Movie: All of Me Release Date: September 21, 1984 Director: Carl Reiner Starring: Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Richard Libertini, Victoria Tennant. Tag Lines: “The comedy that proves that one’s a crowd.” “They say that behind every great man there’s a woman. But in this case it’s ridiculous.” “He’s a wacky lawyer. She’s a selfish heiress….
Category: Comedy
125. My Cousin Vinny
Movie: My Cousin Vinny Release Date: March 13, 1992 Director: Jonathan Lynne Starring: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Fred Gwynne, Mitchell Whitfield. Tag Lines: “Truth, Justice And The Gambini Way.” “A Comedy Of Trial And Error.” “There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified The Great American Legal System. This is not one…
126. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Movie: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Release Date: December 1, 1989 Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, Diane Ladd, E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss. Tag Lines: “Yule crack up!” “There’s No Place Like Home For A Holiday!” Relevance: ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ is one of those…
127. Trick
Movie: Trick Release Date: July 23, 1999 Director: Jim Fall Starring: Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc, Tori Spelling, Lorri Bagley, Brad Beyer, Steve Hayes, Clinton Leupp. Tag Lines: “A story about two guys trying to make it in the big city.” Relevance: Some people burst out of the closet door, others are dragged. Unfortunately my…
128. The Private Eyes
Movie: The Private Eyes Release Date: April 17, 1980 Director: Lang Elliott Starring: Tom Conway, Don Knotts, Trisha Noble, Bernard Fox, Grace Zabriskie, Irwin Keyes, Suzy Mandel. Tag Lines: “Who better to solve England’s most puzzling mystery than these two international crime busters?” “Step by step, Tim Conway and Don Knotts prove murder can be…
130. Annie Hall
Movie: Annie Hall Release Date: April 20, 1977 Director: Woody Allen Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Janet Margolin, Shelley Duvall, Christopher Walken, Colleen Dewhurst. Tag Lines: “A nervous romance.” Relevance: Thankfully I grew up in a household that embraced and encouraged laughter. My parents were both very funny in…
132. Murder by Death
Movie: Murder by Death Release Date: June 23, 1976 Director: Robert Moore Starring: Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellars, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, Estelle Winwood. Tag Lines: “By the time the world’s greatest detectives figure out whodunnit… you could die laughing!” “By the time Eileen…
133. Porky’s
Movie: Porky’s Release Date: November 13, 1981 Director: Bob Clark Starring: Kim Cattrall, Scott Colomby, Kaki Hunter, Nancy Parsons, Alex Karras, Susan Clark. Tag Lines: “Get It At Porky’s.” “One Fun Place, One Hip Movie!” “Keep an eye out for the funniest movie about growing up ever made!” “You’ll be glad you came!” “The RAUNCHIEST…
134. Wholly Moses!
Movie: Wholly Moses! Release Date: June 13, 1980 Director: Gary Weis Starring: Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, James Coco, Paul Sand, Jack Gilford, Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, David L. Lander, Richard Pryor, John Ritter. Tag Lines: “What a cast!” “Wholly Moses! What a cast!” “He wanted to be Moses…but he didn’t have the right…
135. Victor/Victoria
Movie: Victor/Victoria Release Date: March 16, 1982 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras. Tag Lines: “The disguise surprise comedy of the year!” Relevance: As previously reported on this blog (see 278. 10 and 232. Mary Poppins), Julie Andrews was one of my mom’s favorite people on…
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