Best Comedy Films of 1994
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Legendary scientist Albert Einstein ... Catskills-style kibitzers, featuring such notable perfomers as Lou Jacobi as Kurt Godel and director Gene Saks as Boris Podolsky. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Road to Wellville
This adaptation of the ... Road to Wellville was an unusual effort for director-composer Alan Parker, known better for darker dramatic material and musicals. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Maverick
A gunslinging con man ... complicated cons, and gun battles ensues, with Annabelle and Maverick finding time for plenty of flirtation along the way. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
I Love Trouble
In the style of ... comedy in Father of the Bride, borrow heavily from His Girl Friday, Bringing Up Baby, and other screwball classics. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Speechless
A mix of political ... Baghdad Bob Freed (Christopher Reeve), a network news foreign correspondent, shows up with the intention of renewing their relationship. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Greedy
It's been said that ... Family; incidentally, the name "McTeague" is a reference to the lead character in Erich von Stroheim's silent epic Greed. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Guarding Tess
A man trained for ... and she demands that his assignment be made permanent. Director Hugh Wilson also provides the voice of the President. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
It Could Happen to You
Loosely based on a ... but may disappoint viewers expecting the farcical comedy of writer/director Andrew Bergman's and Cage's previous effort, Honeymoon in Vegas. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Don't Drink the Water
The second film to ... was reportedly the result of network pressure after Allen's initial cut proved too short for the planned time slot. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Shades of Fear
This British romantic comedy ... one of his paintings after murdering his wife. Two lesbian missionaries also returning to England round out the cast. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal) ... find Curly's lost gold mine. Along the way, they hitch up with Curly's twin brother, again played by Palance. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Flintstones
The good (if not ... Taylor gives a fine comic performance as Wilma's nagging mother, and Harvey Korman provides the voice of the Dictabird. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Canadian Bacon
In Michael Moore's political ... also satirizing America's obsession with its military strength. The film features John Candy in his last complete screen performance. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Mixed Nuts
A holiday comedy with ... with little box office or critical approval, with most viewers finding the film's manic farce disappointingly forced and abrasive. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Widows' Peak
In the Irish town ... Counihan's dimwitted son, Godfrey (Adrian Dunbar), proposes marriage to Edwina. Eventually, the true motives of all involved are revealed. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Milk Money
After befriending a kind-hearted ... the potentially off-color premise, Milk Money aims to be innocuous family fare, with juvenile jokes mixing with unthreatening romance. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway is ... probably a better playwright than he is, as he secretly revises Shayne's work when he sits in on rehearsals. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Clifford
Versatile Canadian comedian Martin ... Because Martin reneges on a promise to take him to Dinosaur World, Clifford begins an elaborate plot for revenge. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Clean Slate
Dana Carvey plays a ... by Pogue's dog, a one-eyed Jack Russell named Barkley who makes a habit out of running into things headfirst. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Favor
They say you can't ... after A River Runs Through It and Legends of the Fall had made fourth-billed Brad Pitt a box-office draw. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Dumb and Dumber
Jim Carrey and Jeff ... he thought a broken smile would suit Lloyd's character and had the cap removed for the duration of filming. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Trapped in Paradise
Three brothers who are ... Alvin drives their getaway car in circles and they end up back in town and get in an accident. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Dead Tired
A burned out actor ... sit down and decide that Blanc will take only the high quality roles while Olivier will do the rest. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
I'll Do Anything
James L. Brooks' showbiz ... divorced test-marketing researcher Nan Mulhanney (Julie Kavner), Matt becomes romantically attached to beautiful development executive Cathy Breslow (Joely Richardson). [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Airheads
Airheads is a variation ... water gun, and when they finally agree to play the tape, it gets eaten up by a faulty machine. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Writer/director Gus Van Sant's ... are talking mutiny, with the women trying to liberate the Rubber Rose Ranch from the chains of patriarchal oppression. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
The further misadventures of ... freewheeling comic style of the earlier films had solidified into its own formula, now mildly entertaining but disappointingly predictable. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Exit to Eden
This sexy farce stars ... in love with the resort manager, Mistress Lisa (Dana Delany. Adapted from Anne Rice's novel of the same name. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Deadly Advice
A disturbed woman starts ... . Jane Horrocks's performance as Jody won her the Best Actress award at the 1994 Catalonian International Film Festival. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Major League II
This follow-up to 1989's ... Sheen), voodoo practitioner-turned-Buddhist Pedro Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert), and base stealer-turned-movie star Willie Mays Hayes (Omar Epps, replacing Wesley Snipes). [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Serial Mom
Beverly Sutphin (Kathleen Turner) ... Rivers and Suzanne Somers appear as themselves, and all-female grunge-metal band L7 plays the all-female grunge-metal band Camel Toe. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Radioland Murders
A blend of screwball ... Lucas feature -- Roger and Penny are the future parents of Curt Henderson (Richard Dreyfuss) from American Graffiti (1973). [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Holy Matrimony
As if losing both ... a more righteous life. Holy Matrimony was directed by Leonard Nimoy in one of his periodic breaks from acting. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
In a major stumbling ... was the seventh and last film in the Police Academy series, following the departure of franchise loyalist Bubba Smith. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Hail Caesar
A young man (director ... the manager of the eraser plant. He then discovers that her father is actually a secret international arms dealer. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Lightning Jack
In this humorous Western, ... Jack, Ben wants to be an outlaw so Jack is stuck with him. Eventually the two become grudging friends. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Eddie Izzard: Unrepeatable
Prepare for one of ... Theater, Izzard keeps things fresh and original in a performance sure to please both longtime fans and newcomers alike. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Cops and Robbersons
In this comedy, police ... a furious crush on Tony, and five-year-old son Billy (Miko Hughes) wants the cops to play vampire with him. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Only You
A woman throws caution ... Wright (Robert Downey, Jr.). This was Tomei and Downey's second romantic pairing, following their roles in the biopic Chaplin. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Richie Rich
A purposely outlandish cartoon ... made him America's top child star, Culkin took an extended break from acting after the filming of Richie Rich. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Blankman
Are you ready for ... title role, which was based in part on his "Handi-Man" character from the TV comedy series In Living Color. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Getting Even with Dad
A criminal trying to ... film was released, and within five years he was a married man attending the Rhode Island School of Design. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Friends: Season 01
The first season of ... it left the starting gate, Friends wound up its freshman season as the eighth highest-rated program on American television. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
When your dog, bird, ... rapper Tone Loc as Ace's detective pal Emilio (Loc also wrote and performed a song for the closing credits). [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Beverly Hills Cop III
The third entry in ... the old man who runs the amusement park, an interesting setting that still adds little to the tired premise. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Seinfeld: Season 05
Though it may have ... to do everything the opposite of his normal instincts, while Elaine brings down a publishing empire by eating Jujyfruits. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Santa Clause
Television sitcom star Tim ... directed Allen in the TV series Home Improvement and would team with him again for Jungle 2 Jungle (1997). [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Wagons East!
Comedian John Candy, who ... to see disgruntled white settlers leaving their lands. This "backwards" western was based on a story by Jerry Abrahamson. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
My Father The Hero
Disney not only recycled ... everyone with unintentional double entendres. At the same time, Nicole is making eyes at the handsome Ben (Dalton James). [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Car 54, Where are You?
In this campy, nostalgic ... Toody and Muldoon are assigned to guard a key witness who is planning to testify against a crime lord. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Chasers
In director Dennis Hopper's ... -- among others). Even Hopper himself makes an appearance -- as a dirty old man with an inflatable date. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Cowboy Way
In this action ... even a chase on horseback through the city streets after Sonny and Pepper steal a pair of NYPD horses. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Baby's Day Out
John Hughes sticks to ... adventures in downtown Chicago (including a crawl through a skyscraper construction site), leaving the hapless crooks in hot pursuit. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
In the Army Now
Comedian Pauly Shore goes ... themselves driving a water tanker behind Libyan enemy lines. There they must extricate themselves and eventually save the day. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Munchie Strikes Back
The original 1987 Munchies ... starring Lesley-Anne Down and Andrew Stevens, eschewed the "scare" elements altogether and was geared strictly for the kiddie trade. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Jimmy Hollywood
Clad in a blonde ... Hood-like vigilante. Victoria Abril appears in a supporting role and the film's climax features a number of cameo performances. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Chase
This high-speed action comedy ... Kiedis and Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers as a pair of yahoos with a very large truck. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
A Low Down Dirty Shame
A black detective becomes ... Low Down Dirty Shame sticks more closely to genre conventions, lightening the action with wisecracks and standard comic interludes. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Cabin Boy
Former NBC intern and ... in the same vein as Elliot's former TV show; a crass sense of humor is helpful for full appreciation. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Threesome
Well-groomed junior transfer student ... and Renay (Martha Gehman) become convinced that there's something kinky going on -- and they may just be right. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Sleep with Me
Six screenwriters, all real-life ... and a party guest, Sid (Quentin Tarantino), delivers a memorable treatise on the homoerotic subtext of Top Gun (1986). [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
It Runs in the Family
My Summer Story is ... he did in the earlier film, while the direction is in the hands of A Christmas Story's Bob Clark. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Nunsense 2: The Sequel
The feisty nuns of ... talent scout's arrival in town. Nunsense 2: The Sequel features Rue McClanahan, Christine Toy, Terri White, and Christine Anderson. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Outside Edge [TV Series]
Produced for Central Television, ... Outside Edge toted up 21 half-hour episodes and one 60-minute special before ending its run on February 13, 1996. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Married... With Children: Season 09
As Married...With Children enters ... more of Al's buddies and fellow NO MA'AM members Ike (Tom McCleister), Sticky (Pat Millicano), and Bob (E.E. Bell). [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
No Dessert Dad, 'til You Mow the Lawn
Anxious to quit smoking, ... children see how well it works, they decide to use the techniques to improve the quality of their lives. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Legend of Drunken Master
Jackie Chan returns in ... had a proper theatrical release in America), re-edited, and dubbed into English, with a new score by Michael Wandmacher. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Home Improvement: Season 04
Home Improvement enters its ... fourth season, Home Improvement also brought home a fourth Emmy award for the series' lighting director, Donald A. Morgan. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
All-American Girl [TV Series]
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PCU
Is it possible to ... uptight demeanor. The film's highlight is a giant party featuring the musical stylings of George S. Clinton and Funkadelic. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
It's Pat
Arguably the least successful ... the script by Sweeney's hip longtime friend Quentin Tarantino, the film was considered one of the year's biggest turkeys. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Frasier: Season 02
Frasier marked the beginning ... Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce, director David Lee, writers Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano, and the series itself. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Full House: Season 08
Season eight of Full ... episode's warmhearted and sentimental fadeout, in which the cast bids an affectionate goodbye to Full House's legions of fans. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Camp Nowhere
This light-hearted comedy depicts ... chaotic party. But as the kids act out their camp fantasies, they are gaining valuable insight into their lives. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
How the West Was Fun
Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley ... take it over. Western cliches abound, but kids should find the duo heroines entertaining in this safe family choice. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
National Lampoon's Last Resort
Inasmuch as National Lampoon ... is about to occur (it doesn't take long). Unlike previous National Lampoon features, Last Resort went direct to video. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Little Big League
A 12-year old boy ... starts going out with his mom. Eventually the burned out Billy must again learn how to be a kid. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Little Giants
A successful retired jock ... sports film conventions, throwing in a few innocent romantic subplots and cameos by real football players for good measure. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
A Million to Juan
This comedy, set in ... the real thing. Now the good-hearted Juan must avoid the temptations, and the greedy people that suddenly surround him. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Father and Scout
A father gets a ... but fumbles his way through a series of mishaps. Saget (Full House) served as executive producer for the film. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Mr. Write
This romantic-comedy satirizes the ... his lover. He also must deal with Nicole's hyper macho boyfriend Roger and her overbearing father, a junk-food magnate. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Blank Check
This low-rent Disney comedy ... money back, and they are on their way to Preston's new home for a housewarming he will never forget. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Go Fish
This hit arthouse ensemble ... indies and co-write the script for American Psycho, while Troche would go on to helm 1998's Bedrooms & Hallways. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Grief
Richard Glatzer's bittersweet comedy ... midst of all this, it's no wonder that the office secretary Leslie (Illeana Douglas) has sworn off men altogether. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Spanking the Monkey
David O. Russell burst ... directed this critically acclaimed debut, which courted controversy by following the mother-son relationship into uncomfortably frank and off-limits territory. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Paperback Romance
In this offbeat, romantic ... a relationship. That Eddie is involved with stolen jewelry and a Russian policeman presents other obstacles to their happiness. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
All Tied Up
This variation on the ... no more, they put him in a skirt and release him. Brian's got a few surprises for them, however. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Wind from Wyoming
The "Wind From Wyoming" ... align the affections of these people a hypnotist is hired. More, equally odd characters appear throughout this frenetic film. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Boy Meets World: Season 02
Season two of Boy ... his trailer park home and into the Matthews household, the first of many relocations for this nervously nomadic character. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Todo es Mentira
Life and love provides ... friends. Though they are all dissatisfied with their mates, none of the possess the courage to change their situations. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Stoned Age
Though it was also ... enjoyable-if pointless-guest appearances in Stoned Age are Frankie Avalon, Taylor Negron, and two members of the Blue Oyster Cult. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Knowing Me, Knowing You With Alan Partridge [TV Series]
Steve Coogan stars as ... which Partridge attempts to recreate his living room in the studio and share his holiday with the viewing public. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Saved by the Bell: The New Class - Season 02
The second season of ... by Saved by the Bell alumni Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies), and A.C. Slater (Mario López). [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Fear of a Black Hat
Writer/director Rusty Cundieff's satire ... gangsta rappers, focusing on a hiphop trio who release a Christmas album called "Ho Ho 'Hos." [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
House Party 3
Hip Hop duo Kid ... appear as Sex as a Weapon, while Play's cousins are played by the members of the R&B group Immature. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Little Rascals
Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and ... to capitalize on the familiar name, though younger audiences may be entertained by the simple gags and child-like attitude. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Talking About Sex
Sexual hang-ups as discussed ... and Andie's neighbor Lou who wants her to get together with his grandson who is not interested in Andie. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Stairway to the Distant Past
The unlucky private detective, ... him and his sister many years before. She works as a stripper and bills herself as Dynamite Sexy Lily. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Todos Los Hombres Sois Iguales
This Spanish sex-comedy comes ... However, when they meet their new maid, they all fall head-over-heels and the agreement goes right out the window. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Andaz Apna Apna
In this comedy from ... daughter, but along the way they run afoul of a local gangster (played by Paresh Rawal) and his henchmen. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Twin Sitters
In this slapstick, family-oriented ... Barbarian Brothers") to oversee his rambunctious twin sons while he goes to court and testifies against his mob-affiliated ex-partner. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Sherlock: Undercover Dog
Young Billy is preparing ... need his help to catch some nasty smugglers who are spoiling the island paradise for the law abiding citizens. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
GWAR: Skulhed Face
Starring shock metal band ... rushes to Glomco's offices and teaches them a lesson in the form of -- what else? -- a bloodbath. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Legend of the Last Labyrinth
In this animated romantic ... of the Last Labyrinth was released on home video in the United States in both dubbed and subtitled versions. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Red Zone Cuba
Utter lack of continuity ... Frank evades the mob, the guys wrap with "The Happy, Upbeat Song" -- destined to become an MST3K classic. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Absolutely Fabulous: Series 02
Arriving a little more ... tone, Absolutely Fabulous would continue to alternate between sly cultural commentary and elaborate slapstick throughout its many additional incarnations. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
The Simpsons: Season 06
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast [Animated TV Series]
Space Ghost Coast to ... from ancient Hanna-Barbera cartoon efforts was rearranged and placed in a satirical context: The Brak Show and Sealab 2021. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Ellen: Season 01
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Ellen: Season 02
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Bill Hicks: Revelations
Since his untimely death ... Just a Ride, featuring interviews with such Hicks fans and supporters as David Letterman, Eddie Izzard, and Jay Leno. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972
Bob Hope: The Vietnam ... attempting to bring a few moments of comedic relief to the lives of American servicemen deployed to Southeast Asia. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Hataw Tatay Hataw
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Hesus Maryosep: 4 Fathers
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Home Alone Da Riber
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I Will Survive
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Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon
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Isusumbong Kita Sa Tatay Ko
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Jeannie, Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang?
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Jologs
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Juan & Ted: Wanted
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Wings: Season 06
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin, Vol. 2
Despite the fact that ... to this compilation that proves precisely why he has been asked back to host the show time and again. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]
Fernando Arau: ¡En Vivo!
From his early days ... part of the Spanish-language comedy scene. Now fans can see his legendary 1994 standup show, live from Mexico City. [ best comedy films - 1994 ]Supplemental Navigation
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