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Favourite 80's Comedy Movies

posted 19 years ago by triassicdan
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Just watched Ruthless People for the first time last night, I absolutely loved it, and I am obsessed by 80s comedies at the moment. Just wondering what other similar 80s comedies films people would say are in the same vein as Ruthless people, or would be reccommended by fans of the genre. Obviously we all know the famous ones, Beverly Hills Cop, Gremlins, etc - my personal all time fave is the breakfast club. I'll start off by suggesting Trading Places, Couch Trip, Fletch, Throw Momma From The Train, LA Story. Any other suggestions?

[–] csweetleaf2 13 years ago

My favorite 80s comedies are Uncle Buck, License to Drive, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Stakeout, Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters I and II, UHF and Porky's

[–] kidney_stone 12 years ago

Wise Guys with Danny DeVito is a underrated 80's comedy classic.

"See, it's OK. He saw it on the television."

[–] 13 years ago

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[–] nicmackey10 12 years ago

The burbs, weekend at Bernie's, a fish called Wanda.

[–] dalldorfw 12 years ago

Caddyshack
Trading Places
Stripes
Blues Brothers
Planes, Trains, Automobiles
Raising Arizona
National Lampoon's Vacation
Back to School
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Spinal Tap
UHF
Police Story 1&2
Young Master
Dark Habits
A Fish Called Wanda
Little Shop of Horrors
PeeWee's Big Adventure
Better Off Dead
Weird Science
Fast Times @ Ridgemont High
On Golden Pond
The Lonely Guy
The Money Pit
The Toxic Avenger (first three)
Repo Man
Stuck On You!
The 'Porky's' Trilogy
Bachelor Party
Adventures in Babysitting
The Heavenly Kid
Real Genius
Summer School
Top Secret
Naked Gun
Spaceballs
Clue
Amazon Women on the Moon
Great Outdoors
Uncle Buck
Parenthood
Roxanne
Scrooged
Splash
Tootsie
9 to 5
48 Hrs.
War of the Roses
Arthur
Beetlejuice
Coming to America
Overboard
Rabid Grannies
Airplane
Troma's War
The Challenger (a kung fu-coemdy from 1980. Not what you're probably thinking...)
Walker

[–] hodie 12 years ago

Hot Shots! Okay, that was 1991, but still funny.

"Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?"

[–] prell-k 12 years ago

well, this one is from 1992 - but Death becomes her with Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis. hysterical.

[–] philpots-1 8 years ago

There is one film I am pretty sure is 80's.

The only scene that I can describe is the mother is in the kitchen and the something on the stove is moving in the pot - a funny scene. I thought it might be a John Hughes film but I have searched but don't have enough info or the names of the cast. Maybe it's all in my mind.

But I love to watch 80's films.

I used to work in Manhattan in the 80's and the film "The Secret of my Success (1987)" is so spot on for what it was like in the go go years of the 80's in NYC. The other 80's film that is so spot on would be "Working Girl (1988)". These are the 2 that come to mind and I am sure there are others as well.

[–] Marta 8 years ago

"Saturday the 14th" maybe?

[–] spacemonkey_fg 11 years ago

Down and Out in Beverly Hills all the way! SUPER FUNNY, SUPER 80's!

[–] MovieMusings 11 years ago

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Bachelor Party.
The Money Pit.
Coming to America.
From the Hip.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Caddyshack.

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