Best 1980s Comedy (1 Viewer)

[Enderdog]

Strange Brew

The Gods Must Be Crazy

 

[El Floppo]

The Gods Must Be Crazy

Had a movie night with our kids and some friends with this. Still very cute, but didn't hold up too well as comedy- the kids especially were not impressed.

 

[wikkidpissah]

The Jerk was 70s?

yup - would get my vote ez over any one of these

 

[Mr. Ected]

Amazing how Steve Martin had SUCH a run in the 80s.

1989 Parenthood
1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1987 Planes, Trains & Automobiles
1987 Roxanne
1986 Little Shop of Horrors
1986 ¡Three Amigos!
1985 Movers & Shakers
1984 All of Me
1984 The Lonely Guy
1983 The Man with Two Brains
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1981 Pennies from Heaven

Toss in 1979 The Jerk, and that is spectacular. A couple were meh, but most were great.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

There is something so satisfying about seeing Richard Dreyfuss being driven crazy. 

"What About Bob" does it better. 

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Ruthless People

That's about how I feel about Spaceballs.

 

[Ilov80s]

"What About Bob" does it better. 

Agree 100% 

 

[wikkidpissah]

Amazing how Steve Martin had SUCH a run in the 80s.

1989 Parenthood
1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1987 Planes, Trains & Automobiles
1987 Roxanne
1986 Little Shop of Horrors
1986 ¡Three Amigos!
1985 Movers & Shakers
1984 All of Me
1984 The Lonely Guy
1983 The Man with Two Brains
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1981 Pennies from Heaven

Toss in 1979 The Jerk, and that is spectacular. A couple were meh, but most were great.

would love to see his Masterclass or read his memoir, Born Standing Up (which i hear is one of the best ever). an extremely funny person with admittedly no discernible talent. just a tremendous curiosity (to our benefit, mostly about what is funny & why)

 

[Mr. Ected]

Amazing how Steve Martin had SUCH a run in the 80s.

1989 Parenthood
1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1987 Planes, Trains & Automobiles
1987 Roxanne
1986 Little Shop of Horrors
1986 ¡Three Amigos!
1985 Movers & Shakers
1984 All of Me
1984 The Lonely Guy
1983 The Man with Two Brains
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1981 Pennies from Heaven

Toss in 1979 The Jerk, and that is spectacular. A couple were meh, but most were great.

would love to see his Masterclass or read his memoir, Born Standing Up (which i hear is one of the best ever). an extremely funny person with admittedly no discernible talent. just a tremendous curiosity (to our benefit, mostly about what is funny & why)

This list doesn't even include the films he wrote on. Oh, and he can play the uke, too!

 

[RBM]

No Twins?

 

[wikkidpissah]

This list doesn't even include the films he wrote on. Oh, and he can play the uke, too!

Some pretty fine songs he wrote with Edie Brickell Simon on their album together, too

 

[Lehigh98]

The Jerk was 70s?

He hates these cans!  Stay away from the cans!

 

[Lehigh98]

Request to condense the top 10ish leaders to one poll and add the write ins.

 

[maxwelledison]

Pretty much.  

This is true. Outside a few moments the movie is not good or funny. 

 

[Ghost Rider]

Ruthless People never gets enough love.

Good call.  I had forgotten about that one, but it was on cable a few years ago and I was howling for 90 minutes straight.