Emmy Award, and later starred in comedy films—including ""Meatballs"" (1979), ""Caddyshack"" (1980), ""Stripes"" (1981), ""Tootsie"" (1982), ""Ghostbusters"" (1984),"
"Thinking someone had defecated in the pool due to the candy's perceived resemblance to human feces, all the partygoers make a mad scramble out of the pool. When Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) is cleaning out the pool afterward and recognizes the offending item as a Baby Ruth bar (""It's no big deal!""), he takes a bite out of it, much to the disgust of the country club's owners (played by Ted Knight and Lois Kibbee), who still believe it to be feces. Baby Ruth was used in the American film ""The Goonies"" by Chunk to befriend Sloth. In the film"
"Dynamite Hack Dynamite Hack is a post-grunge band, formed in Austin, Texas in 1997 taking its name from a line in the film ""Caddyshack"" in which Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) describes the marijuana he is smoking as ""dynamite hack"" to Ty Webb (Chevy Chase). They are best known for their cover of ""Boyz-n-the-Hood"", an acoustic re-imagining of the rap single by Eazy-E. The song was the first single from their 2000 album ""Superfast"" and peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. In its wake, the group recorded a full-length album, titled ""Superfast"", which was released locally"
"the country club's stodgy co-founder and director of the caddie scholarship program, by caddying for him. Meanwhile, Carl Spackler, a somewhat-unhinged greens-keeper, is entrusted with combating a potentially disastrous gopher infestation. He employs a variety of methods to kill the gopher (e.g. shooting, drowning) without success. Al Czervik, a brash and obnoxious ""nouveau riche"", begins appearing at the club. Smails is heckled by Czervik as he tees off, causing his shot to go badly wrong. Smails throws his putter in a fit of frustration and accidentally injures another club-member. Danny takes responsibility for the incident, as a ploy to gain"
"to their union, which ensures that US TV talk shows interview their members regularly. On the show, Maury introduces Butters as ""Napoleon Bonaparte from South Park."" Butters wins a trip to the largest miniature golf course in the world. Stan, Kyle, and Cartman are watching the show at home and become angry that Butters got ""their"" prize. Cartman calls ""Maury"" and tries to get himself on the show. The operator tells him they aren't currently interviewing people with deformities, but are trying to find ""out of control kids"" for a future episode. Cartman convinces his mom to take him on"
"easy to laugh at heartland eccentrics in, say, Alexander Payne's ""About Schmidt"", Jarmusch's film avoids caricature, and Murray's poker face melts. Don feels a bittersweet regret at becoming exactly the sort of granite-faced wise guy Bill Murray has made his rep at enshrining. Murray is at a point in his career when his self-effacement has achieved high comic art, and he collaborates with Jarmusch at a point in his career when he's trying to be something more than hipster-serene. Both succeed, by committing to the notion that a yearning to be reborn within a hopeless, brittle soul is worthy of"
"Bill Murray William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He first gained exposure on ""Saturday Night Live"", a series of performances that earned him his first Emmy Award, and later starred in comedy films—including ""Meatballs"" (1979), ""Caddyshack"" (1980), ""Stripes"" (1981), ""Tootsie"" (1982), ""Ghostbusters"" (1984), ""Scrooged"" (1988), ""Ghostbusters II"" (1989), ""What About Bob?"" (1991), and ""Groundhog Day"" (1993). He also co-directed ""Quick Change"" (1990). Murray garnered additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in ""Lost in Translation"" (2003), which earned him a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor, as well"
"film ""Bloodsucking Bastards"". Joel has been married to Eliza Coyle since 1989 and they have four children; three sons (Hank, Gus, and Louie) and one daughter (Annie). He and his brothers own a country-club themed restaurant, the Murray Brothers ""Caddyshack"" (run by his brother Andy), named after the 1980 comedy film which starred his brothers Bill and Brian, located in the World Golf Village resort near St. Augustine, FL. He uses his free time writing, playing golf and coaching his sons in baseball, volleyball, and basketball. He currently resides in Cheviot Hills, California. Joel Murray Joel Murray (born April 17,"
"who have snatched one of his TVs and then saunters down the Hollywood streets in triumph. While trying to kill what he believes to be a crime boss, but is in actuality Nick Fury under the hypnotic affects of The Ringmaster, he battles the Jack Truman incarnation of Deathlok. The Clown eventually recognized The Ringmaster when he appears on television running for elected office under the guise of ""Martin Thraller"". The Clown shows up at the national convention as The Ringmaster is about to appear on television in an attempt to hypnotize the viewers to elect him President. The Clown"
"skilled in baseball as he was in basketball. Jordan is assigned a publicist and assistant, Stan Podolak, to make his new career less bumpy. Elsewhere, in outer space, an intergalactic amusement park called Moron Mountain faces dwindling popularity, so its owner, Mr. Swackhammer, sends his diminutive minions, the Nerdlucks, to capture the Looney Tunes as new entertainment. The Looney Tunes live in an animated world called ""Looney Tunes Land"" hidden in the center of Earth, but ignore the Nerdlucks' threats and challenge them to a game of basketball. The Nerdlucks steal the talents of professional basketball players Charles Barkley, Shawn"
"Murray. The movie was a commercial success and became the first of six film collaborations between Murray and Ramis. His third film and his directorial debut was ""Caddyshack"", which he wrote with Kenney and Brian Doyle-Murray. It starred Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, and Bill Murray. Like Ramis's previous two films, ""Caddyshack"" was a commercial success. In 1982, Ramis was attached to direct the film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book ""A Confederacy of Dunces"" by John Kennedy Toole. The film was to star John Belushi and Richard Pryor, but the project was aborted. In 1984, Ramis collaborated with"
"with her. Chic Murray Charles Thomas McKinnon ""Chic"" Murray (6 November 1919 – 29 January 1985), was a Scottish comedian and actor. He appeared in various roles on British television and film, most notably in the 1967 version of ""Casino Royale"", and portrayed Liverpool Football Club manager Bill Shankly in a musical. In 2005, he was named in ""The Comedian's Comedian"". Murray was born in Greenock, Inverclyde. He began his career as a musician in amateur groups such as ""The Whinhillbillies"" and ""Chic and His Chicks"" while an apprentice at the Kincaid shipyard, Inverclyde, in 1934. Maidie Dickson(1922-2010) was already"
"elements of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film ""Psycho"" with Sideshow Bob staying at the Bates Motel. Homer surprising Bart with his new hockey mask recalls the film ""Friday the 13th Part III"" and Sideshow Bob's tattoos on his knuckles are similar to those of Robert Mitchum's character in ""The Night of the Hunter"" (Mitchum also played the villain Max Cady in the original 1962 version of ""Cape Fear""). While singing ""Three Little Maids From School Are We"" from ""The Mikado"" during the car trip to Terror Lake, Homer and Bart's hats allude to ""I Love Lucy"". The scene featuring Ned Flanders"
"Groucho Marx used to do. Peter Venkman Peter Venkman, Ph.D., is a fictional character from the ""Ghostbusters"" franchise. He appears in the films ""Ghostbusters"" and ""Ghostbusters II"" and in the animated television series ""The Real Ghostbusters"". In both live action films, he was portrayed by Bill Murray, and was voiced in the animated series first by Lorenzo Music and then by Dave Coulier. He is a parapsychologist and the leader of the Ghostbusters. In 2008, Peter Venkman was selected by the magazine ""Empire"" as one of ""The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time"", described by Empire's Nick de Semlyen"
"the , the voice of Qui the Promoter in the 2005 video game ""Jade Empire"", a minor appearance on the Disney show ""Recess"" during a yo-yo competition, Prince Huge on ""Adventure Time"" in the episode ""The Hard Easy"", Charlie in Mike Judge's ""The Goode Family"", and Jacob on ""Motorcity"". Murray voiced the villainous corporate executive Mr. Twitchell on the Christmas special ""Frosty Returns"". Brian Doyle-Murray Brian Doyle-Murray (né Murray; born October 31, 1945) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter. The older brother of actor/comedian Bill Murray, he has appeared in several films, including ""Caddyshack"", ""Scrooged"", ""Ghostbusters II"","
"known for his catch phrase ""When does the hurting stop?"". Bill is continually depressed, sometimes almost to the point of psychosis. He appears to have a deep-seated hatred for Scooter, having even tried to kill Scooter with a rock while muttering his catch phrase. Scooter (voiced by Curtis Armstrong) is a jolly, overly enthusiastic caveman and is blissfully unaware of Bill's attitude toward him. He loves to invent such things as a square wheel, baseball (actually ""beesball"" because they use a beehive as the ball), a washing machine that uses fire, and the pogo stick. Predictably, his inventions often have"
"final hole, the score is tied. Judge Smails makes a putt for birdie with his prized ""Billy Baroo"" putter. With Danny about to attempt a difficult putt to tie, Czervik again redoubles the wager to $160,000 per team that Danny will make the putt. Danny's putt leaves the ball hanging over the edge of the hole. At that moment, Carl, in his latest attempt to kill the gopher, detonates a series of plastic explosives that he has rigged around the golf course. The explosion shakes the ground and causes the ball to drop into the hole, tying the match but"
"success counseling prisoners, preaching to convince others to stay away from gambling. Titanic Thompson Alvin Clarence Thomas (November 30, 1893 – May 19, 1974) was an American gambler, golfer and hustler better known as Titanic Thompson. He was a major witness at the 1929 Arnold Rothstein murder trial in New York City. Thompson traveled the country wagering at cards, dice games, golf, shooting, billiards, horseshoes and proposition bets of his own devising. As an ambidextrous golfer, card player, marksman and pool shark, his skills and reputation were compared to ""Merlin himself"". Writer Damon Runyon allegedly based the character Sky Masterson,"
"characters, while frequently undercutting the horror aspect of the show with comedy. Sunnydale High School is situated atop a portal to hell called a Hellmouth, which Whedon uses to symbolize the high-school-as-hell experience. Pragmatically, Whedon admitted that placing the high school on a Hellmouth allows the writers to confront the main characters with an endless array of evil creatures. Veteran character actor Mark Metcalf appeared in heavy prosthetic make-up for the role of the Master, belying his iconic performance in the film ""National Lampoon's Animal House"" (1978) as Douglas C. Neidermeyer, a strident rule-following ROTC officer (and the associated role"
"his review for ""TIME"", Richard Schickel praised the three lead actors: ""Of the ghost wranglers, the pair played by writers Aykroyd and Ramis are sweetly earnest about their calling, and gracious about giving the picture to their co-star Bill Murray. He obviously (and wisely) regards Dr. Peter Venkman as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop fully his patented comic character."" Pauline Kael had problems with the chemistry among the three lead actors: ""Murray is the film's comic mechanism ... but nobody else has much in the way of material, and since there's almost no give-and-take among the three men, Murray's lines"
"pool. He also knows German, and once spoke a few phrases while dressed up as Adolf Hitler while promoting the extermination of Jews to an oblivious audience that did not speak German. Cartman can also be seen speaking broken German with an American accent in Season 15 Episode 2 ""Funnybot"". Conversely in one episode (""Major Boobage"") Cartman acts as an Oskar Schindler character for the town's cats, a rare case of a subplot based on Cartman's altruism. Cartman frequently teases Kenny for being poor, and derides Kenny's family for being on welfare. He will also use an awkward pause during"
"describes him as similar to a """"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner""-era"" Tracy. ""Entertainment Weekly"" editor Lisa Schwarzbaum described his appearance as a cross between Tracy and an eccentric out of a George Booth cartoon. ""TIME"" editor Richard Corliss also makes the comparison, calling him a ""trash compacted version"" of Tracy. He has also been compared to Walter Matthau, another inspiration for the character's design, by ""LA Weekly"" editor Scott Foundas, suggesting that actor Ed Asner was channeling him while performing the role of Carl. ""Variety"" editor Todd McCarthy described Carl as a combination of both Tracy and Matthau. The relationship"
"footage from their previous encounter two years earlier (which seems to depict Cecil as having won fairly instead of by cheating Bugs with his cousins). Bugs then goes to Cecil's tree home disguised as an old man (a parody of Bill Thompson's ""Old Timer"" character from the radio series ""Fibber McGee and Molly"") to ask the turtle his secret. Cecil, not in the least bit fooled by the disguise remarks, ""Clean livin', friend. Clean livin'..."". And then reveals his streamlined shell lets him win, and produces a set of blueprints for his ""air-flow chassis"". The turtle ends the conversation with"
"production values, I wonder whether it represents a good omen from the finest director now at work."" The film was parodied in the 1993 ""Simpsons"" episode ""Cape Feare"", with Sideshow Bob in the role of Cady. They also pay homage to another Robert Mitchum film ""The Night of the Hunter"" in which Sideshow Bob's knuckles (scaled down for a cartoon character with one fewer finger on each hand) say ""Luv"" (Love) and ""Hāt"" (Hate, with the diacritical mark providing the long vowel). In 1995, professional wrestler Waylon Mercy made his WWE (then WWF) debut, with his gimmick based on De"