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Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt are a mother and daughter con team - marriage for the divorce settlement. Gene Hackman is hilarious as a "cigarette" mongul who is their next target, IF they can con him between coughs. Other major theme is Jennifer Love Hewitt falling like a ton of bricks for Jason Lee.
Its a remake of Warren Beatty's excellent Heaven Can Wait. The remake is only a so so movie. Not as edgy as I would expect Chris Rock to be. Not nearly as funny as it should have been.
Some of the funniest scenes I have ever seen. A physical humor comedy. Jim Carrey plays Charlie Baileygates, a motorcycle cop. In denial about his wife's affair, he's a nice guy who goes around trying to do the right thing but is taken advantage of every step of the way. Instead of confronting people, he takes the abuse, balls it up, and hides it in the pit of his stomach. His psyche can only take so much, though, and soon his alter-ego Hank pops out to do everything Charlie would never do. The movie is flawed by unnecessary horrendous and offensive language used by his sons.
Ben Stiller ( , , , ) and
Robert DeNiro ( , ) . What a FUNNY FUNNY combination. Real belly laughs. If you think DeNiro being funny is a fluck, check out
Its in French with English subtitles. From the same author as LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. On center stage is a self-centered publisher who has a weekly dinner with his friends: the one who brings the biggest idiot wins. He is sure he has a sure fire winner in a civil servant who make models out of match sticks. I thought I would bust a gut as the "idiot" turns the tables. Available at BlockBuster.
written by the Farrelly Brothers, known for , , , and ,
Just saw it (July 2001). Don't know how I missed it but its really funny. Natasha Lyonne (she was in ) plays Vivian who is struggling with blooming sexuality and breasts; Alan Arkin plays her failure of dad who moves the family from dump to dump apartment but in Beverly Hills (for the schools and the address); and Marisa Tomei plays the drugged out cousin. Loved Marisa Tomei in It must be my disfunctional family but the family interactions ring true. As an aside, it didn't hurt to see Marisa Tomei topless either - it was funny. You will have to see the scene to understand.
a classic farce. hilarious. Stanley Tucci ( , , ) as Arthur and Oliver Platt ( ) as Maurice , two-out-of-work actors who escape from the police by stowing away aboard a luxury liner. It reminds me of some of the Crosby/Hope farces. Beautifully photographed. Wonderfully wacky passengers on the ship. Great supporting cast.
Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) discovers that one of his neighbors in the village of Tulaigh Mohr is a lottery winner he sees a chance to share in the wealth. Things get complicated when Jackie and his pal Michael O'Sullivan (David Kelly) discover that the winner, Ned Devine, died of shock at the very moment he learned of becoming a millionaire. Undaunted, Jackie and Michael dispose of the lucky stiff and hatch a plot to impersonate him and claim the prize. Soon the whole village is involved and the plot rapidly thickens.
unemployed Sheffield steel-mill workers who, out of desperation, the need for money, and an equal need to have something to do, decide to become male strippers.
British spoof from a where Miss Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale of , , , ) finds herself orphaned and without means in the 1930s. Moving in with some half-savage relatives on a country farm, Flora is hardly daunted by their primitivism (as she might have been in a novel by Thomas Hardy) but instead takes charge and imposes hygiene, order, and good manners on the dirty, superstitious lot.
Robert Wuhl ( ) stars as mild-mannered Stuart Sain, a loyal and trusty tour guide for the all-powerful Fielding Ratings Service.
John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, and Rene Russo. Drug smuggling, racketeering, loan sharking - all the comic elements. Travolta as load shark Chili Palmer decides to get into the movie business. Really funny.
The following is one of the Amazon reviews but I agree totally:
Joan Plowright is the matriarchal ruler of an Irish village just after WWI that is populated by war widows. Plowright's character keeps a tight reign on the inhabitants of the village by her sharp tongue, potential character assassignations (reputations), and telescopic spying from her Victorian home set atop the highest point of the village. Mia Farrow is a "pitiful" middle-aged never-married, who has a secret and is kept in despair by Plowright. The village dentist would like to "truly" court Ms. Farrow, but that is frowned on by Plowright. In the midst of this peculiar village, Natasha Richardon arrives. Wealthy, beautiful, and stylish, she takes possession of a large, beautiful cottage and drives her auto around the town, causing quite a stir among the villagers. Mia Farrow is convinced that Richardson is evil and sets about trying to expose her, while Plowight's grandam takes a liking to Richardson and attempts to squash Farrow. The story, which is hilarious from the opening scene, really starts flying at this point. Escapades of spying intensify. Accusations result in sinister developments, and Plowright charges ahead to "punish" wrongdoers with her mighty pen and loud, opinioned mouth. The hysteria of the village had me laughing and out of breath from beginning to end. What a fun romp with an old battle axe!
I loved the bit where one cousin spreads the story that the other is wearing straps under his clothing. Taylor Nichols (Metropolitan) plays an American living in the Catalonian capital working for a stateside company who is visited by his unctuous cousin (Chris Eigeman), a naval attaché in Barcelona to spin a little public relations for the impending arrival of the fleet amidst some virulent left-wing, anti-American attitude. The two cousins are constantly at odds, arguing about everything from politics to women to their true feelings for one another and their constant self-examination. Largely the two men spend their time in search of romance abroad, as they humorously overanalyze the women they meet and what they want from a relationship
Really funny.
One of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy.
John Candy and Steve Martin. What a combination. Get it if you haven't seen it.
Bill Cosby: 49 (1987)
humor of achieving middle age - if you can find a copy, its wonderful.
His routines leave me rolling on the floor.
Hal Holbrook does a one-man show. He IS Mark Twain. This was originally on Broadway. I saw it when it was broadcast as a CBS special in 1967. All authenicatic Mark Twain material. Twain was a very popular and successful lecturer. I can see why. Holbrook's version is very very funny. A must see! There have been a few really good one-man shows. Although not comedies, I strongly recommend and .