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.
Flying High! ( aka Airplane! ) (1980)
6.5/10
Director: David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Starring: Julie Hagerty, Robert Hays, Robert Stack, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges
A funny spoof of 'Airport'-type disaster movies with non-stop hilarity that holds up to the end. Starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, R... Read more
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
Magnificent Butcher (1979)
7.5/10
Director: Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo Ping
Starring: Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Hoi San Lee, Wei Pei, Tak-Hing Kwan
An action-packed martial arts spoof with Sammo Hung as a plump kung fu student of legendary master, Wong Fei Hung. Two rival schools end up in an all... Read more
Monty Python's Life of Brian (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
Hardware Wars (1978)
7/10
Director: Ernie Fossellus
Follow the adventures of Fluke Starbucker, Arty Deco, Ham Salad and the rest of the Red Eye Knights in this spectacle that was light years ahead of it... Read more
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
4.6/10
Director: Paul Morrissey
Starring: Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Kenneth Williams, Denholm Elliott, Joan Greenwood, Hug...
Andy Warhol's filmmaker buddy, Paul Morrissey put together an all-star cast for this irreverent take on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic. Peter Cook and... 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
Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes! (1977)
4.6/10
Director: John De Bello
Starring: David Miller, Sharon Taylor, George Wilson
A tomato farm downwind from the local nuclear reactor grows intelligent, monster-sized vegetables (or are they fruits?) that run amok and threaten Sou... Read more
Soap: Season 1, Episodes 1 - 10 (1977)
8.2/10
Starring: Katherine Helmond, Cathryn Damon, Robert Mandan, Richard Mulligan, Diana Canova,...
The controversial sitcom that defined the late '70s and became an instant classic, "Soap" took viewers into the quirky lives of the Tates and the Camp... Read more
High Anxiety (1977)
6.7/10
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Ron Carey, Dick Van P...
Mel Brooks takes on Alfred Hitchcock in this funny spoof of some of the Master of Suspense's greatest moments. With Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korm... Read more