10 Best Comedies of the 80's

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Originally posted by: EnderWiggin
Date: February 11, 2009 at 08:55 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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List your favorites here.
10) Caddyshack '80
9) Ghost Busters '84
8) Weird Science '85
7) Revenge of the Nerds '84
6) Spaceballs '87
5) Spies Like Us '85
4) Ferris Bueller's Day Off '86
3) The Princess Bride '87
2) Real Genius '84
1) Better Off Dead '85
 
Originally posted by: phoenix-mma
Date: February 11, 2009 at 09:06 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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pretty much all of John Hughes films and some others...
Vacation
16 candles (the donger need food!!)
Breakfast club
Weird Science
Ferris Buellers day off
Beverly Hills Cop 1&2
 
Originally posted by: Castellammarese
Date: February 11, 2009 at 09:13 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Uncle Buck (1989)
 
Originally posted by: EnderWiggin
Date: February 11, 2009 at 09:15 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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Castellammarese said:
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
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I hate that movie.
 
Originally posted by: Castellammarese
Date: February 11, 2009 at 09:28 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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EnderWiggin said:
Castellammarese said:
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
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I hate that movie.
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I love it
 
Originally posted by: Tai_Mai_Shu
Date: February 11, 2009 at 09:44 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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In no particular order:
Better Off Dead
Trading Places
Naked Guns
Beverly Hills Cop
Revenge of the Nerds
Police Academy (all of them)
Princess Bride
Liscense to Drive
Spaceballs
Big
 
Originally posted by: Bronxbomber
Date: February 11, 2009 at 01:25 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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I would have to add Fletch to the list.
 
Originally posted by: mmablaster
Date: February 11, 2009 at 01:31 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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1-10 in no particular order
Ghost Busters
Back to School
Revenge of the Nerds
Spaceballs
Coming to America
Trading Places
Stripes
UHF
Caddyshack
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
11-20
Raising Arizona
The Princess Bride
Uncle Buck
Naked Gun
Porky's
Police Academy
Airplane
Easy Money
Bachelor Party
Fletch
 
Originally posted by: pretendingtowork
Date: February 11, 2009 at 01:38 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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I can't believe nobody mentioned 3 Amigos
Also was Blazing Saddles made in the 80's or the 70's? I know I could look it up, but well, I am lazy right now
My list
3 Amigos
Princess Bride
Fletch
Naked Gun
Police Academy
Big
Spaceballs
16 Candles
Ferris Buellers Day Off
Ghostbusters
 
Originally posted by: Shock-G
Date: February 11, 2009 at 01:39 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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Off the top of my head
Twins
Spaceballs
Coming to America
The Last Dragon
 
Originally posted by: SafyreSchool
Date: February 11, 2009 at 02:48 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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scrooged and i was gonna say groundhog day, but i checked and it's 93, so never mind.
 
Originally posted by: ShadyCambo
Date: February 11, 2009 at 02:53 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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Shock-G said:
Off the top of my head
Twins
Spaceballs
Coming to America
The Last Dragon
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To qualify for a comedy shouldn't the movie have tried to be funny on purpose? That movie was funny by accident.
 
Originally posted by: filipino
Date: February 11, 2009 at 03:01 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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The most obvious omission so far is also, to me, the best by far - This is Spinal Tap
 
Originally posted by: avonbarksdale
Date: February 11, 2009 at 03:52 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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filipino said:
The most obvious omission so far is also, to me, the best by far - This is Spinal Tap
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I agree.
Spinal Tap, Caddy Shack, Revenge of the Nerds, Fast Times, Ferris...
those are the best ones I can think of right now.
 
Originally posted by: pretendingtowork
Date: February 11, 2009 at 04:18 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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filipino said:
The most obvious omission so far is also, to me, the best by far - This is Spinal Tap
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+1
 
Originally posted by: filipino
Date: February 11, 2009 at 04:26 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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ptw and Avon - You can't really dust for vomit...but you can always smell the glove.
 
Originally posted by: filipino
Date: February 11, 2009 at 04:43 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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ACOGSCOPE said:
Trading places!
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Good one!
 
Originally posted by: Shock-G
Date: February 11, 2009 at 04:47 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/10-best-comedies-of-the-80s.10395/
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ShadyCambo said:
Shock-G said:
Off the top of my head
Twins
Spaceballs
Coming to America
The Last Dragon
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To qualify for a comedy shouldn't the movie have tried to be funny on purpose? That movie was funny by accident.
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You thought The Last Dragon was supposed to be a serious movie..? :?
 
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