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Best Comedy Films of 1995


French Kiss

An American woman discovers ... make their way through the City of Lights. Leading lady Meg Ryan also served as co-producer for this film. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Get Shorty

A gangster is looking ... Leonard; Leonard based Chili on a real-life former gangster of his acquaintance, though Chili's model never worked in Hollywood. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Search and Destroy

Martin Mirkhein (Griffin Dunne) ... Search and Destroy was executive produced by Martin Scorsese, who also plays a small role as a tax agent. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

While You Were Sleeping

This latter-day romantic screwball ... a liking to Peter's brother Jack (Bill Pullman), though Jack is suspicious about her claim to be Peter's intended. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Two Much

This Spanish-American production stars ... on glasses. Art/Bart switches identities and hops from bed to bed while being pursued by Gene and other mobsters. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Sabrina

A remake of a ... advantageous marriage, older brother Linus (Harrison Ford) pretends to woo Sabrina himself, but finds himself unintentionally falling in love. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Four Rooms

Four of the most ... the finale was directed by its star, Quentin Tarantino; the final segment also features Bruce Willis, who appeared unbilled. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Blue in the Face

Director Wayne Wang and ... shot without a complete script and presents a unique combination of distinctive performances, oddball characters, improvisations, and raffish scenes. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Getting Away with Murder

A well-meaning man discovers ... and socially inept daughter. Getting Away with Murder was the final project for veteran writer and director Harvey Miller. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Tommy Boy

Saturday Night Live star ... Farley into a screen star; sadly, he was dead within two years of the release of his breakthrough film. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Mighty Aphrodite

A dissatisfied Manhattan sportswriter ... for her title role in a well-received movie that is nevertheless not at the level of Allen's best-known classics. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Pie in the Sky

This comedy chronicles the ... assistant. Through it all he still longs for Amy and in the end the two do indeed come together. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Money Train

A pair of New ... direction and a bland screenplay by Doug Richardson and David Loughery make the film less distinctive than its predecessor. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Last Supper

If you met Adolph ... her short subject Down on the Waterfront; screenwriter Dan Rosen appears in a supporting role as a police deputy. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

A Hundred and One Nights

This homage to the ... characters are peripherally involved including Death, an Italian seeking the rights to his film catalogue, and a memory specialist. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Jury Duty

A goofy slacker wreaks ... topical jibes against media sensationalism, but even fans of Shore's lowbrow humor may be disappointed by the film's quality. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Englishman Who Went up a Hill But Came Down A Mountain

A proud Welsh community ... of Cardiff (Tara Fitzgerald). Believe it or not, this seemingly fanciful comedy was actually based on a true story. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Father of the Bride II

Just as the original ... planner from Father of the Bride, who has moved into a new career organizing baby showers and redecorating homes. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

To Die For

The price of fame ... disaster of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. Screenwriter Buck Henry plays a small role as a high school teacher. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

The Graboids are back ... realize is that the Graboids have evolved to become deadlier than ever before, and they're not staying underground anymore. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Friends: Season 02

Friends inaugurates its second ... wrapped up its sophomore season as the third highest-rated program on American TV, outflanked only by ER and Seinfeld. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Stuart Saves His Family

Al Franken brings his ... Vincent D'Onofrio and Shirley Knight, and a distinctive comic turn by Julia Sweeney as a guest on Stuart's show. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

This is an offbeat ... Mrs. Linzer also claims responsibility. With four people confessing, local constable Sgt. Zikowski (Mike Starr) is at a loss. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

In the mode of ... despite The Man's decree, Jimmy is also reluctant to leave, because he's become romantically entangled with Dagney (Gabrielle Anwar). [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Jeffrey

Based on Paul Rudnick's ... Batt), a performer in the Broadway musical Cats. Nathan Lane also contributes a memorable cameo as a questionable priest. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Roseanne: Season 07

Season seven opens with ... season finale, "Sherwood Schwartz," is a hilarious tribute to the legendary television writer/producer and his magical creation Gilligan's Island. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Seinfeld: Season 06

With five brilliant seasons ... with another first-rate episode, "The Understudy," which explains why George and Jerry should never play softball with Bette Midler. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Overnight sensation Jim Carrey ... Carrey's unique brand of slapstick and sight gags. Please note: the opening sequence may be upsetting to younger viewers. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Empire Records

A funky little record ... at the gaming tables. If they cannot come up with the loot, the mega-chain Music City will buy it. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Houseguest

Sinbad offers some unusual ... potatoes on the "oh, no" scale when the loan sharks track Kevin back to Gary's home in the suburbs. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Blue Juice

Hey all you gremmies! ... his commercial breakthrough in Trainspotting, and three years before The Mask of Zorro would make Catherine Zeta-Jones a star. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic ... Piven, and Harvey Fierstein, who is so awestruck by Helen Hyde's allure that he's rendered heterosexual by the experience. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Mel Brooks does it ... late 19th-century atmosphere in rich detail and harkens back to Hammer horror movies popular during the '50s and '60s. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Living in Oblivion

Following up his debut, ... All the while, the audience can't ever be sure if the scene they're watching is a dream or reality. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Roseanne: Season 08

Season eight of Roseanne ... heart attack. Apparently, the character of Roseanne was fantasizing the wildly unbelievable pattern of events that comprise season nine. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Man of the House

A young boy attempts ... do not quite go as Ben planned, as Jack proves himself a more suitable father figure than either expected. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Mallrats

Kevin Smith's follow-up to ... being staged and also manage to meet comic-book magnate Stan Lee. However, complications arise when the girls show up. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Billy Madison

Master of infantilism Adam ... might suspect, Billy Madison is not for every taste; Sandler fans will laugh from start to finish; others beware. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Major Payne

Hawk-like Marine Corps officer ... school dance, for example), the script seems too color-by-numbers to be interesting to anyone other than undiscriminating younger viewers. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Operation Dumbo Drop

This old fashioned service ... it to the village via parachute. Now all they have to do is figure how to engineer this feat. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Cold Comfort Farm

Stella Gibbons' popular novel ... the household, and she comes to realize that the material for her book is right in front of her. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Palookaville

Three likable losers attempt ... their league they really are. Palookaville was based on a series of short stories by Italian writer Italo Calvino. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Friday

Hard-core rapper Ice Cube, ... Hill, Mack 10, and Funkdoobiest, as well as old-school R&B selections from The Isley Brothers, Roger, and Rose Royce. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Jeff Foxworthy Show: Season 01

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French Twist

In this French comedy, ... much of a position to pass judgement. Josiane Balasko, who plays Marijo, is also the film's director and co-screenwriter. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

My Teacher's Wife

Jason London stars in ... by Todd's romantic dalliances. My Teacher's Wife uses Todd's drawings, actually inked by cartoonist Bill Plympton, as loose narration. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

NewsRadio: Season 02

Baby-faced news director Dave ... as a friend of Beth's who copies her every move, and Mr. Show's David Cross as a pathetic magician. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Home Improvement: Season 05

A lot of water ... the fifth year in a row, and Emmy award was bestowed upon the series' lighting director, Donald A. Morgan. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Heavyweights

Camp Hope is a ... of writing a book, and filming an infomercial on weight loss. The boys at camp rebel and mayhem ensues. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

National Lampoon's Senior Trip

In this over-the-top comedy, ... the Hall; Kevin McDonald, a former Kid in the Hall, has a small part as a deranged crossing guard. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Bushwhacked

Poor Max Grabelski doesn't ... Comic mayhem ensues, but in the end, the young men and their new leader learn valuable lessons about themselves. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Frasier: Season 03

Firmly and comfortably ensconced ... as "guest voices" during the past three seasons, playing the various neurotics who placed calls to Frasier's radio show. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Party Girl

The debut feature from ... the Grand Jury Prize at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival and was later turned into a short-lived Fox sitcom. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Wayans Bros.: Season 01

The first season of ... guest stars appearing in The Wayans Bros.' inaugural season are Garrett Morris, Sherman Hemsley, Richard Roundtree, and Gary Coleman. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Ned and Stacey: Season 01

Here's the premise for ... Saul and Ellen; Andrew Arons as Eric and Amanda's son Howard; and James Karen as Ned's boss Patrick Kirkland. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Son of Gascogne

This gentle French comedy ... meet are convinced that Harvey is indeed Gascogne's son. Many of the female stars claim to be his mother. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Drew Carey Show: Season 01

Cleveland's favorite son Drew ... Lewis establish their own micro-brewery for the purposes of creative a coffee-flavored beer, naming their product "Buzz" (what else?) [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

High Risk

This action parody is ... be noted that the film's sharp jabs at Chan's onscreen credibility are funny and audacious, but also highly inaccurate. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Top Dog

In this action comedy, ... Federal building that resulted in the death of close to two hundred innocent people, some of them small children. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Slam Dunk Ernest

Poor Ernest P. Worrell ... the long-running series, Slam Dunk Ernest is filled with cornball humor, slapstick comedy and just a smidgen of pathos. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Sixty Million Dollar Man

Superstar comedian Stephen Chiau ... to blow him up learns that he didn't quite finish the job and sets out to set things right. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Butterfly Kiss

This unsettling variation on ... that "Mi" makes for "Eu" that catches and holds the viewer at the conclusion of this bizarre little tale. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Thin Blue Line [TV Series]

Rowan Atkinson of Mr. ... series Dad's Army, The Thin Blue Line yielded 14 half-hour episodes between November 13, 1995, and December 23, 1996. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Boy Meets World: Season 03

Just as seasons one ... back to the '50s -- where he meets former Happy Days regulars Tom Bosley, Anson Williams, and Pat Morita! [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Saved by the Bell: The New Class - Season 03

Still enrolled at Bayside ... and a multi-episode story arc in which the class spends a "semester at sea" on an ocean-voyage field trip. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Lie Down with Dogs

In this gay comedy, ... him after a one-night-stand. This does not keep Tommie from wanting to go back and try again next year. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

A Goofy Movie

This animated Disney feature ... where he hopes they will be able to sneak backstage after the concert and fulfill his promise to Roxanne. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Mushrooms

In the tradition of ... begin laying remarkable eggs and breeding rapidly. The birds' droppings prove to be exceptional fertilizer for the ladies' mushrooms. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

He's a Woman, She's A Man

A fan desperately desires ... as purely heterosexual, but now he is not so sure. Romantic mayhem ensues until the mystery is finally solved. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Spis Cudzoloznic

In this Polish comedy, ... be polite. Gustav has many fond memories of Isa and doesn't seem to mind that she has become matronly. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Evil Ed

What do you get ... working he is psychotic-mutilator-of-nubile-women-and-anyone-else-who-moves Evil Ed. Those with weak stomachs may want to pass on this graphically violent comedy. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Joe & Joe

Joe and his pal ... woman in the town cemetery and she begins telling them all about the big treasure buried under their garage. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

God's Comedy

This bizarre satiric comedy ... in hot water. A Comedia de Deus was successful enough to inspire a 1999 sequel, As Bodas de Deus. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Guantanamera

In this satiric road ... he died before the film could be completed, so co-screenwriter Juan Carlos Tabió finished the film in his stead. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Big Green

In this Disney comedy ... kids into shape so they can beat the arrogant state champion team, helmed by Palmer's old rival Jay Huffer. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Crazysitter

When an ex-con manages ... starting an early career in a sweat shop, and with Home Alone-like aplomb, they manage to thwart her intentions. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Ski School 2

Upon learning that his ... to marry another, a ski-bum rallies his best buds and embarks upon a fun-filled, zany quest to stop her. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

Caustic chain-smoking comedian Denis ... comedy about lust, greed, and anger. Low-brow poster boy Andrew Dice Clay stars as The Thing That Wouldn't Die. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Heavy Petting Detective

It's Greek versus Geek ... to him. Assault of the Party Nerds 2: The Heavy Petting Detective also features Linnea Quigley and Robert Dorfmann. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Golden Boy [Anime OVA Series]

In Japan, most college ... can take him, and how fast he has to run to escape the women he's seduced along the way! [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Gunsmith Cats [Anime OVA Series]

Meet Rally Vincent and ... night-time adventures is getting so distracted by how much fun they're having that they forget to cuff the criminal! [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Hyper Doll [Anime OVA Series]

Mew and Mica are ... jelly-fish, nearly every villain imaginable comes up against these two and gets swiftly booted back where he came from. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Sons of Trinity

Only in the quirky ... town. It's a rumble of the good, the bad, and the stupid, and never a boring place to be. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Weather Woman

Based on the popular ... won prizes at both the Stockholm and Oslo film festivals. Eventually a sequel and a popular television show followed. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Golden Boy, Episode 1: Computer Lesson

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Lupin the 3rd: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

Lupin the 3rd: The ... the key to the eight million dollar treasure. Funimation has released both edited and uncut versions of this title. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Make Way for the Ping Pong Club

Japanese anime finally produces ... Make Way for the Ping Pong Club was compiled from eight 15-minute episodes from the original Japanese television show. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Gran Slalom

In this comedy from ... juggling his unexpected courtship with his duties to his fellow officers proves to be more taxing than he imagined. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

El Seductor

A fifteen-year old boy ... thirty-five-year old physical therapist neighbor in this inter-generational coming of age sex comedy starring Antonio Horelando and Maria Barranco. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Absolutely Fabulous: Series 03

During the late '90s, ... did Saunders' resolve to end the show on a high note. Additional seasons and specials began airing in 2001. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Simpsons: Season 07

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Dile a Laura que la quiero

An errant husband will ... than he thought. Dile a Laura que la Quiero was the first feature film for writer/director José Miguel Juárez. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

The Critic: Season 02

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Wedding Peach [Anime Series]

In this anime TV ... people. Being a Love Angel is dangerous, but there are also perks to the job: meeting your true love. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

MADtv: Season 01

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Galaxy Fraulein Yuna [Anime OVA Series]

Just another average high-school ... the TV star, get her out of this jam in time for her to save the galaxy once again? [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Are You Being Served? Christmas

Four holiday-themed episodes of ... You Being Served? Christmas includes "Christmas Crackers," "The Father Christmas Affair," "Happy Returns," and "The Punch and Judy Affair." [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Idol Project [Anime OVA Series]

Mimu has no greater ... little Mimu might have the chance to be more than a pop idol, she might just save the world. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

Ron White: The Ron White Show

Working class Blue Collar ... the tourists and hassle the locals, viewers will find out just how quick White can be on his toes. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]

El Limpiavidrios

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The Hardly Boys in Hardly Gold

This family friendly live-action ... thwarting the plans of bad guys. This adventure finds them stumbling across nefarious deeds while on a canoe trip. [ best comedy films - 1995 ]




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