 Airplane! 1980   PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Cast: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Robert Stack, Barbara Billingsley, Kenneth Tobey, Ethel Merman, James Hong, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lorna Patterson, Stephen Stucker, Jim Abrahams, Craig Berenson
Leslie Nielsen found his niche as a character actor in this parody of the "Airport" disaster movies. When the passengers and its crew get sick from the food, the fate of the plane depends on a combat fatigued pilot (Robert Hays) and his long-lost love (Julie Hagerty) who also happens to be a stewardess on the flight. Great cliches, gags, and sly humor. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/23/2007 | | Funny, funny, funny from beginning to end! You have to watch it several times to catch all the great gags and one-liners!!! |
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An American Carol 2008  PG-13, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Kevin P. Farley, Kelsey Grammer, Trace Adkins, Geoffrey Arend, Robert Davi, Leslie Nielsen, Dennis Hopper, James Woods, Jon Voight, Serdar Kalsin, Gary Coleman, David Alan Grier, Paris Hilton, Gail O'Grady, Chriss Anglin
In this satire on the career of liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, Kevin P. Farley takes on the role of filmmaker Michael Malone who wants to abolish the Fourth of July holiday. He is visited by his idol John Kennedy's ghost (Chriss Anglin) who tells him that he will be visited by ghosts–including those of George Washington (Jon Voight) and General George S. Patton (Kelsey Grammer)–whose appearances will show him that the American military and patriotism are good.
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 BASEketball 1998 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy, Robert Vaughn, Ernest Borgnine, Dian Bachar, Bob Costas, Trevor Einhorn, Al Michaels, Robert Stack, Reggie Jackson, Dan Patrick, Tim McCarver
Joseph "Coop" Cooper (Trey Parker) and Doug Remer (Matt Stone) invent a cross between the games of baseball and basketball: BASEketball. This film is a slapstick satire on the world of professional sports.
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 My Boss's Daughter 2003  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid, Jeffrey Tambor, Terence Stamp, Andy Richter, Michael Madsen, Jon Abrahams, David Koechner, Carmen Electra, Molly Shannon, Patrick Cranshaw, Kenan Thompson
Tom (Ashton Kutcher) has his eye on Lisa (Tara Reid) who is the daughter of his boss, Jack (Terence Stamp). When Jack asks Tom to housesit, Tom grabs the opportunity as a means of seeing more of Lisa. But Tom's dreams of impressing Lisa prove to be more than a little off from reality.
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The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear 1991 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Robert Goulet, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Richard Griffiths, Jacqueline Brookes, Anthony James, Lloyd Bochner, Tim O'Connor, Peter Mark Richman, Ed Williams, John Roarke, Margery Ross, Peter Van Norden
Lieutenant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) is still on the police force, and now he is involved in keeping ecology safe by stopping the power brokers from talking the country into passing a new energy policy. Drebin investigates when energy czar Dr. Albert S. Meinheimer (Richard Griffiths) is kidnapped by the energy industries–with help from villain Quentin Hapsburg (Robert Goulet)–so that they can substitute a conspirator in his place who will then enact an energy policy more favorable to those who supply the energy. Once again, Jane (Priscilla Presley) is there to help Drebin. Still lots of funny things going on.
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad 1988 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
aka: The Naked Gun
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Nancy Marchand, John Houseman, Jeannette Charles, Joe Grifasi, Susan Beaubian, Raye Birk, Ed Williams, Weird Al Yankovic, Leslie Maier, Winifred Freedman
Leslie Nielsen plays inept police Detective Frank Drebin in this slapstick movie that is filled with gags and innuendoes. Drebin's partner Det. Norberg (O.J. Simpson) is killed by drug dealers, and Drebin suspects that shipping magnate Vincent Ludwig (Ricardo montalban) is behind the murder. After being bumped from the police force, Drebin gets help from Ludwig's ex-girlfriend Jane (Priscilla Presley) in his search for answers. The trail leads to a baseball game where Reggie Jackson has been programmed with a mind control device that will make him kill Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to America. The finale at the baseball game is a near classic.
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Ruthless People 1986 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Cast: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris, Bill Pullman, Art Evans, Clarence Felder, J.E. Freeman
Kidnappers seemingly take care of a husband's (Danny DeVito) problem–his wife (Bette Midler)! The plot twists and turns as Bette Midler changes from a first-class shrew into a sharp, in-control woman in this hilarious film.
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 Scary Movie 3 2003 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Simon Rex, Queen Latifah, Pamela Anderson, Regina Hall, Eddie Griffin, Leslie Nielsen, George Carlin, Marny Eng, Jeremy Piven, Jenny McCarthy, Simon Cowell
In this story, the third in a series of "Scary Movie" films, an alien invasion appears imminent. Cindy (Anna Faris) is now an ambitious anchorwoman investigating the connection between the mysterious appearance of crop circles and a video tape that kills anyone who watches it. Can she help the President (Leslie Nielsen) fend off the invaders?
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Scary Movie 4 2006 PG-13, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Cloris Leachman, Conchita Campbell, Leslie Nielsen, Simon Rex, Anthony Anderson, Carmen Electra, Chris Elliott, Bill Pullman, Charlie Sheen, Dr. Phil, Shaquille O'Neal
Cindy (Anna Faris) and Brenda (Regina Hall) are back, and this time around Tom (Craig Bierko) joins them as they embark on a quest to learn more about a mysterious young ghost haunting the home of Mrs. Norris (Cloris Leachman). In the process, they save the world from an invasion by aliens.
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Top Secret! 1984 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Romance
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Cast: Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Michael Gough, Omar Sharif, Jeremy Kemp, Peter Cushing, Ian McNeice, Warren Clarke, Tristram Jellinek, Christopher Villiers, Harry Ditson, Jim Carter, Eddie Tagoe, Gertan Klauber, Billy J. Mitchell
Rock 'n roll singer Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) is invited to East Germany to perform in a cultural festival, which turns out to be a cover for the Germans' plan to secretly attack a submarine fleet. While in East Germany, Nick falls in love with Hillary (Lucy Gutteridge) whose father, Dr. Paul Flannon (Michael Gough), is a scientist being held captive by the Communists. The movie turns into a spy adventure when Nick becomes involved in espionage while trying to bring Hillary's father to the West. Hilarious. This film marks Val Kilmer's film debut.
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| 1. Airplane! (1980)
2. An American Carol (2008)
3. BASEketball (1998)
4. My Boss's Daughter (2003)
5. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
6. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
aka: The Naked Gun
7. Ruthless People (1986)
8. Scary Movie 3 (2003)
9. Scary Movie 4 (2006)
10. Top Secret! (1984)
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