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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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. Available on…
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…
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. Originally…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…

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