# Movie genres that haven't been spoofed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2004, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233 "2004-06-08T04:25:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![seriousart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@seriousart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seriousart)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/21 "2004-06-08T20:03:42Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Are you kidding? What about the relevant sections in **Everything You Always Wanted to KNow About Sex**? Or **American Tickler**? Or virtually all of **Honey, I Blew Up the Kid** , or a dozen others? Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex certainly had a portion of it that satirized the giant moster genre. And I’ve never seen American Tickler or Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. Though the later, from what I understand, probably fits the bill. Thanks! You know of a _dozen_ others? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/22 "2004-06-08T20:36:31Z")
> [@seriousart](#): > > You know of a _dozen_ others? Let’s see, Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 both had giant creatures brought to life, Shrek 2 had a giant creature brought to life. . . That’s three. Who has nine more? ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/23 "2004-06-08T21:58:16Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > Has there ever been a feature movie that spoofed the action movie genre; the whole Arnold/Willis/Stallone/Rock/Seagal/Van Damme “big man with a bigger gun” type movie? I think both _Naked Gun_ and _Top Secret_ qualify as action hero parodies. > [@](#): > > seriousart: > How about the giant monster movie genre? _Attack of the Killer Tomatoes_? ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/24 "2004-06-08T22:06:25Z")
> [@](#): > > I can’t imagine anyone even trying to do a parody of a Holocaust movie (Schindler’s List, Life is Beautiful, etc.). Wait 'til we get _Hogan’s Heroes: The Movie_, starring John Lithgow as Colonel Klink! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/25 "2004-06-08T22:20:28Z")
> [@Thudlow Boink](#): > > Hmmm. Merchant-Ivory-type period dramas? [Stiff Upper Lips](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120210/) was a parody of those very films. I would suggest porn films haven’t been parodied, but they’re really sort of self-parodying anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/26 "2004-06-08T23:01:10Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I would suggest porn films haven’t been parodied, but they’re really sort of self-parodying anyway. And pr0n films have of course been parodied anyway. Gay Niggers From Outer Space, anyone? I honestly don’t think there is any genre that has not been spoofed. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/27 "2004-06-08T23:38:38Z")
> [@Ms Boods](#): > > It may not count, but check out _Disaster '76_, the movie playing at the drive in in _Drive-In_. It parodies all the Irwin Allen/Airport disaster movies popular when the film came out… “Somebody has to rebuild Rio.” ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/28 "2004-06-08T23:54:26Z")
> [@Evil Death](#): > > And pr0n films have of course been parodied anyway. Gay Niggers From Outer Space, anyone? And don’t forget _Flesh Gordon_. I’ve always wanted to see GNFOS but it’s not exactly the kind of movie you find at your local Blockbuster. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/29 "2004-06-09T00:23:35Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > And don’t forget _Flesh Gordon_. I’ve spent the last six months trying… DAMN YOU!! _Holy Grail_ probably qualifies as a spoof of epics, although it’s Python so it’s also it’s own thing. I still think the ‘new’ epics of today - which keep coming, by the way, there’s the King Arthur movie coming out soon, plus two Alexander the Great movies, allegedly a possible Gladitor sequel, rumors of The Hobbit, etc. - need a parody of their own. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/30 "2004-06-09T01:08:15Z")
I don’t think Zelig or Spinal Tap count as spoofs of biopics. Biopics are fictionalized biographies and these would both be spoofs of documentaries. As for non-spoofed genres, I can’t think of any snuff film spoofs… ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/31 "2004-06-09T01:55:26Z")
> [@Dr. Rieux](#): > > “Somebody has to rebuild Rio.” 🙂 I haven’t seen that film in ages! You know I can’t take anything seriously, and this whole thread has got me wanting to go out and hire some vids immediately. ---
**Author:** ![mike1dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@mike1dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mike1dog)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/32 "2004-06-09T02:40:34Z")
What about superhero movies like Superman, Spiderman, and The Hulk? ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/33 "2004-06-09T02:57:03Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > Has there ever been a parody of the “chick flick”? Not properly “chick flicks” (more “soasp operas”), but I guess it could count also : [Young Doctors in Love](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084938/) ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/34 "2004-06-09T03:08:29Z")
> [@mike1dog](#): > > What about superhero movies like Superman, Spiderman, and The Hulk? The Toxic Avenger movies would, I think, qualify. As would _Mystery Men_. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/35 "2004-06-09T03:25:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by seriousart > You know of a dozen others? > Let’s see, Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 both had giant creatures brought to life, Shrek 2 had a giant creature brought to life. . . > > That’s three. Who has nine more? \*\*Flesh Gordon Flesh Gordon 2 \*\* Damn – I had another on the tip of my typewriter, but I forgot it. There’s always the aforementioned **Attack of the Killer Tomatoes** and its sequels. ---
**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/36 "2004-06-09T03:40:05Z")
> [@mike1dog](#): > > What about superhero movies like Superman, Spiderman, and The Hulk? I think the [Mystery Men](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132347/) covered super heroes pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/37 "2004-06-09T03:56:35Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > Now I remember: _Hot Shots_ and _Hot Shots Part Deaux_ Don’t forget Last Action Hero. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/38 "2004-06-09T04:35:53Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > I can’t imagine anyone even _trying_ to do a parody of a Holocaust movie (_Schindler’s List, Life is Beautiful,_ etc.). > > …Though Mel Brooks might be able to take a stab at it… Well, the Spanish Inquisition wasn’t exactly a lot of fun in real life. And let’s not forget the famous “Springtime For Hitler” number from _The Producers_. ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/39 "2004-06-09T06:38:18Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > Now I remember: _Hot Shots_ and _Hot Shots Part Deaux_ Don’t forget Last Action Hero. I would like to see a spoof of your typical Lifetime movie. That’s one genre that demands to be mocked. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233/40 "2004-06-09T06:47:56Z")
Someone (in Japan, no less) actually did a movie in recent years about a small Japanese village in the 50s that gets the news reports about a giant monster attacking Tokyo, then rampaging through the country. (It’s not a hoax, but the audience never actually sees the monster themselves.) I’ve heard it’s a comedy, with poignient moments. (And that it’s not yet available in the U.S. ☹ ) I’ll try to dig up the title. And…they might fall in under “chick flicks,” but would “Lifetime”-style “Women Overcoming Adversity and _Eeeeeeevil Men,_ while Crying a Whole Lot” movies count as a genre? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-genres-that-havent-been-spoofed/249233.md?page=3)