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Good Black Comedies?

post #1 of 77
3/20/02 at 9:39pm
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I really like black comedies (like House of Yes , To Die For, Fight Club, and The Opposite of Sex. They don't really seem to make many of them. Can any of y'all recommend some good ones?
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post #2 of 77
3/20/02 at 9:53pm
Friday. (Couldn't resist)
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post #3 of 77
3/20/02 at 11:20pm
American Psycho.

DJ
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post #4 of 77
3/20/02 at 11:34pm
Is Players Club a black comedy? I mean literally, obviously it stars black people, but I dont know that it was intentionally a comedy, yet it's good.

What about Rushmore? Bottle Rocket? (I do NOT recommend The Royal Tenenbaums, it was NOT funny).
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post #5 of 77
3/21/02 at 12:08am
Snatch
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post #6 of 77
3/21/02 at 12:17am
Just off the top of my head:

The King of Comedy
Dr. Strangelove
Fargo
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (children's film or not, musical or not, it is definitely a black comedy)
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post #7 of 77
3/21/02 at 12:47am
I would classify NURSE BETTY in this category for sure. An under-rated film IMO and a great dvd to boot.
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post #8 of 77
3/21/02 at 2:24am
Man Bites Dog. I think it was a comedy. Sort of. I remember it being different.

Living in Oblivion. Steve Buscemi. Really liked that one.
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post #9 of 77
3/21/02 at 2:30am
Penn and Teller Get Killed. Yes, I'm serious. What are you all looking at?
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post #10 of 77
3/21/02 at 3:45am
Heathers
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post #11 of 77
3/21/02 at 4:02am
After Hours.
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post #12 of 77
3/21/02 at 5:09am
If you want to see what happens when black comedy goes bad, check out 'Very Bad Things'. There's a line with dark humor and it crossed it.
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post #13 of 77
3/21/02 at 5:21am
Some of my favorites:

Freeway
Go
The War Of The Roses
To Die For
Welcome To The Dollhouse
Election
Fargo
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post #14 of 77
3/21/02 at 5:50am
Dr. Strangelove
The Loved One
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post #15 of 77
3/21/02 at 6:12am
Two that I haven't seen on the list so far are:

Last Supper
Faithful (not near as bad as what it was made out to be, in fact I think that it has some clever things to say about relationships...plus Cher's makeover at the end is so worth it...)
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post #16 of 77
3/21/02 at 6:29am
Man Bites Dog, Harold & Maude, Your Friends & Neighbors...
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post #17 of 77
3/21/02 at 6:37am
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If you want to see what happens when black comedy goes bad, check out 'Very Bad Things'. There's a line with dark humor and it crossed it.

I disagree. It pushed it, and the results were hilarious. It's not dark humor, it's black humor.
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post #18 of 77
3/21/02 at 6:37am
Grosse Pointe Blank
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post #19 of 77
3/21/02 at 9:07am
Anything by Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, Storytelling).
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post #20 of 77
3/21/02 at 9:20am
"The Ruling Class" is class satire served without a hint of cream or sugar. "How to get Ahead in Advertising" certainly qualifies. IMHO, "Heathers" is the most brilliant black comedy of the last twenty years.

Regards,
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post #21 of 77
3/21/02 at 9:36am
Swimming with Sharks


IMDB has a black comedy keyword if you want to check it out:

http://us.imdb.com/List?tv=on&&keywo...9;black-comedy
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post #22 of 77
3/21/02 at 9:42am
Shock to the System
with Michael Caine. A man who knows how to climb the corporate ladder.

Chuck Anstey
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post #23 of 77
3/21/02 at 9:51am
One of the best (and darkest) comedies ever made is Little Murders. It's from the 1970's and was written by Jules Feiffer and stars Elliot Gould, Donald Sutherland, Vincent Gardenia and Alan Arkin (who also directed). It's about random killings in New York and it's very surreal, very funny and very, very black. Sadly, it's little seen today, but I urge anyone who loves black comedies to check this out if they can, it's a real gem. If it ever appears on DVD, I will be ecstatic!
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post #24 of 77
3/21/02 at 9:53am
One of my favorites is Cruel Intentions. Really, this one cracks me up.

There is also Prizzi's Honor.

Bliss is another one, but is VERY hard to find.
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post #25 of 77
3/21/02 at 10:22am
Another great black comedy is Where's Poppa?
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post #26 of 77
3/21/02 at 5:30pm
Pulp Fiction.
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post #27 of 77
3/21/02 at 5:38pm
I agree with After Hours, Happiness, and obviously Dr. Strangelove, though I don't consider that black comedy.

Might I also suggest Jesus' Son, which veers in between drama and dark comedy, and is fantastic. If nothing else, it's worth it for the hilarious turn by Jack Black.
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post #28 of 77
3/21/02 at 6:30pm
There is some wonderfully dark humor in Donnie Darko, which was just released this week on DVD. Highly reccomend it.
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post #29 of 77
3/21/02 at 8:36pm
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There is some wonderfully dark humor in Donnie Darko, which was just released this week on DVD. Highly recommend it.
What a wild film. I absolutely loved it!

There is a shot of Donnie's mom after talking to the teacher who is spouting the Love-Fear stuff (referenced in Dwayne's signature) that had me laughing about as loud as I have in years. I can't tell you how this hit home for me.
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post #30 of 77
3/21/02 at 11:27pm
Ike-- your current sig is my suggestion...

A Clockwork Orange.

I thought Suicide Kings was a decent little film...
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