Best Comedy Films of 1984
Johnny Dangerously
This spoof of the ... Johnny ascends to the helm, and it does not look like Vermin is going to take that sitting down. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Rhinestone
After a big-time country ... at a big-time NYC country night club and Dolly puts her ample powers to work in preparing her protege. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Best Defense
Dudley Moore and Eddie ... what he does the machine swerves and lunges at random -- could there be a gyro at fault here? [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Splash
"I'm in love with ... million film racked up a huge profit. Historical sidebar: Splash was the first release from Disney's Touchstone Pictures division. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Top Secret!
The second of Zucker-Abraham-Zucker's ... But let's say no more: comedy of this nature is designed to be seen, not written or read about. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Unfaithfully Yours
This remake of the ... plot is simpler and more straightforward than the original version, in which the conductor harbored three separate elaborate fantasies. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
All of Me
On her deathbed, mean-spirited ... shortly after filming wrapped. Phil Alden Robinson and Henry Olek adapted the script from Ed Davis' novel Me Too. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Oh, God! You Devil
In the third and ... get his soul back as the devil offers Bobby's place in eternity as the prize in a poker game. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
A Private Function
A British couple's attempts ... frantic and sometimes grotesque farce. Playwright Alan Bennett's acerbic targets the British class system and the wife's social ambitions. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
No Small Affair
This run-of-the-mill teen romantic ... (younger sister of Meg Tilly and Oscar-nominated for her role in Bullets Over Broadway), working in her first film. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Jim Henson's Muppets find ... and on-scene locations in New York City, the film is impressive in its merging of technical achievements and acting. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Bachelor Party
Tom Hanks stars in ... an occasionally hilarious excursion into bad taste, although one which two-time Oscar winner Hanks would probably like to forget. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Blame It on Rio
This attempt to remake ... of Three's Company, with lots of near-misses and dumb-dumb humor; critics aptly noticed Caine's apparent discomfort throughout the film. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Lust in the Dust
A controversial spoof on ... Viewers with a very broad if not bawdy sense of humor will most enjoy this earthy exercise in parody. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Protocol
In this routine spoof ... underhanded is in fact, underfoot. Now she has to find out what it is and how to stop it. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Not for Publication
If the Perils of ... thinks of a way to bring back the New York Enforcer and handle the mayor at the same time. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
The Ice Pirates
In this undistinguished parody ... romp through the sci fi genre, the film stops short of achieving a goal that should have been effortless. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
The Woman in Red
Gene Wilder's remake of ... Wonder's score included his hit song "I Just Called to Say I Love You", which received an Oscar nomination. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Family Ties: Season 03
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Police Academy
Public safety takes a ... the more determined to make good. The surprising success of Police Academy spawned six sequels and two TV series. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
The Lonely Guy
In a comedy as ... and eventually both Warren and Larry find some surprising companions, especially after Larry writes a best-selling Lonely Guy Guide. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Sixteen Candles
On the eve of ... these various strata of young America overcome their rigid hierarchies sets the stage for resolutions both tender and torrid. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Henry IV
This Italian version of ... Well, we told you it was based on a Pirandello play, so enter ye and leave all sanity behind. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Cheers: Season 03
There was good news ... or simply to keep the audience's attention on the Sam-Diane-Frasier triangle which determined the outcome of the third-season finale. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Night Patrol
Essentially a knock-off of ... moonlights at night as a paper-bag wearing stand-up comic who unfortunately gets mistaken for a paper-bag wearing bank robber. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
Filmed on location "Somewhere ... Cheech and Chong falter when not indulging in the drug-oriented comedy which made them famous in the early 1970s. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
American Dreamer
In this farcical look ... or later Cathy-cum-Rebecca will have to realize the truth about her identity, but in the meantime, much skullduggery awaits. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
In a thinly-plotted story ... head of the contingent of call girls-cum-bellhops, the hotel starts to turn a tidy profit, giving Clifford second thoughts. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Gremlins
"Don't expose him to ... Carey Jr., Steven Spielberg (the film's executive producer) and even Robby the Robot all show up briefly on screen. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Revenge of the Nerds
Revenge of the Nerds ... John Goodman and future thirtysomething cast member Timothy Busfield in small roles, and expect a torrent of nasal laughter. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Repo Man
Alex Cox's directorial debut ... man Miller. Iggy Pop wrote and performed the theme song and The Circle Jerks appear as a lounge band. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Who's the Boss?: Season 01
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Night Court: Season 01
Tune in and settle ... player Karen Austin had left Night Court, though she continued to receive billing at the beginning of each episode. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
The Cosby Show: Season 01
In the first episode ... not on NBC, anyway. As icing on the cake, the program won an Emmy award for Outstanding Comedy Series. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Dark Habits
In this Pedro Almodóvar ... and perverse foibles may be in jeopardy when a new mother superior arrives to take charge of the convent. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Making the Grade
The time-worn clash between ... his due from Eddie, Eddie falls in love with the daughter of the school's patron, and Palmer comes back. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Frankenstein 90
Yet another incarnation of ... a little as director Jessua loses his grip on the story, and the cybernetic protagonist heads for Frankenstein's castle. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Almost You
After Griffin Dunne's wife ... mid-1980s self-indulgence are advised to keep an eye out for the brilliant monologist Spalding Gray in a supporting role. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street
After appearing in cameos ... great deal in the translation. The next installment, 1986's Aces Go Places IV, would be helmed by Ringo Lam. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Sex Mission
Co-writer and director Juliusz ... they experience several wonderful surprises -- and it looks like the future of humanity is assured a second chance. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Punky Brewster: Season 01
Abandoned by her parents, ... was also intended as the pilot for a series starring Billy Lombardo as a resourceful orphan named T.C. Fenestra. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
The Brother from Another Planet
Filmmaker John Sayles' first ... "brother" by his new friends, who protect him from pursuing white aliens played by director Sayles and David Strathairn. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, the ... Andy Warhol. What Have I Done to Deserve This? was originally titled ¿Que He Hecho Yo Para Merecer Esto? [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Splitz
The members of an ... sorority house to beat boys at a number of sporting events in order to keep their house from folding. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Charles in Charge: Season 01
Season one of Charles ... and a half years later, re-emerging in off-network syndication and subsequently enjoying a healthy run of 104 additional episodes? [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Anna Russell: The (First) Farewell Concert
This video, directed by ... comedy to bear on a number of opera classics, including Wagner's Ring Cycle, which she performs in ten minutes. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
The Best Legs in the 8th Grade
This made-for-television movie stars ... runs into the girl of his childhood dreams who, way back when, didn't even notice him. Now she does. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Billions for Boris
While glued to his ... all sorts of games of chance, from horse races to lotteries. Naturally, this is far too good to last. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Carlin on Campus
The college campus is ... some of his best-known routines, including the classic "Seven Words You Can't Say on Television" before appreciative campus audiences. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Mixed Blood
Off-the-wall humor, casual or ... Paul Morrissey: are these serious takes from real life or are they exaggerated to achieve a decidedly black humor? [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Sky High
Daniel Hirsch, Clayton Norcross ... assassins from both the KGB and the CIA. The story is nothing new, but the Greek scenery is awe-inspiring. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Snowballing
Teenagers enter a downhill ... contest and end up stopping an avaricious, crooked resort owner from cheating their school in this adolescent adventure. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Hapless adolescent Ataru Moroboshi ... being forced to relive the day before their School Festival a number of times in this Japanese animated fantasy. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Video Vixens
Video Vixens purports to ... worth of soft-core titillation. Robyn Hilton and Sandy Dempsey are among the au naturel cuties in this ham-handed "comedy." [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Weekend Pass
In this light, standard ... in the telling, and so most of the time is spent on the way to the final pairing off. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Sapar Nashim
Comedian and director Ze'ev ... its place. Needless to say, one mix-up after another occurs to prevent the brother from carrying out his assignment. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
'Allo 'Allo: Series 01
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Lupin the 3rd: TV 3 [Anime Series]
Three separate series with ... crimes. Outside of its other two television series, the Lupin III franchise has spawned several movies and OVA features. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]
Los Pelotones de Juan Camaney
Los Pelotones de Juan ... Mexican comedy. The all-star cast plays opposing factions that execute a series of escalating practical jokes on each other. [ best comedy films - 1984 ]Supplemental Navigation
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