Posted on 03/25/2011 1:09:09 PM PDT by EveningStar
Borodenko: When will papers be ready?
C.R. Macnamara: I’ll put my secretary right to work on it.
Mishkin: Your secretary? She’s that blond lady?
C.R. Macnamara: That’s the one.
Peripetchikoff: [after conferring with the others] You will send papers to East Berlin with blond lady in triplicate.
C.R. Macnamara: You want the papers in triplicate, or the blond in triplicate?
Peripetchikoff: See what you can do.
Animal House
Caddy Shack
Mad Mad Mad World
Dr. Strangeglove
Office Space It might not be a comedy but a documentary.
Vacation
South Park Movie
Didn’t really care for Tootsie—can’t even remember much about it. Two of my favorite comedies that I can think of off hand are Arthur and My Favorite Year. I think Animal House would be on my list.
Is that the one where Tom Hanks sinks all his money in an impressionist painting?
There's Something About Mary
Hitchhiker: You heard of this thing, the 8-Minute Abs?
Ted: Yeah, sure, 8-Minute Abs. Yeah, the excercise video.
Hitchhiker: Yeah, this is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this: 7... Minute... Abs.
Ted: Right. Yes. OK, all right. I see where you're going.
Hitchhiker: Think about it. You walk into a video store, you see 8-Minute Abs sittin' there, there's 7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man?
Ted: I would go for the 7.
Hitchhiker: Bingo, man, bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk.
Ted: You guarantee it? That's - how do you do that?
Hitchhiker: If you're not happy with the first 7 minutes, we're gonna send you the extra minute free. You see? That's it. That's our motto. That's where we're comin' from. That's from "A" to "B".
Ted: That's right. That's - that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with 6-Minute Abs. Then you're in trouble, huh?
[Hitchhiker convulses]
Hitchhiker: No! No, no, not 6! I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel.
Ted: That - good point.
Hitchhiker: 7's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 dwarves. 7, man, that's the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office.
Ted: Why?
Hitchhiker: 'Cause you're ----in' fired!
Ah, what about Arsenic and Old Lace? Cary Grant at his comedic best!
What was the one that had a drunken horse ridden by Silvernose (Lee Marvin)?
Cat Ballou.
That’s Cat Ballou.
Hotel Coronado: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel-Del-Coronado-Beach-cropped.jpg
YWS! This should be the number one funniest movie of all time.
The others, except for Some Like It Hot, are stinkers!
Bringing Up Baby (already mentioned)
My favorite is when the demolition derby driver from the evil brother’s lot comes over to test drive the owners favorite cherry used car. The one salesman is inside trying to talk a buyer into a deal, and he tells the customer, “well, I’ll take the deal to my boss, but he’s just going to have a heart attack when he sees this”. So the owner comes in from the test drive having a real heart attack and falls on the floor, and the customer freaks saying he’ll sign, he’ll sign anything!
I have to buy a copy. I haven’t seen it in ages.
Wild guess - Buster Keaton?
The ‘chase’ scene in ‘What’s Up Doc’ is one of the best. Eveh. Madeline Kahn was a gem. I love that movie (and so few ever recognize it).
"Your stories have NONE of that. They're not even amusing ACCIDENTALLY! 'Honey, I'd like you to meet Del Griffith, he's got some amusing anecodotes for you. Oh and here's a gun so you can blow your brains out. You'll thank me for it." I could tolerate any insurance seminar. For days I could sit there and listen to them go on and on with a big smile on my face. They'd say,'How can you stand it?' I'd say, "'Cause I've been with Del Griffith. I can take ANYTHING." You know what they'd say? They'd say, "I know what you mean. The shower curtain ring guy. Woah." It's like going on a date with a Chatty Cathy doll. I expect you have a little string on your chest, you know, that I pull out and have to snap back. Except I wouldn't pull it out and snap it back - you would. Agh! Agh! Agh! Agh! And by the way, you know, when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea - have a POINT. It makes it SO much more interesting for the listener!"
Blazing Saddles has to be on the list....
“Where The Buffalo Roam”
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