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.
Monty Python's Life of Brian ( Blu-ray ) (1979)
Director: Terry Jones
Starring: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idl...
Highly original madness from the Monty Python gang, 'Life of Brian' follows the woes of poor Brian born the same night as Jesus, repeatedly mistaken b... Read more
Morecambe and Wise: Night Train to Murder (1983)
Director: Vic Meredith
Starring: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise
Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise star in this hilarious spoof comedy thriller. The two entertainers become embroiled in a 1940's murder mystery when they... Read more
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
5.1/10
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Rainn Wilson, Eddie Izzard
G-Girl (Uma Thurman) is a sexy super-hero, routinely saving New York City from bad guys and disasters. Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) meets her bookish a... Read more
Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition (2008)
8.5/10
Starring: Trace Beaulieu, Kevin Murphy, Michael J Nelson, Jim Mallon, Joel Hodgson
Running for eleven seasons, this cult TV comedy took an inspired idea - taking the mick out of old films - and made it a hit. A man and his robot side... Read more
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
7.4/10
Director: Jim Mallon
Starring: Kevin Murphy, Michael J Nelson, Trace Beaulieu
Blast off on the Satellite of Love with Mike Nelson, Tom Servo and Crow in the big-screen version of the hilarious TV series, as they wisecrack their... Read more
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XIV (2009)
8.5/10
Starring: Kevin Murphy, Michael J Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Jim Mallon, Joel Hodgson
From 1988 to 1999, the cast of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' skewered B-movies from their extraterrestrial orbit. Now the revolving crew of the Satel... Read more
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XV (2009)
7.6/10
Starring: Kevin Murphy, Michael J Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Jim Mallon, Joel Hodgson
The crew of the Satellite of Love return in their awe-inspiring 15th collection of the most hilarious episodes from Mystery Science Theater 3000. Join... Read more
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
6.5/10
Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Fred Ward, George Kennedy, Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, O J Simpson
A retired Leslie Nielsen is pulled back onto the force when a terrorist threatens to bomb the Academy Awards show. The laughs are non-stop, as Nielsen... Read more
Nickelodeon (1976)
6.3/10
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Stella Stevens, John Ritter
Ryan O'Neal stars as the ambitious young attorney who decides to go into the glamorous world of filmmaking, only to discover it's filled with dirty bu... Read more
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
5.7/10
Director: Joel Gallen
Starring: Chris Evans, Eric Christian Olsen, Mia Kirshner, Jaime Pressly
Contemporary teen movies get skewered unmercifully in this outrageous spoof. The comedic cliches come fast and furious at John Hughes High School, whe... Read more