First Family 1980  R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Buck Henry
Cast: Gilda Radner, Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Richard Benjamin, Harvey Korman, Rip Torn, Buck Henry, Fred Willard, Bob Dishy, Austin Pendleton
This satire on the office of the President of the United States is a funny vehicle for Bob Newhart's talents when he plays the inept leader of the free world.
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Hanky Panky 1982  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Richard Widmark, Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Prosky, Josef Sommer, Johnny Sekka, Jay O. Sanders, Sam Gray, Larry Bryggman, Pat Corley, James Tolkan
Chicago architect Michael Jordon (Gene Wilder) takes a cab ride with a stranger, Janet (Kathleen Quinlan), who just happens to be on the run from Ransom (Richard Widmark). She is carrying a mysterious package that Ransom wants. Michael tries to help Janet, but she is killed by Ransom, and Michael becomes the prime suspect. Now, Michael teams up with Kate Hellman (Gilda Radner) who helps him locate Janet's package. The search ends in the Grand Canyon where the real showdown takes place.
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Haunted Honeymoon 1986   PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gene Wilder
Cast: Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Dom DeLuise, Jonathan Pryce, Paul L. Smith, Peter Vaughan, Bryan Pringle
Wilder takes fiancee, Gilda Radner, to his family's country home just before getting married (contrary to the title, there is no honeymoon in this movie). The family estate is inhabited by a werewolf, and Wilder must now fend for his life. Few laughs are found in this failure of a comedy.
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It Came from Hollywood 1982  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm Leo
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner, Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Don E. Carney
This film is a compilation of bad films, mixed with some good ones, and stars introduce the segments. Featured movies include "Plan 9 from Outer Space," "The Incredible Shrinking Man," and "War of the Worlds."
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The Last Detail 1973  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hal Ashby
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, Carol Kane, Michael Moriarty, Luana Anders, Nancy Allen, Gilda Radner, Kathleen Miller
While two sailors in the U.S. Navy are awaiting transfer, they are given the job of escorting another sailor to the brig at Portsmouth Naval Base. Along the way, they decide to let their prisoner have a few good days before reaching the prison. Nicholson and Quaid were both nominated for Oscars.
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Movers and Shakers 1985 PG, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Asher
Cast: Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Vincent Gardenia, Tyne Daly, Bill Macy, Gilda Radner, Steve Martin, Penny Marshall, Michael Lerner, William Prince
In this satire of the Hollywood scene, producer Joe Mulholland (Walter Matthau) buys the rights to a property and then hires Herb Derman (Charles Grodin) to write the script.
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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash 1978  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Eric Idle, Gary Weis
Cast: Eric Idle, John Halsey, Ricky Fataar, Neil Innes, Michael Palin, George Harrison, Bianca Jagger, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Gwen Taylor, Henry Woolf, Ron Wood, Terence Bayler
Monty Pythoner Eric Idle's parody of the Beatles phenomenon is brilliant and a must for fans. The mockumentary follows the The Rutles–-Dirk (Eric Idle), Barry (John Halsey), Stig, (Ricky Fataar), and Nasty (Neil Innes)–a Beatles-like group as they rise to success from their early days in Liverpool to worldwide fame. Songs include "Hold My Hand," 'Love Life," "Get Up and Go," "Yellow Submarine Sandwich," and many more.
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The Woman in Red 1984 PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gene Wilder
Cast: Gene Wilder, Kelly LeBrock, Gilda Radner, Joseph Bologna, Charles Grodin, Judith Ivey, Michael Huddleston, Kyle T. Heffner, Billy Beck, Michael Zorek
Even a parking garage can be a place to meet someone of the opposite sex as an advertising executive (Gene Wilder) discovers. The object of his obsessive interest is a beautiful model (Kelly LeBrock) who is wearing a red dress. The movie is filled with hilarious moments as the previously content, married Wilder tries to find ways for a tryst. Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called to Say I Love You" won an Oscar for Best Song.
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| 1. First Family (1980)
2. Hanky Panky (1982)
3. Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
4. It Came from Hollywood (1982)
5. The Last Detail (1973)
6. Movers and Shakers (1985)
7. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
8. The Woman in Red (1984)
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