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cthulhu:
We have this wonderful thread here of thrillers and horror movies and i love that stuff so much..i do love movies so much and another big passion of mine, as a collector, is also comedy, satire, grotesque funny stupid movies and storys that make me laugh. But with everything thing in life, different beings different tastes..So feel free to post some stuff that makes you laugh or smile or grin, there are lots of different tastes out there...

I start this with the most recent experience...yesterday i watched the first episode of



I know the books and i have seen another series about Dirk Gently, with Elijah Wood, i think it's fromm BBC America, whatever that means, saw that some years ago and it's also worth a look, found it very good.


Douglas Adams with the Hitchikers Guide (42..and 7 Times Video;-) has made one of the funniest novels i've ever read and of course we have to feature the old BBC series here and the movie, very funny stuff, so my expectations were high on how the series is dealing with that king of special humor.

After 20mins, sitting alone on my couch watching with interest, i had to laugh out loud..very good first episode, looking forward to see more the next days.

The next one is a classic, one of the most insane movies or comedys i know (well, there are maany more..), i watched it recently again with a person who didn't know it and i noticed again, how insane, overacted, overproduced and through all that, how overwhelming this one can be, but i love and can laugh at it every time i see it.

If you haven't seen it yet and want to have your brain overworked by so much going on on the screen, go and watch

Guillaume:
"Top secret" (ZAZ)
"The naked gun" (ZAZ)
"The man with two brains' (Carl Reiner)
"Dirty rotten scoundrels" (Frank Oz)
'A fish called Wanda" (Charles Crichton) 
"Les compères" (Francis Veber)
"Les fugitifs" (Francis Veber)
"La chèvre" (Francis Veber)
"Game night" (Daley/Goldstein)

are funny films for me! I like some of Steve Martin's comedies, the ZAZ movies, the french comic actors Pierre Richard and Eric (Judor) & Ramzy (Bédia).

cthulhu:
Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker..fanfaboloustastic! Top Secret!..the scene shot in reverse acting, in the book store is a masterpiece!

The Naked Gun series is a must watch if you like the movies. There are so much more mindbloggling funny scenes there. Which brings me to Leslie Nielsen. His acting alone is just funny and i also love most of Mel Brooks movies and there is this one Dracula film by Mel starring Leslie which i also like very much.

When you mention Carl Reiner, he also did a very cool, funny one with Steve Martin: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid..and i think you will know it.
It's in b/w and it's combining old movie scenes with new ones. A must see for film noir fans..and stupid comedy..

I must google your french ones..Is Game Night that one with Will Farrell?

I also love Pierre Richard and Louis Defunes and i think i will remember some more funny good french productions. And of course the britisch have a good taste in humor and history of satire movies.

Guillaume:

--- Quote from: cthulhu on January 09, 2026, 05:31:11 PM ---Top Secret!..the scene shot in reverse acting, in the book store is a masterpiece!
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Yes! So many crazy scenes in this film, unbelievable! It's the ZAZ masterpiece!


--- Quote from: cthulhu on January 09, 2026, 05:31:11 PM ---The Naked Gun series is a must watch if you like the movies. There are so much more mindbloggling funny scenes there. Which brings me to Leslie Nielsen. His acting alone is just funny and i also love most of Mel Brooks movies and there is this one Dracula film by Mel starring Leslie which i also like very much.
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I've heard good things about the TV series "Naked Gun," I really should watch it; I think it's available in a french DVD box set. As for the films, the first one stands out for me, even though there were some funny moments in the two sequels and also the recent remake/reboot with Liam Neeson replacing Leslie Nielsen. I'd like to see Mel Brooks' "Dracula"; he's directed some good comedies, like "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles." I almost forgot "Amazon Women on the Moon" and "Kentucky Fried Movie" by John Landis/ZAZ...very funny!



--- Quote from: cthulhu on January 09, 2026, 05:31:11 PM ---When you mention Carl Reiner, he also did a very cool, funny one with Steve Martin: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid..and i think you will know it.
It's in b/w and it's combining old movie scenes with new ones. A must see for film noir fans..and stupid comedy..
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Yes, "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" is very good, both a great Steve Martin film and a beautiful homage to film noir. Other Steve Martin films I can recommend are "Roxanne," "Bowfinger," "L.A. Story," "The Jerk," "Looney Tunes: Back in Action," and, though not a comedy this one: "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk." I'd also like to see "Pennies from Heaven" (starring Steve Martin but also Jessica Harper and Christopher Walken) and "All of Me." (in fact i've seen it in the 80's but i have too vague memories )



--- Quote from: cthulhu on January 09, 2026, 05:31:11 PM ---I must google your french ones..Is Game Night that one with Will Farrell?
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I'm not sure "Game night" is the original title but it's the french (!!) title. It's a comedy starring the excellent Rachel McAdams.

cthulhu:
Bowfinger is really funny and for me it's the best role Eddy Murphy has ever done.This movie is hilarious. So this shady producer is trying to make a sci-fi movie and is using the paranoia of a Hollywood star and using a lookalike (both roles played by Eddy) to tell the story. So they confront the Star in public while filming him secretly, using costumes and strange encounters..

Pennys from Heaven is on my wannahave list, i just love musicals and i remember it as a very good movie. But i watched it decades ago...I only find a dvd release, but i want this in better quality. There is a dance scene, well there are many dance secenes, it's a musical;-) done by Christopher Walken and it stuck in my head, so that's the main reason for me to get this movie and see it again.
Remember him dancing in this video..was it moby? He can dance very well..

Young Frankenstein, Blazzing Saddles, High Anxiety, The Producers, Silent Movie are classics and i love them all.

Another great director with classic comedic movies is John Landis. Think his most famous one would be An American Werewolf in London..masterpiece. Dark and ugly humor, a must see.

He also did a very fine movie called: Into the Night with Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer..don't know how to call it, a romantic comedy? But it's more than that..
And let's not forget: Schlock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4ADsQs1hjU

When i wrote that 1941 is the most insane picture, that was a lie!
It's: Hellzapoppin'
This is from 1941 and it's a movie within a movie doing a theater show..or something like that. It has so many visual jokes, fantastic set pieces, musical scenes, almost every second is filled with madness. A must see if you like ZAZ movies...

Talking about madness and weirdnes..i recommend:
P.Tintos Miracle

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