Subgenre Sampler
Classics > Comedy: 912 Films to Buy & Rent
Stripes (1981)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates…
- In a moment of weakness and despair, a slobbish Bill Murray enlists in the US Army and spends the rest of the movie humourously regretting the…
9 to 5 (Nine to Five) (1980)
- Dir. Colin Higgins
Feat. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin
- Secretarial trio of Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin combine forces to outwit their sexist–pig boss in one of the spunkier 80s…
A Change of Seasons (1980)
- Dir. Richard Lang
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek
- Comedy of tangled relationships and mid–life crises, following a forty–something woman who begins a relationship with a young,…
Blues Brothers, The (1980)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher
- Smash comedy with great soul music and epic sight–gags.
Caddyshack (1980)
- Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray…
- Rude and crude golfing hi–jinks, often deliriously funny. Perhaps most famous for the infantile chocolate–bar in the swimming pool scene.
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
- Dir. Thomas Chong
Feat. Cheech Marin, Thomas Chong, Paul Reubens…
- The pot–head duo followed UP IN SMOKE with another batch of set pieces spiked with a brand of humour that (surely?) requires a particular state…
Cowboys (TV Series) (1980)
- Dir. Michael Mills
Feat. Colin Welland, David Kelly, Roy Kinnear
- Wickedly funny early–80's comedy centered around a dubious firm of dis–functional builders.
Hi-de-hi! (TV Series) (1980-1988)
- Feat. Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland…
- The classic 1980s comedy series that took a sardonic look at the garish and cheerful culture of post–WW2 British holiday camps. Set around the…
Jerk, The (1980)
- Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin
- Classic debut for Steve Martin as a hayseed inventor raised in the bayou.
Last Married Couple in America, The (1980)
- Dir. Gilbert Cates
Feat. George Segal, Natalie Wood, Richard Benjamin…
- A "happily married" Californian couple begin to doubt their 15 year marriage after their friends all divorce and pressure them to do the same.