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Subgenre Sampler

 
Thursday's GameThursday's Game (1974)
Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. Gene Wilder, Bob Newhart, Ellen Burstyn
Well regarded made–for–TV buddy movie. Acquaintances Gene Wilder and Bob Newhart, deeply mired in parallel mid–life crises,…
Watch Out We're Mad!Watch Out We're Mad! (Double Trouble) (1974)
Dir. Marcello Fondato
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill, Donald Pleasence
'Spaghetti' comedy duo Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill return in one of their most popular films without chaps and spurs. In this one, they star as…
Wheeltappers and Shunters Social ClubWheeltappers and Shunters Social Club (1974)
Feat. Colin Crompton, Bernard Manning
British variety show set in a fictional working men's club in the North of England, involving comedy sing–a–longs and audience…
Young FrankensteinYoung Frankenstein (1974) Recommended
Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr
One of Mel Brooks' best is this on–target parody of Mary Shelley's gothic legend and especially James Whale's classic 1930s film versions.…
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His DownfallAdolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)
Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Jim Dale, Arthur Lowe
Jim Dale plays a young Spike Milligan, then an aspiring jazz musician who in 1940 reluctantly obeys his call–up and joins the Royal Artillery…
Alvin Purple / Alvin Rides AgainAlvin Purple / Alvin Rides Again (1973)
Dir. Tim Burstall
Feat. Graeme Blundell
The first of a wave of Australian sex–comedies that proved exceptionally popular in 70s Oz. Here Bludell plays an ordinary Ocker who has a "way…
American GraffitiAmerican Graffiti (1973) Recommended
Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss
Seminal coming–of–age comedy set in '62 spawned a hit TV show (Happy Days), a mega–selling soundtrack and boosted many careers.
Father, Dear Father: The MovieFather, Dear Father: The Movie (1973)
Dir. William G Stewart
Feat. Patrick Cargill, Joyce Carey
Spin–off movie version of the British sitcom of the same name is decidedly un–cinematic but worth a look for fans of the series.
Girl Most Likely To, TheGirl Most Likely To, The (1973)
Dir. Lee Philips
Feat. Stockard Channing, Edward Asner, Jim Backus
An 'ugly duckling' high–school student is transformed by plastic surgery and decides to wreak homicidal vengeance on former boyfriends and…
Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series)Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series) (1973-2003)
Feat. Bill Owen, Michael Bates, Peter Sallis
The longest–running sitcom of all time concerns the incorrigible gallivanting of three senior citizens in the English countryside. A comic…

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