The Book of Caddyshack: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Greatest Movie Ever Made

A collectors must.

If you enjoyed the movie, loved the characters, quoted from famous lines or just love golf---this book is for you. Author Martin details the movie by describing the atmosphere around the set, the interaction between the actors, the daily summaries of filming with directors/producers and the general feeling of what it was like to be on set during the filming of this classic comedy. I really enjoyed reading this and it was both informative and funny. Martin did a lot of research and interviewed key actors from the film, and really did a marvelous job of capturing the improvisation of the characters, the general aura of being on set and of the work it took to produce this movie hit. Highly recommended if you're a fan of golf or the movie.

My favorite part is the interview with Michael O'Keefe. This book, while interesting, is not the average chronological smooth read. It's full of scattered trivia bits, much from the writer obviously having watched Caddyshack frame by frame. Perhaps a little too much golf and uber-detailed Caddyshack info for the average fan, but if you're obsessed like the author with "the greatest movie ever made," this is a must read. For all the spot-on information in the book, I have to say I was perplexed by the author's failure to correctly identify, from the movie, an obvious insider nod to actor Peter Scolari, when Danny Noonan tells his sister, Deb, that "Pete Scolari" will get the training bra back to her real soon. I have always wanted to know which cast or crew member was friends with the future "Bosom Buddies" and "Newhart" star to name drop, but all I got was the author's notion that the bra keeper's name sounded like "Pizza Larry," and a definition of "scalar." However, the book contains much more accurate trivia that overshadows this slight.

I bought this book because Caddyshack is one of my favorite movies of all time, and I thought I would be getting a 'behind the scenes' kind of book. A book of trivia and interviews with the heavy hitters that made Caddyshack what it is. Although there are elements of all of those things in this book, they are few and far between. For the most part, the writer gives summaries of scenes that take place, which any advid fan is already familiar with. There are pockets of trivia that are interesting, but then there is also minutia that my eyes just drifted past. There are also opinion based theories of why something was done a certain way. This is a book that I wouldn't be mad to get as a gift, but I wouldn't go out and buy it.

Purchased this book from Central Florida Goodwill and was excited to find out it was in near mint condition. And well below the actual original price. This book takes you behind the scenes of the actual movie, actors and then some. Truly a must have book for anyone that enjoyed the movie. It would have been nice if the author could have met with some of the actors for interviews; but he explains why he couldn't in the first part; due to no return calls, emails or for other reasons.Overall I am very happy with my purchase. And remember to "Be the ball"... :)

Great book with a lot of interesting tidbits

When I got to reading this book I thought there would be interesting stories behind the filming of Caddyshack. Its very limited in this, but provides a lot of trivia, mostly on things that didn't seem pertinent to the Caddyshack storyline. I think I gave this book around 50 pages before I told myself theres just very very limited behind the scenes stories. I am disappointed.

I bought this book for my husband and sometimes I hear a giggle from the other room. When I walk in he's reading that book. It's a simple reminder that all of us need to laugh once in a while.