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Auggie

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6. It's an old friend you like to catch up with every few years (SPOILERS)
Tue Aug 6, 2019, 11:02 AM
Aug 2019

I think it can best be described as a cult film with some memorable scenes performed by an ensemble cast of top 70's comedians -- cutting-edge with a sort of like "independent small-film vibe" much like Animal House a few years before.

Danny Noonan’s storyline drags, but it's needed for Chase, Murray, Knight and Dangerfield to shine. These are the guys we want to see. We watched Chase and Murray rise to stardom on SNL. Dangerfield's appearances on The Tonight Show were already legendary.

Caddyshack is about the classic battle between rich and poor, a credit that is often overlooked. Isn’t it wonderful how big money, conservatism, bigotry and hypocrisy get metaphorically blown to bits by Carl, the Assistant Greenskeeper? Don’t we love it when Smails get his comeuppance at the hands of Moose and Rocko?

There's even a happy ending -- everyone gets laid!

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