I was sitting at work one long and slow six month period and just started scribbling names of favorite movies, songs, musical groups, television shows, and comedy full-length movies. I found that I had a more extensive list of comedies on film and television than anything else. Herewith findeth thou suchth a litht. Whatever....
"1942"
Any Laurel and Hardy Talkie
Any Charlie Chase Talkie
Never Give a Sucker an even Break
Airplane I
Noises Off
Mr. Mom
Revenge of the Nerds I
Police Academy I
S.O.B.
Victor Victoria
Moonstruck
Caddyshack I and II
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpier Old Men
In and Out -- (Kevin Kline)
I Love You To Death (Kevin Kline)
A fish Called Wanda
Drop Dead Gorgeous
The First Wives Club
Big Business
Ruthless People
Every Which Way But Loose
Any Which Way You Can
Cannonball Run
Smokey and the Bandit
Moving Violations (John Murray -- Bill's younger brother)
Spaceballs
The Horn Blows at Mid-Night (Jack Benny)
To Be or Not to Be ( Both Versions...Jack Benny first, and then Mel Brooks)
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
Scavenger Hunt
The Mouse that Roared
The MOney Pit
Mouse Hunt
"10"
Seems Like Old Times
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (Jimmy Stuart)
Mr. Hulot's Holiday (French Film)
Vacation and European Vacation
Spies Like Us
Summer Rental
American Pie I, II, and III
Hollywood Knights
Used Cars
Big Trouble in Little China
Blazing Saddles
History of the World Part I
Silent Movie
The Seven Chairs
Saturday the 14th.
Christmas in Connecticut (Barbary Stanwyck in the '40's vesion in b/w with Sidney Greenstreet
Groundhog Day
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
The Russians are Coming
Animal House
That's where I left the list of comedy movies. Scrooged comes to mind as I write this. Bill Murray was fantastic in the film. Liar Liar comes to mind as a film I missed in the list. There are others. If you can think of more and better candidates, please feel free to add.
A.F.G.
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