There are so many. The Ghostbusters thread got me thinking. Here is a small list of just some of the greats. Pick three of your favorites. Raising Arizona Trading Places National Lampoon's Vacation (and European Vacation) Blues Brothers Airplane Three Amigos When Harry Met Sally The Princess Bride This is Spinal Tap Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure Fast Times at Ridgemont High Beverly Hills Cop Stripes The Naked Gun Caddyshack Revenge of the Nerds The Breakfast Club Ferris Bueller's Day Off Ghostbusters Spaceballs Fletch Planes Trains and Automobiles Pee Wee's Big Adventure Those are just a few. My three: Trading Places Stripes Blues Brothers
One of the best and most criminally underrated comedy of the 80's is Used Cars. It's Robert Zemeckis trying out his brand of zany humor that would make Back To The Future so successful. And it's based on local car salesman Ron and Marv Tonkin's careers... Zemeckis and his writing partner, Bob Gake. went to USC with one of Tonkin kids and heard a ton of stories! It's bonkers and zany and I love it!
Bill and Ted, Planes, trains....and Ferrris Bueller. I was in my 30's in the 80's but was no punk yuppie. Those movies cost about $3.00 to be seated. popcorn and drinks were cheap. The drive in theater experience was one in a lifetime. Many people still smell that spare tire from the trunk
One of the things that blows me away about the 80's was just how much talent was on display. You had Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams, Bill Murray, John Candy, all at the top of their games. SNL, Second City, National Lampoon, all made their marks on Hollywood. Modern comedies don't seem to be good at all. Its just a bunch of dick jokes and improv. The last film that had me rolling in the isles was Tropic Thunder.
Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2 Stripes Trading Places Ghost Busters Back to the Future Blues Brothers Goonies Gung Ho / Mr Mom Coming to America Major League!!!! Turner and Hooch God... the list goes on and on. Comedy sucks right now.
