History Film / Caddyshack

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Al Czervik is abusive to everybody around him, but they all have it coming, with the possible exception of some of the caddies (and many of them snark right back at Al, which he seems to appreciate).

* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Judge Smails.

** Happens to Ty in the sequel.

* ExactWords:
--> "What's that sign say?"
--> "No bare feet."

* GrossoutFakeout: Happens when a mischievous girl throws a chocolate bar in the club's pool, making people think someone pooped in it. When Carl drains the pool to investigate, he realizes it's a candy bar and takes a bite of it, causing one onlooker to faint.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Al Czervik is abusive to everybody around him, but they all have it coming with the possible exception of some of the caddies (and many of them snark right back at Al, which he seems to appreciate).

* CoolOldGuy: Al Czervik. Ty acts the part, but is in his late 30's at the most.
* {{Corpsing}}: In the extras, Chevy Chase tells a story about Rodney Dangerfield getting increasingly distraught on set. When Chase talked to him between takes, Dangerfield said he was afraid he was ruining the film because he couldn't make anyone laugh and crew were walking away during his scenes. Chase had to explain that ''the whole damn crew'' was doing their best to ''not'' laugh and ruin every single take Dangerfield did.

* SamusIsAGirl: While some keen-eyed reviewers may have noticed before based on her voice, the pool scene can come as a shock when Joey, the youngest and smallest D'Annunzio, suddenly takes off her ever-present baseball cap, suddenly LettingHerHairDown and giving a better view of her face, and then takes off her shirt to reveal a girl's swimsuit beneath.

* RandomEventsPlot: The film was originally written to focus on working-class kid Danny Noonan and his adventures working at a swanky country club. This quickly took a backseat when the filmmakers decided to give the A-list comedian costars free reign to do what they did best, and the finished film is a large collection of hilarious and largely self-contained vignettes, with Danny only being treated as the protagonist at the beginning and end of the story. [[TropesAreTools Not that this is a bad thing]], since the movie probably wouldn't have become the beloved classic it is today had they stuck to the original plan.

Danny Noonan (Creator/MichaelOKeefe) is a young caddy at Bushwood Country Club who has no idea about where his future will lead. His best chance at getting his life on track is to earn a caddy scholarship from Judge Elihu Smails (Knight), the owner of Bushwood. Al Czervik (Dangerfield) is a boorish self-made millionaire who has an interest in purchasing Bushwood. Judge Smails takes an instant dislike towards Czervik, and soon there is conflict between them, the Judge and Danny, and the Judge and Ty Webb (Chase), the charmingly smart-assed playboy golfer who is helping Danny to figure out his real goals. In the meantime, Bushwood's deranged assistant groundskeeper Carl Spackler (Murray) wages war on a rampaging gopher that has been chewing holes throughout the course.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/AnimalHouse''. In fact, the film was pitched as ''[[RecycledInSpace Animal House]]'' [[RecycledInSpace in a country club]]. Harold Ramis and Doug Kenney co-wrote both films.