Friday, November 22, 2013

Explosive Climax

The climax of the film happens on the last hole of the match/bet between the team of Dr. Beeper and Judge Smails and the team of Ty Webb and Danny Newnan. The match is all tied up and Danny has a putt to win the match. He leaves the putt dead center and a fraction short from going in the hole and it seems that the "good guy" team has lost. Suddenly, Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) unleashes his latest gopher deterrent on the golf course, causing massive explosions to erupt all around the course. This violent eruption causes enough of a tremor to shake the ball that last little bit and into the hole, in which the rules official is watching intently while all this is happening. The crowd erupts and Ty and Danny win. What most people don't know about this scene is that the film crew did not get permission from the club to blow up their golf course. This match is also not decided correctly. Both teams are tied going into the hole and Judge Smails makes his putt for birdie. This would force Danny Newnan to make his putt for the tie. Never the less, Danny makes it and everyone watching, including the actors, accept that Danny and Ty have won. Do you believe this was a mistake by the directors and that nobody ever caught on to it? It seems like a fairly large mistake to be ignored or overlooked.

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