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My Favoritest Comedy Films
By an Amazon.com customer
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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I've seen this film hundreds of times since I first saw it in the mid-70s as a kid, and I'm still not tired of it. Fun, silly, witty, and a little naughty--perfect.
CaddyshackCaddyshack
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One of the most enduring American comedy titles in the past 30 years.
Team America: World Police - Unrated (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition)Team America: World Police - Unrated (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition)
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Just off the scale hilarious in so many ways: the spoofing of 'real' action films, the dialog, the profanity, the songs, and that unbelievable puppet sex scene.
National Lampoon's Animal House (Widescreen Double Secret Probation Edition)National Lampoon's Animal House (Widescreen Double Secret Probation Edition)
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A very, very, very close second to Caddyshack.
This Is Spinal Tap (Special Edition)This Is Spinal Tap (Special Edition)
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One of the best pure comedies ever made in the US.
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Special Edition)Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Special Edition)
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Another movie I do not tire of watching, with the comedy so subtle, so deadpan, so brilliantly done.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition)Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition)
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Another undeniable classic. Ni!
Raising ArizonaRaising Arizona
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I love this film, although a good 15 years later I still don't know what it's really about.
Casino Royale [Region 2]Casino Royale [Region 2]
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What better genre to spoof than the James Bond genre, and this one is done in brilliant, unpredictable Woody Allen style.
Airplane!Airplane!
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The ultimate spoof film, without a doubt.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Widescreen Special Edition)Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Widescreen Special Edition)
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The ultimate high school comedy.
After the FoxAfter the Fox
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A Sellers classic that flies just under most viewers' radar, with a great Italian setting and mod 60s vibe to it.
The Magic ChristianThe Magic Christian
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Arguably the best in black comedy.
The Pink PantherThe Pink Panther
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The classic bedroom farce.
Young Frankenstein (Special Edition)Young Frankenstein (Special Edition)
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The best of Mel Brooks, with "The Producers" such a very, very close second.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (25th Anniversary Edition)The Rocky Horror Picture Show (25th Anniversary Edition)
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The best alternative comedy ever put down.
Repo Man (Collector's Edition)Repo Man (Collector's Edition)
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The best punk comedy ever done.
Zoolander (Special Collector's Edition)Zoolander (Special Collector's Edition)
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So much more than a knockoff Ben Stiller film--so damn funny on so many levels.
Kentucky Fried MovieKentucky Fried Movie
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From Fistful of Yen to Big Jim Stud, the sketches just keep coming, in this early 70s preview of all sketch comedy to follow.
Little Shop of Horrors (Snap Case)Little Shop of Horrors (Snap Case)
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A funny and largely harmless mid-80s romp, with good music, and brilliant performances by Steve Martin and Bill Murray.
What's Up, Tiger Lily?What's Up, Tiger Lily?
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Woody Allen takes the face of American comedy and turns it inside out with this bit.
The GraduateThe Graduate
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More black comedy, darkly black, all about the other side of the youth revolution of the 60s--sheer aimlessness.
A Night at the OperaA Night at the Opera
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I'm partial to "The Big Store" as my Marx Bros. favorite, but this one's got "Hooray for Captain Spaulding," and I can never resist that song.
Office Space - Special Edition with Flair (Widescreen Edition)Office Space - Special Edition with Flair (Widescreen Edition)
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The classic deadpan of the modern hive-cubicle workspace.
The Great RaceThe Great Race
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A beautifully shot spoof of the grand adventure films, but also with grand adventure, sweeping production, and lots of good clean fun.