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Where is Caddyshack Bushwood Country Club?

Where is Caddyshack Bushwood Country Club?

The ‘Bushwood Country Club’, supposedly in ‘Nebraska’ was Rolling Hills Golf and Tennis Club, which is now Grande Oaks Golf Club, 3501 West Rolling Hills Circle at South West 36th Street, Davie, about ten miles from downtown Fort Lauderdale, in sunny Florida.

Where was Caddyshack filmed in Florida?

The comedy starring Rodney Dangerfield, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray was released 40 years ago Saturday, and locals may remember that much of the movie was filmed here in South Florida. The golf scenes were shot at what is now Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie, which had been called Rolling Hills, during the fall of 1979.

Where did they film Caddyshack golf course?

Grande Oaks Golf Club
Golf scenes were filmed at the Rolling Hills Golf Club (now the Grande Oaks Golf Club) in Davie, Florida.

Where was Caddyshack pool scene filmed?

Plantation Country Club
Naturally, other scenes in the movie were filmed nearby as well. The pool scene was filmed at Plantation Country Club in Plantation, while the dinner and dancing scene was shot at Boca Raton Hotel and Club.

Is Bushwood Country Club Real?

The fictional Bushwood Country Club was actually Rolling Hills Country Club (now Grande Oaks) in Davie, Florida, and was inspired by the Indian Hill Country Club in the Chicago suburbs where Murray and his brothers were caddies growing up. But it’s supposed to take place in Nebraska in the actual movie.

What candy bar was in the pool in Caddyshack?

Baby Ruth candy bar
“Caddyshack” (1980): The best pool scene ever was the Baby Ruth candy bar dropped into the pool. Or better yet, Bill Murray’s picking up the Baby Ruth after he has scrubbed the pool in a hazmat suit, proclaiming, “No big deal,” and taking a bite out of the candy bar.

How old is Bill Murray?

70 years (September 21, 1950)
Bill Murray/Age

Is there a real Bushwood Country Club?

The fictitious Illinois golf club that features in Caddyshack – the ever-so-snobby Bushwood Country Club – is actually Grande Oaks Country Club in Florida.

Who gets struck by lightning in Caddyshack?

[Bishop continues to golf in the rain, hitting amazing shot after amazing shot, with Carl admiring him the entire time. On the last hole, he misses a long putt.] Bishop: OH RAT FARTS!!!!! [Bishop is struck by lightning.]

What is the point of Caddyshack?

Seriously, what makes this movie so good is the fact that they went with golf as their focal point and the entire movie is actually about golfers, gophers, caddys and the country club life. And while it was easily a comedy, it was done in a way that really told the story of a day in the life of a golfer.

What’s the name of the golf course in the movie Bushwood?

The name is different. So is the golf course. Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie, Fla., bears little resemblance to “Bushwood” and there’s only a slight reference on the club’s web site to it being the location of golf’s most famous — and funniest — movie. RANKING THE CHARACTERS: Who are the movie’s five biggest heroes?

How did Bushwood Country Club get its name?

Lots of them (hence the current name of the course, obviously). Perhaps the most famous connection to the golf course, however, is the explosion scene during the climax of the movie when Murray’s Spackler attempts to destroy his nemesis, the gopher, by blowing up the gopher holes throughout the course.

Is the Grande Oaks golf course the same as Bushwood?

So is the golf course. Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie, Fla., bears little resemblance to “Bushwood” and there’s only a slight reference on the club’s web site to it being the location of golf’s most famous — and funniest — movie. RANKING THE CHARACTERS: Who are the movie’s five biggest heroes? Five baddest villains? Five favorite bit characters?

Where was the pool scene in Bushwood filmed?

The pool scene was filmed at Plantation Country Club in Plantation, while the dinner and dancing scene was shot at Boca Raton Hotel and Club. The marina scene was filmed in Biscayne Bay, further south in Miami.