According to the American Film Institute, these are the 100 funniest movies of all-time. It is such a sham list... I thought how wild that no Jim Carrey movies were listed, thinking maybe because some of it could be viewed as more childish or gross humor, but "There's Something About Mary" was #27. "Dumb & Dumber" not being on this list is a crime. Not to mention "Stripes". <a href="http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,6627,00.html">E! Online: Some Like it Funny... And Some Don't</a> 1. Some Like It Hot, 1959 2. Tootsie, 1982 3. Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, 1964 4. Annie Hall, 1977 5. Duck Soup, 1933 6. Blazing Saddles, 1974 7. M*A*S*H, 1970 8. It Happened One Night, 1934 9. The Graduate, 1967 10. Airplane!, 1980 11. The Producers, 1968 12. A Night at the Opera, 1935 13. Young Frankenstein, 1974 14. Bringing Up Baby, 1938 15. The Philadelphia Story, 1940 16. Singin' in the Rain, 1952 17. The Odd Couple, 1968 18. The General, 1927 19. His Girl Friday, 1940 20. The Apartment, 1960 21. A Fish Called Wanda, 1988 22. Adam's Rib, 1949 23. When Harry Met Sally..., 1989 24. Born Yesterday, 1950 25. The Gold Rush, 1925 26. Being There, 1979 27. There's Something About Mary, 1998 28. Ghostbusters, 1984 29. This Is Spinal Tap, 1984 30. Arsenic and Old Lace, 1944 31. Raising Arizona, 1987 32. The Thin Man, 1934 33. Modern Times, 1936 34. Groundhog Day, 1993 35. Harvey, 1950 36. National Lampoon's Animal House, 1978 37. The Great Dictator, 1940 38. City Lights, 1931 39. Sullivan's Travels, 1941 40. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, 1963 41. Moonstruck, 1987 42. Big, 1988 43. American Graffiti, 1973 44. My Man Godfrey, 1936 45. Harold and Maude, 1972 46. Manhattan, 1979 47. Shampoo, 1975 48. A Shot in the Dark, 1964 49. To Be or Not to Be, 1942 50. Cat Ballou, 1965 51. The Seven Year Itch, 1955 52. Ninotchka, 1939 53. Arthur, 1981 54. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, 1944 55. The Lady Eve, 1941 56. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, 1948 57. Diner, 1982 58. It's a Gift, 1934 59. A Day at the Races, 1937 60. Topper, 1937 61. What's Up, Doc?, 1972 62. Sherlock Jr., 1924 63. Beverly Hills Cop, 1984 64. Broadcast News, 1987 65. Horse Feathers, 1932 66. Take the Money and Run, 1969 67. Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993 68. The Awful Truth, 1937 69. Bananas, 1971 70. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, 1936 71. Caddyshack, 1980 72. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, 1948 73. Monkey Business, 1931 74. 9 to 5, 1980 75. She Done Him Wrong, 1933 76. Victor/Victoria, 1982 77. The Palm Beach Story, 1942 78. Road to Morocco, 1942 79. The Freshman, 1925 80. Sleeper, 1973 81. The Navigator, 1924 82. Private Benjamin, 1980 83. Father of the Bride, 1950 84. Lost in America, 1985 85. Dinner at Eight, 1933 86. City Slickers, 1991 87. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, 1982 88. Beetlejuice, 1988 89. The Jerk, 1979 90. Woman of the Year, 1942 91. The Heartbreak Kid, 1972 92. Ball of Fire, 1941 93. Fargo, 1996 94. Auntie Mame, 1958 95. Silver Streak, 1976 96. Sons of the Desert, 1933 97. Bull Durham, 1988 98. The Court Jester, 1956 99. The Nutty Professor, 1963 100. Good Morning, Vietnam, 1987 ------------------ NOTHING BUT .NET CLUTCHCITY.NET [This message has been edited by Clutch (edited June 15, 2000).]
dumb and dumer was hilarious, so was stripes. But what about Kingpin ? now that was funny. ------------------ "Don't they get cable in Canada ?" Keith olbermann, after watching hakeem block terry catledge's shot 5 times.
This whole thing is too subjectve, why bother? Stop the lists! Besides, I thought Abbot and Costello, Peter Sellers, Monty Python and Jim Carrey were hideously under-represented. And Woody Allen is just waaaaaay to creepy for me to enjoy any movies of his. ------------------ Drop kick me Jesus through the goalposts of life, Tumble end over end, neither left nor right. Straight on ahead through the goalposts I'll go. I've got the faith Lord, If you've got the toe.
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Funniest thing i have ever seen Mango commenting in a thread about Funny Movies. Get back to being serious, your getting soft marshmallow man. Smeg ------------------ CUT Tino Isn't it amazing how quickly everyone did a Cat Backflip!!!!!
That was a terrible list. My wife and I actually did our own top 25 for fun and tomorrow we are having a mini comedy film fest for ourselves. AFI was too worried about critics and not concerned enough with what people really find funny. ------------------ "No one gets out ALIVE!" SaveOurRockets.com
Jeff, you hit the nail on the head. Some I'll agree with, but some of these movies I didn't even know were comedies! ------------------ Stay Cool...
what about austin powers 1. that is the funniest movie of all time. Yeah Baby yeah, do I make u horny baby yeah! ------------------ MANGO - Get in my BELLAY!
In France Mango would be called Mangue and if he looked like Jerry Lewis he would be a hero. p.s. I'm back, not that I ever was really 'gone' (I've been up since Wednesday 9:00 p.m. mtn, but tony hawk is on the dreamcast, and I have to catch up w/ all of these new kids w/ their 50 post careers) [This message has been edited by Achebe (edited June 16, 2000).]
Surprised to see "Airplane!" way up at number 10. If "Tommy Boy" isn't on the list, why even make a list? I think the establishment has it in for Jim Carrey. How else do you explain him not even being nominated for an Academy Award for "The Truman Show", and ESPECIALLY "Man on the Moon". ------------------ Too-Rye-Aye!
I'm very happy that Blazing Saddles made it all the way to #6. If you haven't seen it in a while, rent it from the video store. Don't ever watch it on regular TV because they always cut the best parts out and dub the dirty language. To me it is the funniest movie ever made. ------------------ Bring It!!
My Personal Top 5 1. Kingpin 2. Dumb and Dumber 3. Airplane 4. There's Something About Mary 5. Fargo As you may be able to tell, I'm dying for Me, Myself, and Irene to come out. ------------------ Get your proper swirve on...visit www.swirve.com (coming in mid-June, for now visit www.eesite.com)
I believe the list only pertains to American movies (otherwise Monty Python would have been shafted big time). I would think this knocks out South Park too (Canadian). My all time favorite comedy is Life of Brian. I loved watching it until I caught just about every reference, still enyoy that movie now too. As for this list, Fast Times was way, way, too low (Sean Penn was great). So was The Jerk, and Caddyshack, no way these classics are in the second 50. Stripes is a serious omission as pointed out as well. [This message has been edited by sir scarvajal (edited June 16, 2000).]
No Cheech & Chong - Up In Smoke?? What are they smoking?!!! ------------------ We need some meat in the post!
Man, Monty Python is sadly lost in all this. And can someone please tell me why seven Cary Grant movies get squeezed in there somehow. Jim Carey, Pink Panther, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Robin Williams all being put behind yet another repetitive and slack-storied, cliche-reciped plot from Woody Allen or Mel Brooks. Funny? Yes. Funniest of all time? Well. maybe the first two or three times, but man, get a story, a plot and please call the Screen Actor's Guild and hire some different actors (Diane Keaton with Woody and Gene Wilder with Mel in yet another moveie that is ...... blah, blah, blah). ------------------
oeilpere: I like your take on things, just b/c you know movies. Try not to be too hard on Woody Allen films, though. They weren't cliched when he made them. 'Take the Money and Run', 'Play it Again Sam', 'Love and Death', 'Annie Hall' and 'Manhattan' truly are some of the greatest American comedic films of all time. But then again, the list was made by the American Film Institute. I wonder, though, why they didn't include 'Pink Flamingo(e)s' or 'Dumb & Dumber'. Is this in order? 'Some Like it Hot' is funnier than 'Good Morning Vietnam'? ------------------
Do I look like Jerry Lewis? No. A 6'2" John Denver is a much closer description Mango ------------------ Live long and prosper. Donate blood! Now...back to updating The Serious Police Files.
Again, if I am not mistaken they only rated American movies. That should excuse their Monty Python and South Park being omitted for instance, but not others of course (e.g., Stripes). ------------------ "The Rockets were ahead of the Suns by 20 late in game 2 of the series, but when the going got tough, we just Pippened . We would not be done in the series though."
That list is awful no matter how you look at it. about 15 of those movies were even funny. With maybe 5 of them being laugh out loud funny. Dumb and dumber the first time is the single greatest laugh fest ever. Anyone ever see Kentucky fried movie?
