# I'm in the mood to watch a wacky movie--RIGHT NOW **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162 "2010-05-03T15:59:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/1 "2010-05-03T15:59:33Z")
Anyone have anything to recommend? The catch is, it has to be available on Netflix’s streaming “Watch Instantly” thingie. I want something weird and funny… not scary, not depressing, but definitely bizarre. Ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/2 "2010-05-03T16:37:56Z")
I just watched _Role Models_ last night and I laughed my ass off. It was stupid and bizarre and hilarious. “Would you like to come over for dinner Saturday and we could get to know each other?” “Oh no thanks. It’s nothing personal, I just don’t really like eating with people.” ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/3 "2010-05-03T16:43:59Z")
Have you seen [_Being John Malkovich_](http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Being_John_Malkovich/28363298?trkid=1359344)? ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/4 "2010-05-03T16:44:25Z")
Dunno if it’s available, or really “wacky,” but try **Idiocracy**. Joe ---
**Author:** ![cdsilv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cdsilv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdsilv)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/5 "2010-05-03T18:20:06Z")
Hangover. Oh, Brother Where Art Thou?, The Big Lebowski, Monty Python & the Holy Grail (or pretty much anything Monty Python). ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/6 "2010-05-03T18:29:21Z")
The Big Lebowski is available on Netflix Watch Instantly ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/7 "2010-05-03T18:32:49Z")
I can’t check from here if it’s on Netflix or not, but _Rat Race_ was pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/8 "2010-05-03T18:34:11Z")
Repo Man ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/9 "2010-05-03T18:34:17Z")
I don’t know if it’s on instantly at Netflix, but **Scavenger Hunt** is a good bet. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/10 "2010-05-03T18:35:43Z")
I chose Pee Wee’s Big Adventure for this purpose this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/11 "2010-05-03T18:37:47Z")
don’t know what they’ve got, but you can try these: \*\*Bringing up Baby What’s up, Doc? Who’s Minding the Mint? A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World What’s Up, Tiger Lily? Take the Money and Run Bananas Love and Death Sleeper \*\* ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/12 "2010-05-03T19:05:31Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Who’s Minding the Mint? Good call, except they don’t have it. I’ve been wanting to see that for years. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/13 "2010-05-03T19:12:35Z")
_The Wicker Man_ – the remake with Nicholas Cage. It is sooo bad it transcends bad and moves into hilarious unintentional parody territory. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/14 "2010-05-03T19:19:17Z")
[http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Wisconsin\_Death\_Trip/60034868?strackid=58fc1edacb18efd8\_2\_srl&strkid=1643733497\_2\_0&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&trkid=222336](http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Wisconsin_Death_Trip/60034868?strackid=58fc1edacb18efd8_2_srl&strkid=1643733497_2_0&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&trkid=222336) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/15 "2010-05-03T19:20:17Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I just watched _Role Models_ last night and I laughed my ass off. It was stupid and bizarre and hilarious. > > “Would you like to come over for dinner Saturday and we could get to know each other?” > “Oh no thanks. It’s nothing personal, I just don’t really like eating with people.” Second the nomination. This movie is hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/16 "2010-05-03T19:22:36Z")
Strange Wilderness ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/17 "2010-05-03T19:23:12Z")
Raising Arizona The Big Lebowski I’d recommend Erik the Viking, but last time I used that kind of subscription, neither Blockbuster nor Netflix had it at ALL, so probably no luck there. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/18 "2010-05-03T19:28:54Z")
I don’t know if you can get it instantly, but Netflix does have _Brain Donors_, a damnfine pastiche of the Marx Brothers’ _A Night At The Opera_. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/19 "2010-05-03T19:33:05Z")
Oooh, have you seen _The Big Lebowski_? I know for sure it’s on Netflix instant watch. As **Taomist** points out, it would fit all three of your criteria. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/20 "2010-05-03T19:41:22Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum > > It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World The funniest movie in the history of cinema and a close runner-up. (You could turn off the sound on _Forum_ and just watch Zero Mostel’s face, and you’d still get more bellylaughs than from most comedies.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162.md?page=2)