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Subgenre Sampler

 
Easy MoneyEasy Money (1983)
Dir. James Signorelli
Feat. Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Brash comedy with Dangerfield ideally cast as a middle–aged slob who must change his ways in order to receive a ten million dollar inheritance.
Educating RitaEducating Rita (1983) Recommended
Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Julie Walters, Michael Caine
Satisfying modern take on Pygmalion, with uncultured fair lady Julie Walters and sceptical tutor Michael Caine.
Finally SundayFinally Sunday (Vivement Dimanche!) (1983)
Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant
A businessman in trouble with the police over the murder of his wife's lover finds solace in his secretary who decides to investigate the case…
LovesickLovesick (1983)
Dir. Marshall Brickman
Feat. Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness
A psychiatrist who falls in love with a patient is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it.
Man With Two Brains, TheMan With Two Brains, The (1983) Recommended
Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner
Steve Martin plays a surgeon who frustrated with his wicked, overbearing wife (Kathleen Turner), falls in love with a…
Meaning of Life, TheMeaning of Life, The (Monty Python's Meaning of Life) (1983) Recommended
Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle
Hilarious, oft–times bilious Monty Python hit that examines The Big Issue in a series of loosely–connected sketches.
Mr. MomMr. Mom (1983)
Dir. Stan Dragoti
Feat. Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Christopher Lloyd
Easy–going, if predictable role reversal comedy with a screenplay written by 80's teen icon John Hughes. Keaton plays a dad who, after…
National Lampoon's VacationNational Lampoon's Vacation (1983) Recommended
Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid, John Candy
Inaugurating a series that would yield two more vacations/sequels, this moderately amusing gagfest follows the travails of Chevy Chase and family as…
Risky BusinessRisky Business (1983) Recommended
Dir. Paul Brickman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay
A kind of '80s update of THE GRADUATE, this imaginative comedy propelled a 17–year old Tom Cruise into the limelight. Uncommonly stylish and…
Trading PlacesTrading Places (1983) Recommended
Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Don Ameche
A sturdy comic conceit – for a bet, two interfering millionaires swap the lives of a rich man (Dan Aykroyd) and a poor man (Eddie Murphy) – makes…

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