Best Comedy Films of 1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Woody Allen blurs the ... Shepherd (also played by Daniels), is sent to Cecelia's hometown to see if he can repair the damage. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Man with One Red Shoe
In this rather routine ... an attraction to the rather dull man, and complications introduce enough gadgetry to fill a James Bond movie, almost. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Big Trouble
It took nearly two ... that he has a hold over Arkin, Falk gets the poor fellow mixed up in yet another "perfect crime". [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Into the Night
Filled with enough cameos ... from Iranians to baddies played by well-known international directors (Roger Vadim) or singers (David Bowie) or comedians (Dan Aykroyd). [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Clue
In this spoof of ... in 70 countries around the world and has been adapted into a British game show and an off-Broadway musical. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Maxie
In this comedy, an ... of the last screen appearances for veteran actress Ruth Gordon, who died several weeks before the film was released. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Heaven Help Us
Charles Purpura scribed this ... punishment for minor infractions, disrupting communion and confession and, ultimately, their antics inspire changes in the strict school hierarchy. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Brewster's Millions
The seventh cinema adaptation ... (John Candy) and an erstwhile lady friend (Lonette McKee), while his principal antagonist is a snotty attorney (Stephen Collins). [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Water
Meant to be a ... a singing revolutionary with ties to Fidel Castro, and various parodies of Brit diplomats and politicians, Margaret Thatcher included. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
After Hours
Martin Scorsese's After Hours ... roommate Kiki (Linda Fiorentino), is a disaster, as is his encounter with the beehive-wearing retro waitress Julie (Teri Garr). [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Rustlers' Rhapsody
An amusing spoof of ... like a re-run junky when he saunters into a town that is slightly different -- and the parodies continue. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Volunteers
Tom Hanks and John ... involved with building a bridge, and Lawrence becomes involved with the local Communists, an opium lord, and the CIA. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Slugger's Wife
This routine film should ... inevitable, and while he still has his teammates (Randy Quaid, Cleavant Derricks), he would rather have his wife back. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
My Science Project
In this sci-fi comedy, ... The special effects are especially notable, as the kids roam Earth from the dawn of time, to the future. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Transylvania 6-5000
In a plot that ... and his monstrous creations. Tame stuff for the hardcore groupie, this intended spoof falls a tad short of funny. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Golden Girls: Season 01
Legend has it that ... and earned four Emmys, for Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing, Outstanding Technical Direction, and Best Lead Actress (Betty White). [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Murphy's Romance
Newly divorced Emma Moriarty ... comedy; even Murphy's cast-away lady friend (Georgann Johnson) behaves like a civilized human being instead of a woman scorned. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Sure Thing
Director Rob Reiner's The ... the mismatched couple being bombarded with an ear-piercing rendition of "The Age of Aquarius" by their dippy traveling companions. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Gotcha!
"Gotcha!" is a puerile ... aren't quite as adept at "Gotcha" as Edwards is. Most of the film was lensed in Paris and Berlin. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Cheers: Season 04
As in earlier years, ... Douglas Gray, and Thomas J. Huth) for the second time. The series also earned nine nominations in other categories. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Bride
In this update of ... '80s leads, The Bride boasts a famous supporting cast that includes gay memoirist Quentin Crisp and '60s model Veruschka. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
O.C. and Stiggs
In what can only ... Walker from Nashville. World music superstars King Sunny Ade and his African Beats appear and provide the musical score. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Family Ties: Season 04
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Private Resort
A wacky teenage sex ... comic teen sex romps from producer R. Ben Efraim, each of which had the word Private in the title. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Spies Like Us
Director John Landis helmed ... popularized by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, the film features a cameo by the latter as his golf-playing self. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
This third installment in ... Tien Chun), a drug dealer who, it turns out, is being targeted by the same baddies that killed Ma. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Lost in America
Bored with their cushy ... Arizona town, and....Well, if you know your Albert Brooks, be prepared for a steady stream of manic social satire. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Big Deal On Madonna Street...20 Years Later
The vast differences 27 ... back again -- then a series of misunderstandings lead to an unexpected turn of events and a mistaken killing. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Secret Admirer
Produced at the height ... Michael's Cyrano de Bergerac, penning his letters but pining for him as he gets closer to winning Deborah over. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Stuff
When a group of ... Miller fame. Actresses Brooke Adams, Tammy Grimes, and Laurene Landon also appear in parodic commercials for the titular dessert. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Once Bitten
Best remembered for containing ... needs every year to stay alive and young-looking. If she cannot do it by Halloween, she will surely die. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Real Genius
Martha Coolidge directed this ... funds to build a house). But Chris and Mitch begin to suspect that something is amiss with Hathaway's project. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Summer Rental
This routine comedy is ... shirt. His wife and daughter tackle their own problems, related to sex in one way or another, mostly another. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Desperately Seeking Susan
A petite New Jersey ... the singer's all-time club classics, into the charts even though it was actually a b-side to the single "Angel." [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Fletch
Chevy Chase added a ... name by Gregory McDonald, Fletch went from thriller to comedy as it was adapted into a vehicle for Chase. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Chevy Chase as Clark ... National Lampoon vacation, the end of this European vacation is something that cannot come too soon for many viewers. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Odd Jobs
When a quintet of ... fired from their jobs, they combine forces to form a moving company in direct competition with the Cabrizzi Brothers. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Protector
Although this American action ... not make another attempt to break into the American market until 1996 with the hit Rumble in the Bronx. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Coca-Cola Kid
The ugly American bullying ... terms, but he finds himself falling prey to the charms of life Down Under and the ministrations of Terri. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Better Off Dead
Most animation aficionados of ... French exchange student Diane Franklin, held a virtual prisoner by her host family, develops a long-distance crush on Cusack. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
In this weak, undistinguished ... roadblock their efforts against the graffiti artists. Not to be easily outmaneuvered, Mahoney and friends plot an appropriate revenge. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Heavenly Kid
Ever since the "Topper" ... twists and turns along the way, though nothing shakes up the status quo or ventures beyond the already imagined. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Mischief
This entertaining teen comedy ... background setting, including movies and music, as well as dress and customs that were popular in that distinctive era. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Weird Science
John Hughes' third directorial ... should be. Hughes would finish his cycle of high-school themed films with his next movie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Cosby Show: Season 02
Season two of The ... the next five years! -- The Cosby Show was also the winner of an Emmy award for Best Editing. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Moving Violations
In this flat attempt ... to unite the other put-upon drivers at the school into a single, determined faction -- and trouble quickly brews. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Fraternity Vacation
Delivering no more and ... the clothing, this is a typical teen comedy, for and about teens, and aimed at a young teen audience. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Three Men and a Cradle
A trio of inept ... humor was welcomed with strong box office, numerous award nominations, and an American remake, Three Men and a Baby. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
When Nature Calls
In the wacky satire ... number of film and television cliches with an exaggerated glee; it also features cameos from a number of celebrities. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Growing Pains: Season 01
As season one of ... in "First Blood"; and the delightful Annette Funicello as a middle-aged suburban mom in "The Seavers vs. the Cleavers." [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Restless Natives
In this Scottish comedy, ... as a clown and a wolf-man and begin robbing tourist buses. Somehow the two end up considered national heroes. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Just One of the Guys
In this uneven teen ... by one titled Just One of the Girls with another director, and a male cross-dresser as the featured protagonist. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Not Quite Paradise
The kibbutz setting to ... this, Mike must decide whether he will stay with Gila at the kibbutz or go back to the U.S. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Co-written by Paul Reubens ... surprise cameos). In all, Pee Wee's Big Adventure is a delightful film, enjoyable for children as well as adults. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Tomboy
In this light-weight adolescent ... and they begin to fight. Eventually, they decide to solve their differences on the racetrack of the Daytona 500. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Punky Brewster: Season 02
Spunky nine-year-old Penelope "Punky" ... syndication that it was revived as a syndicated series in 1987 -- nearly two years after its initial cancellation. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Sé infiel y no mires con quién
In this conventional comedy ... (not a long journey), and the stage is set for comedy -- if only the script would follow suit. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Charles in Charge: Season 02
Two and half years ... series' first 24 off-network offerings are Ben Stein, Betsy Palmer, Robert Costanzo, Michael Dorn, Kay Lenz, and Michelle Johnson. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Last Dragon
The TV prints of ... on both their lives when crook Julius J. Carry III tries to promote his talentless protegee into rock stardom. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Morons from Outer Space
In this partially successful ... and tries to rejoin them. The saga continues on until some sort of very unlikely rescue seems in store. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
School Spirit
In this teen-sex laugher, ... etc. He's out to have as good a time as he can in the little time that he has. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
American Drive-In
Wildly disparate characters are ... the 89 minutes of running time are filled, terminated by a climax that seems to come out of nowhere. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends: Casey at the Bat
This comedy from Shelley ... is fashioned after the famous baseball poem which features Elliot Gould and Hamilton Camp with narration by Howard Cosell. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Cave Girl
With no more driving ... a mating game played across a great cultural divide -- that of the protagonists, and that of the audience. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Dark Shadows: Behind the Scenes
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Izzy and Moe
Honeymooners stars Jackie Gleason ... and the duo soon finds themselves targeted by some of the meanest criminals that the underworld has to offer. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Loose Screws
Filmed in just four ... is revealed by the names of these erstwhile students: Steve Hardman, Hugh G. Rection, and Marvin Eatmore. Enough said. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Ni Chana Ni Juana
This undistinguished comedy is ... that, Chana's irate ex-husband is unaware that she has a look-alike twin -- and he kidnaps the wrong woman. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
The Toxic Avenger
In a crazy spoof ... damsels and others in distress by some pretty gory mauling and maiming but finds his moment of fulfillment too. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Albert Herring
This video presents the ... takes the part. The performance stars John Graham-Hall in the title role, along with Patricia Johnson and Felicity Palmer. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
El Diablo, El Santo y El Tonto
Vincente Fernandez plays three ... everyone is affected by the comic consequences. The film also includes five ranchero songs that features the talented Fernandez. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
La Raza Nunca Pierde
Jorge Torres (Miguel Angel ... the hired hands, with Sasha Montenegro as Jorge's financially complaining wife who inspires him to take the delivery job. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
A King And His Movie
In 1985 the exquisitely-wrought ... portrays the king himself, using mannequins for extras to create some of the films most haunting and surreal scenes. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
Spiritual Love
Directed by Taylor Tai-Loi, ... secret, and researches several ancient methods she could potentially use to ban the ghost back to the afterlife. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
La Gran Scena Opera Company of New York
Gran Scena Opera Company ... some of its infamous operatic satire. [ best comedy films - 1985 ]
'Allo 'Allo: Series 02
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Are You Being Served?: Season 10
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El Ratero de la Vecindad 2
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