CADDYSHACK (1980) 🏌🏼‍♂️ First Time Watching 🎬 Movie Reaction

[@CigarMick]

"I get no respect, no respect." RIP Rodney Dangerfield. You will be missed.

[@BM-hb2mr]

Your mother is so fa.... Nevermind can't say that anymore. He was one of the greatest Roasters on the planet. I grew up with him I mean not neighbors bu5

[@skatedurr]

fun fact, he didn't even start doing comedy till his mid 40s, amazing man

[@aaaht3810]

"My psychiatrist told me I was crazy." "So I said, If you don't mind doc, I'd like a second opinion." "He said, OK, you're ugly too."

[@CigarMick]

@@aaaht3810 "No respect, no respect." LOL

[@TennSeven]

"When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them." "One time my whole family played hide and seek. They found my mother in Pittsburgh!"

[@dupersuper1938]

"After watching Ghostbusters I'm really not a fan of him." There's a phrase I NEVER thought I'd hear in my life...

[@dnish6673]

He is a bit of a sex pest in that movie. And Stripes. And Groundhog Day.

[@soruffsotuff6214]

@@dnish6673 2:38 Interesting statement about Murrary...is he a bigger sex pest than say Sean Connery in any Bond movies

[@BigTroyT]

The reason the plot is so disjointed is because the movie was originally supposed to be a coming-of-age movie, focused on Danny and his girlfriend. But they'd brought in many of the top comedians, and they were so funny that they kept expanding their roles, and shrinking the coming-of-age plot until it was almost completely removed, with the plot changing to center around the tournament and the contest between Ty & Danny vs. the Judge. That allowed for a lot more great comedy, but they probably should have re-shot some scenes to clean up the old plot. But they were out of time and out of money, so they still had some of the old plot left behind. And, yes, the Caddy Master was played by Bill Murray's brother, Brian Doyle-Murray, who you've probably seen in Groundhog Day (as the Mayor) and in Wayne's World (as Noah Vanderhoff of Noah's Arcade).

[@billbabcock1833]

And Clark Griswold's boss is Christmas Vacation.

[@BigTroyT]

@@billbabcock1833 Yes. He's the king of the cameos too - he's got hundreds of credits, just not many huge roles. However, he was the co-writer of the Caddyshack script, and it was his original story idea.

[@canaisyoung3601]

And, like Bill, Brian Doyle-Murray was a cast member on Saturday Night Live (first in season five [1979 to 1980] and again in season seven [1981 to 1982] He did write for that crummy sixth season [1980-1981], but no one really brings that up).

[@conureron3792]

Also was in JFK as Jack Ruby.

[@dupersuper1938]

Also Frank's dad in Scrooged.

[@MrYoup11]

Dawn, you need to watch Back to School where Rodney Dangerfield is the actual star of the show and not the guy that steals all the laughs.

[@reesebn38]

A classic! I also love Easy Money. Dangerfield & Joe Pesci playing best pals is the best!

[@trenttaylor-n4d]

Back to school IS best movie ever!

[@horrorandanime1990]

Can’t forget my 5 wives

[@reesebn38]

@@trenttaylor-n4d I saw it in the theatre. It was a big summer movie.

[@ink-cow]

Extra incentive for a modern viewer to watch Back to School: super young Robert Downey Jr

[@firedoc5]

As one of the world's worse avid golfers, so much of this hits home. The more you know about golf, the funnier it is. People would say that golf was boring, but we would tell them to go with us and it was never boring. The stories behind the scenes of making the movie is well worth watching.

[@Hawkskull]

A "caddyshack" is a shack (rundown small building) where the caddies (people who carry the golf clubs) hang out when not accompanying a golfer out on the course

[@zziicckk01]

It wasn't really a hard concept to grasp, but it seemed beyond her understanding for some reason ha ha ha

[@dabreal82]

Somebody uses Wikipedia...

[@AlexFaye-ti8gq]

Hahahaha Oh God, you actually think she can read?

[@mikelipke9404]

there is a scene early in the movie, the first scene showing the caddie shack, and there is a sign. CADDYSHACK. and she didn't figure it out until the scene where Danny's girlfriend said she was pregnant. oh that must be the caddyshack.

[@Dularr]

Rodney Dangerfield was playing his stand up routine persona.

[@pete_lind]

Bill Murray got his role after scrip and casting was done , thats why he has so few scenes with other people.

[@DR_DOOM_3298]

The judge's wife asks Danny, who she thought was the Judge to "loofah my stretch marks". BEST•MOVIE•EVER I can see if you aren't particularly familliar with golf, or cultural references fron the late 70s / early 80s US & that style of humor that there are definitely things in this that just won't land with you.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Rodney Dangerfield now gets his respect...I'm not entirely convinced Bill Murray is an actor. He's just Bill Murray on camera and it works.

[@RobertLutece909]

He was great in _Stripes._ Also, if you want to see him do serious acting watch _Lost in Translation._

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

@@RobertLutece909 - Playing an obnoxious smartmouth.

[@jk07ist]

"How do you fill up the hole then?" No comment needed.

[@mikegilgenbach4840]

Laughs 40 times..."I didnt like it."

[@tofersiefken]

I can't speak for others, but I appreciate that you are willing to go into movies open minded, and regardless the outcome, regardless of whether your opinion of a movie supports my own (often biased by nostalgia) opinion, I'm here for your honest reaction. (There are a lot of movies from this era that I look back on and realize they appealed to a very different, younger (juvenile) version of myself.)

[@norwegianblue2017]

To be completely fair, a lot of the appeal of this movie is based on nostalgia. It hasn't aged all that well for a modern audience. That said, I do love it and I think it takes a couple of viewings to truly appreciate the little scenes and some of the humor. It is just so damn quotable with all the one liners from Murray, Chase, Dangerfield and Ted Knight.

[@stupidsmart-phone6911]

You'll have to watch Rodney Dangerfield clips when he was a guest on Johnny Carson. An absolute riot, even after he sat down he'd still tell jokes non-stop, Johnny could never do a serious interview.

[@reesebn38]

One of the all time great stand-up comedians.

[@rittherugger160]

You change the hole location on the greens regularly. The area around the hole gets more foot traffic which wears the grass away and compacts the soil. Caddies carry the golfer's bag and give advice on club selection. The Caddy Shack is where Caddys pass their time while waiting on customers. There are a lot of types of scholarships. Some pay all or most of your tuition, some a set ammount.

[@kenrobins6262]

(For Dawn's benefit...) You also change the locations to make the hole play differently each day. It makes a difference in the distance if the hole is in the front, middle or back of the green. Also, greens aren't flat. The ball will curve in different directions depending on how the hole is situated on the slopes.

[@rittherugger160]

@@kenrobins6262 I have never seen a course that changes pin placement on a daily basis. It is done often but more than twice a week is quite rare.

[@kenrobins6262]

@@rittherugger160 Maybe it depends where you are. I worked at a private club in Florida and it was every day. A lot of the members were retired and played every day, so they expected it. I also belonged to a club that did. Public courses, where people don’t play consecutive days and the budget is lower, can do it less frequently. And, of course, tournaments always change pins daily.

[@jeffcoat1959]

Bill Murray and Chevy Chase hated each other in real life. The tension between them in that scene is 100% authentic.

[@reesebn38]

Harold Ramis wrote and or directed the greatest comedies of all time! I first became a fan of Harold in 1976 watching Him on SCTV. Moe Greene was classic.

[@jezfield8547]

the caddy is the person who carries the golf bag for the golfer

[@jmominis]

I think maybe a lot of appreciation (or lack thereof) has to do with the viewer’s familiarity with all the comic’s material at the time it was released in 1980. The further away we get the harder it is to gain new fans because of the way this film showcased each one based on their iconic characters or personas and sewed those scenes together into a ‘story’.

[@bryanclark3151]

Caddyshack is a more dated movie than other good films (including comedies) made around the same time. Dawn isn't the first reactor to not feel it. Though, she laughed at plenty of the jokes.

[@jacobyoung729]

@@bryanclark3151 Yup, both of you nail it.

[@yournamehere6002]

@@bryanclark3151 It's a great movie, I don't know what's dated about it. There are very few topical references in the film, it's just Chevy and Rodney's wisecracks and one-liners, Spackler's craziness and lots of gross out jokes and black out gags, I cannot understand how this movie went over her head. Depressing, because Dawn seemed to be a reactor that got stuff. Lately not so much.

[@SirHilaryManfat]

I love all the cast in this movie, I love Animal House and I love that era and style of film making, yet Caddyshack never did it for me either. I do appreciate it though, but it's definitely made on the influence of Peruvian marching powder.

[@jacobyoung729]

@@yournamehere6002 It’s an editing thing, it’s genuinely a bunch of skits all tossed together with no rhyme or reason. They’re all funny but in terms of a real movie it does not hold up because of that, it’s not about the humor itself. As a film lover its immediately obvious, as a pure comedy enjoy its less obvious

[@JRoger777]

ALL boys do not do that!

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

I can honestly say that I never have.

[@norwegianblue2017]

Not even MOST boys. If we ever caught a friend doing something like that back when we were kids, we would be completely grossed out and probably give him a nickname like 'Booger' for life. Picking your nose and eating what comes out are two completely different ballparks.

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

@@norwegianblue2017 - When I was about twelve, one of the gang taught us to hold a finger alongside our nose and blow out a long shiny streamer of tinsel. Why pick when you can do that?

[@Groovy-z3x]

I'm not a big fan of golf but, this movie is funny. 😅

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

R.I.P. Ted Knight, Rodney Dangerfield, Harold Ramis.

[@LymanPhillips]

I think the actress who played Lacey Underalls died a few months ago.

[@Putzy1]

GRUMPY OLD MEN is the way to go if you are looking for oldies being ridiculous. CADDYSHACK is a classic for me but it’s more about nostalgia than because it’s a good movie. I thought it was hilarious when I was a kid but I get that watching it for the first time as an adult might not be as much fun. A smarmy character like Chevy Chase’s always character cracks me up, like in this movie and FLETCH.

[@JohnVinylGen]

The best thing about this movie is the gopher puppet that's only on screen for like one minute.

[@bodine57]

No law that says you have to like everything! I'd much rather have an honest reaction than fake laughter.

[@randogirl-3]

My main take away from the movie is that Ted Knight was hilarious.

[@kaykutcher2103]

That was my takeaway from The Mary Tyler Moore Show as well.

[@jkbrown5496]

In America we just had our second Caddyshack election, right down to the gopher dance.

[@TheLeprechaunjm]

I'm a lifelong Gopher (golfer) and actually played that course in Florida, that was the Bushwood in the movie. All of the holes have changed, but that's where the movie was shot.

[@jimspetdragons3737]

Rodney Dangerfield is a famous comedian known for many one-liners and his signature movements and pulling at his collar. Stars in more than a few movies including Back To School, Meet Wally Sparks, Ladybugs, Easy Money, & Rover Dangerfield (animated).

[@trol68419]

I like how you don't pretend to like something like so many other reviewers seem to do. Your reactions seem very genuine. Keep up the great work.

[@FifteenOh6]

I knew straight away you wouldn't like this movie. The voters should know you better! Also, please watch "Harvey" 🐰

[@alexg1778]

🙄

[@kellynorton]

If you don't like Chevy Chase in this movie, then don't let anyone talk you into watching Fletch.

[@fuzzballzz36]

Wonderful reaction as always Dawn! Just a few notes to clear up some jokes that were meant for us old folks: 11:48 during the Vietnam War, claiming to be gay was one way of avoiding conscription. They marked you Unfit for Military Service. Another way was having a psychiatrist write a note that you were mentally ill. 12:49 She christened the ship "The Flying WASP" (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant). This used to be a prerequisite for joining the upper crust. 14:06 "Loofah my stretch marks."

[@tempsitch5632]

Save your breath.

[@Prone2Thrill]

Well not everyone can have great taste. This movie is a classic comedy!

[@yournamehere6002]

Yeah, she really disappointed me. It's one thing to not necessarily love it, but she really denigrated it, which is bizarre to me.

[@leonbarnes1402]

its not the best comedy from the 80s to be fair.

[@NoiseFetish]

It's a 7/10 at best. And that's because Rodney Dangerfield, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray carry this movie (and then there's the pool scene). If it wasn't for that, it'd be a 5/10 at most.

[@yournamehere6002]

@@leonbarnes1402 It's really 1979 anyway, but it is one of the best comedies of all time.

[@yournamehere6002]

@@leonbarnes1402 What would you consider the best comedy of the 80's? Would you include NIGHT SHIFT in there?

[@davewhitmore1958]

I wore out a VHS copy of this by constantly rewinding to Rodney's "Why this whole place SUCKS!" Superb delivery 😎

[@grodo3487]

It was the sex scene for me

[@davidmills8726]

Oh yeah, that scene. THAT'S how you wore out the tape. Or what you told your parents, anyway.

[@davewhitmore1958]

@davidmills8726 Heh, as lovely as Cindy Morgan was she couldn't hold a candle to Ginger Lynn, Nina Hartley, Vanessa del Rio, etc . . .

[@Dogvinity]

When I heard your dialect, I immediately thought of Bill Murray's boss in this movie, and wondered if you'd understand him fluently. ;-)

[@jimtatro6550]

In 1980, I saw this at the drive-in when I was 12 on a double bill with Cheech and Chong’s next movie. You should check that movie out as well, great time to be a kid.😂

[@Bruno.1027]

That weird old man with the popping eyes lived in my hometown. My mom saw him in the grocery store looking confused at all the vegetables so he was basically the same guy on screen. RIP Rodney.

[@joeygauvin2765]

Whenever I go mini golf I still go na na na na na na😂

[@mikedignum1868]

Such a fun film. Bill Murray mostly adlibs throughout this film.

[@hoodwinkiez]

Back to School is another one.

[@kevinhayes1656]

A caddy is a person that carries your golf bag on a golf course

[@DoggyHateFire]

I appreciate that you actually admit when you don't like a movie. I watch a lot of reactors and it's just impossible to believe that so many of them like everything they watch.

[@gregkirby9059]

i love mini golf

[@ThomasStClair-zr2lb]

I'm kind of half and half with this movie. I like a lot of the ones liners but you can tell this movie basically didn't have a script and a lot of the scenes could be shuffled around and it wouldn't make much difference. Maybe the reason you like other very silly movies is there is still a structure and story? Either way, I appreciate that you are honest with your reactions and reviews. 😊

[@joeconcepts5552]

@@ThomasStClair-zr2lb Well, really, no one cares about the caddies, do they? They get some funny lines and Danny isn’t a bad character. But if it has been mostly the caddy story, it would probably be a forgotten or cult comedy.

[@TylerD288]

Who cares whether certain "scenes could be shuffled around"? Was it funny? Was it entertaining? That's all there is. Some people like to try and analyze these silly comedies and make it so complicated, sheesh. Lighten up!

[@Tom-Mac1975]

Gunga Galunga

[@dunringill1747]

Dawn, your honesty is appreciated, not hated. We don't want your reaction channel to be faked. I do admit I didn't predict you not liking "Caddyshack". For me, I really enjoy this classic comedy. Writer / Director Harold Ramis was a Legend - RIP. Speaking of randomness - Both Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield did what ever they wanted. They were ad-libbing their parts the entire movie. Chevy Chase also went off script and did his own thing quite a lot as well.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Rodney Dangerfield had the same accent but softer in real life. He also didn't shout like that. For a short time, my father was Dangerfield's doctor. And before he married my mother, he used to play cards with Dangerfield and Jackie Mason in the Catskills. I think you would also enjoy another Dangerfield movie, "Back to School." Digging through my father's closet. After he passed away, I found a signed collection of Dangerfield movies. LaserDisc. Never knew my father had these, because by the time we could afford a laser disc player, DVDs were already out.

[@tommarks3726]

Classic that never gets old.

[@DesertHomesteader]

Well ...I appreciate your honesty.

[@CRabbit42]

This is one of the greatest movies ever made. It had romance, action, suspense, wildlife, mystery, and boobies! What's not to love about it? Interesting facts: 1. Bill Murray and Chevy Chase hated each other, mainly because Chevy Chase is a giant wanker who nobody liked to work with.

[@blairhatton3066]

Golf is class, Dawn. Especially with a few cans in the bag. Nothing else matters except hitting the ball and skulling the cans 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

[@Ty_The_Bonsai_Guy]

Love the dancing gopher.

[@RandomDudeOne]

The gopher dances just like Donald Trump.

[@Sda_1487]

This is one of the most quoted movie within my friend group.

[@clarencewalker3925]

Yes, Dawn. That was Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill's brother. The movie you're thinking of is "Groundhog Day."

[@johnway2699]

Yes, he played the mayor of Punxatawney.

[@Tony-Plinkett]

Enough about the frigin' boat! 😫

[@mikejankowski6321]

I’m sorry that this movie wasn’t to your liking, it’s one of my favorites from way back. Your reaction was precious as always, especially the vertical ranking demonstration.

[@teeheeteeheeish]

You can literally watch the Rodney Dangerfield scenes and that is about all you need lol.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Most of the Bill Murray stuff tries my patience, but then, I've never gotten his appeal. Plus the jerks he often played turned out to be similar to his real personality.

[@anbalbach]

Ha ha ha. Like fast forwarding between Sean Penn scenes in Fast Times. And Judge Reinhold in the pirate outfit. And, uh, Phoebe Cates.

[@canaisyoung3601]

What about the scenes of Bill Murray fighting the gopher?

[@StevePaur-hf4vy]

The item floating in the pool is a Baby Ruth candy bar the girl threw in the pool. Baby Ruth is a popular candy bar in America and unfortunately it does look like a log of poop because of the way it's made.

[@Teletran35]

I never thought that someone wouldn't think Rodney is funny.By the 23 minutes you reacted to it I knew you didn't like it....If you ever watch it again watch the people in the background

[@brianbaswell5895]

RIP Rodney Dangerfield!

[@dbsagacious]

"What is a caddy shack? a caddy is like a golf..bag...thing isnt it?" And you call yourself a Scot? For shame 😞😞😞

[@tillasmax]

if you haven't seen it yet you should add "Grumpy Old Men" (1993) to your watch list.

[@buning_sensations5437]

"chubby chase" 😂

[@chrisgrove7829]

I’ve never actually seen this movie from start to finish, but caught all the bits here and there. Some review called this movie meandering in a good way, and I totally agree. It rolls a long, but it’s always entertaining. And one of the premier slobs versus snobs comedies . It all gives me warm fuzzy energy for a simpler time:)

[@alexg1778]

This is an absolute comedy classic.

[@didonna1974]

Rodney Dangerfield was the best part of this movie. Back to school with Rodney Dangerfield is what you should watch if you want to laugh.

[@RandomNonsense1985]

“I’m here to find the fountain of middle age!”

[@anthonysteinberg4853]

Bummed you didn't like this one. One of my all time favorite comedies 😆

[@MrBoyneboy]

New hair , new room , still got the marx bros though lol . love it

[@laurenherda2415]

My favorite comedy, such legends in this

[@BM-hb2mr]

Rodney Dangerfiled os ol school one of the greatest comedians that ever lived. He was great on Johnny Carson. Rip

[@tjd1969]

Apparently the entire cast of this movie were either drunk or high or both for the entire run of shooting. This probably explains a lot about the complete non-serious nature of Caddyshack. Much of the appeal of this movie was how Americans knew all the big comedy actors involved who pretty much did their schtick in the movie. Chevy Chase was at his bumbling and dorky best. Bill Murray played his usual physical and mental incompetent humor. Rodney Dangerfield was...well...classic Rodney, and absolutely stole the show. Ted Knight was as stodgy and elitist as his loved Ted Baxter character on Mary Tyler Moore. Without this perspective of these type-casts, I can see how much was lost in translation...especially those who are younger like our lovely host.

[@TomCat777]

The actress who plays the judge's niece is Cindy Morgan and also was in the movie Tron from 1982. She passed away this past Summer I believe

[@TylerD288]

RIP - People that met her at conventions said she was very friendly.

[@TheStriperhunter]

Back in those days I and my friends golfed a lot. Many of the lines from this classic movie carried over into our games- "No, it's right on the beach" when you hit into the sand, "Captain Hook", "Winter rules", you had to pretend to be Bill Murray washing your ball so disgustingly every ball washer you came to. Skinny-skiing, loofah my stretchmarks, somebody step on a duck- so many one liners that became part of the language back in the day. You had to be there I guess.

[@jackmessick2869]

The lifeguard at the pool had an early version of sunscreen, made with zinc. It didn't work into your skin, actually more of a sunblock. Some of them dried white, some of them dried in an green apple color.

[@gazoontight]

"The Snobs Against The Slobs!"

[@billbabcock1833]

The explosion at the end was WAY bigger than intended. The special effects team used so much gasoline that two airlines pilots radioed the nearby airport that a plane had crashed into a golf course.

[@tlamb1379]

You should never watch Caddyshack 2...

[@Martman5150]

You were so funny in this. Thank you so much. I lmao.

[@logann7942]

You should check out some of Rodney Dangerfield’s stand up/ talk show appearances. He’s hilarious.

[@CaddyJim]

Old man funnies *Rodney Dangerfield (Back to School)*

[@kellynorton]

If you don't dislike a movie from time to time then how can we trust you when you say that you actually do like a movie? So this is good.

[@iambecomepaul]

I STILL say, “the world needs ditch diggers, too” until this day. I’ll probably say it this afternoon. One of the great lines in this flick. I’ll also randomly say, “so I jumped ship in Hong Kong…” for absolutely no reason.

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

Ted Knight spent his early days on the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore show. Both Bill Murray and Chevy Chase were on the early beginnings of Saturday Night Live.

[@kaykutcher2103]

Ted Knight spent his early days giving Norman Bates his blankie in jail. I do love The MTM Show, Knight is hilarious in every scene there.

[@michaelbrzezinski1317]

LOL! the golfball in the nuts

[@AFMountaineer2000]

Growing up I honestly didn't care for this movie but I have since come around and realized how funny it is

[@bobbabai]

I was in college when this movie came out and thought it was the best thing ever. I can't cringe my way through it anymore. Its humor is extremely lazy and just relies on the vibe of the time in which it was made.

[@TylerD288]

@@bobbabai no one cares Bob! Bye! 👋

[@mainmac]

@@TylerD288 get a life

[@MAMoreno]

I don't think it's quite as sharp as its predecessor, Animal House, but it's still a very amusing little statement against classism. Caddyshack II returns to this theme, but it's so hamfisted about it that it makes the first one look downright subtle by comparison.

[@tyrone7635]

I love that she actually did like Bill Murray in this one 😂😅

[@conureron3792]

I was a greenskeeper. Yes, you use the dirt from the new hole to fill the old hole. you first cut just the turf out. Sink the hole auger about 3-5 inches and twist and pull up to get the turf layer. Set that aside. Then sink the hole auger to the full depth to get the sand/dirt to fill the old hole. The turf on top “hides” the old hole.

[@conureron3792]

Another comedy from that era is Animal House - about college/fraternity life.

[@MrLilhauughh]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Chevy, BILL, Rodney = GREATEST MOVIE EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@matthewmarcinko9157]

According to some accounts, with the rampant alcohol and drug usage most of the cast was involved in while not filming, it was a miracle this film got made at all. The behind the scenes stuff is even more insane than what's in the movie...

[@ThurstonDrunk]

"Ya wanna make fourteen dollars the hard way?"

[@ThirstyUrkel]

Mitch Cumstein is still one of the greatest fictional names ever.

[@glenmcdonald375]

"Mike Uumstain"?

[@stevesheroan4131]

In fairness, in the ‘70s and ‘80s we were much more tolerant of movies like this, where it is really like a loosely constructed, thrown together, random bunch of skit-like scenes. Animal House is similar. Both those movies had a little bit of “letting the patients run the asylum” syndrome, where the director had to do the best he could with all the egos and shenanigans he was dealing with on set. I used to not understand how anyone could not find those movies hilarious, but now I can see that they are way more a vibe of that era, which fortunately or unfortunately is long gone. That style of comedy was fresh and groundbreaking back then, but it lands a little softer now IMO. We oldheads are viewing through the lens of these classic movies’ initial impact, which is why we still find them so hilarious, but a lot of them are really a bit of a mess.

[@foljs5858]

"Which fortunately or unfortunately is long gone" unfortunately. Unless you like the crap that passes for a comedy these days. It was a good run, from Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton to the Farelli Brothers and movies like Superbad. The P.C. and preaching prudes era killed comedy dead.

[@bobbabai]

I completely agree with you about this movie and Animal House. I really would not expect my grandchildren to like them at all. I don't like them very much anymore.

[@bobbabai]

​@@foljs5858You just can't stand it when your favorites fail compared to what comes later, or that something could be better now. You wish for the good old days that weren't that great except that you were young with hormones coursing through your veins.

[@stevesheroan4131]

@@bobbabai Agreed. I firmly believe that resistance to the effects of nostalgia and viewing one’s existence through a lens of critical thought will sometimes make one reevaluate their tastes, and fosters intellectual growth. The two movies mentioned are both pretty lowbrow, and if I were to view them for the first time today, I doubt that I would even finish them. I have, however, learned to suspend adult-ness, just as one must suspend disbelief, and I can still enjoy both movies somewhat while still understanding that they aren’t objectively very good examples of filmmaking in general. In other words, I just accept that I’m getting old, and stuff wasn’t better just because it came about when I was younger, but it’s still okay to laugh at it using my adolescent imagination.

[@bobbabai]

@@foljs5858 I'm not aware of anyone who doesn't adore Superbad

[@JohnnyUtah15]

Yes, scholarships pay as long as you keep the grades up.

[@edpublic]

12:45....”HEY MY BUDDY!!!!”...😂🎉

[@robertsmith4681]

Another classic from the time I was growing up, and now you know where the expression "going Caddyshack" comes from and what it means ...

[@MarkWiggins-u8v]

This movie is an acquired taste. You either love it or hate it.

[@independenceltd.]

classic

[@TylerD288]

Yes!

[@colindempsey470]

Ted Knight makes the movie.