Posted on 09/06/2012 7:27:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Airplane - which features classic one liners such as 'I am serious and don't call me Shirley' - came out top in research conducted by a panel of members of movie subscription service Lovefilm.
They calculated the precise number of 'laughs a minute' for the top 10 comedies chosen by Lovefilm members. The panel recorded the total number of times each film generated a laugh, before dividing it by the films' total length in minutes to calculate the precise 'laugh a minute' rating for each movie.
With a 'laugh A minute' score of three, Airplane beat nine rival comedies to top the list which has been created to mark The Hangover becoming available to stream on Lovefilm Instant.
The Las Vegas man-movie featuring the bachelor party to end all bachelor parties marked its arrival onto the Lovefilm Instant service by scoring a 'Laugh A Minute' rating of 2.4
Airplane - which features classic one liners such as 'I am serious and don't call me Shirley' - came out top in research conducted by a panel of members of movie subscription service Lovefilm. They calculated the precise number of 'laughs a minute' for the top 10 comedies chosen by Lovefilm members. The panel recorded the total number of times each film generated a laugh, before dividing it by the films' total length in minutes to calculate the precise 'laugh a minute' rating for each movie.
With a 'laugh A minute' score of three, Airplane beat nine rival comedies to top the list which has been created to mark The Hangover becoming available to stream on Lovefilm Instant.
The Las Vegas man-movie featuring the bachelor party to end all bachelor parties marked its arrival onto the Lovefilm Instant service by scoring a 'Laugh A Minute' rating of 2.4.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
“Shirley, you must be joking”
Roger, Roger.
Roger, Roger.
Strange Brew is good if you like Canada specific humor.
What is it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOmD-xqK2Es
Airplane! has a short scene with Jonathan Banks. That puts it ahead of a lot of other movies.
A hospital? What is it?
Greatest comedy ever, but that “Don’t call me Shirley” line ain’t even in the top 50 of that movie.
Airplane was good but they obviously didn’t see Blazing Saddles. Best.Movie.Ever.
Take off eh?
Isn’t that supposed to be a rip-off of Hamlet?
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmW-ScmGRMA&feature=related
“Tell them to hold at 24,000........,. No, feet!”
Elaine Dickinson: When will you be back?
Ted Striker: I can't tell you that. It's classified.
I love that movie. It's a classic.
Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?
Blazing Saddles, Dr. Strangelove, Animal House, Caddy Shack, Taladega Nights, and some others make my list before Airplane.
That film is a cult classic.
Jerry’s Kids? (karate chop)
:)
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