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Spoofs

The wide wonderful world of film lends itself splendidly to the 'spoof' or parody as most genres have conventions and unwritten rules that are very easy to twist and undermine. It's all about messing with audience expectation - and nobody is safe - from TV cops ('Police Squad') to zombies ('Shaun of the Dead'); disaster flicks ('Airplane') to westerns ('Blazing Saddles'); Alfred Hitchcock ('High Anxiety') to Arnold Schwarzenegger ('Last Action Hero'). Sit back and have a laugh, at someone else's expense.

Sodbusters (1994)

7/10
Director: Eugene Levy
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, John Vernon, Fred Willard, Wendel Meldrum, Max Gail

Comedy actor Eugene Levy directs this spoof Western with Kris Kristofferson as the mysterious stranger who rides into town to save the day. As evil l... Read more

Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume 1 (1994)

8/10
Director: etc , Matt Banker
Starring: Weird Al Yankovic, Judy Tenuta, Timothy Leary, Bob Denver, Adam West, Carol Chan...

The original Adult Swim series is a spoof of late night talk shows, with clapped-out superhero, Space Ghost, in the David Letterman role. In outer sp... Read more

Spaceballs (1987)

7.1/10
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patt...

The Farce will be with you in this outrageously hilarious send-up of epic sci-fi movies, created by comic genius Mel Brooks. Boasting a cast of cosmic... Read more

Strange Invaders / Invaders From Mars (1986)

Director: Michael Laughlin, Tobe Hooper
Starring: Nancy Allen, Paul LeMat, Fiona Lewis, Karen Black, Bud Cort

'Strange Invaders' (1983): A fun spoof of science fiction invader films of the '50s and '60s. A UFO lands in a remote area of the midwest during the 1... Read more

Strangers with Candy (2005)

6.1/10
Director: Paul Dinello
Starring: Amy Sedaris, Greg Hollimon, Paul Dinello, Deborah Rush, Stephen Colbert, Dan Hed...

A prequel to the brilliant comedy series of the same name about Jerri Blank (Amy Sedaris) an ex-drug addict who wants to come good - so she's going ba... Read more

Super Troopers 2 (2002)

7.1/10
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Br...

When a border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers are tasked with establishing a Highway Patrol station in the disputed are... Read more

Superhero Movie (2008)

4.5/10
Director: Craig Mazin
Starring: Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Kevin Hart, Brent Spiner, Jeffrey...

After spoofing disaster films in 'Airplane!', police shows in 'The Naked Gun', and Hollywood horrors in 'Scary Movie' 3 and 4, producer David Zucker s... Read more

Sword of Alexander (2007)

5.8/10
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Starring: Hiroshi Abe, Kyoko Hasegawa, Meisa Kuroki, Riki Takeuchi, Kankuro Kudo

A riotous period/fantasy/Samurai spoof with free-spirited Genkuro wandering the land with the mighty 'Sword of Alexander', one of three mystical objec... Read more

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

6.6/10
Director: Adam McKay
Starring: Will Ferrell, John C Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan...

Will Ferrell brings his particular brand of nutty humour to this mock biopic of imaginary NASCAR legend, Ricky Bobby. John C Reilly is his capable Ma... Read more

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Blu-ray) (2006)

6.6/10
Director: Adam McKay
Starring: Will Ferrell, John C Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan...

Will Ferrell brings his particular brand of nutty humour to this mock biopic of imaginary NASCAR legend, Ricky Bobby. John C Reilly is his capable Ma... Read more