Movie: Jumpin’ Jack Flash Release Date: October 10, 1986 Director: Penny Marshall Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Carol Kane, Annie Potts, Jon Lovitz, Phil Hartman. Tag Lines: “A man called Jack has got her Jumpin’ and the world may never be the same!” “An Adventure In Comedy.” “A Dangerously Funny Movie.” Relevance: By the time…
Category: Comedy
91. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Release Date: June 11, 1986 Director: John Hughes Starring: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, Edie McClurg, Charlie Sheen. Tag Lines: “While the rest of us were just thinking about it…Ferris borrowed a Ferrari and did it…all in a day.” “Because life is too beautiful a…
94. Desperately Seeking Susan
Movie: Desperately Seeking Susan Release Date: March 29, 1985 Director: Susan Seidelman Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Madonna, Robert Joy, Mark Blum, Laurie Metcalf, Steven Wright. Tag Lines: “Roberta is desperate to be Susan. Susan is wanted by the mob. The mob finds Roberta instead…” “It’s a life so outrageous it takes two women to…
95. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Movie: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Release Date: December 12. 1967 Director: Stanley Kramer Starring: Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Katherine Houghton, Beah Richards, Roy E. Glenn, Isabel Sanford. Tag Lines: “A love story of today.” Relevance: My maternal Grandmother Josephine, or as I called her – Josie, was a very loving, caring woman….
96. Young Frankenstein
Movie: Young Frankenstein Release Date: December 15, 1974 Director: Mel Brooks Starring: Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars, Madeline Kahn. Tag Lines: “Come Early… Get a Seat!” “The scariest comedy of all time!” Relevance: There are certain movies I could tell you exactly when, where, why and how I…
99. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Release Date: December 2, 1988 Director: David Zucker Starring: Leslie Nielson, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, George Kennedy. Tag Lines: “The Villain. Even Mother Teresa wanted him dead.” “You’ve read the ad, now see the movie!” Relevance: My dad and I loved silly comedies. In fact,…
100. Dogma
Movie: Dogma Release Date: November 12, 1999 Director: Kevin Smith Starring: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek, Jason Lee, Bud Cort, Jason Mewes, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, George Carlin, Alanis Morissette. Tag Lines: “Get ‘touched’ by an angel.” “It Can Be Hell Getting Into Heaven.” “Faith is a funny thing.” “A New Comic…
101. The Money Pit
Movie: The Money Pit Release Date: March 26, 1986 Director: Richard Benjamin Starring: Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Gudunov, Maureen Stapleton. Tag Lines: “For everyone who’s ever been deeply in love or deeply in debt.” Relevance: On March 26, 1986, I turned fifteen. It was your typical birthday celebration. I went to school and then…
102. The Muppet Movie
Movie: The Muppet Movie Release Date: June 22, 1979 Director: James Frawley Starring: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton. Tag Lines: “More entertaining than humanly possible!” Relevance: As I have mentioned before on this blog (see 250. Labyrinth), I was a huge fan of the Muppets and all things Jim Henson. They were…
108. Shakespeare in Love
Movie: Shakespeare in Love Release Date: December 11, 1998 Director: John Madden Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Jim Carter, Martin Clunes, Antony Sher, Imelda Staunton, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Williams. Tag Lines: “A Comedy About the Greatest Love Story Almost Never Told.” “Love is the only…
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