Comedy Retro Films

[ian_the_girth]

This weekend i bought one of funniest retro films of my youth
"See no evil hear no evil"
had me in stitches as a kid & still when watching tonight
some great acting from richard prior (blind) & gene wilder (deaf)

i nearly wet myself watching this scene
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SHeb6nShNyo&feature=related


anyone else seen this film, or have any other comedy retro films ?

 

[OldBlueLady]

Good film, and typical of its era.

This clip's better though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3SpyVcsxAI

 

[MK Shrimper]

Jesus, that film is appalling! Two comedy legends reduced to a tacky 80's comedy....

Want to see Gene Wilder in a genius: Blazing Saddles

 

[OldBlueLady]

Jesus, that film is appalling! Two comedy legends reduced to a tacky 80's comedy....

Want to see Gene Wilder in a genius: Blazing Saddles

That's the whole point though - it's so bad it is funny.

 

[MK Shrimper]

That's the whole point though - it's so bad it is funny.

Does that work with a comedy though? Surely it's supposed to make you laugh. This doesn't.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Does that work with a comedy though? Surely it's supposed to make you laugh. This doesn't.

It's like slapstick though, predictable but silly humour.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Assorted 80's nonsense I may have rented from our local video shop as a small child:

Stir Crazy.
Caddyshack.
Better off dead.
Police Academy.
Cannonball run.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Wierd Science
Ghostbusters

 

[Yer Blues]

planes trains and automobiles

 

[loz]

Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack

 

[MK Shrimper]

The daddy surely: Ferris Bueller's Day Off.....

 

[Pubey]

The daddy surely: Ferris Bueller's Day Off.....

yeah great film, plus


The Breakfast Club

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Airplane! is shirley the greatest film ever.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Airplane! is shirley the greatest film ever.

Ans stop calling me 'Shirley'

 

[Mad Cyril]

Airplane! is shirley the greatest film ever.

Airplane 2 was also a winner.

My favourite part was the jive talking black guy giving evidence in support of Ted Stryker after he landed the plane in Airplane 1.

"Check it, bleed. Bro... was ON! Didn't trip. But the folks was freakin', Man. Hey, and the pilots were laid to the bone, Homes.
So Blood hammered out and jammed jet ship. Tightened that bad sucker inside the runway like a mother. Sh!t!"

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Airplane 2 was also a winner.

My favourite part was the jive talking black guy giving evidence in support of Ted Stryker after he landed the plane in Airplane 1.

"Check it, bleed. Bro... was ON! Didn't trip. But the folks was freakin', Man. Hey, and the pilots were laid to the bone, Homes.
So Blood hammered out and jammed jet ship. Tightened that bad sucker inside the runway like a mother. Sh!t!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfzHjoRBbVA&feature=related

 

[returningshrimper]

Airplane! is shirley the greatest film ever.

Agreed.

Other contenders..

1) Caddyshack
2) Young Frankenstein
3) Blazing Saddles

 

[Kristof]

Ferris for me, absolute quality film.

Enjoyed Stir Crazy too.