Question re: the last scene in Caddyshack (1 Viewer)

[Notorious T.R.E.]

How do you interpret the very end of Caddyshack? As they transition from Noonan just missing the putt to Carl basically blowing up the whole golf course... which allows the putt to fall...isn't that just sort of Noonan imagining what it would be like to be a winner?

Isn't it more likely that Noonan is still in the caddy shack locked away hiding from D'Annunzio? The explosions on the golf course are probably when his day dreaming goes wrong and he has an aneurysm.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

No man, it really happened.

 

[Vike Me]

They didn't win, they tied, right?

 

[17seconds]

When you start a thread like this I bet you get a free bowl of soup

 

[fantasycurse42]

:mindblown:

But we need a poll here too

 

[Leroy Hoard]

:mindblown:

In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher'.

 

[jon_mx]

They didn't win, they tied, right?

Interesting question. I think they still had to play a sudden death hole.

 

[packersfan]

What was the ending in the book?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

What was the ending in the book?

The book was Noonan carrying golf bags a lot and he drank RC Cola, not Coke. In the final chapter he was tipped $2.00 for a job well done.

 

[Socrates11]

They didn't win, they tied, right?

If I recall, Rodney/Czervik changed the bet to double or nothing on Noonan sinking the putt. Which team won was irrelevant at that point.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

How do you interpret the very end of Caddyshack? As they transition from Noonan just missing the putt to Carl basically blowing up the whole golf course... which allows the putt to fall...isn't that just sort of Noonan imagining what it would be like to be a winner?

Isn't it more likely that Noonan is still in the caddy shack locked away hiding from D'Annunzio? The explosions on the golf course are probably when his day dreaming goes wrong and he has an aneurysm.

There is actually a documentary on the making of Caddyshack, which I think I have seen on IFC IIRC.

Anyway they asked Ramis or O'Keefe about this and they said that O'Keefe kept watching the ball while everyone else was going nuts while the explosions were going on, which seemed odd, but O'Keefe (and BD Murray) wanted to be sure the ball went in, which it did.

 

[Sarnoff]

I have more issues with the ending of Cannonball Run

 

[Parrothead]

Carl was dreaming he blew up a golf course when he awoke in Czeckoslovakia driving an RV with shells exploding everywhere..

 

[bushdocda]

I always thought Caddyshack was a dream that Danny imagined dreaming.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

They didn't win, they tied, right?

If I recall, Rodney/Czervik changed the bet to double or nothing on Noonan sinking the putt. Which team won was irrelevant at that point.

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[SaintsInDome2006]

They didn't win, they tied, right?

If I recall, Rodney/Czervik changed the bet to double or nothing on Noonan sinking the putt. Which team won was irrelevant at that point.

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If Danny misses the putt, he's out of a job and a scholarship (meaning he won't go to college) because Smails hates him; if he makes the putt he gets the winnings, goes to college and his future is changed for the better without sacrificing his principles to kiss up to the likes of Smails.

 

[Maik Jeaunz]

the whole thing was Carl's dream. he and Ty are still stoned to the bejeesus belt back in his shack.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

the whole thing was Carl's dream. he and Ty are still stoned to the bejeesus belt back in his shack.

"This is a hybrid. This is a cross, ah, of Bluegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent, and Northern California Sensemilia."

 

[Jobber]

Throughout the movie I don't believe Noonan or Carl really had much, if any, interaction.

The ending is from the two different perspectives of Carl and Noonan - simultaneously and completely independent. So no, it's not a dream sequence from either. Why would Noonan insert the gopher, explosives and Carl into his dream so heavily? The same applies if it were a Carl dream sequence.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Caddyshack was just a dream John Winger had while sleeping one night in his bunk.

 

[ChiefD]

The last scene was Danny's internal struggle with Lacey Underall and Maggie. The explosion represented the large hole...er....promiscuity of Lacey. But the explosion causing the ball to go into the smaller hole was the push that Danny needed for his ball to go into the smaller hole...er....Maggie.

 

[Mad Cow]

You see, I really have a problem with them showing the ball falling at all. I mean, are we that shallow of a people that we need closure? Why can't he putt, and then it gets close, looks like it might not make it, then cut to black? It just takes away from the theme of the movie pandering to the mindless masses.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Throughout the movie I don't believe Noonan or Carl really had much, if any, interaction.

The ending is from the two different perspectives of Carl and Noonan - simultaneously and completely independent. So no, it's not a dream sequence from either. Why would Noonan insert the gopher, explosives and Carl into his dream so heavily? The same applies if it were a Carl dream sequence.

I thought that Carl was having a acid flashbacks from his undercover days?

I'm also fairly sure that the final scene was one long tracking shot.

 

[kentric]

Why isn't there a poll on this????

 

[packersfan]

You see, I really have a problem with them showing the ball falling at all. I mean, are we that shallow of a people that we need closure? Why can't he putt, and then it gets close, looks like it might not make it, then cut to black? It just takes away from the theme of the movie pandering to the mindless masses.

Blame it on a fat guy in Topeka who couldn't accept the original ending of Danny just putting the ball and then the screen faded to black.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

At the end of the book, Danny pulls into the parking lot of a lumberyard. He gets out of his car, and you never know if he's a customer or if he works there. I can't believe they blew this in the movie.

 

[ntz08]

Duh. Al Czervik spoils the ending. "Hey everybody! We're all gonna get laid!"

 

[packersfan]

At the end of the book, Danny pulls into the parking lot of a lumberyard. He gets out of his car, and you never know if he's a customer or if he works there. I can't believe they blew this in the movie.

Are you saying this was supposed to be the original ending?

http://www.8cn.tv/sites/default/files/dexter_lumberjack.jpg

 

[jon_mx]

Pretty sure the Apollo 11 mission was faked.

 

[Maik Jeaunz]

Throughout the movie I don't believe Noonan or Carl really had much, if any, interaction.

The ending is from the two different perspectives of Carl and Noonan - simultaneously and completely independent. So no, it's not a dream sequence from either. Why would Noonan insert the gopher, explosives and Carl into his dream so heavily? The same applies if it were a Carl dream sequence.

well, tanx fer nuttin'!

 

[TheIronSheik]

Throughout the movie I don't believe Noonan or Carl really had much, if any, interaction.

The ending is from the two different perspectives of Carl and Noonan - simultaneously and completely independent. So no, it's not a dream sequence from either. Why would Noonan insert the gopher, explosives and Carl into his dream so heavily? The same applies if it were a Carl dream sequence.

well, tanx fer nuttin'!

 

[Zow]

They didn't win, they tied, right?

If I recall, Rodney/Czervik changed the bet to double or nothing on Noonan sinking the putt. Which team won was irrelevant at that point.

Correct, although technically "double or nothing" was impossible because nobody won anything yet to double up or lose back.

 

[Ghost Rider]

I have more issues with the ending of Cannonball Run

Like how everyone's start time was different, but suddenly it's "whoever gets their first wins"? Yeah, that is a massive plot hole, but it sure made for an entertaining finish.

 

[Insein]

Can we disect the sociological and philosophical impact of Smokey and the Bandit next?

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Throughout the movie I don't believe Noonan or Carl really had much, if any, interaction.

The ending is from the two different perspectives of Carl and Noonan - simultaneously and completely independent. So no, it's not a dream sequence from either. Why would Noonan insert the gopher, explosives and Carl into his dream so heavily? The same applies if it were a Carl dream sequence.

well, tanx fer nuttin'!

Best post in a long time!

 

[Fennis]

They didn't win, they tied, right?

they bet double on that last putt.

 

[Grace Under Pressure]

They didn't win, they tied, right?

If I recall, Rodney/Czervik changed the bet to double or nothing on Noonan sinking the putt. Which team won was irrelevant at that point.

 

[Fennis]

They didn't win, they tied, right?

If I recall, Rodney/Czervik changed the bet to double or nothing on Noonan sinking the putt. Which team won was irrelevant at that point.

 

[Fennis]

They didn't win, they tied, right?

If I recall, Rodney/Czervik changed the bet to double or nothing on Noonan sinking the putt. Which team won was irrelevant at that point.

Correct, although technically "double or nothing" was impossible because nobody won anything yet to double up or lose back.

"Hey Judge, double or nothing he makes it, eighty thousand"

 

[Foosball God]

Throughout the movie I don't believe Noonan or Carl really had much, if any, interaction.

The ending is from the two different perspectives of Carl and Noonan - simultaneously and completely independent. So no, it's not a dream sequence from either. Why would Noonan insert the gopher, explosives and Carl into his dream so heavily? The same applies if it were a Carl dream sequence.

well, tanx fer nuttin'!

 

[strykerpks]

Jesus you people ruin everything!! Is there a non book thread around here?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Can we disect the sociological and philosophical impact of Smokey and the Bandit next?

And after that let's do the tv series B.J. and the Bear.

 

[Parrothead]

Can we disect the sociological and philosophical impact of Smokey and the Bandit next?

And after that let's do the tv series B.J. and the Bear.

or Jake and the Fat Man.. fat people should be outraged at the title

 

[Zow]

They didn't win, they tied, right?

If I recall, Rodney/Czervik changed the bet to double or nothing on Noonan sinking the putt. Which team won was irrelevant at that point.

Correct, although technically "double or nothing" was impossible because nobody won anything yet to double up or lose back.

"Hey Judge, double or nothing he makes it, eighty thousand"

Right. But double or nothing implies Czervik was asking to essentially bet again - to either win his money back or pay double.

It's like playing a game of ping pong for 5 bucks. Player A wins the game, and is up 5 dollars. Player B asks to play again for double or nothing - i.e. a chance to win his money back or lose double his initial bet.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Can we disect the sociological and philosophical impact of Smokey and the Bandit next?

And after that let's do the tv series B.J. and the Bear.

or Jake and the Fat Man.. fat people should be outraged at the title

It was a shame about the budget cuts in the final season. Jake or the Fat Man just never had the same feel.

 

[NCCommish]

Can we disect the sociological and philosophical impact of Smokey and the Bandit next?

Be careful what you ask for

 

[Sarnoff]

Can we disect the sociological and philosophical impact of Smokey and the Bandit next?

I'm still waiting for an answer about Cannonball Run.

 

[FigJam]

You see, I really have a problem with them showing the ball falling at all. I mean, are we that shallow of a people that we need closure? Why can't he putt, and then it gets close, looks like it might not make it, then cut to black? It just takes away from the theme of the movie pandering to the mindless masses.

Because this was a comedy, not some deep meaningful story... You guys need to lighten up.

 

[Parrothead]

You see, I really have a problem with them showing the ball falling at all. I mean, are we that shallow of a people that we need closure? Why can't he putt, and then it gets close, looks like it might not make it, then cut to black? It just takes away from the theme of the movie pandering to the mindless masses.

Because this was a comedy, not some deep meaningful story... You guys need to lighten up.

there is a fine line between comedy and tragedy..