Best Comedy Films of 1966
How to Steal a Million
In this elegant "caper" ... Dollars and Live Happily Ever After, which gave the whole game away and thus was pared down before release. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl is a ... heartbreaker. Georgy Girl was a tremendously popular film upon its 1966 release, as was the Seekers' catchy title song. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!
Just because The Russians ... a novel by Nathaniel Benchley, the son of humorist Robert Benchley and the father of Jaws author Peter Benchley. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
A Fine Madness
Sean Connery attempted to ... Bond to behave himself, thus the film didn't do as well at the box office as it should have. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
King of Hearts
The French/Italian/British King of ... with a pair of cult-favorite short subjects, the animated Bambi Meets Godzilla and Lenny Bruce's Thank You Masked Man. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Modesty Blaise
A popular British comic ... sets and costumes, this unusual, inconsistent effort is certainly intriguing and attractive, but might seem rather dated to some. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Glass Bottom Boat
The Glass Bottom Boat ... few cute celebrity cameos round out this ribtickler, while Doris Day, as always, gets a few opportunities to sing. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Trouble With Angels
The Trouble With Angels ... the film, the girls have indeed grown, and Mary, in particular, has developed a special love for the Academy. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Director Richard Lester uses ... promised in marriage to Miles Glorious. There are also acrobats, transvestites, a phony funeral, and an outsized climactic chase. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Silencers
Columbia Pictures tried to ... and The Wrecking Crew (1968). Allen unsuccessfully tried to resurrect the character as a TV movie, Matt Helm (1975). [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Lord Love a Duck
An intelligent, eccentric high ... may be an acquired taste, but the film's audacious humor and idiosyncratic approach have won it a cult following. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Fortune Cookie
The British title of ... if, after a sardonic semiclimax, the last ten minutes succumb to the sentimentality that often marred Wilder's later movies. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.
Dick Van Dyke stars ... $8 million this misfire brought in at the box office. The highlights of the feature are the special effects. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Green Acres: Season 02
City slickers Oliver and ... the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies -- which, like Green Acres, was produced by Paul Henning (what a coincidence!). [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
After the Fox
With Peter Sellers as ... Outside of Mature's performance, our favorite bit in the film is the final gag: "Ze wrong man has escaped!" [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Hogan's Heroes: Season 02
Season two of Hogan's ... Hovis (Sgt. Carter) is permitted to trot out his hilarious -- and devastatingly accurate -- impersonation of Adolf Hitler. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Walk, Don't Run
Cary Grant made his ... ply his matchmaking skills in an effort to get Christine and Steve to fall in love with each other. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Fat Spy
Joseph Cates (Who Killed ... legendary Fountain of Youth, as well as some amusing interplay between Leonard and Phyllis Diller to keep things interesting. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
In this service comedy ... greater success a few years down the line with The Exorcist, a novel about a different sort of conflict. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Luther Heggs (Don Knotts) ... made him a star. Former Playboy Bunny Joan Staley plays the pretty girlfriend of star reporter Ollie Skip Homeier. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Monkeys, Go Home!
A man begins monkeying ... Home! features Maurice Chevalier in his final screen role; the supporting cast also includes Yvette Mimieux and Jules Munshin. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
I Dream of Jeannie: Season 02
I Dream of Jeannie ... Birthday", in which Jeannie is in danger of disappearing forever because of the dilemma elucidated in the episode's title. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Cartoonist Ronald Searle's delightfully ... have been funnier had Alastair Sim, the star of the first three "St. Trinian's" entries, made a return appearance. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Hawks and the Sparrows
Originally Uccellacci e Uccellini, ... in The Hawks and the Sparrows is so obvious as to be funny, which was Pasolini's intention all along. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Woody Allen took a ... hands of the evil Shepherd Wong. The group Lovin' Spoonful recorded the majority of the songs for this film. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
That Girl: Season 01
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Doctor in Clover
Doctor in Clover is ... resemblance is purely coincidental.Doctor in Clover was also released as Carnaby MD, in deference to the "Swinging London" craze. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Undertaker and His Pals
An enterprising undertaker forms ... advantage of the bereaved and charges exorbitant prices for his services before processing their loved ones into lunch meat. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Kidnapping Caucasian Style
Sent to the mountain ... a corrupt local bureaucrat (Vladimir Etush). He and his friend then devise an ingenious plan to rescue the girl. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Su Excelencia
The beloved Mexican comedian ... the balance of political power around the world -- which makes simple Lopitos a very popular and powerful man. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Las Vegas Hillbillys
Country and western star ... Husky plays a backwoods yokel who inherits a Las Vegas saloon staffed by barmaid Mamie Van Doren. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Space Ghost and Dino Boy [Animated Series]
The Hannah-Barbera series Space ... as the host of his own talk show in the absurd Cartoon Network series Space Ghost Coast to Coast. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Rat Pfink a Boo-Boo
Lonnie Lord (Vin Saxon) ... low-budget mixture of crime drama and superhero spoof features great rockabilly non-hits like "Big Boss A-Go-Go-Party" and "Running Wild." [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Flying Matchmaker
In this comedy, a ... her tutor. The confusion continues until the rich girl and the tutor marry. The matchmaker's daughter marries the simpleton. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Limonádový Joe
Lemonade Joe is a ... of critical praise in 1966 (the year of its American release, though it actually was made two years earlier). [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Counterfeit Constable
In this French comedy, ... embarrassed to open his mouth and reveal the two teeth he lost at the soccer match. A chase ensues. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Brigitte et Brigitte
Once upon a time, ... loose ends lying about, but all-in-all, this art-house feature opened to a favorable (if modest) welcome by the critics. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
The Monkees: Season 01
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Gilligan's Island: Season 03
Season three of Gilligan's ... Rickles as inept kidnapper Norbert Wiley, and Vito Scotti in a return engagement as mad scientist Dr. Boris Balinkoff. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Till Death Us Do Part [TV Series]
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Adrenalin Crew: 100% Illegal - Director's Cut
From the folks behind ... fights, the wipeouts, and the hilarious skits, this is one release that doesn't slow down once the pavement stops. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
La Ciguena Distraida
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Esta Noche No
The comedy Esta Noche ... day. When the two women discover what has been going on, they plot their own unique form of revenge. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Family Affair: Season 01
Season One of Family ... and accumulate a loyal audience during its Freshman season on CBS, ending up as the nation's 14th highest-rated program. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Falsificadores y Asesinos
Loyalties are tested and ... schemes designed to scam the bank and bring in a few extra bucks in this classic Spanish-language crime comedy. [ best comedy films - 1966 ]
Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.: Season 03
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