Top Comedies
Maxim is one of my favorite magazines. They recently had an article called “The 300 Movies You Must See Before You Die”. Below is the list of the comedies that made the cut:
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
The Big Lebowski 1998
Kingpin 1996
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2004
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 2006
This Is Spinal Tap 1984
Airplane! 1980
Animal House 1978
American Pie 1999
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997
Bachelor Party 1984
Bananas 1971
Beverly Hills Cop 1984
Blazing Saddles 1974
Caddyshack 1980
The Cannonball Run 1981
Clerks 1994
Dazed and Confused 1993
Duck Soup 1933
Dumb & Dumber 1994
Election 1999
The 40-Year-Old Virgin 2005
Ghostbusters 1984
Groundhog Day 1993
Happy Gilmore 1996
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle 2004
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
The Jerk 1979
Modern Times 1936
The Nutty Professor 1963
Office Space 1999
Old School 2003
The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976
The Princess Bride 1987
Raising Arizona 1987
Sixteen Candles 1984
Some Like It Hot 1959
Trading Places 1983
Vacation 1983
Wedding Crashers 2005
Wet Hot American Summer 2001
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971
Young Frankenstein 1974
I agree with most of the films on the list, but how could they ignore these classics?
Napoleon Dynamite
There’s Something About Mary
Harold and Maude
Born Yesterday
Annie Hall
Fargo
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Seven Year Itch
There isn’t a day that goes by when one of my friends does say one of these memorable lines from Napoleon Dynamite.
Do the chickens have large talons?
But my lips hurt real bad!
Take a look at what I'm wearing, people. You think anybody wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I'm wearing these bad boys?
I see you're drinking 1%. Is that 'cause you think you're fat? 'Cause you're not. You could be drinking whole if you wanted to.
A liger. It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed... bred for its skills in magic.
Gosh!
Lucky!
Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller and Matt Dillon in There’s Something About Mary... the hair gel scene, franks and beans, the dog and the old lady scene that made me scream out loud in the theater.
Harold and Maude with Ruth Gordon. How could they have missed this one?
Born Yesterday, a classic comedy with Judy Holliday who was one of the best comedic actresses of her time.
Annie Hall- What can I say, this film has Woody Allen and Diane Keaton at their finest. I love the driving scene with Christopher Walken.
Fargo- Do you want the clear coat? You betcha!
Fast Times at Ridgemont High- Sean Penn should have won an Oscar as Spicoli.
The Seven Year Itch- Marilyn Monroe, the fifties and New York City in the summer. When it gets hot like this, you know what I do? I keep my undies in the icebox!
Come on Maxim add these gems to the list!