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.
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
7.2/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Alfie Bass, Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate
AKA: 'Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck' or 'Dance of the Vampires'. Polanski's near brilliant mixture of humour and horror. Professor Abronsiu... Read more
Comic Strip Presents: Volume 1 (1988)
8/10
Director: Peter Richardson, Stephen Frears
Starring: Robbie Coltrane, Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Keith Allen, Nigel P...
The ground-shaking impact of The Comic Strip's anarchic humour rattled the televisions of 1980s Britain and when the smoke cleared they left a gaping... Read more
Top Secret! (1984)
7.2/10
Director: David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Starring: Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Christopher Villiers
A likeably silly comedy from the writing-directing team that brought you 'Flying High' .. about an Elvis-like rock star who becomes embroiled in espio... Read more
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
7.4/10
Director: Eric Idle, Gary Weis
Starring: Eric Idle, John Halsey, Rikki Fatar, Neil Innes
The Rutles, a living legend that will live long after other living legends have died. The Rutles are a non-existent band that look like the Beatles, b... Read more
Without A Clue (1988)
7/10
Director: Thom Eberhardt
Starring: Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones
Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley star in this revisionist comedy about what they claim is the true story of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. According to... Read more
They Call Me Trinity / Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)
Director: E B Clucher
Starring: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Farley Granger
'They Call Me Trinity', is a wild spoof on 'The Magnificent Seven' made international superstars of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer playing half-brothers... Read more
The Tick: The Entire Series (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld, Danny Leiner, Bob Welch, Craig Zisk, Boris Damast, Andrew Tsao
Starring: Patrick Warburton, David Burke, Nestor Carbonell, Liz Vassey
He is the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good and not-so-good. He is The Tick (Patrick Warburton)... hero of the cu... Read more
Robot Chicken: Season 1 (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Tom Root, Matthew Senreich, Douglas Goldstein, Seth Green
Starring: Voices Of, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Chad Morgan, Seth MacFarlane, etc ...
This twisted stop-motion series takes a satirical swipe at pop culture, with a re-animated chook forced to watch TV, Clockwork Orange-style. Beginnin... 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
Scrubs: Season 2 (2002)
8.4/10
Starring: Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Ken Jenkins, Heather Locklear, John C M...
The wacky staff of Sacred Heart Hospital are back! Heather Locklear guest stars, along with John Ritter in an hilarious turn as J.D.'s dad. Enjoy all... Read more