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.
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
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
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
Frontline: Series 1 (1994)
8.6/10
Director: Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy
Starring: Rob Sitch, Bruno Lawrence, Jane Kennedy, Tiriel Mora, Alison Whyte, Santo Cilaur...
Bitingly satirical and cruelly funny, this Australian 'mockumentary' series takes a perfectly aimed swipe at current affairs television as it goes beh... Read more
Animaniacs: Volume 1 (1993)
7.9/10
Director: Various
Starring: (Voices of) , Nancy Cartwright, Maurice LeMarche
Producer Steven Spielberg drew on the rich history of Hollywood (especially the legendary Warner Brothers studio) to create this award-winning cartoon... Read more
The Norman Gunston Show: Volume 3 (1993)
8.3/10
Starring: Tim Allen, David Faustino, Dolph Lundgren, Garry McDonald, Michael York, Michael...
Once again the hapless Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald) turns his talents on unsuspecting celebrities. This collection includes 'interviews' with Lion... Read more
The Story of Ricky (1993)
7.1/10
Director: Nam Nai Choi
Starring: Fan Siu-Wong, Fan Hoi Sang, Ho Kar Kui, Yukari Oshima, Tetsuro Tanpa, Gloria Yip
Aka 'Riki-Oh'. This over-the-top number has won a cult following for its deliberately outlandish martial arts violence, in which Riki displays the rem... Read more
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
6.7/10
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck, Dave Chappelle, Isaac Hayes,...
The once brilliant Mel Brooks provides further proof that his comedic well ran dry some time ago with this inane skewering of the legend of Sherwood F... Read more
CB4 (1993)
6.2/10
Director: Tamra Davis
Starring: Deezer D, Chris Elliott, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Phil Hartman
A satirical mockumentary look at Gangsta Rap in the spirit of 'This is Spinal Tap', co-written by Chris Rock who also stars. 'Cell Block 4' are three... Read more
Hercules Returns (1993)
7.6/10
Director: David Parker
Starring: David Argue, Bruce Spence, Mary Coustas
Three film entrepreneurs open an old cinema with the classic 'B' grade film 'Hercules'. However, on opening night they discover that it's in Italian w... Read more