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To: Chickensoup
Unexpectedly funny and/or quirky:

“Grand Canyon”- 1991 – Kevin Kline, Steve Martin, Danny Glover
“Made in Heaven” – 1987 – Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis
“The Trouble with Harry” – 1955 – Alfred Hitchcock, Shirley MacLaine, Jerry Mathers
“Don Juan DeMarco” – 1994 – Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway
“October Sky” – 1999 – Jake Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern, (True Story set in 1957 W.V.)
“Beyond Rangoon” - 1995 – Patricia Arquette (Historical fiction Set in 1988 Burma)
“Secret of Roan Inish” – 1994 – Irish (Fantasy) film [IND]
“Spitfire Grill” – 1996 – Ellen Burstyn (Set in American small town) [IND]
“Waking Ned Devine” – 1998 – Irish (Comedy) film [IND]
“The Gods Must Be Crazy” – 1980 – South African (Comedy) film [IND]

34 posted on 01/19/2026 7:54:52 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Psalm 73; Chickensoup

*** “Waking Ned Devine” – 1998 – Irish (Comedy) film [IND]***

I’ll second this nomination.


39 posted on 01/19/2026 7:57:45 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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