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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?

[–] 11 years ago

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[–] MovieMusings 11 years ago

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (how could I forget!)

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[–] MovieMusings 11 years ago

Oh, and Real Men!

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[–] Doc_Ostrow 11 years ago

The Princess Bride (1987) was hilarious and one of my favorites. It is not on any of the replies. I have it on Blu-ray. I also have a lot of other 80's films on DVD and Blu-ray.

Monsters from the Id

[–] dalldorfw 9 years ago

I didn't go through all these posts, but it no one mentioned 'Better Off Dead' then, see 'Better Off Dead'

[–] AlexDuran 8 years ago

Down and Out in Beverly Hills is the closest in nature to Ruthless People.

[–] dave-935-71127 8 years ago

Scenes From The Class Struggle in Beverly Hills.

[–] cav0930 8 years ago

My 80's faves:

Airplane!
Clue
Beverly Hills Cop 1&2
Weekend at Bernies
National Lampoons Vacation..all of them
Ruthless People
My Cousin Vinnie
Ferrous Buellers Day Off
Sixteen Candles
Breakfast Club
Johnny Dangerously
Stir Crazy
Foul Play
Seems Like Old Times
Police Academy..all of them
The Four Seasons
Airplane 2
The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun 2 1/2
The Naked Gun 33 1/3
Stand By Me
ET
9 to 5
Mr Mom
Kramer Vs Kramer
Roxanne

[–] MikeCable (1784) 3 years ago

My copy of Ruthless People is on a double pack with Down and Out in Beverly Hills. Haven't seen it mentioned in this big thread yet.

[–] MikeCable (1784) 3 years ago

It was mentioned. I'll also add:

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