Others already took my choices…Life of Brian, Young Frankenstein and Airplane. I’d add Airplane II, but only for people who saw the original. The in-jokes in that one had me rolling.
“Sherlock Holmes once said that once you have eliminated the
impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be
the answer. I, however, do not like to eliminate the impossible.
The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it that the merely improbable lacks.”
– Douglas Adams’s Dirk Gently, Holistic Detective
Taking nothing away from the movies mentioned, if you ever stumble on a copy of Halleluia Trail in your local tape rental or on the late night movies, watch it!
The beginning is mildly humorous, but the climactic scenes of the battle among the soldiers, indians, striking teamsters, temperance ladies, and hooch-starved miners has kept roomsfull of people holding their aching sides.
Slythe, I knew somewhere, somehow, there’d be something we agreed on. At least, mostly. I love Support Your Local Sheriff. I wouldn’t rate it as the funniest ever, only because I don’t usually quantify things like that, but it’s right up there.
Doctor Jackson, I think you are the only person I’ve ever run across who even knows the Trinity Movies. “Brothers, it says there’s a time to fight!”
I’m not going to “me too” some of the great movies already mentioned; but I will add The Kentucky Fried Movie. Yes, it is somewhat dated, but the Bruce Lee spoof is worth the whole price of admission itself.
Top Secret rules (Val Kilmer starred, I believe the Zucker Bros. directed) I can’t believe no one has mentioned the first Naked Gun yet! The baseball montage where Frank searches all the players for the weapon almost made me wet myself. Also UHF, if only for the “spatula city” skit.