Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Spoof: 182 Films to Buy & Rent
Epic Movie (2007)
- Dir. Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Feat. Kal Penn, Carmen Elektra, Adam Campbell…
- From the makers of SCARY MOVIE and DATE MOVIE, comes a crude comedic attempt at satirizing recent Hollywood films that are epic in scope, reputation…
Family Guy: Blue Harvest (2007)
- Dir. Dominic Polcino
- Standalone FAMILY GUY parody of pop–cultural megalith STAR WARS finds Peter, Stewie and co. assuming the roles of hero, villain, princess and…
Hot Fuzz (2007)
- Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman…
- A tour de force of comedy from the creators of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and TV's "Spaced", this fills every corner of its big widescreen with better jokes,…
Reno 911! Miami (2007)
- Dir. Ben Garant
Feat. Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Ben Garant
- Intentionally over–the–top comedy about a motley crew of cops; based on the Comedy Central TV show this is probably best understood as an…
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
- Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, David Krumholtz…
- Uber–comedy scribe Judd Apatow sends up the recent spate of musical biopics, with John C. Reilly posing as the film's titular, hard livin' rock…
Behind the Mask - The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
- Dir. Scott Glosserman
Feat. Zelda Rubinstein, Robert Englund, Scott Wilson…
- This flick mockuments the activities of Leslie Vernon, a fresh, new mask–faced psycho–killer, as he plans a reign of slasher terror in…
Date Movie (2006)
- Dir. Aaron Seltzer
Feat. Alyson Hannigan, Ed Griffin
- 'Cut–and–paste' spoof of romantic comedies and "chick flicks" from BRIDGET JONES' DIARY to MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING that plumbs new…
For Your Consideration (2006)
- Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Catherine O'Hara, Ed Jr. Begley, Eugene Levy…
- Mockumentary maestro Christopher Guest takes a well–aimed pot shot at Hollywood’s awards season, with the core of his regular comedic…
Man to Man with Dean Learner (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness
- Cheeky comedian Richard Ayoade reprises his character from the spoof sci–fi series DARKPLACE in this spoof chat show featuring spoof…
Pink Panther, The (2006)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Steve Martin, Beyonce Knowles, Kevin Kline…
- Brave but rather misconceived reinvention of the iconic Peter Sellers role has Steve Martin filling the idiotically–contrary Detective…