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Dick Emery - Thames TV SpecialsDick Emery - Thames TV Specials (1979)
Feat. Dick Emery
Classic songs and sketches abound in this collection of Dick Emery comedy specials. Includes: 'The Dick Emery Comedy Hour', 'The Dick Emery Hour',…
DimboolaDimboola (1979)
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Bruce Spence
Marriage, Aussie–style, gets a blokey makeover in this riotous comedy ritualising the boozed–up antics of one man's obligatory bucks…
Dukes of Hazzard, The (TV Series)Dukes of Hazzard, The (TV Series) (1979-1985)
Feat. Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach
Mixing hayseed humour and car–action aplenty, this hit TV show milked Southern stereotypes for all their worth as country cousins Bo (dark) and…
Eric Sykes CollectionEric Sykes Collection (The Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb!, It's Your Move, Mr H. Is Late, The Big Freeze, The Eric Sykes Show, The Likes of Sykes) (1979-1993) Recommended
Dir. Eric Sykes
Feat. Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe, Tommy Cooper
A ridiculously long list of British comic talent star in these slapstick masterpieces from the 1970s and 80s, all of which are virtually dialogue…
Frisco Kid, TheFrisco Kid, The (1979)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Harrison Ford, Gene Wilder
Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder cross joke–strewn terrain in this comedy Western.
I'm For the HippopotamusI'm For the Hippopotamus (1979)
Dir. Italo Zingarelli
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill, Joe Bugner
Spencer and Hill take umbrage with a German tyrant, selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian Zoo's! Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson…
In-Laws, TheIn-Laws, The (1979)
Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini
Alan Arkin and Peter Falk deliver some effortless comedy in this straightforward buddy–comedy, as a dentist and CIA–agent embroiled in a…
J-Men ForeverJ-Men Forever (1979) Recommended
Dir. Richard Patterson
Feat. Peter Bergman, Phil Proctor
An ‘appropriated’ cult classic in the comic tradition of WHAT’S UP, TIGER LILY?, that cleverly splices together countless scenes from old…
La Cage Aux FollesLa Cage Aux Folles (1979)
Dir. Edouard Molinaro
Feat. Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru
A gay couple masquerade as husband and wife for the sake of their son's marriage prospects. Screwball drag comedy was a phenomenal hit worldwide.
Life of BrianLife of Brian (Monty Python's Life of Brian) (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin
This parody of the life and times of Jesus Christ is the funniest and most successful of the Monty Python features. A cult favourite.

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