There is a new book out (2018) about the making of Caddyshack, and it gets into the Irish accent thing.
Turns out the "skeletal story" for Caddyshack was based on Bill Murray's very large family growing up, and how most of the brothers took jobs as caddies at the local country club/golf course (many of the true stories upon which Caddyshack was based came not from Bill Murray, but from his brother Brian Doyle-Murray, who plays the caddy boss in the film.)
Anyway, says the book, Brian Doyle-Murray remembered ALL the young female help at the country club were Irish, on special work visas. To be accurate to the Murray memories, this female character had to have an Irish accent.
That Holcomb's accent wasn't that great proved to be a problem that stuck with the movie.
More trivia from the book: Holcomb was alternately considered for Lacey Underall(the femme fatale blonde who, it turns out, is meant to be only 17 years old) AND the Irish helper. It went back and forth -- she had first dibs.
Because at the time, Holcomb's boyfriend was...Brian Doyle-Murray.
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MovieManCin2 (26342)
6 years ago
Very interesting, thanks. I think I already knew that it was loosely based on Bill Murray's childhood.
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ecarle (14979)
6 years ago
Very interesting, thanks.
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Thanks for reading. I'm not a "paid promoter" of the new Caddyshack book, but it does have some pretty interesting trivia type stories, some of which can be believed, some less so.
Among them:
Bill Murray's famous "total consciousness" talk with the caddy and the pitchfork....was first filmed with another actor not playing the Murray role. An older man, amateur actor. The scene felt like a flop, it was given to Murray...success.
Chevy Chase and Cindy Morgan(Lacey Underalls) hated each other , and their sexy scene at Chase's home was stopped because of their arguing and his walking off the set(or was it her?)
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I think I already knew that it was loosely based on Bill Murray's childhood.
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Yes, that information has been out there.
Bill Murray and all his brothers have a restaurant in Florida at the PGA Hall of Fame; "Murray Brothers Caddyshack" or some such. On the menu, it reminds you to tip your servers, saying "You know...a little something extra for the effort."
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