# Funniest Movies of the 70s? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 31, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911 "2009-07-31T20:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911/41 "2009-08-04T03:15:06Z")
Actually, the 60’s were a very short decade. They began on November 22, 1963 (in Dallas) and ended on December 6, 1969 (at Altamount). Mind you, some insist they ended a bit earlier, on August 9/10 (in Los Angeles on Cielo and Waverly Drives). ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911/42 "2009-08-04T03:34:27Z")
I think maybe the 1970s ended at 12 noon on January 20, 1981. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911/43 "2009-08-04T15:46:07Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > _The Big Bus_. “You eat one lousy foot, and they call you a cannibal.” A sadly forgotten, very funny movie. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911/44 "2009-08-04T16:20:28Z")
“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” “Little Big Man” “Dark Star” “Richard Pryor Live in Concert” ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911/45 "2009-08-04T16:28:48Z")
> [@KarlGauss](#): > > Actually, the 60’s were a very short decade. > > They began on November 22, 1963 (in Dallas) and ended on December 6, 1969 (at Altamount). Mind you, some insist they ended a bit earlier, on August 9/10 (in Los Angeles on Cielo and Waverly Drives). > [@](#): > > **Seth** We used to have a bus. > **Munchie** In a way, the sixties ended the day we sold it. December 31, 1969. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911/46 "2009-08-04T16:58:22Z")
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, but were Afraid to Ask - 1972, definately a classic. Same Time, Next Year - 1978 ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911/47 "2009-08-04T18:03:38Z")
Aside form Python and Brooks… I am partial to the sketch comedies… Kentucky Fried Movie, The Groove Tube and the like… 1st guest: Fish for dinner last night? 2nd guest: Phewww… Harvey still smoking those cigars? 3rd guest: CHRIST! Did a cow shit in here? … ok I’m sophomoric… so sue me. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911/48 "2009-08-04T21:11:13Z")
Another vote for The Bad News Bears Also Slap Shot. ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911/49 "2009-08-04T21:40:21Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I think maybe the 1970s ended at 12 noon on January 20, 1981. In that case, add Blues Brothers (1980) to the list ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911/50 "2009-08-05T06:10:09Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I think maybe the 1970s ended at 12 noon on January 20, 1981. In as much as I disagree, then Caddyshack (1980) would have to make the cut. I’m going with: Bananas Sleeper Young Frankenstein Blazing Saddles Monty Python and the Holy Grail ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911/51 "2009-08-05T06:15:33Z")
Definitely **Slap Shot**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movies-of-the-70s/504911.md?page=2)