Subgenre Sampler
Rag Trade, The (TV Series) (1977)- Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin - Factory girl comedy set in a working class, East–End fashion sweatshop, this was considered progressive for its time due to its largely…
Richard Pryor Show, The (1977)- Feat. Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Sandra Bernhard
- The Richard Pryor Show features the outrageous comedian at his peak. Airing in 1977, this cutting–edge sketch comedy program dared to challenge…
Ripping Yarns (TV Series) (1977-1979)- Feat. Michael Palin, Terry Jones
- History lessons from the comically skewered perspective of Ex Monty–Pythoners Michael Palin and Terry Jones.
Robin's Nest (TV Series) (1977)- Dir. Peter Frazer-Jones
Feat. Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt, Tony Britton… - Good–natured Brit TV comedy with Richard O'Sullivan reprising the role of Robin Tripp from the popular series, MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE. This time…
Semi-Tough (1977)- Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh… - A running back and wide receiver scrimmage over the adorable Jill Clayburgh in this loose–lipped satire of professional sport by way of the…
Silver Bears (1977)- Dir. Ivan Passer
Feat. Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan… - Low–key crime comedy caper with Michael Caine playing a financial wizard working with a crime boss to launder money from a Swiss bank.
Skateboard (1977)- Dir. George Gage
Feat. Leif Garrett, Allen Garfield, Kathleen Lloyd - Teen idol Leif Garrett is barely out of huggies to star in this quite entertaining cash–in on the first wave of the skateboard craze in the…
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)- Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason… - Influential action–comedy rides shotgun with trucking good ol’ boys Burt Reynolds and Jerry Reed, trying to out–race sheriff Jackie…
Soap (TV Series) (1977)
- Feat. Billy Crystal, Katherine Helmond, Robert Mulligan…
- Still the best satire of the television soap opera, this initially controversial series enveloped its line–up of characters in plots involving…
Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as We Know It, The (1977)- Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. John Cleese, Arthur Lowe, Stratford Johns… - Fans of John Cleese will delight in this dapper detective parody starring the tall one as the bungling descendant of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Lowe…
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