''Dorf on Golf'' is a 1987

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starring

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and Michele Smith. The film is the first in a series of eight films released by Conway and

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using the Dorf sporting theme. The film had a total cast of three people.

Cast

as Derk Dorf *

as Leonard * Michele Smith as "Boom Boom"

Characters

* Dorf is the main character, giving instruction in how to play golf. He is apparently Swedish (his accent is from Conway's "Mr. Tudball" character on ''

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'') and is about as tall as a 5-year-old; his height and some humorous movements are achieved by Conway standing in a hole, with fake shoes attached above his knees. As a result, Dorf always stands in one place. * Leonard is Dorf's clueless caddy, about twice as tall as Dorf. As Dorf tells Leonard what to do, he'll usually answer "Right" (when he finds the Five-Iron, Dorf proclaims, "You get your numbers and colors down, you're going to be a real threat!") * Boom-Boom Larue is a posing character, a shapely but silent blonde that "helps" Dorf out when he's explaining the "dog-leg" hole. She annoys Dorf when her hot dog sticks to his stick and when she drops an illustration because she's fixing her hair.

Home media

''Dorf on Golf'' was a success on home video. The first three films in the Dorf series had sold 360,000 units by 1989. All were originally priced at $29.95.

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Dorf on Golf ''Dorf on Golf'' is a 1987 comedy short film starring Tim Conway, Vincent Schiavelli and Michele Smith. The film is the first in a series of eight films released by Conway and J2 Communications using the Dorf sporting theme. The film had a tota ...

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

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