Caddyshack (R, 1980)
common sense media says
Classic '80s comedy; not for kids.
parents & educators say
- 50% say sexual content is an issue
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this film requires a mature viewer. Younger audiences will not understand some of the sexual references. Most are blatant, including graphic sex scenes and female nudity. Many characters use profane language. The film features several offensive jokes, one that targets African-Americans and others that use derogatory names for women. Although young teens will enjoy the "edginess" of the film, much of the humor may go over their heads.
Positive role models:
No good role models.
Violence:
Some mild fistfights; an uncle attempts to club a young man caught sleeping with his niece. Carl uses explosives to kill a stuffed gopher.
Sex:
References to masturbation; female nudity, graphic sex scenes.
Language:
Very strong language and sexually explicit language.
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Marijuana references; scenes of teenagers smoking joint. Carl is chronically drunk or stoned.
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cross_breed
teen, 17 years old
teen, 17 years old
Naked People... They're Everywhere
There's lots of naked women in this movie. My mother made me turn it off halfway through. I'm not big on watching sex so I wasn't a big fan. If you don't mind nudity, it's a good watch.
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MrCrab
adult
adult
over-rated.
An over-rated movie not deserving of its classic status. Bill Murray was pure gold and Mr. Dangerfield had his moments but overall, this falls flat on its face.
And yeah, the film could have easily done without the sex scene....totally unnecessary.
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Plague
parent
parent
Caddyshack
Funny comedy classic. Yes there is nudity, but get passed that if you can, and true laughs will role.
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D.B.
parent of 16 year old
parent of 16 year old
It had been a long time since my husband and I had seen this movie. We decided to watch it ourselves before letting our 14 year old see it. I'm glad we did. She won't be seeing it anytime soon. Also, while this movie did have a few funny scenes (mostly involving Bill Murray) it wasn't nearly as funny as I remembered it to be. It was just OK.
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Macintyre
adult
adult
great.
i cannot think of why this movie was rated R. there are maybe 10 swear words in the whole thing. and they're not the F-word. this is a hilarious movie about golfing. i can't think of anything that would possibly innapropriate for teenagers. seriously.
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Scream
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
Laughs behind the cover of this disc!
Ha Ha Ha! The Funniest movie i ever saw!Whoever hates this movie is screwed up in the head! Not for kids 15 and under.
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Chasguy
kid, 10 years old
kid, 10 years old
Best golf comedy! Best comedy!
Hilarious! Do not watch if your kids are under 15. I got lucky that I got watch it when i was 9. I'm 10. My dad and brother love it, as do I.
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True Review
adult
adult
not for the kids
ehh i mean i saw it i was disturbed watching the have it but ok
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iluvzmoosyk
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
Five star rateing,
This movie is hil-ar-i-ous! I loved it! I have to say that I disagree with the kid who said that it should be rated PG-13, but I can understand why a 12 year old like me might want to see it. I am 12, unlike what it says next to my screen name above this review, but I consider myself a year older in my maturity and I understand some of the adult humer that most 12 year olds wouldn't. My mom made me fast forward through some of the inapropreit scenes (if you see it you'll recognize them) so I can't tell you the inapropreit details so you can avoid them but I can tell you that Caddyshack is no good for anyone under the age of 18 unless it is someone above the age of 12 and has a mature older mentor there to fast forward through the bad scenes. I understand why a parent would want to. Hope my review helps you. -i love dogs
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shelby man2
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
Funny!
Caddy shck is not a s bad as the commen sense people make it sound,
Its a good movie! There's nothing in the movie kids don't hear at school or talk about.
Also don't complain that your 5 year old got a bad message from the movie, he's 5 what do you expect. And it's not like your 13 old kid going to go out a nd smoke pot after the movie.
They might dump an O Henry bar in the pool but thats all.
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redskinator3000
teen, 14 years old
teen, 14 years old
12+ okay if you close their eyes for one bare breasted sex scene
Me and my dad originally watched it on TBS and it was great so he bought it for me for Christmas last year and we watched it again. This time there was sex and bare boobs and nipples.
It is a very good movie and any body who loves comedy will get a kick out of it but for ABOUT 3 MINUTES THERE ARE GRAPHIC SEX but other then that anybody 11 and up.
15+ Age appropriate
13-14 Fine if you watch it with them and close their eyes for the sex scene.
12- Know your kid
11-under HELL NO!
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anaconda361
teen, 13 years old
teen, 13 years old
yay.
I love this movie. I got it for my eighth b-day. I watched it with my mom, and I really have to say I could'nt find anything too bad in it. Ok there was topless female nudity, but only one part of it was sexual and that was brief.
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asecoolish
teen, 14 years old
teen, 14 years old
this is a complete classic comedy not for young kids there's language drinking crude material and brief drug use but adults and mature teens should get a kick out of this .
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