Comedy Movies of 1981
History of the World -- Part I
Mel Brooks produced, directed, wrote, and starred in this episodic comedy in the spirit of Monty Python and the 1957 studio travesty The Story of Mankind. The film is divided into five ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
S.O.B.
In this biting comedy satirizing Hollywood cynicism from writer-director Blake Edwards, Felix Farmer (Richard Mulligan) is a motion ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
The Cannonball Run
Burt Reynolds and director Hal Needham team up for the fourth time, this time bringing an all-star cast ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Bill Cosby, Himself
Some critics carped that the star of Bill Cosby, Himself delivered his nearly two-hour monologue while sitting ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Rubberface
An early short from Jim Carrey that features him as a failing ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Honky Tonk Freeway
In this involved send-up of two American icons -- the automobile and the tourist trap -- the tiny Florida town of Ticlaw strives desperately for success after it has been denied the most essential of all tourist amenities -- a freeway ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Modern Romance
Opening well past the point favored by most romantic comedies, director/co-writer/star Albert Brooks' take on the genre begins with a breakup. After exchanging harsh words in a diner, Brooks and Kathryn Harrold go their separate ways. Brooks ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Stripes
Bill Murray decides to be all that he can be -- and it ain't pretty -- in this hit comedy. John Winger (Murray) is a quick-witted but unambitious loser who comes home after getting fired to discover that his car has ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Coup de Torchon
Based on pulp master Jim Thompson's Pop. 1280, Bertrand Tavernier's Coup de Torchon is a sardonic thriller that remains true to its source's spirit, even as it transposes the action from the ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Annie
This family classic is adapted from the Broadway musical, which was based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. During the Great Depression in New ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
They All Laughed
Peter Bogdanovich wrote and directed this quirky romantic comedy that was shelved by Twentieth Century-Fox for a year, until Bogdanovich purchased the film from Fox and tried to distribute it himself, with limited success. Suave ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Caveman
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr plays a prehistoric, social outcast who, along with other ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
M*A*S*H: Season 10
Its ninth season shortened to a mere 20 episodes thanks to a Hollywood writers' strike, M*A*S*H returned to a full 24-episode manifest for its tenth season, which began in October of 1981. With the ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper is the second Muppet film and it is considerably more complex than its predecessor, The Muppet Movie, which was ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams
Here, the dope-smoking duo are working on an ice-cream truck, and their specially treated confections are more than just a hit for the kids. Nice Dreams is the third in the series. ~ John Bush, All ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
The Devil and Max Devlin
The title character, a nasty landlord (Elliott Gould), is killed in a car accident and descends into hell. There he meets the Devil (Bill Cosby), who promises him his life back if he can find three ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Heartbeeps
Heartbeeps stars Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters as domestic robots who fall in love and run off together. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Modern Problems
An air-traffic controller (Chevy Chase) is having the worst luck: first his girlfriend leaves ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Polyester
After making a name for himself with such underground gross-out epics as Pink Flamingos and Desperate Living, director John Waters made a bid for somewhat wider ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Saturday the 14th
In this early '80s send-up of venerable horror clichés, Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss star as John and Mary, an ordinary ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Super Fuzz
Dave Speed is no ordinary Miami cop--he is an irradiated Miami cop who has developed super powers. Unfortunately, he doesn't quite ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Bustin' Loose
It's The African Queen meets Richard Pryor in this schmaltzy and salty attempt by Pryor to appeal to the family crowd. Pryor plays Joe ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Zorro, the Gay Blade
In this spoof, Don Diego Vega (George Hamilton) follows in his father's footsteps as he dons the identity of Zorro in an attempt to defend the weak and innocent from the ravages of the evil. However, when Vega falls victim to a debilitating ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Miss Right
William Tepper, whose only significant credit to date was the lead role in the Jack Nicholson-directed 1972 cult film (#Drive, He Said), wrote and stars in Miss Right. He plays Terry Bartell, a U.P.I. reported stationed ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Continental Divide
Michael Apted directed and Lawrence Kasdan wrote the screenplay for this diverting romantic ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Three's Company: Season 06
Now that the problems with former series regular Suzanne Somers were behind them, the producers and stars of Three's Company moved into the series' sixth season with ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
La Chèvre
One the best, most serious detectives in France (Gérard Depardieu) is teamed up with a luckless stumble-bum (Pierre ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Originally divided into four segments and now cut to three, National Lampoon Goes to the Movies is a story about a man who is determined ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Shock Treatment
The sequel to the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this film follows ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Gimme a Break!: Season 01
Season one of Gimme a Break begins as sassy ex-singer ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Encounter of the Spooky Kind
Courageous Cheung (Sammo Hung) has a reputation for taking on any dare, no matter how foolish it may be, in order to prove his unabashed bravery. Though his friends often take advantage of his misguided machismo by luring him into dubious ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy began as a 1978 BBC radio series by Douglas Adams, who adapted the material into a bestselling novel in 1979. This six-part BBC ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Kalahari bushman Xi (played by genuine bushman N!xau) is as surprised as the rest of his tibe when a Coke bottle, thrown from a passing plane, lands in the middle of their village. ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Glyndebourne)
This video presents a performance of William Shakespeare's ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Porky's
Love it or loathe it (and there are a goodly number of people on either ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Student Bodies
In this slasher film parody, a psychotic serial killer called "The Breather" is ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Waitress!
Three lovely waitresses contend with a drunken, slovenly chef and mutinous patrons. ~ Sandra ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Vecindario - Los Mexicanos Calientes
One of the more offensive, poorly scripted "comedies" to come out of Mexico in any era, the "hot Mexicans" of the title are sexually fixated men who either rape ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Andy Kaufman: The Midnight Special
This video features rare footage from Andy Kaufman's 1981 television appearances, including Tony Clifton's ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
A Fine Romance [TV Series]
The British sitcom A Fine Romance aired for four ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
El Macho Bionico
Actor turned director Rodolfo De Anda's farcical sci-fi-comedy was based on Mauricio Iglesias' novel, El Amor Es una Farsa, although the laughs aren't as pointed or frequent. Andres Garcia toplines as a man ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Dibu: La Pelicula
[ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Ni Modo Asi Somos
Cultural beliefs and societal taboos shape the society and personalities of ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
El Que No Corre Vuela
When a young woman living in the big city discovers just how chaotic urban living can be, she does all she can in order to stay in control of her ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
SCTV: Network 90 [TV Series]
After a successful three-year run on Canada's ... [ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Are You Being Served?: Season 08
[ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Bananas at Large: Deer
[ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
Cachun Cachun Ra-Ra [TV Series]
[ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
The Facts of Life: Season 03
[ Comedy movie - 1981 ]
