25 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Caddyshack’

Published on 09/03/2018
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Writer Doug Kenney Was Known For Excessive Drinking While Working On the Movie

Producer and writer Doug Kenney, the man on the right, actually started his career while attending Harvard. While studying in the Ivy League university, he co-founded National Lampoon. He was actually quite depressed when he was making Caddyshack. The funnyman turned to alcohol and substance abuse. This led to messy press conferences and reckless driving. Some speculate that he might have been intoxicated when he fell off a cliff in Hawaii.

22. Writer Doug Kenney Was Known for Excessive Drinking While Working on the Movie

Writer Doug Kenney Was Known for Excessive Drinking While Working on the Movie

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Rodney Dangerfield Was Under The Impression His Humor Sucked Since No One Laughed At His Jokes

As we have previously mentioned, Caddyshack served as Dangerfield’s first big movie project. The actor was used to receiving a lot of appreciation when he was on The Dean Martin Show and The Tonight Show. However, he was getting insecure when he made jokes and no one on the set laughed. Apparently, it was not because his jokes sucked. The other actors only refrained from reacting so that they would not ruin the scene!

21. Rodney Dangerfield Was Under the Impression His Humor Sucked Since No One Laughed At His Jokes

Rodney Dangerfield Was Under the Impression His Humor Sucked Since No One Laughed At His Jokes

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