Funniest movie ever?

[jfcule]

People have so diverse opinions on what they consider to be funny, I was wondering which movie was considered the funniest by you...

[gibby]

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Surely, this ends the discussion;)

[Dyvel]

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[Mglnbea]

Well, I won't argue about "Airplane" (or any of the Police File movies) and I have never really been a MP fan.

I'll submit four: Murder by Death, A Night at the Opera, Take the Money and Run, Love and Death.

[firstshirt]

stripes, caddy shack, american pie, monty python and the holy grail

[Toon³]

Holy Grail, Supertroopers, Anchorman and even though it's not a movie any thread with funniest in it has to have Ross Noble mentioned. He is the owner of the greatest anecdote in history.

[Ray Luca]

I don't know if it was the funniest I would say two "Blazing Saddles" and "The court jester" with Danny Kay,

[Val1]

Boy, seventh poster and already all my choices have been mentioned.

Airplane was the first movie (http:///#) I saw on VHS. I'd seen the trailers (#) and figured they'd used all the good lines on the trailer (http:///#) and there'd be nothing left, but watching it, we were in tears. Probably the most I've ever laughed.

I saw Dawn of the Dead (http:///#) with a group of guys and we cracked on it all through the movie (#) and had a howling good time. Seen it twice since and it was obviously the moment, but that first time was something...

To Mglbea, good call on A Night at the Opera.

Edit: Is it just me, or are these pop-up ads just really annoying...

[Chicago1871]

1. Caddyshack
2. Blazing Saddles
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. Airplane
5. Stripes.

Honorable mention: Spinal Tap, Animal House, Life of Brian, History of the World (part I), Bull Durham, Tommy Boy

[Ray Luca]

[QUOTE=Chicago1871]1. Caddyshack


The guy that played the Bishop in this movie was Henry Wilcoxin he had a fantastic movie career working for his friend Cicil B DeMill.




Actor - filmography
(1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s)

Sweet 16 (1983) .... Greyfeather
... aka Sweet Sixteen (USA)
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) (TV) .... Secretary of War Stimson
Caddyshack (1980) .... The Bishop
The Man with Bogart's Face (1980) .... Mr. Chevalier
... aka Sam Marlowe, Private Eye


The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979) (TV) .... Harrington
F.I.S.T (1978) .... Win Talbot
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July (1978) (TV) .... Judge Henry J. Wheeler
Pony Express Rider (1976) .... Trevor
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) .... Silent film director
Against a Crooked Sky (1975) .... Cut Tongue/Narrator
The Log of the Black Pearl (1975) (TV) .... Alexander Sand
The Tribe (1974) (TV) .... Cana
... aka Cro-Magnon (USA: video title)
The Doomsday Machine (1972) .... Dr. Christopher Perry
... aka Armageddon 1975
... aka Doomsday
... aka Escape from Planet Earth (USA: video title)
Man in the Wilderness (1971) .... Indian Chief
Sarge (1971) (TV) .... Bishop Andrade
... aka Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (USA)
... aka The Badge or the Cross


The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968) .... RAdm. Arthur L. Stokes
The War Lord (1965) .... Frisian Prince


The Ten Commandments (1956) .... Pentaur
Scaramouche (1952) .... Chevalier de Chabrillaine
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) .... FBI Agent Gregory
... aka Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (USA: complete title)
The Miniver Story (1950) .... Vicar
Sunset Blvd. (1950) (uncredited) .... Actor on DeMille Set
... aka Sunset Boulevard (UK) (USA: alternative spelling)


Samson and Delilah (1949) .... Prince Ahtur
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) .... Sir Lancelot
... aka A Yankee in King Arthur's Court (UK)
Unconquered (1947) .... Capt. Steele
Dragnet (1947) .... Inspector Geoffrey James
Johnny Doughboy (1942) .... Oliver Lawrence
Mrs. Miniver (1942) .... Vicar
The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942) .... Dr. Haggard
The Corsican Brothers (1941) .... Count Victor Franchi
South of Tahiti (1941) .... Captain Larkin
... aka White Savage
That Hamilton Woman (1941) .... Captain Hardy
... aka Lady Hamilton (UK)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941) .... Jordan, a thug
Scotland Yard (1941) .... Dakin Barrolles
Mystery Sea Raider (1940) .... Captain Jimmy Madden
Earthbound (1940) .... Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds
The Crooked Road (1940) .... Bob Trent
Free, Blonde and 21 (1940) .... Dr. Mayberry


Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) .... Mr. 'Sandee' Sande
Chasing Danger (1939) .... Captain Andre Duvac
The Arizona Wildcat (1939) .... Richard Baldwin
Woman Doctor (1939) .... Allan Graeme
If I Were King (1938) .... Captain of the Watch
Five of a Kind (1938) .... Dr. Scott Williams
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) .... Anton Darvak
Keep Smiling (1938/II) .... Jonathan Rand
Prison Nurse (1938) .... Dale
Souls at Sea (1937) .... Lieutenant Stanley Tarryton
Jericho (1937) .... Capt. Mack
... aka Dark Sands
The President's Mystery (1936) .... James Blake
... aka One for All (UK)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936) .... Maj. Duncan Heyward
A Woman Alone (1936) .... Capt. Nicolai Ilyinski
... aka Two Who Dared (USA)
The Crusades (1935) .... King Richard of England
Cleopatra (1934) .... Marc Antony
Princess Charming (1934) .... Captain Launa
Lord of the Manor (1933) .... Jim Bridge
Taxi to Paradise (1933) .... Stephen Randall
The Flying Squad (1932) .... Inspector Bradley
Self Made Lady (1932) (as Harry Wilcoxon) .... Bert Taverner
The Perfect Lady (1931) .... Larry Tindale
... aka The Lovelorn Lady



Filmography as: Actor, Producer, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Producer - filmography
(1960s) (1950s)

The World's Greatest Showman: The Legend of Cecil B. DeMille (1963) (TV) (co-producer)


The Buccaneer (1958) (producer)
The Ten Commandments (1956) (associate producer)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) (associate producer)
... aka Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (USA: complete title)

[Coach_McGuirk]

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[Ghost]

on a laugh-til-you bleed, redeeming value notwithstanding scale

Kingpin
Blazing Saddles
Raising Arizona

[Quango]

Holy Grail

The Big Lebowski - My favorite Coen Bros. movie.

[odg78]

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[HerthaBerwyn]

1. Caddyshack
2. Blazing Saddles
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. Airplane
5. Stripes.

Honorable mention: Spinal Tap, Animal House, Life of Brian, History of the World (part I), Bull Durham, Tommy Boy

Right on but...Stripes was only half a movie. After they left bootcamp if fell apart, sort of like Full metal Jacket. History of the World Part One I thought was cringingly bad and not a Tommy Boy fan. I would add

Fear of a Black Hat.

[Mglnbea]

How could I forget Blazing Saddles? and The Big Lebowski?

I'll even chip in with "Young Frankenstein."

[Dan Loney]

Make room for:

The original In-Laws
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Animal House

[Crimen y Castigo]

Make room for:

The original In-Laws


"Serpentine!"

and of course....

"...a Z !?! He's got a Z on his face?!"

[Lanky134]

How could I forget Blazing Saddles? and The Big Lebowski?

I'll even chip in with "Young Frankenstein."
Young Frankenstein tops the list for me. Beats out Blazing Saddles by virtue of a much, much better ending, the same problem that kills Holy Grail.

Some of my other favorites:
Spinal Tap
Best In Show
Night At The Opera
Duck Soup
When Harry Met Sally
Office Space
Midnight Run
Take The Money & Run
Bananas
A Fish Called Wanda
Defending Your Life
Pink Panther Strikes Again
Dr. Strangelove

[Lanky134]

"Serpentine!"

and of course....

"...a Z !?! He's got a Z on his face?!"
There are so many gems in that movie I don't know where to begin. Yes, I do.

"Please don't let me die on West 31st Street!"

"You were involved with the Bay Of Pigs?"
"Involved? It was my idea!"

"Are you interested in joining? The benefits are terrific. The trick is not to get killed. That's really the key to the benefit program. ."

"I've got flames on my car!"

A recent issue of the New Yorker had a piece about Peter Falk. He said he recently saw Alan Arkin, who congratulated him on his great reviews recently. Falk said, "You mean for that piece of crap I just did?" Arkin replied, "No. The remake of The In-Laws got panned, and said that our version was a classic."