Best Comedy Films of 1981
Rubberface
An early short from ... Carrey that features him as a failing stand-up comic. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Honky Tonk Freeway
In this involved send-up ... actors -- not to mention the water-skiing elephant and the wild rhino -- argue that it's worth a look. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Modern Romance
Opening well past the ... his latest assignment, a none-too-promising space adventure starring George Kennedy and helmed by a details-obsessed director (James L. Brooks). [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Coup de Torchon
Based on pulp master ... Tavernier leaves little room for redemption, leaving the joyless Lucien mired in a moral quagmire of his own making. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
They All Laughed
Peter Bogdanovich wrote and ... a detective hired by her husband Paul Snider, who as a result ended up murdering his wife and himself. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Caveman
Former Beatles drummer Ringo ... his own tribe and finds various comic adventures. This spoof is mostly without dialogue besides the expected neanthropic grunt. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
M*A*S*H: Season 10
Its ninth season shortened ... bestowed upon M*A*S*H its tenth and eleventh Emmys, with costars Alan Alda and Loretta Swit as the lucky recipients. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper ... Great Muppet Caper than in The Muppet Movie, although appearances from John Cleese and Charles Grodin are particularly memorable. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams
Here, the dope-smoking duo ... treated confections are more than just a hit for the kids. Nice Dreams is the third in the series. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
The Devil and Max Devlin
The title character, a ... promises him his life back if he can find three people willing to sell their souls in three months. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Heartbeeps
Heartbeeps stars Andy Kaufman ... Bernadette Peters as domestic robots who fall in love and run off together. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Modern Problems
An air-traffic controller (Chevy ... radiation fallout has given him magical telekinetic powers. He decides to settle a few scores with his new-found power. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Polyester
After making a name ... the action) and featured a romantic theme song sung by that new hitmaking duo, Deborah Harry and Bill Murray. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Saturday the 14th
In this early '80s ... Benjamin, who is married to Prentiss in real life, also appeared in the horror satire Love at First Bite. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Super Fuzz
Dave Speed is no ... use them and this gets him in trouble with his long-suffering partner. The film was also known as Supersnooper. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Bustin' Loose
It's The African Queen ... the vulgar and sloppy Joe, so it is inevitable that at journey's end the two will find true romance. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Zorro, the Gay Blade
In this spoof, Don ... it is up to his gay twin brother, Bunny Wigglesworth (George Hamilton), to take up the mask and sword. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Miss Right
William Tepper, whose only ... (1969) and The Revolutionary (1970). After several years of inactivity he returned in 1978 with the independent feature Nunzio. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Continental Divide
Michael Apted directed and ... stay. The two first learn to put up with each other and then their aversion slowly turns into love. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Three's Company: Season 06
Now that the problems ... much of the ratings ground it had lost during the previous season, moving up from eighth to fourth place. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
La Chèvre
One the best, most ... Central America to search for the klutzy daughter of a powerful magnate in this fast-paced and funny French farce. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Originally divided into four ... characters, which may enhance the viewing for movie buffs but does not change the generally dull and unfunny material. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Shock Treatment
The sequel to the ... However, once on-stage, they discover that they are trapped on the television show with a bunch of unusual characters. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Gimme a Break!: Season 01
Season one of Gimme ... Muffins." These musical moments would increase significantly in later seasons when former Dawn singer Telma Hopkins joined the cast. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Encounter of the Spooky Kind
Courageous Cheung (Sammo Hung) ... evil Master face off as possessed marionettes guided by the spells and incantations of their powerful Taoist priest rivals. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Hitchhiker's Guide to the ... Dr. Who and other BBC productions, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy took its US bow on PBS affiliate stations. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Kalahari bushman Xi (played ... didn't do quite as well, indicating that perhaps the bloom was off the rose for N!xau and his confreres. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Glyndebourne)
This video presents a ... Opera. Ileana Cortrubus, Curt Appelgren, and James Bowman star in the production. The London Philharmonic provides the musical accompaniment. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Porky's
Love it or loathe ... later director Bob Clark made the holiday favorite A Christmas Story, which displayed his considerable range, if nothing else. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Student Bodies
In this slasher film ... and Downhill Racer) opted to take his name off the picture, instead using the Director's Guild pseudonym Alan Smithee. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Waitress!
Three lovely waitresses contend ... a drunken, slovenly chef and mutinous patrons. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Vecindario - Los Mexicanos Calientes
One of the more ... Next time, director and co-scripter (Gilberto Martinez-Solares) should aim a little higher, which should not be difficult at all. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Andy Kaufman: The Midnight Special
This video features rare ... from Andy Kaufman's 1981 television appearances, including Tony Clifton's famous Elvis impersonation. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
A Fine Romance [TV Series]
The British sitcom A ... day-to-day turmoils, eventually finding romance. In 1984, Judi Dench won a BAFTA TV award for Best Light Entertainment Performance. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
El Macho Bionico
Actor turned director Rodolfo ... went on to direct the overwrought La Carcel de Laredo before deciding to keep concentrating on his acting career. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Dibu: La Pelicula
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Ni Modo Asi Somos
Cultural beliefs and societal ... shape the society and personalities of the everyday Mexican in a lighthearted and sexy romp. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
El Que No Corre Vuela
When a young woman ... she can in order to stay in control of her sanity in a rollicking comedy starring Maria Elena Velasco. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
SCTV: Network 90 [TV Series]
After a successful three-year ... 45-minute format, as The SCTV Channel on the Cinemax cable service. All versions of SCTV were taped in Canada. [ best comedy films - 1981 ]
Are You Being Served?: Season 08
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Bananas at Large: Deer
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Cachun Cachun Ra-Ra [TV Series]
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The Facts of Life: Season 03
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Chile Picante
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