Who's Your Caddy?

Who's Your Caddy?
Who's Your Caddy?
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Don Michael Paul
Written by	Don Michael Paul; Bradley Allenstein; Robert Henny
Produced by	Christopher Eberts; Tracey Edmonds; Kia Jam; Arnold Rifkin; Chris Roberts
Starring	Antwan Andre Patton; Jeffrey Jones; James Avery; Tony Cox; Tamala Jones; Jenifer Lewis; Andy Milonakis; Jim Piddock; Sherri Shepherd; Faizon Love; Lil Wayne; Terry Crews
Cinematography	Thomas Callaway
Edited by	Vanick Moradian; Scott Mosier
Music by	Jon Lee; Russ "Aaddict" Howard; Zack "Bizness" Burke; Nate & Brainz
Production; companies	The Weinstein Company; Dimension Films; Our Stories Films; Cheyenne Enterprises
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	July 27, 2007;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7 million[citation needed]
Box office	$5.7 million

Who's Your Caddy? is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Don Michael Paul and starring Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Andy Milonakis, Faizon Love, Terry Crews, Tony Cox, Jeffrey Jones and Jesper Parnevik. It is the first film produced by Robert L. Johnson's Our Stories Films studio.

The film was released on July 27, 2007, in the United States to universally negative reviews and commercial failure. It was released on DVD on November 27, 2007.

Plot[]

When hip-hop star Christopher “C-Note” Hawkins (Big Boi) is denied membership into an exclusive Carolina Pines Country Club, he comes up with a cunning plan that will oblige the country club to allow his acceptance. C-Note purchases property that contains land from the 17th hole and bribes the country club for a membership in exchange for his land. The rest of the movie’s plot revolves around the club members and their efforts to get C-Note kicked out, while he disrupts the club’s atmosphere.

Cast[]

Big Boi as Christopher "C-Note" Hawkins (credited as "Antwan André Patton")
- Chase A.A. Jackson as Young C-Note
David Kelly as Robert "Bobby" Hawkins
James Avery as Caddy Mack
Bruce Bruce as Golf-Ball Eddie
Tony Cox as Big Willie Johnson
Terry Crews as Tank
Faizon Love as Big Large
Finesse Mitchell as Dread
Jeffrey Jones as Cummings
Jesper Parnevik as Himself
Andy Milonakis as Wilson Cummings
Sherri Shepherd as Lady G
Tamala Jones as Shannon Williams
Jenifer Lewis as Mrs. Hawkins
Garrett Morris as Rev. JJ Jackson
Cam Gigandet as Mick
Chase Tatum as Kidd Clean
Susan Ward as Mrs. Cummings
Hugh Jass as Bobby Lee
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Joseph Williams
Robert Curtis Brown as Frosty
Todd Sherry as Realtor
Matthew Reichel as Himself
Lil Wayne as Himself

Production[]

The film was produced by Rifkin-Eberts which Dimension Films aggreed^{[dubious – discuss]} release in association with Black Entertainment Television’s Robert L. Johnson^[2]

Reception[]

The film received negative reviews from critics. Many deemed it a "terrible rip-off" of Caddyshack.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^{[dead link]} On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 6% based on 34 reviews, with the consensus stating: "A juvenile, uninspired retread of Caddyshack, Who's Your Caddy? is unoriginal, unfunny, and just plain forgettable."^[7] The film was nominated for a Golden Raspberry award for Worst Remake or Rip-off, but lost to I Know Who Killed Me.^{[citation needed]}

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton "loves" the film.^[8]^[9] In August 2016, Bradley Cooper and Todd Phillips made guest appearances on The Late Late Show with James Corden where they discussed having dinner with Clinton in Thailand while filming The Hangover Part II. The two guests stated that during their dinner with the former president, Clinton stated that he loves comedies and his favorite comedy is Who's Your Caddy?^[10]

Box office[]

The movie grossed US$2.76 million in its first week at the box office, debuting in the number 10 spot and performed poorly at the box office earning only $5,713,425 in total.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Who's Your Caddy?". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
^ "Producers pair up for independents". Variety. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
^ Leydon, Joe (July 27, 2007). "V-Film Review: Who's Your Caddy?". Variety.
^ Moore, Roger (July 28, 2007). "Movie Review: Who's Your Caddy?". Orlando Sentinel.
^ Ferraro, Michael (July 29, 2007). "Movie Review: Who's Your Caddy?". Film Threat.
^ Cook, Linda (July 29, 2007). ""I don't know how screenwriters could turn out this rip-off of "Caddyshack" and not get sued". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ "Who's Your Caddy? (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
^ Belloni, Matthew; Rose, Lacey. "The Uncensored Oral History of 'The Hangover'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
^ Warner, Kara. "Surprising Movie Bill Clinton Likes". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
^ The Late Late Show with James Corden (2016-08-02). Bradley Cooper & President Bill Clinton's Night in Thailand. Retrieved 2016-08-03 – via YouTube.

External links[]

[bom-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Who's Your Caddy?". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 26, 2009.

[ProducersPairUp-2] "Producers pair up for independents". Variety. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

[3] Leydon, Joe (July 27, 2007). "V-Film Review: Who's Your Caddy?". Variety.

[4] Moore, Roger (July 28, 2007). "Movie Review: Who's Your Caddy?". Orlando Sentinel.

[5] Ferraro, Michael (July 29, 2007). "Movie Review: Who's Your Caddy?". Film Threat.

[6] Cook, Linda (July 29, 2007). ""I don't know how screenwriters could turn out this rip-off of "Caddyshack" and not get sued". Rotten Tomatoes.

[7] "Who's Your Caddy? (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 26, 2009.

[8] Belloni, Matthew; Rose, Lacey. "The Uncensored Oral History of 'The Hangover'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

[9] Warner, Kara. "Surprising Movie Bill Clinton Likes". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

[10] The Late Late Show with James Corden (2016-08-02). Bradley Cooper & President Bill Clinton's Night in Thailand. Retrieved 2016-08-03 – via YouTube.

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