Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5458 Films to Rent
Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
- Dir. Ron Nyswaner
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Fred Ward, Bonnie Bedelia…
- Fans of Keanu Reeves will find small delight in the hunky one cutting his teeth in this often amusing comedy as a free–spirited teenage misfit.
Punchline (1988)
- Dir. David Seltzer
Feat. Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman
- Ambitious comedy–drama focused on the career–efforts of two, very different aspiring standup comics – a personable Sally Field and…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 1 (1988)
- Dir. Ed Bye
Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- Catch up on those missed or classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
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Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 2 (1988)
- Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
Available on 2 VHS tapes or a…
Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988)
- Dir. John De Bello
Feat. George Clooney, John Astin
- Superior sequel to that inept '70s schlocker, this plays more like a teen–bimbo comedy, though its invigorated by some very inventive sequences.
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
- Dir. Ken Wiederhorn
Feat. Michael Kenworthy, Thor Van Lingen, Jason Hogan
- Yet another unnecessary sequel, this time to the popular spoof of Romero's Living Dead films.
Roseanne (TV Series) (1988-1997)
- Feat. Roseanne, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert
- Bold and iconic TV sitcom which tackled the travails of the working class Connor family in all its unvarnished, difficult and hilarious glory.…
Satisfaction (Girls of Summer) (1988)
- Dir. Joan Freeman
Feat. Justine Bateman, Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson…
- Flavour of the '80s, Justine Bateman (TV's FAMILY TIES), stole the limelight from her then fledgling co–star, Julia Roberts, in this hoary girl…
School Daze (1988)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn…
- Spike Lee's black high–school musical is perhaps over–ambitious, but the disorder is compensated in sheer exuberance and…
Scrooged (1988)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Bill Murray, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodard…
- Bill Murray is hilariously mean–spirited as a yuppie incarnation of Charles Dicken’s ‘Scrooge’ who eventually gets a change of attitude…