Caddyshack II

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Caddyshack II
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Allan Arkush
Produced by	Neil Canton, Peter Guber, Jon Peters
Written by	Harold Ramis, Peter Torokvei
Starring	Jackie Mason, Randy Quaid, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Jessica Lundy
Music by	Ira Newborn
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	July 22, 1988
Running time	98 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

Caddyshack II is a 1988 sequel to the 1980 cult classic golf comedy film Caddyshack. The film stars Jackie Mason, Dan Aykroyd, Robert Stack, Dyan Cannon, Chevy Chase, Jonathan Silverman and Jessica Lundy.

The original Caddyshack was rated R, but the sequel was rated PG.

[edit] Plot

Kate Hartounian (Jessica Lundy) and her father, Jack (Jackie Mason), apply for membership at Bushwood, the club from the first movie. When the current members meet Jack, who builds low-income housing, his application to join is rejected. In retaliation, Jack buys the majority stock to Bushwood and turns it into an amusement park.

[edit] Reception

The movie made USD $11 million compared to the original’s USD $39 million gross at the box office.

Cast reception was negative. Chevy Chase, who reprises the role of Ty Webb, was rumored to have murmured to the film’s director Allan Arkush during post-production, “Call me when you’ve dubbed the laugh-track,” before walking away in disgust. Arkush, who also directed Rock ’n’ Roll High School in 1979, begged Rodney Dangerfield to come in and save the script at the last minute. Upon reading it, Dangerfield asked, “What’s with the ferris wheel?” and dropped it in the wastebasket.

Rodney Dangerfield was replaced by Jackie Mason, Ted Knight was replaced by Robert Stack, and Bill Murray was replaced by Dan Aykroyd.

The film wound up receiving four Golden Raspberry Award nominations; it “won” two of them. It was nominated for Worst Picture and Worst Actor (Jackie Mason). And it “won” both the awards for Worst Supporting Actor (Dan Aykroyd) and Worst Original Song (for the song “Jack Fresh”).

The theme song for Caddyshack II is “Nobody’s Fool,” performed by Kenny Loggins. His hit song “I’m All Right” was featured in the first film.