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GREATEST COMEDIES--They Make ME Laugh
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Hollywood ShuffleHollywood Shuffle
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Robert Towsend's film about black actors fighting stereotyping and winding up at the post office. shudder.
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get EvenBig Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
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Smart,sarcastic, and just plain funny.
I'm No AngelI'm No Angel
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More of Mae and Cary.
I Wanna Hold Your HandI Wanna Hold Your Hand
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Where else can you see Eddie Deezen in a starring role? Its all about a group of teenagers from Jersey trying to get tickets to see the Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
The GuruThe Guru
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Bollywood meets Grease meets porno, sort of. Very Funny, it got me started on the real Bollywood movies.
Top Secret!Top Secret!
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More from the Zuckers, or was it Jim Abrams? OR WAS IT BOTH? Oh who can tell. Its got some great stuff like that silly German folk dance at the restaurant, and Val Kilmer's song at the pizza parlor.
Kung Phooey!Kung Phooey!
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I can't really remember what this bit of silliness was about. Just be sure that you check out the deleted scenes for some take offs on Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal. Very funny.
Stuck On You (Widescreen Edition)Stuck On You (Widescreen Edition)
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I don't know why this is only rated 3 stars. I guess their target audience wasn't looking for anything this sweet, but its still funny...and I love Greg Kinnear's musical number at the end.
The Court JesterThe Court Jester
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Not only funny, but a pretty impressive sword duel between Danny Kaye and master swordsman Basil Rathbone. Last person on earth you'd think would look good against Rathbone!
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (Unrated Extended Edition)Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (Unrated Extended Edition)
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Not my kind of comedy at all. I've never found stoners the least bit amusing, but these two cracked me up.
Hot Shots! / Hot Shots! Part Deux (Double Feature)Hot Shots! / Hot Shots! Part Deux (Double Feature)
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You know what I'm talking about here.
The Matador [HD DVD]The Matador [HD DVD]
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Another one that never found its audience. Believe me, just hearing Pierce Brosnan say "C**KS****R" is somehow funny in itself. He and Greg Kinnear made a wonderful team.
Hot Fuzz (Widescreen Edition)Hot Fuzz (Widescreen Edition)
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A clever parody of every single super-cop buddy movie ever made.
Beyond the FringeBeyond the Fringe
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Ground breaking British satire, most of which is still relevant. Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller, and Alan Bennett. The last 2 mostly unknow to Americans but very well-known in Britain.
BedazzledBedazzled
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The original version with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore is much the better one.
The Wedding Banquet [VHS]The Wedding Banquet [VHS]
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A young man has to suddenly produce a fiancee when his parents come to visit from China. The problem is that he is gay and has a live-in white boyfriend. What to do?
Strictly BallroomStrictly Ballroom
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Baz Luhrman at his wild and crazy best. They sure know how to make movies down-under.
M*A*S*H (Widescreen Edition)M*A*S*H (Widescreen Edition)
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The ultimate Robert Altman anti-establishment comedy, accept no substitutes--especially NOT the watered down TV version!
Harold and MaudeHarold and Maude
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You've heard about May- September romances? WELL, THIS IS MORE LIKE FEBRUARY-DECEMBER. One of the ultimate movies of the early 70's.
Brewster Mccloud [VHS]Brewster Mccloud [VHS]
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Robert Altman and Bud Cort strike this blow for the era. The Fellini-esque credits are good as well.
Galaxy QuestGalaxy Quest
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You're a fan, I don't have to explain why this is funny.
Free Enterprise: Love Long & Party (Five Year Mission Two-Disc Extended Edition)Free Enterprise: Love Long & Party (Five Year Mission Two-Disc Extended Edition)
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I said, You're a fan I don't have to explain why this is funny!
Heathers (Limited Edition Tin)Heathers (Limited Edition Tin)
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Comedy doesn't get too much better, or too much blacker than this.
Hardware Wars [VHS]Hardware Wars [VHS]
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Look for the original version subtitled ...AND OTHER FARCES, although amazon doesn't list it as such. Also includes BAMBI MEETS GODZILLA, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE NERD KIND, as well as ernie Fosselius' magnum opus PORK LIPS NOW! AND THE CLASSIC harware wars. "You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss three bucks good-bye!"
The Gods Must Be CrazyThe Gods Must Be Crazy
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A Bushman attempts to return a Coke bottle, not for the deposit, but because it has caused dissension in his tribe.
RushmoreRushmore
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One of a kind coming of ager.
A Shot in the DarkA Shot in the Dark
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Yhe second in The Pink Panther series.
Intolerable Cruelty (Widescreen Edition)Intolerable Cruelty (Widescreen Edition)
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I can just imagine Cary Grant in this role if he were alive today, or if the Zuckers were from his era.
Easy Wheels [VHS]Easy Wheels [VHS]
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Bruce Camobell and Rob Tapert produced this atypical biker flick from a script by Ivan Raimi and his brother Sam under s pseudonym.
Born YesterdayBorn Yesterday
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DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO WATCH THE HORRID REMAKE OF THIS CLASSIC!
29th Street29th Street
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What do you do when you win the lottery? This is the more or less true story of the first winner of the New York State Lottery, and all the problems it causeed him.
Heartbreak HotelHeartbreak Hotel
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A some what mystical fable about a teenager who kidnaps Elvis to cheer up his mother. No, Really. You'll like it.
Animal CrackersAnimal Crackers
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The REAL Captain Spaulding.
Lunatics a Love Story [VHS]Lunatics a Love Story [VHS]
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Ted Raimi plays an agorophobe who falls in love with a girl who's just as nutty as he is. Somehow he must save her from the heartless city and her nesty boyfriend, Bruce Campbell.
Raising ArizonaRaising Arizona
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The Coens were never in better form than in this comedy about a couple who just want a baby.
Shaolin SoccerShaolin Soccer
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Stephen Chow is the king of comedy in Asia.
Down with Love (Widescreen Edition)Down with Love (Widescreen Edition)
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A wonderful parody of every film Doris Day ever made.
Reuben, ReubenReuben, Reuben
Tom Conti's Oscar nominated performance as a Dylan Thomas style poet who acidentally falls in love.
Airplane! (Don't Call Me Shirley! Edition)Airplane! (Don't Call Me Shirley! Edition)
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The ultimate Zucker Brothers' film.
Blood and Donuts [VHS]Blood and Donuts [VHS]
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A vampire awakens to find the old neighborhood isn't what it used to be.