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.
John Cleese: The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
6.6/10
Director: Joseph McGrath
Starring: John Cleese, Arthur Lowe, Stratford Johns, Connie Booth
John Cleese is the descendant of Sherlock Holmes while Arthur Lowe plays the 'bionic' grandson of Doctor Watson in this hilarious send up where nothin... 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
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
6.1/10
Director: Gene Wilder
Starring: Dom DeLuise, Gene Wilder, Leo McKern, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman
Having spent decades living in the shadow of his renowned sibling, the brother of Sherlock Holmes finally gets the chance to shine when he is called u... Read more
Young Frankenstein ( Blu-ray ) (1974)
8/10
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Cloris Leachman, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Peter...
Ranking among the most hilarious comedies of all time, this is Mel Brooks' take on the biggest monster myth of them all. Neurosurgeon Dr. Friedrich vo... Read more
Blazing Saddles ( Blu-ray ) (1974)
7.8/10
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Slim Pickens, Madeline Kahn, David Huddleston, Mel...
Hollywood Westerns were never the same after director/co-writer Mel Brooks put them through the comedy wringer with this tasteless, hilarious spoof. C... Read more
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition) (1974)
8.3/10
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Starring: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Graham Chapma...
King Arthur meets Monty Python in this irreverent, insanely funny film with Graham Chapman as King Arthur convening his knights to seek the Holy Grail... Read more
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
8.3/10
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Starring: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idl...
King Arthur meets Monty Python in this irreverent, insane, funny film with Graham Chapman as King Arthur convening his knights to seek the Holy Grail.... Read more
Blazing Saddles (1974)
7.8/10
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, David Huddleston, Mel Brooks, Harvey...
Hollywood Westerns were never the same after director/co-writer Mel Brooks put them through the comedy wringer with this tasteless, hilarious spoof. C... Read more
Young Frankenstein (1974)
8/10
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachm...
Ranking among the most hilarious comedies of all time, this is Mel Brooks' take on the biggest monster myth of them all. Neurosurgeon Dr. Friedrich vo... Read more
Man of the East (1972)
6.7/10
Director: Enzo Barboni
Starring: Gregory Walcott, Harry Carey Jr, Terence Hill
'He's a fun-of-a-gun!' or so the tagline promises. Terence Hill ("They Call Me Trinity") is back in his classic genre of comedy/western, this time as... Read more