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Laugh out loud comedies?

post #1 of 62
12/2/02 at 10:38am
Thread Starter 
Alright, I know everyone's taste in comedies varies, but I need some recommendations for my father-in-law. His only request for Christmas is funny DVD's. I myself like "Mallrats", but he likes more straight forward comedies. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Chris
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post #2 of 62
12/2/02 at 10:52am
I found that Liar Liar appealed to even the non-Carrey lovers. I laughed out loud several times. If he likes some of the classics, Some Like It Hot is a scream. Here are some other honorable mentions:
Caddyshack
Home Alone
The Princess Bride
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post #3 of 62
12/2/02 at 10:53am
I know a lot of people will disagree but I guess that is the nature of the beast but one movie that has me laughing out loud constantly every time I see it(which is somewhat often) is Dumb & Dumber .
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post #4 of 62
12/2/02 at 10:57am
The Big Lebowski (You'll be quoting from this film for weeks!)
Blazing Saddles
Office Space
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post #5 of 62
12/2/02 at 11:02am
A few that make me laugh non-stop:

Airplane!
BASEketball
Spaceballs
Kingpin
Dumb & Dumber
Ace Ventura
Scary Movie 1 & 2

But like you said, everyone's taste in comedies varies.
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post #6 of 62
12/2/02 at 11:04am
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

TAKE THE MONEY & RUN

SLEEPER

LOVE & DEATH

MONTY PYTHON HOLY GRAIL
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post #7 of 62
12/2/02 at 11:06am
Caddyshack
The Odd Couple 2
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
There's Something About Mary
Half Baked

Dean
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post #8 of 62
12/2/02 at 11:08am
If he's more into comedies a little older, I know a few that still have me laughing out loud when I see them:

It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Dr. Strangelove
Yours, Mine, And Ours (Of course, it helps if you come from a big family.)
Duck Soup
Harold & Maude
And I definitely second Some Like It Hot.
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post #9 of 62
12/2/02 at 11:36am
For 'laugh out loud' comedy without regard to culture or generation;

Noises Off
Buster Keaton's - The General
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post #10 of 62
12/2/02 at 12:02pm
"The Producers" is being released on DVD tomorrow.

Those early Woody Allen movies like "Sleeper" and "Bananas" are also pretty funny.

Some pretty reliable classic comedies are "It Happened One Night", "His Girl Friday", "Some Like it Hot", and "Sullivan's Travels".

For more recent stuff, I liked "Bowfinger" and "Meet the Parents". The latter might be either an especially appropriate or especially inappropriate choice depending on your relationship with your father-in-law.

Oh, and in the interest of full disclosure I will admit that I laughed my head off at "Tommy Boy" on more than one occasion.

Regards,
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post #11 of 62
12/2/02 at 1:00pm
One, Two, Three is also a riot. As is A Shot In The Dark (the best of the Pink Panther movies).
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post #12 of 62
12/2/02 at 1:02pm
The Pink Panther movies
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post #13 of 62
12/2/02 at 1:36pm
Can't go wrong with ....PLANES,TRAINS and AUTOMOBILES
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post #14 of 62
12/2/02 at 1:38pm
Another vote for

The Big Lebowski.

I've seen it 6 times and it still makes me laugh out loud.

Plus, as has been mentioned, it is endlessly quotable.
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post #15 of 62
12/2/02 at 1:52pm
A few you cannot go wrong with:

Airplane!
Midnight Run
City Slickers
Beverly Hills Cop
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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post #16 of 62
12/2/02 at 1:58pm
Although it is great, you have to be weary of The Big Lebowski, I've now had quite a few "white russian nights" while watching this flick.

Yours, Ours, and Mine is also a classic.

And I must admit watching the Ladies Man made me laugh. Or maybe it was just the way we all imitated his character afterwards.
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post #17 of 62
12/2/02 at 2:02pm
Caddyshack
Airplane!
Naked Gun
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post #18 of 62
12/2/02 at 2:06pm
I smell poll, but here it goes...

A Shot In The Dark
Arsenic and Old Lace
City Lights
Some Like It Hot
Harvey
It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
A Hard Day's Night
Singin' In The Rain
Modern Times
The Circus
The Great Dictator
The General
Sherlock Jr.
The Producers

As for some not on DVD...but still hillarious:

Pack Up Your Troubles (Laurel and Hardy)
The Sin Of Harold Diddlebock (AKA Mad Wednesday)
Safety Last
Duck Soup
Sons of the Desert
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post #19 of 62
12/2/02 at 2:14pm
Maybe it's not everybody's cup of tea, but I laugh so hard I hurt every time I see the scene in the coaches office talking about a lineup and sketch artists in the movie Porky's
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post #20 of 62
12/2/02 at 2:24pm
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
The Money Pit
A Christmas Story
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post #21 of 62
12/2/02 at 2:51pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the replies! A lot of good ideas- it is hard to buy DVD's for someone else (unbiasedly!).
Chris
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post #22 of 62
12/2/02 at 3:20pm
Office Space
Planes, Trains, Automobiles

and a wholehearted second to Midnight Run.
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post #23 of 62
12/2/02 at 3:29pm
I don’t think I’ve seen any Laurel and Hardy yet. Or W.C. Fields.
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post #24 of 62
12/2/02 at 3:49pm
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don’t think I’ve seen any Laurel and Hardy yet. Or W.C. Fields.

For L&H, start off with 2-reelers like Two Tars and Big Business. Pack Up Your Troubles and Sons of the Desert are likely their best features.

For Fields, check out The Bank Dick and It's A Gift.
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post #25 of 62
12/2/02 at 4:00pm
Bev Hills Cop Trilogy
Spaceballs
Liar Liar
Ace Ventura :-)
Tommy Boy
Blue Streak

One movie not on dvd that is a riot is Robin Hood Men in Tights. I saw it for the first time in a while the other night and i couldnt stop laughing

capt
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post #26 of 62
12/2/02 at 4:15pm
Christmas Vacation if you can stand non-OAR...
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post #27 of 62
12/2/02 at 4:25pm
rush hour I and II
shanghigh noon
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post #28 of 62
12/2/02 at 4:34pm
1. Laurel and Hardy sound films are not out on DVD (Oh, god, I wish they were)

2. The 2 movies that make me guffaw every time are Dick and Get Shorty

Cheers
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post #29 of 62
12/2/02 at 6:40pm
Life of Brian
Monty Python and the holy grail
Fish called Wanda
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post #30 of 62
12/2/02 at 7:39pm
Top Secret!.
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