What is the funniest film ever for you?

[PartyPooper]

For me, it was "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World".

I saw this film in Hawaii in 1964. I laughed myself silly. Too many great stars to mention. It was such a great experience. The theatre I saw it in (Kuhio) was recently torn down. :-(

What about you?

:D

:hi:

[clovis29]

1. spaceballs

[proud patriot]

2. Yep that's the one for me too

I have it on DVD

[CO Liberal]

8. Me, Too

Now that I have a DVD player, I'll have to buy it to go along with my other two DVDs - "The Three Amigos" and "Blazing Saddles".

[BigMcLargehuge]

3. South Park: Bigger Longer Uncut

never laughed that hard or that long in a movie.

[Jessica]

53. If I'm picking one based on how hard I laughed,

my vote's gotta go here, too. I think I peed a little.

[slutticus]

91. LOL

Yes....this one made me lose control of my bladder.

[gottaB]

4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Although I admit it gets a little dull after you've seen it 50 times.

[Haole316]

13. me too.....we watched it about once a week for a year in Okinawa.

usaully at least a little intoxicated....

[progressoid]

19. Me too - but lately I've been favoring "Life of Brian"

[fishwax]

78. I prefer the Life of Brian too

truth is, I prefer The Meaning of Life too

[NewJeffCT]

58. I used to watch it monthly thoughout the 2nd half of the 80s

But, haven't seen it in years due to my switch to DVD from VHS. I have an original version of Holy Grail on VHS, which is supposedly valuable.

[gizmo1979]

118. Me too and

it's now my daughters funniest too,how's that for crossing generational lines?!I'am 44 and my daughter is 17.

[outraged2]

5. Airplane!

I saw it some ridiculous number of times while still in the theaters.

[AverageJoe]

12. Roger, Roger!

Airplane rocks.

[MissMillie]

50. Don't start w/ you white zone shit again....

I love that silly stuff. It gets my vote too.

[billyskank]

70. I believe Airplane II is even funnier

That rare thing, a sequel better than its original. I am especially amused by the Hare Krishnas who have their own airline "Transcendental Air": would that be chanting or non-chanting?

[agates]

6. Naked Gun n/t

edit typo

[Champ]

16. Naked Gun was a pretty good gut buster

It might take my vote.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

44. Hot Shots!

I thought Charlie Sheen was really funny in this one. I think he's a great comedic actor.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

81. Chalk another one for "Naked Gun" (nt)

[Floogeldy]

7. Blazing Saddles

[clovis29]

14. another good one

[billyskank]

69. Another vote for Blazing Saddles

Prairie shit!

[benny05]

99. Another Vote

Especially when they have Count Basie and his Orchestra in the middle of NO where..and many more laughs.

[BuddhaGirl]

9. "Best in Show"

I LOVED that movie - my husband and I had belly aches from laughing so hard!

[Red State Rebel]

17. Oh yeah!

One of my all time favorites! You have to watch it at least 3 or 4 times to catch everything.

[barb162]

41. wonderful movie. The gay guys were terrific and the woman

who was screwing every guy on the planet and of course the dogs. Very funny

[medeak]

96. own it!

driving to dog show next month and everyone is going to be forced to watch..

(staying in Hilton with all the dogs...too bizarre)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

10. Monty Python and the Holy Grail, hands down!

[PennyK]

11. Get Shorty!

I only rented it because I am a Bette Midler fan and this was the only thing she did that I had never seen. Well, I was in hysterics...Travolta is a riot, Renee Russo, Gene Hackman, and the guy from "The Sopranos" are all hilarious in this. Travolta does sort of a spoof on his character in "Pulp Fiction".
Best line: "It's the Rolls Royce of minivans!"

[ok_cpu]

114. No fair

I'm the resident 'Get Shorty' pusher around here. :7

I couldn't agree more. The movie's hysterical without really trying to be. And you can quote it all day long.

The trailer for 'Be Cool' looks just as funny.

[musette_sf]

15. "The Producers"

and although I hear the play is great, and the new movie of the play will be great, I still honor the One And Only Original.

[barb162]

42. Where's Poppa, a cult classic comedy. Ruth Gordon was

beyond brilliant and how did anyone kept a straight face in that movie

[Mad_Dem_X]

56. "My blue blanket! Give me my blue blanket!"

Gene Wilder's freakout scene is hysterical. The play is pretty good, but the movie's much better.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

18. "Who's Minding the Store?" (Jerry Lewis)

[Kire]

20. probably, Midnight Run

I was tripping on Mushrooms the first time I watched it, but I still laugh really hard when I see it with seven years clean and sober, which was just a few weeks ago.

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Jonathan Mardukas: Did she hurt you, Jack?
Jack Walsh: Yeah, she did.
Jonathan Mardukas: I'm sorry.
Jack Walsh: What're you sorry about?
Jonathan Mardukas: I'm sorry you're hurt.
Jack Walsh: I'm not hurt.
Jonathan Mardukas: You just said you were hurt.
Jack Walsh: I'm not hurt.
Jonathan Mardukas: I just asked you if you were hurt and you said "Yeah, I'm hurt."
Jack Walsh: That's because you made me say that.
Jonathan Mardukas: Jack, you're a grown man. You're in control of your own words.
Jack Walsh: You're goddamn right I am. Now here come two words for you: Shut the fuck up.

[Kire]

30. What's the name of this establishment?

Red Wood: Red's Corner Bar.
Jonathan Mardukas: Are you Red?
Red Wood: Yes.
Jonathan Mardukas: Do you dye your hair?
Red Wood: No.

Jonathan Mardukas: Why do they call you Red?
Red Wood: It's short for Redwood. My last name's Wood.
Jonathan Mardukas: What's your first name?
Red Wood: Bill.

[Kire]

32. I can't fly.

Jack Walsh: What?
Jonathan Mardukas: You heard me, I can't fly.
Jack Walsh: No, no, no. You're going to have to do better than that.
Jonathan Mardukas: No I don't have to do better than that, because it's the truth. I can't fly. I suffer from aviaphobia.
Jack Walsh: What does that mean?
Jonathan Mardukas: It means I can't fly. I also suffer from claustrophobia and agoraphobia.
Jack Walsh: Well if you don't shut up, pretty soon you're gonna suffer from fistaphobia.

[Kire]

33. You lied to me first!

Jack Walsh: What the - -YOU LIED TO ME FIRST!
Jonathan Mardukas: Yes! Yes. But you didn't know I was lying to you when you lied to me down by the river. So as far as you knew, you lied to me first!
Jack Walsh: How can I argue with this guy. I don't know what the fuck he's talking about.

[fishwax]

80. My favorite is when Mardukas imitates Jack on the train

when Jack won't talk to him and so he has the conversation playing both parts ("when will we get to los angeles / shut the fuck up")

[AllyCat]

21. The Big Lebowski

Gets me every time.

[Taverner]

31. Second that

[cruadin]

98. Agree---I just watched it again last week--one of the best.

[Shopaholic]

22. Raising Arizona

I can recite entire chunks of dialog from that film. Genius. Fucking brilliant. The movie I mean, not me. :evilgrin:

But I do loves me some Mel Brooks.

[outraged2]

23. Good one

Raising Arizona was my second choice.

[Bok_Tukalo]

26. Raising Arizona made me cry

"Maybe it was Utah."

[slutticus]

92. Yeah..

...at the end. That was touching.

[Bok_Tukalo]

104. A gut shot. But maybe just for me.

But I saw an old couple bein' visited by their children-and all their grandchildren too. And the old couple wasn't screwed up, and neither were their kids or their grandkids. And I don't know, you tell me. This whole dream, was it wishful thinking? Was I just fleein' reality, like I know I'm liable to do?

... And it seemed real. It seemed like us. And it seemed like well ... our home . . . If not Arizona, then a land, not too far away, where all parents are strong and wise and capable, and all children are happy and beloved.... I dunno, maybe it was Utah.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

24. The Wrong Box

The Britcom feature to end all Britcom features. Early 1960s, with a cast that includes Michael Caine, Sir John Mills, Peter Sellers, and a whole bunch of other well-known actors playing members of two Victorian families who are trying to inherit the same fortune.

[yellowdogintexas]

93. I love that movie!!!!!Saw it in a double feature (remember those!) with

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" another of my all time favorite funny movies (and plays for that matter)

[General Zod]

25. Animal House

With Monty Python and The Holy Grail a close second.

[benny05]

100. Animal House is my Second Favorite

period..

[6000eliot]

27. "Young Frankenstein"

"Life of Brian" and "What's Up Doc?"

[General Zod]

28. What's up Doc is too funny....

Kenneth Mars is great as Hugh Simon...

[6000eliot]

38. Hugh: "I am Hugh! I am Hugh!"

Judge: "Stop saying that. (turns to bailiff) "Make him stop saying that."

[dback]

77. "I am not A Eunice Burns, I am THE Eunice Burns!"

Someday I'm going to have a T-shirt made up with that on it. :)

"Doc" and "Airplane" and "Some Like It Hot" still make me laugh helplessly, no matter how many times I've seen them. Also, Bud Cort in the swimming pool in "Harold and Maude."

[6000eliot]

86. "There's a poyson named Eunice?"

[Wisc Badger]

74. Is this the 72 movie with Barbara Striesand

and Ryan O'neal? If that is the one you are refering to than I agree.

[yellowdogintexas]

94. That is "The Owl and the Pussycat" another screamingly funny movie

I love that one too

[EC]

29. O Brother Where Art Thou....

reminded me of family in the hills of West Virginia....laughed and laughed....

[Peter Frank]

34. Porky's...

...not my all time fave -- but incredibly funny.

[yardwork]

35. Dr. Strangelove

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is second.

[KitchenWitch]

36. "its by a big Dubya"

I have the DVD, and it still cracks me up!

[saltpoint]

37. Lots of good picks by posters on this one...

Can I add TOOTSIE?

[orleans]

39. ZOOLANDER

i love that movie--it's hysterical.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

43. I thought that was a really funny movie too.

[MisterP]

75. the gasoline fight!

[Spider Jerusalem]

40. Dr Strangelove.

"We must put a halt to Communist infiltration, Communist subversion, and the Communist plot to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids."

"You can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

u.s.w.

[Melynn]

119. Dr. Strangelove is the best!

I was wondering when someone was going to mention Strangelove.

Even though it was about the cold war it is still relevant in it's observations about the military/industrial complex.

[prairierose]

45. I loved that movie when I was young but later I think....

it became Bringing up Baby.....when I really need a laugh, I put that one in

[parkia00]

46. The Gods Must Be Crazy

It's a little known South African (I think) movie made in the late 70's. There was also a part two which was also hilarious but not as good as the first. It just goes to say you don't need special effects just good shots to make a good movie! If you haven't seen it, look for it. You will not be disappointed!

[MISSDem]

47. The Full Monty

makes me laugh out loud.

[liberalmom]

48. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

[Burma Jones]

49. Sleeper

I was 14 when I saw it and thought it to be the funniest film ever, I was apoplexic. Since then, I would add:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Blazing Saddles
South Park BLU
Lebowski


Of course there's also Duck Soup, but the Marx Brothers are in a class unto themselves............

[flamingyouth]

115. I would definitely put Sleeper up near the top of my list too

Others would include "Play It Again, Sam" and "Love and Death."

[txaslftist]

51. What about Bob?

with bill murray.

[barackmyworld]

52. Office space?

so many great lines!

[Balbus]

54. Let It Ride

[fluffernutter]

55. the old Pink Panther movies always make me laugh so hard.

Napoleon Dynamite and Sideways were the movies recently that had me cracking up.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

57. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

And Now For Something Completely Different, a close 2nd.

[Deep13]

59. Not Another Teen Movie

This is the single funniest film I have ever seen. It is a parody of all those teen films like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, the Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller &c. &c. &c. It is definitely NOT for children as it violates just about every sensibility everyone has. While it can be pretty vulgar, it is also subtle and smart with much attention to detail. The best part is the Grease-esque musical number near the end. Funnier every time I see it.

I watched a DVD the other day containing several short films by two of the most twisted and depraved film makers in cinematic history: Tex Avery and Chuck Jones. There was no dialogue, just a self-destructive cartoon coyote who always fails to capture the roadrunner but never fails to get killed. At first glance, the cartoons seem really simple, but there is a truckload of psychological nuance in each one. As I watched Coyote weld handlebars onto a jet engine, I thought, "This is a good idea. Nothing can possibly go wrong." What kind of twisted minds dreamed this stuff up? "Okay, what if he straps a refridgerator onto his back to generate snow? He could ski down the hill after the road runner!" Funny, funny stuff.

[Richardo]

60. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"

The ancient Rome version of "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World"

[XNASA]

61. "The In-Laws"

The original with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin.

[Richardo]

67. "There are flames on my car. Where is the phone?"

"What?"
"THE PHONE!!!"

[XNASA]

71. "Serpentine!! Serpentine, Shelley!!!!!!"

[kick-ass-bob]

62. In the theme of today: Spongebob!!!

:silly:

[sakabatou]

63. Star Wars episode I and II

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

68. Second that. n/t

[eyepaddle]

64. Going Berserk

Ah yes John Candy, you are still mossed.....

[JimmyJazz]

65. Repo Man n/t

[kwassa]

66. Fargo, Bad Santa, other Coen Brothers movies

[redqueen]

72. The Jerk

[blindpig]

73. duck soup

Hail Marx!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

103. My favorite Marx Brothers movie

:7

[ceile]

76. Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels and

Dogma

[_NorCal_D_]

79. Planes Trains & Automobiles

B-)

[dean_dem]

82. Blues Brothers

I've seen that movie more times than I can remember. John Belushi is a frickin' genius. That line "we got both kinds- we got country and western" still makes me laugh. Oh, and the four fried chickens and a coke bit.

[bif]

83. This Is Spinal Tap

[Rabrrrrrr]

84. In terms of sheer volume of laughter: BEavis and Butthead Do America

In terms of cleverness, intelligence, and sardonic wit mixed with slapstick and vaudeville: Young Frankenstein, or any of the Kevin Smith movies, Blazing Saddles, The Incredibles

In terms of accidentally being hilarious: Love Story

[Deja Q]

85. Not another 'Airplane!' thread!

I know becvause 'Airplane!' is my choice too. :7

[TroubleMan]

87. Fantasy Mission Force .....it's the wierdest movie ever and it's funny

It makes David Lynch films seem mainstream.

[Dark]

88. Napoleon Dynamite.

/sarcasm off

Seriously, I haven't seen the movie, but I do love the Birdcage. William's son is such a cutie, but a jerk nonetheless.

[Joe Power]

89. SLAPSHOT!

[cags]

90. Happy Gilmore

[Wat_Tyler]

95. Withnail and I. Best comedy ever.

[HeyManThatsCool]

97. Bad Santa & OLD SCHOOL

Right from the opening scene that shit was THE FUNNIEST!!
& When he asks John Ritter if he's trying to say "His fucking gear doesnt work" is a CLASSIC.

Old School is also grade A. I love that movie.



I also loved Raising Arizona, Zoolander, Joe Dirt, South Park movie, Beavis & Butthead movie, Planes Trains & Automobiles, Tommy Boy, Meet the Parents, Spinal Tap..... I love funny movies. The funnier the better

[Kellanved]

101. "One, Two, Three" by Billy Wilder

I can't decide which version, however. The German and the English version feature almost completely different gags.

Oh: Don't forget Staplerfahrer Klaus.

[progressoid]

110. I forgot this existed! Will have to find it on tape/DVD

And Staplerfahrer Klaus looks GREAT! Is it out for rental?

[Kellanved]

113. uhm

Staplerfahrer is ... well ... messy. Not to mention: short.

I don't think that it is available stateside, it is a good gag movie for parties, it sells for three to five Euros at most local video stores.

[Hotdiggitydog]

102. Life of Brian

Always look on the bright side of life.....

[nytemare]

116. "Allright!!! I AM the Messiah!! Now, PISS OFF!"

:)

[vetwife]

105. What About Bob ! or Love at First Bite

[vetwife]

106. Pink panther for sure !

[solinvictus]

107. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"

I love Benecio and Johnny's performances. Second would be "Office Space".

[Kat45]

108. Blazing Saddles

No matter how many times I see it, I can't stop laughing.

[Biased Liberal Media]

109. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

Or....

Superstar (SNL flick)

[eoberhauser]

111. Hmm Old School made me laugh until I ....

Well you get the idea! I also liked Zoolander, and Starsky and Hutch.

Erin

[Hoping4Change]

112. The Carry-On movies. Like Carry-on Down the Kyber and

Carry-On Nurse to name but two. Brilliant British humour.

[u4ic]

117. Johnny Stecchino

The Man Who Knew Too Little also cracks me up something terrible.