“Caddyshack” is a comedy about golf, a sport which I like. This is nothing special but Harold Ramis (“Ghostbusters”, “Groundhog Day”) gives us an over the top extravaganza with lots of great talent as first-time director (who has gone on to do better stuff).

World War III is about to start. This is not fought on the battlefield you’d expect a war to be held on; this battlefield is the golf course. A snobby, golf course owner named Judge Smails (Ted Knight) makes a bet on a match with a slob for a rich man named Al Czervik (Rodney Dangerfield “Back To School”). Meanwhile another war has begun as greenskeeper Carl Spackler (Bill Murray “Stripes”) tries to rid the course of a pesky gopher, whose been terrorizing the players.

A good portion of the film focuses on a caddy named Danny (Michael O’Keefe “Michael Clayton”). He’s an average character but originally, he was going to be the centre of the film. Chevy Chase (“Fletch”), Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray were all originally supposed to only have cameos but they improvised so much and so well they became the stars of the film. Bill Murray is good as Spackler. Chevy Chase gives a reasonable performance as Ty Webb; normally I don’t find him funny though. Rodney Dangerfield is good as Al. The gopher in it becomes a character as well as he has enough screen-time.

The laughs aren’t brilliant but there are enough good ones in here to keep you giggling. The music in it is a great addition. “Caddyshack” is unclear whether it is fond of golf or not and that’s what’s good about it as you don’t really have to be a fan of the sport to enjoy it; it’s more the battle of classes but with golf as the setting for the picture.