Monday, June 27, 2011

DVD Comedy recommendations

A quirky list of my personal favorite comedies you probably haven't seen or thought of in quite awhile:

A Fish Called Wanda

Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis
British caper/heist with American actors. "Don't call me stupid"

All of Me
Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin
Martin's body is partially possessed by Lily Tomlin

Bad News Bears

Tatum O'Neil
Best Little League movie

Bandits
Bruce Willis, Cate Blanchett, Billy Bob Thornton
Cate Blanchett bonds with her kidnappers, love it!

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Keanu Reeves
Two dopey teenagers enjoy a time-machine adventure.

City Slickers
Billy Crystal, Jack Palance
City boys play cowboy while on vacation

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caeser
Competitve but comical treasure hunt

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer
Modern day film noir murder mystery, so funny

Oh God
George Burns, John Denver
Classic. George Burns plays God

Paper Moon

Tatum O'Neil, Ryan O'Neil
Father/daughter con-artist team

Stir Crazy
Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder
The comic pair are framed for bank robbery and go to prison

Young Frankenstein
Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman
"It's Alive!!"

An Ideal Husband
Rupert Everett, Cate Blanchett
A government minister who is being blackmailed turns to his philandering buddy for help.

The Gods Must Be Crazy
N!xau
An African bushman discovers a discarded Coke bottle and thinks it’s a gift from the gods.

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