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Lampoon also produced the classic comedy films, Animal House and Caddyshack.

With the new «Ghostbusters» remake in theaters, we've rounded up 10 more classic comedy films that could make great 21st - century reboots!

In case you are wondering about the director, Jeff Kanew, he is known best for directing the classic comedy film «Revenge of the Nerds».

In 1985, the classic comedy film «Moving Violations» brought screams of laughter to audiences as slap - happy and unassuming Dana Cannon (John Murray) and a supporting cast of oddball characters joked their way through traffic school.

In 1985, the classic comedy film «Moving Violations» brought screams of laughter to audiences as slaphappy and unassuming Dana Cannon (John Murray) and a supporting cast of oddball characters joked their way through traffic school.

Not exact matches

The new streaming service will also be the exclusive streaming home to the full catalog of classic British sketch comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus, which has been remastered in HD for the first time, along with Monty Python films.

Among the titles staying put are the Jim Carrey classic «Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,» the 80's baseball comedy «Major League,» and even the legendary horror film «The Exorcist.»

As the days get darker and the nights grow colder, one of the most blissful things you can do this time of year is to spend the evening watching a classic romantic - comedy film.

Sugar Club is Dublin's most creative nightspot, where the very slick theatre - style venue hosts an array of events from music to comedy to classic film - themed nights and there's even some saucy cabaret and sexy burlesque dancing shows to heat up your evening.

«Guess Who» is a dry comedy, a remake of the classic «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner» (1967), only this time, it has a race role reversal, where the original film was about a white family meeting a black man, this film centers around a black family meeting a white man.

A sordid tale that resembles many noir classic films from the forties and fifties, where its protagonists are police partners based on the duality of buddy movies but without the comedy.

The slapstick and smart comedy in this film is hilarious and makes this film a great memorable example of a classic disney production made after Walt's death.

Reynolds» superb turn as unhinged central character goes a long way towards smoothing over The Voices» various faults, which finally does confirm the film's place as a distinctive black comedy that is, in essence, an instant cult classic.

Either because they were being compared to some of the classics in the horror / comedy genre or, as the consensus on here states, there's not a good enough of either comedy or horror in the film.

FLIX ® is a celebration of all things cinema, from knee - slapping comedy to face - slapping film noir, get ready to experience the history of Hollywood, one classic at a time.

Sure, this film will always stand the test of time as one of the classic 80's comedies, but it is definitely not one of the best.

It's a film that has the plot of a 90s romantic comedy but the weight and assurance of a Coen Brothers» classic... Burshtein has cemented her status as a filmmaker international audiences should have their eyes on.

THN has been lucky enough to be invited to the lush surroundings of the famous Savoy Hotel in London, which coincidentally also happens to be a major location in the upcoming comedy caper we're here to find out about — GAMBIT, a remake of the classic 1966 Michael Caine / Shirley MacLaine film of the same name.

In his review, Turan compares the film to the classic - age comedies of Preston Sturges and Ernst Lubitsch in noting that «making an anarchic, absurdist comedy about 2008's housing market collapse and the global financial crisis that followed is as unlikely as the collapse itself.

After a string of brilliant comedies, director Wes Anderson for his fifth film turns to a stop - motion animation take on a classic Roald Dahl book.

The legend of Superbad, Jonah Hill, also stars in this classic comedy, but his character is pointless in the film.

«Life of the Party» is another classic case of a comedy that puts its best stuff in the promos, while the actual film provides very few funny or memorable scenes.

They are without a doubt the funniest faux band in the movies, and the film is a comedy classic.

The film tells the tale of the making of Hollywood dreamer Tommy Wiseau's dreadful movie The Room, a wannabe serious drama that turned into a certified cult comedy classic on the midnight show circuit — certainly not by original intention.

Director Jonathan Lynn and screenwriter Lucinda Coxon have adapted Pierre Salvadori's «Cible Emouvante,» which is described in the film's production notes as a «classic French comedy» — although I've never heard of it — and perhaps this is the core problem.

Roman Holiday is a cinematic treasure, and essential viewing by anyone who loves great romantic comedies, classic films, William Wyler, Gregory Peck, and especially, anyone who loves Audrey Hepburn.

The film tells the tale of the making of Hollywood dreamer Tommy Wiseau's dreadful movie The Room, a wannabe serious drama that turned into a certified cult comedy classic on the midnight show circuit — certainly not by original... Read

There is nothing conspicuously revolutionary about the «The Kids Are All Right», a sleek, smart, enormously entertaining film about a middle - aged lesbian couple (played by Annette Bening and Julianne Moore) whose teenage kids seek out the sperm donor who is their biological father (Mark Ruffalo); it has big - name actors, a sun - dappled Los Angeles setting, and the feel of a classic Hollywood comedy at its snappiest.

It's consequently not difficult to see why Election is now considered a classic high school comedy, although the presence of several decidedly adult themes (ie lesbianism, adultery, etc) ensures that viewers over a certain age will probably get a whole lot more out of the film than teens.

The film is highlighted by Leon Errol's classic «rubber legs» routine, which was already familiar to aficionados of Errol's two - reel comedy escapades.

Burshtein's film has all the hallmarks of a classic romantic comedy.

My favorite classic horror film to watch in the days leading up to Halloween is actually not a horror film at all, but a comedy.

Following the modern cult classic In Bruges, Martin McDonagh fully delivered on that film's vast promise with Seven Psychopaths — a fiery genre cocktail of crime & dark comedy.

The movie has even drawn some comparisons to «Trainspotting,» even if the pitch - black comedy feels more like another book - to - film cult classic, «Fight Club.»

If ever there were a test case to suggest that Spielberg would've made a great Bond film, this is it, a breezy existential chase comedy which slices right through the macho posturing, cosmetic jingoism and oleaginous smugness of classic 007.

Long - in - development comedy remake The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty is adding some classic and classy acting talent to its line - up, with Shirley MacLaine in talks to play Ben Stiller's mother in the film.

For Tom Gormican, writer and director of That Awkward Moment, putting together a cast that could embody the ups and downs of a classic romantic comedy, while also remaining believable enough for the 20 - something audiences coming to see the film, was a daunting task.

The two are also scheduled to write the scripts for Reynolds» remake of Clue - the classic 1985 comedy based on the board game - and Michael Bay's upcoming film 6 Underground.

Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events combine to show the film that topped the American Film Institute's list of 100 all - time greatest comedies in 24 Bay Area theaters on Sunday, June 11, and Wednesday, June 14.

In their previous screenplays, Wright and Pegg have very shrewdly thrown genre conventions on their collective ear; they clearly love horror movies and action flicks and buddy comedies, and they understand the structure of those films with such clarity that they can rewrite the rules, scramble up our expectations and wind up with a creation that's both an homage to and a subversion of past classics.

Whether or not this film will go down as the cult classic that Rogen and Goldberg are clearly hoping for remains to be seen, but come the end of 2013, it will certainly register in the memory banks of cinema - goers to a much larger degree than all the comedy films that have preceded it this year.

Plot details for MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT are still under wraps but the Sony Classic Pictures film, thought to be a romantic comedy (so no change there) spanning 20 years during the 1920 / 30s, has a super cast that is led by Emma Stone and Colin Firth.

The classic comedy from the Python troupe is paid homage in the film through one of its most memorable weapons: the holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.

This oddly named but inestimable DVD outfit deserves a shout - out for its industrious and often wondrous efforts as a quality clearinghouse for niche titles that might otherwise fall through the cracks, from music docs (The Great Rock»n' Roll Swindle) to classic television (Freaks and Geeks, SCTV, priceless Dick Cavett collections devoted to film, rock music, and comedy), and definitive comedy compilations (Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor).

It's a film that has the plot of a 90s romantic comedy but the weight and assurance of a Coen Brothers» classic.

The Disaster Artist, which is directed by James and out in wide release Friday, is a comedy chronicling the making of 2003's The Room — the film written by, starring, and directed by Tommy Wiseau, which has been christened both the worst movie ever made and, in the years since, a cult classic.

From the classic to the obscure, the Arrow Video collection encompasses all styles and genres: horror films and Westerns, science fiction and sex comedies, yakuza epics and neo-noirs, the subversive, the transgressive and the unclassifiable.

Even better, the film has been written and directed by a queer woman: Angela Robinson, who directed the lesbian action - comedy classic D.E.B.S., and who's since been a writer / director on TV shows like The L Word, Hung, True Blood, and How to Get Away With Murder.

The disc opens with the traditional 90 - second promo for classic live action Disney films on DVD, highlighting comedies like The Love Bug, The Parent Trap, and The Absent - Minded Professor.

Bong suspends any disbelief with a mixture of B - movie earnestness and black comedy, as well as constant nods to today's political climate (notice how Swinton enunciates «occupy») and classic films of years past (from Soylent Green to The Shining).