The DU Lounge

Jeff In Milwaukee

(13,992 posts)

67. I watch it every Thanksgiving

Reply to alphafemale (Reply #18)

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 01:13 PM

Aug 2012

My family thinks I'm crazy.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

89 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What is the best comedy movie you've ever seen? [View all] twizzler Aug 2012 OP

Young Frankenstein eShirl Aug 2012 #1

In my opionon twizzler Aug 2012 #2

Best?.... BootinUp Aug 2012 #3

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World HarveyDarkey Aug 2012 #4

Yeah, a definite classic. Populist_Prole Aug 2012 #14

For the star-studded cameo appearances alone, it's high on my list Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #31

You forgot Rochester (Eddie Anderson). Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2012 #79

He wasn't Benny's valet in the movie, he and Peter Falk drove a taxis Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #80

No, he wasn't Benny's valet in the movie. you are correct. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2012 #82

Me too! Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2012 #55

No Time for Sargeants Jack Sprat Aug 2012 #5

Today, my answer is "Stripes" OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 #6

For me it's the 1967 French comedy "Oscar" with the immortal Louis de Funes aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #7

Duck Soup AllenVanAllen Aug 2012 #8

I loved "The Orchid Thief". Loved the book too. applegrove Aug 2012 #9

One would think Blazing Saddles needs added to this list. eom chknltl Aug 2012 #10

You beat me to it! HeiressofBickworth Aug 2012 #81

Love that scene Cheap_Trick Aug 2012 #11

Tough one JonLP24 Aug 2012 #12

The Gods Must Be Crazy Prisoner_Number_Six Aug 2012 #13

+1 I laughed so hard I hurt myself. Scuba Aug 2012 #52

Clerks Populist_Prole Aug 2012 #15

Woody Allen's - Love & Death unapatriciated Aug 2012 #16

Some Like It Hot. sarge43 Aug 2012 #17

Planes, Trains and Automobiles. I wish Martin and Candy had the chance to make more movies together. alphafemale Aug 2012 #18

I wish that too -- they were great together in that one fishwax Aug 2012 #44

So true. Amazing and terrifically funny movie. A must-watch every Christmas. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #57

I watch it every Thanksgiving Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #67

Mine... sendero Aug 2012 #19

Repo Man never crossed my mind Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #39

. . . Otttt-oooh..... hifiguy Aug 2012 #71

The Court Jester Graybeard Aug 2012 #20

My favorite Danny kaye movie is "Wonder Man" mucifer Aug 2012 #24

The vessel with the pestle is the brew that is true pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #51

i'm with you on this solara Aug 2012 #54

Monty Python's Holy Grail TorchTheWitch Aug 2012 #21

It's sure on my list of funniest. LWolf Aug 2012 #83

for me, Caddyshack never gets old. Pool Hall Ace Aug 2012 #22

Dr. Strangelove GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #23

+1 EastTennesseeDem Aug 2012 #33

Agreed! Iwillnevergiveup Aug 2012 #73

Tootsie Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #25

I don't think anyone has mentioned BootinUp Aug 2012 #26

Blast from the Past BootinUp Aug 2012 #27

Almost any comedy starring pipi_k Aug 2012 #28

Twenty six posts and I haven't seen rrneck Aug 2012 #29

Shomer shabbos!!!!! Initech Aug 2012 #35

Shut the fuck up Donny. rrneck Aug 2012 #41

I Used It A Lot When Rumsfeld Was Sec. of Defense Yavin4 Aug 2012 #76

Porky was the most hilarious because it was so unexpected. Baitball Blogger Aug 2012 #30

Blazing Saddles Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #32

Animal House ranks way up there. Initech Aug 2012 #34

Airplane! Major Nikon Aug 2012 #36

Ditto on Airplane. When I first saw it (it now seems a bit old and tired, but at the time... Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #58

Here's what you do if you really want a hoot Major Nikon Aug 2012 #59

i heartily second that suggestion Enrique Aug 2012 #77

Seriously? I did not know that. I WILL watch Zero Hour (if I can find it). nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #78

I think I laughed most at begin_within Aug 2012 #37

I'm not repeating myself. I am not repeating myself. fishwax Aug 2012 #45

The Producers. grntuscarora Aug 2012 #38

Fargo (1996) pokerfan Aug 2012 #40

Hah!!! pipi_k Aug 2012 #42

Where's Poppa? ohiosmith Aug 2012 #43

M.A.S.H. cliffordu Aug 2012 #46

Probably still my favorite movie of any genre. Scuba Aug 2012 #53

A Night at the Opera ailsagirl Aug 2012 #47

Dr Strangelove Spider Jerusalem Aug 2012 #48

Thought of more... pipi_k Aug 2012 #49

Death at a Funeral - the British version Myrina Aug 2012 #50

Groundhog Day kwassa Aug 2012 #56

Victor Victoria grasswire Aug 2012 #60

It's one pipi_k Aug 2012 #66

The Wrong Box Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #61

aRSENIC AND oLD lACE AND emilyg Aug 2012 #62

The original "Out-of-Towners" (Walter Matthau, Sandy Dennis) would be way up there for me. nt raccoon Aug 2012 #63

Definitely better than the re-make. Speaking of which... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #68

Oh wow, forgot about that one. Hilarious, and a great 1970 time capsule too Populist_Prole Aug 2012 #72

I can't believe nobody's mentioned.... HarveyDarkey Aug 2012 #64

If you're talking 'fall out of my seat' laughing... CanSocDem Aug 2012 #65

"Love and Death" and "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid." mikeytherat Aug 2012 #69

Today's answer is Duck Soup. hifiguy Aug 2012 #70

The original pink panther with Peter sellers nadine_mn Aug 2012 #74

An even toss-up between Brighton Beach Memoirs and My Favorite Year. LanternWaste Aug 2012 #75

Hands down Equate Aug 2012 #84

Hmm, Broken_Hero Aug 2012 #85

Front Page. dimbear Aug 2012 #86

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2016 #87

Arsenic and Old Lace BainsBane Oct 2016 #88

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2017 #89