I can’t believe no one mentioned “History of the World, Part I”...definitely a classic! Throw in some “Blazing Saddles”, add a heaping teaspoon of “Robin Hood: Men in Tights”, and garnish with “South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut”. Serve with a side of “American Pie”.
This is Spinal Tap
Duck Soup
Napoleon Dynamite
Has anyone mentioned Weekend at Bernie’s?
Can’t believe nobody has mentioned “Trading Places” yet, especially given what is happening at the moment!
The scene with the eclairs is the funniest thing I've ever seen. Sick, but funny.
Also, I haven't seen anyone mention Old School, which is just flat out hilarious.
“Modern Times”, Charlie Chaplin. Laugh out loud sight gags aplenty.
1940s:
Arsenic and Old Lace
1950s:
Some Like It Hot
1960s:
Dr. Strangelove
(Runner-up: The Odd Couple)
1970s:
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(Runner-up: Young Frankenstein)
1980s:
A Christmas Story
1990s:
The Big Lebowski
(Runner-up: What About Bob?)
2000s:
Mr. Bean's Holiday
One, Two, Three - James Cagney's last film before he came back for a bit part in Ragtime. He plays a Coke executive in West Germany whose US boss is coming to pay him a visit while his daughter is in love with an East German commie. Extremely funny!
Operation Mad Ball - starring Jack Lemmon, Mickey Rooney, Ernie Kovacs, Dick York, Arthur O'Connell. Completely funny from beginning to end.
Netflix reference bump ... I could use a good laugh! ;-)
I see a lot of the classics (Holy Grail, Blazing Saddles, etc.) have already been mentioned, so I’ll try to supply a few less common ideas.
Top Secret (young Val Kilmer actually sings; same creators as Airplane!)
Zoolander (”Obey my dog!”)
Mystery Men (misfit third-rate superheroes)
The Man Who Knew Too Little (Bill Murray gets mixed up in a spy caper and doesn’t realize it)
In addition, I’ll recommend DVDs of two TV series: Futurama and Blackadder (particularly incarnations II through IV). MST3K is not a bad option, either.
Chuckle ;-)
The Groove Tube
Young Frankenstein
Raising Arizona
Stripes
Whats Up Tiger Lily?
A Shot in the Dark
The Party
Well...All of these have been listed, but.. my TOP 5 is:
1) Monty Python and the Holy Grail!
Look, that rabbit’s got a vicious streak a mile wide! It’s a killer!”—Tim the Enchanter (John Cleese)
2) Wedding Crashers!!!!!
3) Caddyshack
4) The Jerk
5) Little Big Man
“I’m a BIG man here... I have a wife and four horses!”
“Really?? I have a horse, and four wives!”
A couple of others that I haven’t seen listed as often:
When Harry met Sally...
Napoleon Dynamite
Beverly Hills Cop
The Nutty Professor (Eddie Murphy Version)
And.. definitely, in the ‘Classic’ lineup:
A Philadelphia Story
Some Like it Hot
The Cheyenne Social Club
What’s up Tiger Lilly.
1. Blazing Saddles
2. Monty Python & the Holy Grail
3. Airplane!
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian
5. Ghostbusters
6. Young Frankenstein
7. Tarzoon, Shame of the Jungle (a cheaply made, vulgar animation that quickly disappeared from view due to a mentally impaired Johnny Weismuller Jr. being used as the voice of Tarzoon)
“The World of Henry Orient” with Peter Sellers
My favorites, anthing by Ed Wood.
Not for kids but 3 of my favorites:
Detroit Rock City (”Man, if there’s one thing Kiss will never do, it is a bull$*#% disco song.”)
Dazed and Confused
Almost Famous
I’d have to recommend “Johnny Dangerously” or “Spies like us.”
THE ODD COUPLE!
Narrow it to funniest line.
“I told you I hate little notes on my pillow! We are all out of Cornflakes FU. It took me 3 and a half hours to figure out FU maeant Felix Unger”
Oscar Madison
Makes me laugh every time I hear it.
Hard to say which would be the funniest with so many good ones out there.