Best Comedy Films of 1980
Caddyshack
The smash success Caddyshack ... '80s and '90s, director Harold Ramis would continue to create such hits as Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, and Analyze This. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Where the Buffalo Roam
Based on the writings ... room and a scene in which he escapes from the police with a little help from his trusty sidekick. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Ffolkes
Roger Moore took a ... Jennifer," incidentally, are the code names for the ship, drilling rig, and platform seized by Kramer in the film). [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Nine to Five
Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda), ... the police. The women then use the occasion of their boss' absence to effect some changes around the office. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living
Jane Curtin and Susan ... from the local shopping mall, a place they know quite well. That familiarity, it turns out, cannot guarantee success. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
The Serial
There are no cliff-hanging ... allowing Mull to finally prevail. Some of the best moments involves Mull's tiltings with his trend-happy neighbor Bill Macy. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Fatso
In this dark and ... that Lydia loves him for who he is, and he decides that he should do himself the same favor. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Flash Gordon
Heroic earthling Flash Gordon ... nevertheless developed an appreciative cult of fans who admire the film's humorous approach and the detailed, colorful production design. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Seems Like Old Times
For the first (and ... as they do from the situation. If only Seems Like Old Times didn't have that lame-brained final close up..... [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Bronco Billy
Bronco Billy stars Clint ... click with the public, compelling Eastwood to temporarily return to his old crash-bang-pow formula in his next few films. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Wholly Moses!
A broadly farcical comedy ... Wholly Moses (1980) co-stars several other recognizable actors in supporting roles, including John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, and Jack Gilford. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
M*A*S*H: Season 09
After a late start ... And though no additional Emmy awards came the its way during season nine, the series garnered eight Emmy nominations. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
The Blues Brothers
Expanding on their Saturday ... Ray Charles, John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Steve Lawrence, Twiggy, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-Wee Herman), Frank Oz, and Steven Spielberg. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
The Nude Bomb
Maxwell Smart, the infamous ... bomb that would destroy all the world's clothing. On television, the film was renamed The Return of Maxwell Smart. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Grown Ups
Made for British television ... of daily life, giving equal weight to both traumatic arguments and extended conversations about home decor and vacuum cleaners. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
In this variety show ... all-star cast including Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers, Howard Hesseman, and Vincent Price perform a hodgepodge of hilarious comedy sketches. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Used Cars
Used Cars is one ... populated by such reliables as David L. Lander, Michael McKean, Al Lewis, Dub Taylor, Dick Miller and Betty Thomas. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Herbie Goes Bananas
In the fourth installment ... several incongruous adventures. Most audiences will still favor The Love Bug, the 1969 hit that spawned this third sequel. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Oh, Heavenly Dog!
Any comedy should be ... a rather lustful man inside her innocent pooch. Benji supplies the few moments of humor in this uneven film. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
There Goes the Bride
Retrograde even at the ... life, but only he can see her, causing all sorts of havoc at the wedding and among the guests. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
The Private Eyes
Tim Conway as Dr. ... one prop to the next: paintings with moving eyes, a torture chamber, a monster, caped figures, and other oddities. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Hero at Large
John Ritter plays an ... at Large remains amusing even when you know what's going to happen next (a common occurrence in this film). [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Oh, God! Book II
In this mild sequel ... an invisible God. Being who He is, God decides to finally make an appearance for the benefit of everyone. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Divine Madness!
Bette Midler's wildly funny ... Love") along with Bruce Springsteen's "E Street Shuffle," om Waits' "Shiver Me Timbers," and the Faces' "Stay With Me." [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Jane Austen in Manhattan
The Ismail Merchant-James Ivory ... generated this account of a pair of teachers battling for the rights to produce an unpublished Jane Austen play. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Roadie
Roadie is a showbiz ... he soon realizes that he must return to Texas for the wedding of his sister and his best friend. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Three's Company: Season 05
Although Three's Company was ... his place in the professional culinary world, and would within the next two seasons open up his own restaurant. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
La Cage Aux Folles II
Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and ... for a group of lonely farmhands. Benny Luke and Michel Galabru also reprise their roles from the first film. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
The Hollywood Knights
Fran Drescher, Michelle Pfeiffer, ... jokes are usually in the hands of elementary school kids -- and that level of maturity is maintained here. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
In an unfunny, scattered ... cousin Red (also Cheech Marin) and Chong go tooling around Hollywood in a luxury sports car looking for adventure. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Rising Damp
Leonard Rossiter stars in ... Kate) had a key role in the original series but died in 1979, hence his absence from the movie. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Forbidden Zone
Oingo Boingo fans and ... further confuse matters, but everything is wrapped up neatly with an elaborate song and dance number at the conclusion. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Private Lessons
Penned by Dan Greenburg, ... body-double stood in during her love scenes in this case. A similarly-themed film, My Tutor, was released soon after. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Cafe Express
This entertaining, light comedy ... the coffee vendor continues to dodge his pursuers toward what must surely be an upbeat ending for all concerned. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Soap: Season 04
The death of Jessica ... South American firing squad. This time, however, there was to be no resolution -- the series had been canceled! [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Midnight Madness
The crux of this ... odd hours astronomers keep, could conceivably be open. Other locales are interestingly open too, apparently Los Angeles never sleeps. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Sitting Ducks
In this enjoyable comedy, ... four characters provides enough hilarity to keep audiences entertained right through the twist at the end of the story. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Up the Academy
A teen comedy that ... stereotypes that the script gives them to handle. Robert Downey directs, Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses wrote the screenplay. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Paciorki Jednego Rózanca
The 116 minutes of ... eccentric characters. One leaves the film wanting to see more of the work of the obscure director Kazimierz Kutz. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Galaxina
This low-budget sci-fi parody ... Stratten, the beautiful 20-year-old Playboy model who was brutally murdered by her estranged husband shortly after this film premiered. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
An Evening with Lewis Grizzard
Each installment of An ... comedy to an audience. Subjects include his trip to the former Soviet Union and the author's own heart surgery. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Getting Wasted
When the drug craze ... '60s invades the straight-laced world of a military academy, a group of young cadets turn the school upside down. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
The Golden Honeymoon
First telecast February 4, ... Teresa as well. Scripted by Frederic Hunter, the 60-minute Golden Honeymoon was the second-season opener of PBS' American Playhouse. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Marathon
No, your eyes aren't ... within the bounds of good taste, as does Jackie Cooper's gentle direction. Marathon was first broadcast January 30, 1980. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Pray TV
In this socially conscious, ... made-for-television drama, a con-artist becomes one of the nation's top televangelists. The film is also known as K-GOD. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Skateboard Madness
A handful of legendary ... and Dan "Mini Shred" Smith; Peralta later went on to direct a definitive skateboarding documentary entitled Dogtown and Z-Boys. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Spaced Out
In this sophomoric sci-fi ... of the hunky human men they need to revitalize their race. The film is also known as Outer Touch. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Urusei Yatsura [Anime Series]
This classic sci-fi comedy ... nature. She may always forgive him, but the effects of her otherworldly powers always reap revenge on him anyway. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
We're Going to Eat You!
Following up on his ... of half-eaten corpses. When Rolex gets felled by the Chief, 999 must figure out how to escape by himself. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Rudy Ray Moore: Rude
Blaxploitation godfather Rudy Ray ... tight and put your weight on it, because Rudy Ray Moore is bound to make everything down and funky. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Las Siete Magnificas
When one of the ... the globe do everything in their power to achieve perfection, and ensure a valued spot among the privileged few. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Classic Country Comedy
Country television producer Jim ... in this collection of clips featuring Jerry Clower, Minnie Pearl, Ray Stevens, The Statler Brothers, Grandpa Jones, and more. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Taxi: Season 03
Although Taxi had built ... its third season was mitigated somewhat when the series took home six Emmy Awards in the spring of 1981. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Las Tentadoras
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Betty Boop for President: The Movie
The Fleischer Brothers' classic ... Betty Boop for President: The Movie features music by such legends as Cab Calloway, Debbie Boone, and Tommy Smothers. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Harry Shearer: Now You See It
He's left audiences doubled ... this release offers all the classic skits that established Shearer as one of the foremost satirists of his generation. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]
Why Did You Pick on Me?
Bud Spencer and Cary ... sidekick (Guffey) when he stumbles into a town that just happens to be in need of an experienced lawman. [ best comedy films - 1980 ]Supplemental Navigation
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