Big Trouble in Little China
Nothing but Trouble
Top Secret! (1984), a WW2 parody featuring Val Kilmer. From the same guys who made Airplane!.
Very uncommon. Arguably one of the most disturbing comedy's ever made.
Meet the Feebles is a 1989 musical comedy produced and directed by The Lord of the Rings mastermind Peter Jackson. The film is set behind the scenes at a Muppet Show-like theatrical company, and it nods to The Muppet Movie with its story about raggedy puppet entertainers dreaming of making it big. Except in Meet the Feebles, most of the puppets are diseased, drug-addicted, and / or sexually perverse. Jackson, his partner Fran Walsh, and fellow New Zealand weirdos Danny Mulheron and Stephen Sinclair collaborated on a screenplay that weaves together about half a dozen subplots; the most prominent involves the talented hippopotamus Heidi, whose lover (and the troupe’s impresario) Bletch is cruelly dismissive and adulterous. As the Feebles prepare for the show that could be their big break, their personal problems start to spill over onstage.
My Cousin Vinny.
Freddie Got Fingered is a masterpiece that, when released, was one of the worst rated movies ever.
It’s so incredibly ahead of its time, coming out before all the Adult Swim absurdist stuff that we all know and love.
Bless Tom Green.
Also Adam's Apples (Adams æbler) and if you like that also The Green Butchers.
Oscar.
Directed by John Landis (Animal House, Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Coming to America)
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
Don Ameche
Tim Curry
Marisa Tomei
Linda Gray
Chazz Palminteri
Kurtwood Smith
Yvonne De Carlo
Martin Ferrero
Harry Shearer
Arleen Sorkin
Kirk DouglasA Night at The Opera has some of the funniest physical gags I've seen in a movie. It is from 1935, but I found it very entertaining.
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. Early Steve Martin love letter to classic film noir. Everything is played super straight and it just works
Dirty Work: Norm MacDonald in his element. An extended sequence of him and his friend staring blankly ahead holding dead fish while a chainsaw massacre unfolds offscreen is amazing.
The Trouble with Harry: Alfred Hitchcock does madcap comedy. The trouble with Harry is that he's dead, and although no one really minds, everyone thinks it's their fault. Probably the biggest starring role for a corpse until Weekend at Bernie's.
I'm really surprised I don't see "Big Trouble in Little China" on here yet.
I might catch some flack by saying this was a very respectful movie to Chinese culture for its time. This is an early Kurt Russel film, when he was pushing towards being an action star. It drifts from the classic "white guy hero in strange culture" trope and melds into a fun story where the audience-stand-in hero accepts he's out of his league and goes with it. Also, this is Victor Wong and James Hong's equivalent of Heat, where they get well developed characters and face off with each other in a grand arc. My brother and I used to quote it to each other all the time... if you ever hear someone say "Now this really pisses me off to no end," you'll get it by the end of the movie.
Ah hang on, how many communities did you post this in?
Mindhorn
Just Visiting. (US version) honestly love that movie, of course it's gonna be cheesy, but it's a fun, funny movie that has heart.
It's about a 12th century knight and his peasant servant that gets sent to the 21st century, and it's so good.
Human Traffic
Sex Drive! But it has to be the unrated uncut version. I'm grinning so hard just thinking about some scenes, especially those with Seth Green. "That's great cock, John!"
Right now I can think of - Rat race, mouse hunt, death on a funeral
After Hours (1985) by Martin Scorsese
The Court Jester (starring Danny Kaye)
Old school movie from the 50s era. Still screamingly hilarious today.
FUBAR: The Movie
Tron funken blows
Happy Texas (1999). Haven't seen in in decades so not sure how it holds up, but I've got memories of it being hilarious.
Guesthouse Paradiso. It's hilarious!
I feel like not enough people have seen "Secondhand Lions".
The House of 72 Tenants, 1973 Hong Kong film directed by Chor Yuen.
Harold and Maude
Paper Tigers
Cold Pursuit
I saw it in theatres and I remember people weren’t laughing and some were walking out because they were bored. I can guarantee that all of them saw Liam Neeson was the lead and were expecting another action packed Taken type movie. What we got instead was a movie reminiscent of Fargo or The Big Lebowski. It’s absolutely hilarious, I’ve watched it many times and I’ve shown friends this one and they’ve all loved it. Highly recommend!
Anything from Mischief Theatre! They have their "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" for free on youtube atm.
Is Airplane common?
What about Naked Gun series?
Fandango. 1985 with Kevin Costner and Judd Nelson. It was Costner and Kevin Reynolds' first project together. It's not a straight up comedy but it's a very funny movie IMHO.
Five Year Engagement. Mediocre reviews, but a really grounded and funny story.
High Strung, not sure its an actual comedy but I thought it was pretty funny. has early Jim Carrey
