Subgenre Sampler
Spoof: 197 Films to Buy & Rent
- Scream (2022)
- Dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Feat. Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega…
- The fifth installment in the SCREAM series of slasher films, acting as a direct sequel to 2011's SCREAM 4, and the first to be made without the late…
- Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
- Dir. David Kerr
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko…
- Rowan Atkinson spoofs Bond again in this third installment of the Johnny English franchise, which sees the accidental secret agent going up against a…
- Lego Batman Movie, The (2017)
- Dir. Chris McKay
- Spawned from the success of the "block"–buster satire, THE LEGO MOVIE, the po–faced LEGO Batman returns with his own hilariously…
- Deadpool (2016)
- Dir. Tim Miller
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller
- Super–smug but irresistible super–(anti)hero riff based on the Marvel comic about a wise–cracking former Special Forces operative…
- A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
- Dir. Seth MacFarlane
Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried…
- Seth MacFarlane directs and stars in this rambunctious western spoof about a cowardly farmer who falls for the wife of a notorious gun–slinger.
- Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
- Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson…
- Good–natured, violent spoof in which gentleman spy Colin Firth recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the ultra–competitive…
- Space Station 76 (2014)
- Dir. Jack Plotnick
Feat. Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, Matt Bomer…
- Funny and earnest sci–fi spoof, set on a funky space station in the 70s.
- Spoils of Babylon, The (TV Mini-Series) (2014)
- Feat. Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell…
- A florid send–up of the 'event mini–series' genre – a regular fixture on televisions in the 70s and 80s – that incorporates…
- They Came Together (2014)
- Dir. David Wain
Feat. Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Cobie Smulders…
- Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd (in his fifth consecutive film for writer–director David Wain) send–up every trope and cliche of the Hollywood…
- Black Dynamite (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Michael Jai White
- A funky Adult Swim spin–off of the feature film blaxploitation parody, with Michael Jai White returning to voice the eponymous baadasssss in…
- Casa de mi Padre (House of My Father) (2012)
- Dir. Matt Piedmont
Feat. Will Ferrell, Diego Luna, Pedro Jr. Armendariz…
- Will Ferrell goes off the grid in this bizarre, no–budget Mexican melodrama. An inspired spoof, depending on your tolerance for inscrutable…
- Iron Sky (2012)
- Dir. Timo Vuorensola
Feat. Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto…
- A fun, irreverent B–movie romp hatched from a premise that places the Nazis in hiding on the dark side of the moon, poised to strike earth…
- Bleak Old Shop of Stuff, The (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Robert Webb, Katherine Parkinson
- A delicious Victorian era sitcom that parodies some of Charles Dickens's most famous works.
Penned by Mark Evans, this has a distinct Mitchell and…
- Eagleheart (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Chris Elliott
- Chris Elliot and Adult Swim parody television's penchant for tough talking, quick shooting law enforcers (i.e. 'Walker Texas Ranger', and more…
- Johnny English Reborn (2011)
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West…
- The blundering Bond returns in this agreeably silly sequel. This time round a series of international assassins are hunting the Chinese premier, and…
- Salvation Boulevard (2011)
- Dir. George Ratliff
Feat. Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Marisa Tomei…
- Lightweight spoofing of religious hysteria with stoner Kinnear taking the fall for a pastor after a meeting with a militant atheist goes awry.
- Scream 4 (2011)
- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette…
- Ghostface is back in this series 'reboot', with Campbell returning to the unfortunate town of Woodsboro and bringing with her more…
- Leigh Hart's Mysterious Planet (TV Series) (2010)
- Comedian Leigh "That Guy" Hart fronts this irreverent, ham–fisted send–up of Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World, visiting various corners…
- MacGruber (2010)
- Dir. Jorma Taccone
Feat. Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe…
- From the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE comedy stable comes this spiffy parody of '80s TV legend MACGYVER, with Will Forte rockin' the mullet as he battles…
- Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)
- Dir. Eli Craig
Feat. Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden
- In a delicious reversal of urban legend and horror tropes, two hillbilly friends are mistaken for murderous backwoods rednecks by an archetypal group…
- Vampires Suck (2010)
- Dir. Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Feat. Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Christopher N. Riggi
- Trashy vampire movie spoof from the makers of EPIC MOVIE and DATE MOVIE, taking after the TWILIGHT franchise, which was asking for it, really.
- Black Dynamite (2009)
- Dir. Scott Sanders
Feat. Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson
- Spot–on Blaxpoitation homage with the superfly Black Dynamite out for vengeance when "The Man" kills his brother and floods his 'hood with…
- Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Darkside (2009)
- Dir. Dominic Polcino
- FAMILY GUY series creator Seth MacFarlane continues his loving spoof of the STAR WARS saga in this EMPIRE STRIKES BACK–inspired sequel to 2007…
- I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer (2009)
- Dir. Stacey Edmonds, Doug Turner
Feat. Jai Koutrae, Stacey Edmonds, Az Jackson
- Sloppy novelty horror in which a tormented cricket player returns 20 years later to hit his former teammates for six. Contains crude cricketing…
- Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
- Dir. Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
- Rollicking animated flick in which Reese Witherspoon's "50 Ft. Woman" leads a rag–tag group of 'B–movie' monsters kept secret by the…
- OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)
- Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin
- Bumbling intelligence officer and shameless chauvinist, Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, returns for Brazilian adventures in this bright and breezy spy…
- Pink Panther 2, The (2009)
- Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer…
- Steve Martin searches for an artifact thief as he reprises his role as the iconic Detective Clouseau in this sequel to the 2006 remake THE PINK…
- Another Gay Sequel (Gays Gone Wild!) (2008)
- Dir. Todd Stephens
Feat. RuPaul
- Crass follow–up to 'Another Gay Movie' with the group of campy guys returning as college lads on their wild Spring Break where the goal is to…
- Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover…
- Master of invention and crazy (in a good way) Frenchman Michel Gondry concocts another wacky original, this time centred around a subject close to…
- Get Smart (2008)
- Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson…
- The iconic 60's TV show gets a surprisingly belated big screen update as a familiar Hollywood action–comedy – heavier on the action than…
- Meet the Spartans (2008)
- Dir. Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Feat. Carmen Elektra, Kevin Sorbo
- Mind–numbing parody flick taking pot–shots at recent box–office hits and tragic celebs, ranging from the epic 300 to a knickerless…
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force - The Movie (Colon Movie Film For Theatres) (2007)
- Dir. Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis
- A bizarre contraption of a movie, giving rise to the ongoing adventures of Adult Swim icons Frylock (a box of French fries), Meatwad (a wad of meat)…
- 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…
- Total Drama Island (TV Series) (2007)
- An on–target and high–spirited animated parody of the 'Reality TV' format in which 22 teens battle it out for celebrity supremacy as the…
- 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…
- Scary Movie 4 (2006)
- Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Anna Faris, Bill Pullman, Leslie Nielsen…
- Fourth entry in the horror–movie spoof series actually manages to improve on its predecessor with the Zucker–Abrahams team (FLYING HIGH)…
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
- Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Greg Germann…
- Nicely gassed and pumped–up spoof features the fearless Will Ferrell (ANCHORMAN) as a 'legendary' NASCAR race–driver who transcends his…
- Totally Awesome (2006)
- Dir. Neal Brennan
Feat. Dominique Swain, Mikey Day, James Hong
- An amiable, quasi–awesome spoof of eighties teen comedies, brat pack movies, outrageous fashion and twangy pop music. Reliving all the…
- Disaster! (2005)
- Dir. Roy T. Wood
- A marginal, clay–mated spoof of disaster films, this offers a potty–fixated twist on the script of ARMAGEDDON, with impending doom coming…
- Sex Sells - The Making of Touche (2005)
- Dir. Jonathan Liebert
Feat. Priscilla Barnes, Jay Michael Ferguson, Adrian Zmed…
- Suprisingly effective mockumentary about the making of a porn film – "Touche" – which skirts satire for a twisted, yet warm–natured…
- Takeshis' (2005)
- Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi…
- Returning to his comedic roots, dir. Takeshi Kitano springs layer upon layer of self–reference and in this conceptually ambitious, though…
- Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
- Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Christian Slater, Neve Campbell, Miranda Richardson…
- A satirical swipe at Hollywood's tendency to Americanize history, with Christian Slater playing an American GI who supposedly impersonated British PM…
- D.E.B.S. (Debs) (2004)
- Dir. Angela Robinson
Feat. Sara Foster, Jordana Brewster, Devon Aoki…
- After passing a secret aptitude test hidden inside a normal school exam, a gaggle of nubile schoolgirls are recruited to a secret espionage…
- Drawn Together (TV Series) (2004)
- Twisted parody of BIG BROTHER and its ilk with cartoon characters living under one roof and the camera's constant scrutiny.
Parodying reality…
- Gladiatress (2004)
- Dir. Brian Grant
Feat. Sally Phillips, Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan
- A modest spoof on the sword–and–sandal genre (see GLADIATOR or XENA), with three Celtic lasses kitting up for a wander through a welter…
- Night of the Living Dorks (2004)
- Dir. Mathias Dinter
Feat. Tino Mewes, Manuel Cortez, Thomas Schmieder…
- High school geek revenge flick meets living dead spoof when four geeky buddies accidentally become zombies – and reap the social benefts – in…
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield…
- The zombie movie genre collides with distinctively British "lad humour" in this playful and wildly entertaining parody.
Centred around the…
- Starsky and Hutch (2004)
- Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell…
- With this updated comic riff on the iconic cop show of the 1970s, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson repeat the winning formula of hits like ZOOLANDER and…
- Strangerhood, The (TV Series) (2004)
- The creators of RED vs BLUE trade their gamepads for mousepads in appropriating popular 'life simulation' THE SIMS, overdubbing the computer game's…
- Tales from the Crapper (2004)
- Dir. Lloyd Kaufman, Gabriel Friedman, Chad Ferrin
Feat. Julie Strain, Ron Jeremy, Trey Parker
- Definitively cr*ppy outcome for Troma (TOXIC AVENGER), created according to the 'Dog Pile 95 Doctrine of Digital Filmmaking', with two short…
- Wrong Coast, The (TV Mini-Series) (2004)
- Amusing animation parody of Hollywood Entertainment television and mind–numbing mainstream movies. Offensive enough to be entertaining in its…
- Delicate Art of Parking, The (2003)
- Dir. Trent Carlson
- Canadian mockumentary about the joys of life as a devoted parking warden embarking on an investigation into the mad world of parking when his mate is…
- Johnny English (2003)
- Dir. Peter Howitt
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Tim Pigott-Smith
- A British spy spoof that through the expertise of Rowan Atkinson holds its own against the more sophisticated AUSTIN POWERS.
When the entire…
- Kung Faux (TV Series) (2003)
- Postmodern comic conceit, where a series of classic kung–fu films are redubbed with new music and voiceovers by various hiphoppers –…
- Red vs Blue (2003)
- Dir. Burnie Burns
- Appropriating the graphics engine of popular X–Box title ‘Halo’, the makers of this resourceful video game spoof act out various inane…
- Reno 911 (TV Series) (2003)
- Feat. Cedric Yarbrough, Niecy Nash, Thomas Lennon…
- Irreverent and absurd mock–umentary takes us behind the scenes of the Reno police department and spotlights the bungling incompetents who work…
- Scary Movie 3 (2003)
- Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Charlie Sheen, Leslie Nielsen, Denise Richards
- Further hit–and–miss spoofery of the horror movie genre, and popular culture in general from dir. Zucker and the Wayans clan.
Targets…
- Stella Street (2003)
- Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. John Sessions, Phil Cornwell
- Worthy bigscreen spinoff of the British TV sketch series, in which two actors (Sessions and Cornwell) impersonate a range of Hollywood stars (Michael…
- Weird Al Yankovic - The Ultimate Video Collection (2003)
- Dir. Jay Levey, Al Yankovic
Feat. Al Yankovic
- A collection of 24 music videos made by and starring the maverick comedian "Weird Al" Yankovic. Includes both parodies and original videos spanning…
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
- Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Mike Myers, Robert Wagner, Michael York…
- The third and probably final instalment of the wildly successful spy spoof series sets itself in the garish 1970s, but having run clean out of…
- Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002)
- Dir. Jeff Lau
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Faye Wong, Chen Chang…
- Silly only in appearance, this in–joke laden spoof of Hong Kong cinema stapes – Chinese opera, gender–bending romances, and…
- Don't Ask Don't Tell (2002)
- Feat. Peter Graves
- A sci–fi spoof that re–dubs minor 50's B–movie "Killer from Space" with new dialogue and a plot concerning a military scheme to…
- Tongan Ninja (2002)
- Dir. Jason Stutter
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Sam Manu, Linda Tseng
- An engagingly cheesy martial–arts parody that derives freshness from its unique South Pacific flavour and the comic ingenuity of its star and…
- Undercover Brother (2002)
- Dir. Malcolm D Lee
Feat. Ed Griffin, Billy Dee Williams
- Over–played but sometimes hilarious spoof of blaxploitation movies and honky pop culture too, the super–elastic Eddie Griffin plays…
- Fun at the Funeral Parlour (TV Series) (2001-2002)
- Feat. Rhys Thomas, William Thomas, Alex Lowe…
- A BBC comedy series set around the Swansea area of South Wales, where four funeral directors, all known as Thomas, are running a funeral business…
- Kung Pow - Enter the Fist (2001)
- Dir. Steve Oedekerk
Feat. Steve Oedekerk, Jim Carrey
- This novelty kung–fu parody has a couple of great set pieces, a fistful of chucklers and whole lotta filler, comprised of intercut and…
- Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, The (2001)
- Dir. Larry Blamire
Feat. Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Larry Blamire
- A dead–on Z–grade movie parody that replicates the wooden acting, dumb dialogue, sloppy editing and cheap props of 50's "creature…
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
- Dir. Joel Gallen
Feat. Chris Evans, Chyler Leigh, Molly Ringwald…
- Yes, yet another teen movie. Assembling the cliches, obligatory scenes and stereotypes of the US High–School comedy, this trots out an…
- Scary Movie 2 (2001)
- Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Tori Spelling, James Woods
- The Wayans clan (Marlon, Shawn and Keenan) again agreeably pastiche the (already self–parodic) SCREAM slasher genre, yet the law of diminishing…
- Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
- Dir. David Wain
Feat. Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Marguerite Moreau…
- Set in the charmingly unhip summer–camp 'Camp Firewood', this wettingly hilarious satire of 1970s and 80s culture, mores and cliches is…
- Scary Movie (2000)
- Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Anna Faris, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans
- A mostly on–target spoof of SCREAM and its progeny from the Wayans' Brothers, the comic clan still most noted for their 'In Living Colour' TV…
- Scream 3 (2000)
- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette…
- Less comic than before but otherwise it's more ironic psycho–trouble on the Woodsboro lot for regulars Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David…
- Stiff Upper Lips (2000)
- Dir. Gary Sinyor
Feat. Prunella Scales, Sean Pertwee, Frank Finlay…
- Genuinely cheeky lampoon of the “Merchant–Ivory” costume–drama with Prunella Scales, Sean Pertwee, Frank Finlay and Peter…
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
- Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Mike Myers, Heather Graham
- Slightly hand–me–down it may be, but gag–for–gag, this extravagant sequel arguably tops the original and seals Austin Powers…
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver…
- Tim Allen and his cast of a sci–fi TV show are recruited to assist a naive alien race who have modelled their strategies and technologies on…
- Games, The (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Bruce Permezel
Feat. John Clarke, Gina Riley, Bryan Dawe
- An exacting TV–satire that paralleled the lead–up to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, turning the 'real TV' documentary format on its head…
- King of Comedy (Choi kek ji wong) (1999)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Karen Mok
- Hong Kong’s king–of–parody Stephen Chow ironically casts himself as a luckless movie extra who fumbles his way to leading man status…
- Manor, The (1999)
- Dir. Ken Berris
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Gabrielle Anwar, Peter O'Toole…
- Comical murder mystery set in a creaky English manor where an investigator searches for the killer of a stable boy, however runs into obstacles when…
- Rock Profile (TV Series) (1999-2001)
- Dir. Gareth Carrivick
Feat. Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Jamie Theakston
- The creators of LITTLE BRITAIN satirise the ways of rich rock'n'rollers with a series of parodies of Elton John, George Michael, U2, Tom Jones,…
- Mafia! (Jane Austen's Mafia) (1998)
- Dir. Jim Abrahams
Feat. Lloyd Bridges, Christina Applegate, Olympia Dukakis
- Ever the low–brow, dir. Jim Abrahams (NAKED GUN et al) delivers a fair quota of spoofing lowblows to the goodfella genre, assisted by a gang of…
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
- Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York…
- American cat Mike Myers draws on his predilection for British comedy for this spot–on spy movie satire.
He plays both the swinging '60s spy…
- Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)
- Dir. John Henderson
Feat. Rik Mayall, Jane Horrocks
- Rik Mayall delivers one of his oily variations in what is only his second feature. As a jaded music manager he decides to have his…
- Man Who Knew Too Little, The (1997)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley…
- Contrived spy comedy, in which a bumbling Bill Murray accidently inducts himself into various high level intrigues. Though nothing special, this…
- Scream 2 (1997)
- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette…
- Neve Campbell and friends get revisited by another round of cell–phone threats, masked stalkers and spotty, self–referential…
- Telly Laughs (TV Series) (1997-1998)
- A spin–off of SKITZ, this irreverent Kiwi comedy hour parodies a variety of popular television shows, movies and commercials.
DVD features…
- God of Cookery, The (1996)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
- Stephen Chow cooks up a comic storm as a mercilessly ego–centric chef who, in great narrative tradition, is forced to truly earn his title…
- High School High (1996)
- Dir. Hart Bochner
Feat. Jon Lovitz, Louise Fletcher
- THE NAKED GUN parody–squad punish the college delinquent genre (DANGEROUS MINDS, HIGHER LEARNING etc). Jokes mainly aim below the belt, and…
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening…
- Tim Burton once again turns tacky into an art form, but this time with a monster budget to match the alien carnage.
This gleefully (though…
- Scream (1996)
- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Neve Campbell, Drew Barrymore, Skeet Ulrich…
- The horror genre gets a long overdue (if tongue–in–cheek) revamp but you needn't be an aficionado to experience the thrill of this…
- Spy Hard (1996)
- Dir. Rick Friedberg
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Charles Durning
- Leslie Nielsen is back for another round of movie send–ups in what increasingly seems like an exhausted genre. A barrage of hits and misses…
- Tremors 2 (Tremors 2 Aftershocks) (1996)
- Dir. S. S. Wilson
Feat. Fred Ward, Christopher Gartin, Helen Shaver…
- Sequel to the outrageous tongue–in–cheek creature feature TREMORS (1990), with supersucking desert worms returning to terrorise the oil…
- Trigger Happy (Mad Dog Time) (1996)
- Dir. Larry Bishop
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Jeff Goldblum, Gabriel Byrne…
- Grinning mob–boss Richard Dreyfuss is fresh out of the asylum, gunning down wisecracking old friends and enemies alike. Old friends is indeed…
- Day Today, The (TV Series) (1995)
- Feat. Steve Coogan
- Newscasting spoof with anchorman Christopher Morris (Chris Morris) and sportscaster Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) who could be mistaken for the real…
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While You're Drinking Juice in the Hood (1995)
- Dir. Paris Barclay
Feat. Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans
- Gleeful sendup of the 'hood–drama genre (Boyz in the Hood, Menace II Society etc.), resounds with the impact of juicy cheapshots hitting home,…
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Leslie Nielsen
- Another blockbuster spoof, three years too late from the once funny Mel Brooks in which Leslie Nielsen does his NAKED GUN–in–a–cape…
- Low Down Dirty Shame, A (1995)
- Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Keenen Wayans, Charles S. Dutton, Jada Pinkett Smith
- An action–packed send–up of big loud gun–fests from Keenan Ivory Wayans, who also charms his way through the knowing cliches as a…
- Attack of the 50ft Woman (1994)
- Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Daryl Hannah, Daniel Baldwin
- Remake of the 1958 classic is a cheesy spoof of the B–movie genre with Hannah in strapping form as the she–beast who avenges her…
- Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)
- Dir. Yuen Kwai
Feat. Jet Li
- Jet Li is "The Bodyguard" in this delightful parody of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston smash. A gourmet chop suey of action, humour and simmering…
- From Beijing with Love (1994)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Anita Yuen
- Exceedingly funny James Bond spoof, perhaps the finest Hong Kong export since Jackie Chan.
Assigned to retrieve a national treasure from corrupt…
- Naked Gun 33 1/3 : The Final Insult (1994)
- Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley
- Third and last of the Naked Gun series, with Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) forced back from retirement. While only a third of the freshness of the…
- No Ordinary Love (1994)
- Dir. Doug Witkins
Feat. Smith Forte, Erika Klein, Robert Pecora…
- Intriguing clash of styles marks this MELROSE PLACE spoof as one to watch, with five sexy and possibly dangerous housemates coping with a unexpected…
- Fatal Instinct (1993)
- Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Armand Assante, Sherilyn Fenn, Sean Young
- Armand Assante, Sherilyn Fenn and Sean Young parody themselves in this over–familiar send–up of the Hollywood psycho–thriller.
- Hercules Returns (1993)
- Dir. David Parker
Feat. David Argue, Michael Carman, Mary Coustas
- Three hapless cinema entrepreneurs discover their opening film, HERCULES, is in Italian with no subtitles, so they dub the voices and sound effects…
- Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
- Dir. Gene Quintano
Feat. Emilio Estevez
- A new franchise in which the Gibson/Glover team come under satirical fire.
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Cary Elwes
- About two years too late, Mel Brooks spoof of the Men in Sherwood trades its 90+ minutes on the strength of its inspired 60–second trailer.…
- Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Roberto Benigni, Claudia Cardinale, Herbert Lom
- Eighth sequel (no less) to the Pink Panther series has the elastic Roberto Benigni cast as Inspector Clouseau's son in another accident–prone…
- Stalag Luft (1993)
- Dir. Adrian Shergold
Feat. Stephen Fry, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Geoffrey Palmer…
- Made–for–TV POW spoof could easily be dubbed 'The Worst Escape'; it stars Stephen Fry as a would–be escapee whose many attempts at…
- Carry On Columbus (1992)
- Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Julian Clary, Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle
- Julian Clary, Rik Mayall and Alexei Sayle, among others, contribute double entendres aplenty to this tribute to that '60s comic institution, the…
- Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful (1992)
- Dir. John Fortenberry
Feat. Julie Brown, Bobcat Goldthwait
- The talented Julie Brown sharpens her claws and is not afraid to use them in this parody of Madonna's self–adoring documentary, TRUTH OR DARE.
- Return of Spinal Tap, The (A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out) (1992)
- Dir. Jim Di Bergi
Feat. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer
- Follow–up mockumentary to the beloved THIS IS SPINAL TAP, following the band on a sad final tour of the USA to promote their album Smell the…
- Delirious (1991)
- Dir. Tom Mankiewicz
Feat. John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms…
- A soap–opera writer (John Candy) wakes up in his own TV show, with the ability to control events around him by writing them, in this…
- Hot Shots! (1991-1993)
- Dir. Jim Abrahams
Feat. Charlie Sheen
- Jim Abrahams gains reprieve from the Zucker brothers to make his own blockbuster spoof in the tradition of their FLYING HIGH and NAKED GUN…
- Life Stinks (1991)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor…
- Promising, but finally undistinguished comedy with Mel Brooks playing a millionaire developer who takes a bet that he can't survive homelessness on…
- Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
- Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley
- The second in the Naked Gun series, better than half as good as the original.
- Freshman, The (1990)
- Dir. Andrew Bergman
Feat. Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Penelope Ann Miller…
- Chucklesome comedy finds NYC film student Broderick forced to run errands for small time mobster Brando (who does a mirror–perfect parody of…
- Skinny Tiger Fatty Dragon (Shou hu fei long) (1990)
- Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Sammo Hung, Liu Chia Liang, Carrie Ng
- Amusing action spoof starring the incomparable Samo Hung as one of a pair of bumbling cops who go on the hunt for drug traffickers in Hong Kong, but…
- Get Smart Again (1989)
- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Don Adams, Barbara Feldon
- A latterday followup to the great Mel Brooks–produced TV Series, with Don Adams returning as the bumbling spy Maxwell Smart, here trying to…
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1989)
- Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Keenen Wayans, Bernie Casey
- From the "In Living Color" team, this is a riotous send–up of those '70s blaxploitation films. A sort of NAKED GUN meets SHAFT, it's hip and…
- Icicle Thief, The (1989)
- Dir. Maurizio Nichetti
Feat. Maurizio Nichetti
- Italy's answer to Woody Allen directs and stars in this zany love story–cum–media satire using the film–within–a–film…
- Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie, The (1989)
- Dir. Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
Feat. Ron Fazio, John Altamura, Lisa Gaye…
- Third movie in the superhero splatter–spoof franchise from Troma Studios. The Toxic Avenger discovers his most evil adversary when he decides…
- Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey…
- Under–rated campy musical about a trio of goofy aliens (incl. Jim Carrey in an early role) who crash–land in Geena Davis's swimming pool.
- Hairspray (1988)
- Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, John Waters
- Divine stars in his/her final film, heading a suitably whacko cast in the first PG–rated feature from long–time mentor John Waters. A…
- Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
- Dir. Stephen Bayly
Feat. Colin Dale, Dursley McLinden, Saeed Jaffrey…
- Whimsical British spoof on 'The Maltese Falcon' that tells the story of a precocious private eye and his kid brother who are given £200 to guard a…
- Naked Gun, The (1988)
- Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson…
- Leslie Neilsen perfects his deadpan for the Zucker Bros., who do for police work what their classic FLYING HIGH did for air travel. A…
- 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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- 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.
- Without A Clue (1988)
- Dir. Thom Eberhardt
Feat. Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones…
- A nicely contrived send–up of the Sherlock Holmes stories, with Kingsley playing Doctor Watson, who in fact has invented the character of…
- Les Patterson Saves the World (1987)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Barry Humphries, Pamela Stephenson, Thaao Penghlis
- This raunchy comedy sees Humphries star as the bumbling Australian ambassador Les Patterson and his better known alter–ego Dame Edna Everage…
- Monster Squad, The (1987)
- Dir. Fred Dekker
Feat. Andre Gower, Stephen Macht, Stan Shaw…
- A group of savvy kids attempt to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monstrous cohorts – all familiar faces from Universal horror…
- Spaceballs (1987)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, John Candy…
- A rollicking and fairly successful Mel Brooks take–off of STAR WARS and the space–opera genre, with Rick Moranis irresistibly hilarious…
- Grunt - the Wrestling Movie (1985)
- Dir. Allan Holzman
Feat. Steven Cepello, Marilyn Dodds Frank, Robert Glaudini
- A mid–1980s attempt to cash in on the WWF wrestling craze, with a SPINAL TAP–esque mockumentary about the wrestler 'Mad Dog Joe De…
- Return of the Living Dead, The (1985)
- Dir. Dan O'Bannon
Feat. Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa
- Pretty–good parody of Romero's Living Dead films, though not quite the same as the real thing. Great thrash–metal soundtrack, though.
- Spies Like Us (1985)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd
- Sending up the spy–caper genre, this piece of Chevy Chase–Dan Aykroyd fluff is amusing enough. Filled with numerous cameos by film…
- Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
- Dir. Ray Cameron
Feat. Kenny Everett, Pamela Stephenson, Vincent Price…
- Horror comedy about six scientists investigating a creepy manor, where a mysterious massacre killed 18 guests in a single night many years…
- Comic Strip Presents: Bad News Tour (1983) / A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984)
- Dir. Sandy Johnson, Adrian Edmondson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Dawn French…
- Excellent 'Comic Strip' double bill that teams up Adrian Edmonson's classic headbanger's satire with the cult repertory's memorable…
- Comic Strip Presents: The Bullshitters / The Yob (1984)
- Dir. Ian Emes, Stephen Frears
Feat. Keith Allen, Pete Richardson, Robbie Coltrane…
- THE BULLSHITTERS A cute parody of the TV cop show “The Professionals” with Keith Allen and Pete Richardson as sexy, maverick detectives…
- Johnny Dangerously (1984)
- Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Michael Keating, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner…
- Michael Keaton turns to a life of crime to support his ailing mother in this zany spoof of 1930's gangster films.
- Lust in The Dust (1984)
- Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Divine, Tab Hunter, Geoffrey Lewis…
- Imitating the tone of mid–period John Waters (POLYESTER), dir. Bartel spoofs the Western melodrama with heaving cleavages, abysmal musical…
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest
- Brilliant parody of a burnt–out British Heavy–Metal band on tour in America, filmed in the classic tradition of a rock documentary. A…
- Top Secret! (1984)
- Dir. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Feat. Val Kilmer, Omar Sharif, Jeremy Kemp…
- No secret this is one of the best of the Abrahams/Zucker Bros comedies (FLYING HIGH) with Val Kilmer as a rather dim, Elvis–type singer who, in…
- Return of Captain Invincible, The (1983)
- Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Bill Hunter…
- Campy superhero comedy starring Captain Invincible – a chunky ex superhero who now prefers chopping back the lagers to fighting crime in white…
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
- Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin
- Martin's most clever vehicle has him interacting with vintage film footage of Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney and Lauren Bacall, to dazzling effect. A…
- Police Squad! (TV Series) (1982)
- Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, William Duell
- Shortlived but pungent TV spoof based on the surreal, slapstick fumblings of a police investigation unit headed by a deadpan Leslie Nielsen, which…
- They Call Me Bruce? (A Fistful of Chopsticks) (1982)
- Dir. Elliott Hong
Feat. Johnny Yune
- An early, if fumbled, attempt at Asian vs. American humour sees a Mafioso's chef (Yune) sent on a drug–smuggling mission and being mistaken for…
- History of the World, Pt.1 (1981)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn…
- A series of hilariously crass historical sketches from Mel Brooks.
- Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981)
- Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. George Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro…
- George Hamilton stars as twin brothers. The dashing and dopey sons of Zorro himself. As they compete to inherit the famous mask and sword, the alpha…
- Encounters of the Spooky Kind (Gui da gui) (1980)
- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
- A groundbreaking Hong Kong blend of martial arts action, horror, and slapstick humour, set around Hung's attempts to battle the voodoo and hopping…
- Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
- Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren
- Notable as Peter Sellers' last movie, but ranking close to the bottom of the Sellers canon for its fiendish forced humour and racist overtones.
- Motel Hell (1980)
- Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons
- Comedy black enough to convert one to vegetarianism about rednecks who use a special kinda meat for 'Farmer Vincent's Fritters'! The duelling…
- J-Men Forever (1979)
- 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…
- Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
- Dir. Michael O'Donoghue
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher…
- Notorious spoof of the Italian schockumentaries is the brain child of Saturday Night Live's oddball genius Michael O'Donoghue.
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- Cheap Detective, The (1978)
- Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan…
- Neil Simon's spoof of Bogart detective movies, with Falk fitting comfortably into his raincoat. A mixed bag, but worthwhile for those…
- Flying High (Airplane!) (1978)
- Dir. David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Feat. Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges…
- Side–splittingly funny lampoon of the Airport / Disaster movie genre, voted the best comedy of all time in 1999 by EMPIRE magazine.
- Rutles, The (All You Need is Cash) (1978)
- Dir. Gary Weis, Eric Idle
Feat. Michael Palin, John Belushi, Bianca Jagger…
- The mock–Beatles twist and "rut" in a spot–on piss–take of the Fab Four, led by Monty Python’s Eric Idle and making a…
- Hardware Wars (1977)
- Dir. Ernie Fosselius
- This rather dated, but well–remembered sci–fi spoof paved the way for countless Star Wars parodies and tributes.
- High Anxiety (1977)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman…
- Mel Brooks' affectionate tribute to Alfred Hitchcock threads a story by lampooning famous scenes from the Master's films including THE BIRDS,…
- 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…
- Big Bus, The (1976)
- Dir. James Frawley
Feat. Ned Beatty, Stockard Channing, Rene Auberjonois…
- One of the first and best of the 'Disaster Movie' spoofs – set aboard a nuclear–powered bus which loses its brakes somewhere along the…
- Mastermind (1976)
- Dir. Alex March
Feat. Zero Mostel, Bradford Dillman
- Plenty of slapstick and movie in–jokes as Zero Mostel plays the fool in this enjoyably bizarre Charlie Chan detective spoof. Released in 1976.
- Peeper (1976)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Michael Caine, Natalie Wood, Kitty Winn…
- Patchy noir send–up with Caine as a poor man's Phillip Marlowe struggling to find a missing woman, with his biggest obstacle being himself.
- Rich Little Show, The (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Rich Little
- World famous impressionist Rich Little attempted to forge his own persona in this well–remembered sketch series, though invariably, reverted…
- Silent Movie (1976)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise…
- Mel Brooks uses a concept within a concept to tribute the silent film era. He plays a has–been director with a bright idea – to make a…
- St. Ives (1976)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Jacqueline Bisset…
- Enjoyable riff on 1940s private–eye noir (especially THE MALTESE FALCON), in which a wouldbe novelist–gumshoe (Bronson) gets way out of…
- Love and Death (1975)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
- Woody Allen's finely wrought parody of 'War and Peace'.
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder
- Classic Mel Brooks spoof–Western that almost killed the genre off!
- Young Frankenstein (1974)
- 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.…
- Le Magnifique (1973)
- Dir. Philippe de Broca
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Vittorio Caprioli
- Jean–Paul Belmondo stars in this slapstick spoof of B–movie espionage films and novels, playing a frustrated writer working in this genre…
- Adventures of Barry McKenzie, The (1972)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Barry Humphries, Barry Crocker, Spike Milligan…
- Ground–breaking Australian comedy from the pens of Barry Humphries and dir. Beresford, that exports Fosters–swigging Barry Crocker into…
- Evil Roy Slade (1972)
- Dir. Jerry Paris
Feat. John Astin, Mickey Rooney, Henry Gibson…
- Wacky western spoof made its way onto screens after originally flopping as TV pilot. John Astin (ADDAM'S FAMILY) plays the titular villain on…
- Play It Again, Sam (1972)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts
- Probably Woody Allen's funniest film is this tale of a nerdish film critic who is aided by the ghost of Bogart to find love after his wife divorces…
- They Call Me Trinity (1971)
- Dir. Enzo Barboni
Feat. Terence Hill, Bud Spencer
- The film that triggered the careers of B–movie icons Terence Hill and Bud Spencer is an engaging spaghetti–western spoof. Something of a…
- Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
- Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey
- The 'Carry On' crew encounter familiar humour in darkest Africa, shipping the concept to the days of the British Raj.
- Lancelot Link Secret Chimp (TV Series) (1970)
- A still amusing TV cult from the early 1970s, which put a hairy satirical twist on the spy series that were popular at the time, by populating its…
- Twelve Chairs, The (1970)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Ron Moody, Frank Langella, Dom DeLuise…
- Obscure, but surprisingly solid second feature from dir. Brooks, lightly weaving a yarn about an antique chair pursued by several…
- Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)
- Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. James Garner, Joan Hackett
- The definitive Western spoof stars James Garner as a reluctant sheriff ordained to restore law and order to a village struck by goldrush fever.
- Carry On Doctor (1968)
- Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale
- The 'Carry On' team do slapstick surgery on the medical profession. Tape comes with bonus film CARRY ON AGAIN DOCTOR.
- In Like Flint (1967)
- Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Andrew Duggan…
- Before AUSTIN POWERS, there was this James Bond spoof series (of which this is the second film) where James Coburn grins his way through proceedings.…
- Texas Across The River (1966)
- Dir. Michael Gordon
Feat. Dean Martin, Alain Delon, Rosemary Forsyth…
- Gag–heavy Western spoof sees Joey Bishop get painted up 'native' and Dean Martin and Alain Delon facing off for the love of Rosemary Forsyth's…
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Tatsuya Mihashi, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama…
- Woody Allen's first feature post–dubs a B–grade Japanese gangster flick, no doubt improving it immensely. A novelty act this might be,…
- Get Smart (TV Series) (1965-1968)
- Feat. Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt
- Iconic 60's spy spoof series following the enduringly hilarious adventures of an enthusiastic but incompetent secret agent and his loyal, glamorous…
- Pink Panther, The (1964)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Sellers
- In his most synonymous role, Peter Sellers stars in the first of six films of the bungling misadventures of Inspector Clouseau. Superb slapstick…
- Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
- Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby…
- A spoof of the Robin Hood legend set in '20s gangland Chicago.
- Raven, The (1963)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff…
- A great cast inhabits this low budget fantasy–comedy version of Edgar Allan Poe's tale – one of Corman's best.
- Teenagers from Outer Space (the Gargon Terror) (1959)
- Dir. Tom Graeff
Feat. David Love, Dawn Bender, Bryan Grant
- Perhaps the ropiest of the ‘TEENAGE…’ 50s drive–ins, with two aliens visiting Earth as teens, one ‘good’, the…
- Scared Stiff (1952)
- Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
- Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin make a ‘spooktacle’ of themselves in this version of Paul Dickey and Charles Goddard’s Broadway hit.
- Cat and the Canary, The (1939)
- Dir. Elliott Nugent
Feat. Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard
- Bob Hope lends his charm to this playful remake of 1927 expressionist silent film about siblings who inherit an uncle's fortune but must first prove…
- Three Ages, The (1923)
- Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton, Wallace Beery, Margaret Leahy
- Dir. Keaton's debut effort is an original and often hilarious satire of cinema 'epic' cliche, already well–developed in 1923 courtesy of…