# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/41 "2010-05-04T02:39:40Z")
The Emperor’s New Groove is a good movie, I agree 🙂 > [@blondebear](#): > > I would like to register a complaint to those who recommended Role Models: I was all jazzed to stream the movie when I got home…but noooooo, it isn’t available to watch instantly! DOH! I will second your complaint ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/42 "2010-05-04T02:44:33Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > She? said she would save the debate because she has seen it ALREADY, so it doesnt matter whose description is more correct. You are describing a Timeless Work of Genius as a “wacky” film. I cannot let that pass. > [@](#): > > Work on your reading comprehension skills some too sparky. Heck, I don’t agree with what some others here are calling “wacky” movies but you don’t see me getting bent about it do you? Feel free to. > [@](#): > > Oh, and along the lines of “Wacky”, apparently trade marked by the Gaffa OCD corporation, Harold and Kumar Go To Whitecastle is about as fun and “wacky” as Dude, Where Is My Car?. Any film that features two stoners riding a cheetah definitely fits into the “wacky” genre. > [@](#): > > Oh, and there is a movie where a mormon missionary becomes a porn star/hero of sorts, but the title escapes me at the moment… [Orgazmo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124819/). ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/43 "2010-05-04T03:08:05Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > Thanks for the suggestions (and keep them coming!) I’ve seen several of these but there are plenty that I haven’t (and like The Big Lebowski, I’ve always _meant_ to see but never gotten around to!) Let us know when you can’t say this any more. Local old-school _theatre_ just showed it at Midnight, and served cheap, big White Russians. Took my teenage son, who’s a big fan… …and our minister. He’s in his sixties (and is quite the writer) and he slips Lebowski quotes into most sermons. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/44 "2010-05-04T03:13:07Z")
> [@digs](#): > > …and our minister. He’s in his sixties (and is quite the writer) and he slips Lebowski quotes into most sermons. _That_ I have to hear. “The Gospel According to the Dude”. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/45 "2010-05-04T04:09:11Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > _That_ I have to hear. “The Gospel According to the Dude”. Usually, it was subtle, a surreptitious comment like “to use the vernacular of the day”. But we knew he was going to do it eventually… he finally broke down and based an entire sermon on **The Big Lebowski** : "Now, I don’t recommend this movie to our older parishoners, because it _is_ profane. But life is often raw … things can be profane and true… “And you can learn to abide, like the dude.” He contrasted The Dude’s zen-ness with some classic Walter quotes (no, not where he was smashing the sports car). Best. Sermon. Ever. We told him he has to do a Pulp Fiction sermon next. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/46 "2010-05-04T04:29:12Z")
[_Greaser’s Palace_](http://www.google.com/search?q=greaser's+palace&num=100&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&source=univ&tbs=vid:1&tbo=u&ei=OqLfS6iuKoz2sgPu9ZC1BQ&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCoQqwQwAw). You’ll _hate_ me for suggesting you subject yourself to it. . ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/47 "2010-05-05T18:48:49Z")
I watched _The Big Lebowski_ today and thought it was great! I think it will require an additional viewing, however, to fully appreciate. I rarely laugh while home alone and this movie did that (and at odd times, too…) Want more! Keep recommending them! (This was definitely the kind of ‘wacky’ that I had in mind!) ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/48 "2010-05-05T19:04:51Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [_Greaser’s Palace_](http://www.google.com/search?q=greaser's+palace&num=100&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&source=univ&tbs=vid:1&tbo=u&ei=OqLfS6iuKoz2sgPu9ZC1BQ&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCoQqwQwAw). > > You’ll _hate_ me for suggesting you subject yourself to it. > . I loved it but it is not exactly high brow. ---
**Author:** ![Edwardina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Edwardina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edwardina)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/49 "2010-05-05T19:39:04Z")
I have no idea whether it would be available on Netflix, as it is a bit obscure: Happy, Texas. ---
**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 5, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/50 "2010-05-05T19:43:57Z")
Of course, there’s the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker _ouevres_ \*\*Kentucky Fried Movie Airplane! Top Secret! Naked Gun Naked Gun 2 1/2 Naked Gun 33 1/3\*\* and the TV series **Police Squad**. Even though it’s not by them (and some people hate it), I recommend **Airplane II** , which managed to carry on the same sort of wackiness, without apparent strain – that’s not an easy thing to do. You can try the **Scary Movie** franchise and other such films, like **Epic Movie** , but they seem to be more miss that hit, with a lot more gross-out humor. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/51 "2010-05-05T19:46:14Z")
[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086856/) (had mainstream actors in it such as John Lithgow) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/52 "2010-05-05T21:08:46Z")
I’ve seen all of those except the Scary Movie movies. I am not a fan of horror (or gross-out humor) and so I’ve always assumed I’d probably miss all the references. Saw Buckaroo Banzai but don’t remember much about it. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/53 "2010-05-07T02:39:18Z")
But you only saw **The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension** … What about **Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League** ‎? Joke. The credits promised a sequel that didn’t pan out. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/54 "2010-05-07T17:00:43Z")
Saw Orgazmo last night. It was good but I think I’d gotten my expectations a little too high. I still really enjoyed it though. Didn’t like it as much as The Big Lebowski. More suggestions along the same line? I’m getting good stuff here! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/55 "2010-05-07T17:25:41Z")
Dodgeball Josie and the Pussycats Not Another Teen Movie Summer School Zoolander ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/56 "2010-05-07T20:20:08Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Josie and the Pussycats Seconded on this! The people involved in making this film knew just how silly the whole idea of making a “Josie and the Pussycats” movie was, so they ran with that. “Branding” is taking to absurdity and beyond with the band’s airplane being one huge flying Target ad. And the boy band “Du Jour” is a hoot. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/57 "2010-05-07T20:54:13Z")
_Bubba Hotep_ Elvis Presley and JFK in a nursing home, fighting a mummy. ---
**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 7, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/58 "2010-05-07T20:58:18Z")
**The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra** A spoof of cheap 1950s monster flicks that captures the look perfectly. If you are into such 1950s-era Grade Z pieces like _The astounding She Creature_ and _Plan Nine from Outer Space_ 9both of which it parodies), this’ll be right up your alley. Otherwise you may be a bit lost. Apparently there’s a sequel in the works, due out this summer – _The Lost Skeleton Returns Again_ ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/59 "2010-05-07T21:03:05Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > I watched _The Big Lebowski_ today and thought it was great! I think it will require an additional viewing, however, to fully appreciate. I rarely laugh while home alone and this movie did that (and at odd times, too…) A very, very common observation made by people about _The Big Lebowski_ is that they like it more every time they see it. And subsequent viewings reveal all kinds of little and not so little things in the movie that tie everything together (snerk). I’ve watched it about two dozen times and I’m _still_ noticing details and hints that never struck me before. ETA: _Old_ wacky movies, which you’ve probably seen, but I must mention: _It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum The Great Race_ ---
**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 7, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162/60 "2010-05-07T21:23:28Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World > A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Of course, they’re worth mentioning several times, but I brought them up in post 11, and it was quoted in #20. I know, there’s no reason to bring it up. But people invariably do when _I_ do it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-watch-a-wacky-movie-right-now/538162.md?page=4)