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Probably been done....but.....Which movie has the most laugh-bang-for the buck ever? (Original Post) clarice Mar 2014 OP
Blazing Saddles flying rabbit Mar 2014 #1
Blazing saddles !!! nt clarice Mar 2014 #5
Blazing Saddles.............absolutely. raven mad Mar 2014 #11
Blazing Saddles - 1st one to pop into my mind DrDan Mar 2014 #14
You picked 3 fabulous choices. And definitely the original Out of Towners, not the horrid remake. valerief Mar 2014 #2
Any Marx Brothers movie pscot Mar 2014 #3
Night at the Opera !!!! lol clarice Mar 2014 #6
I shot an elephant in my pajamas Fairgo Mar 2014 #15
good ones... clarice Mar 2014 #4
Porkys Hoppy Mar 2014 #7
funny,funny scene ! How about MP and the Holy Grail? nt clarice Mar 2014 #8
i agree unionthug777 Mar 2014 #10
I actually think Life of Brian is funnier. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #37
I am particularly fond of ColumbusLib Mar 2014 #9
Almost anything with Leslie Nielsen Generic Brad Mar 2014 #12
"Wrongfully Accused" is up on YouTube... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #23
Brain Donors Spirochete Mar 2014 #13
Anchorman. Codeine Mar 2014 #16
that fight scene kills me every time fizzgig Mar 2014 #17
Meet the Fokers MzNov Mar 2014 #18
Some Like It Hot belongs on the list LongTomH Mar 2014 #19
Transylvania 6-5000 is a surprise.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #20
I love Transylvania 6-5000! ColumbusLib Mar 2014 #21
Jeff Goldbum and Ed Begley Jr. doing an Abbott and Costello formula. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #22
Another almost forgotten gem... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #24
Another laugh until you cry movie: Kung Fu Hustle icymist Mar 2014 #25
'ever' not sure, but _Airplane_ is pretty good as to laugh quantity. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2014 #26
Moving Violations classykaren Apr 2014 #27
The original Pink Panther movies. hamsterjill Apr 2014 #28
Special ShoutOut WovenGems Jun 2014 #36
I'd have to go with a group...Mel Brooks movies. Along with Airplane 7962 Apr 2014 #29
The Naked Gun Movies Generic Brad May 2014 #30
Good choices. norky55 May 2014 #31
Most mentioned, especilly if you Leme May 2014 #32
The Jerk. n/t DawgHouse Jun 2014 #33
lol...all i need is this lamp and this......................nt clarice Jun 2014 #34
Clerks. True Blue Door Jun 2014 #35
Airplane, Blazing Saddles, The Producers SaveOurDemocracy Jul 2014 #38
OK, this is old, but His Girl Friday... Mac1949 Jul 2014 #39
hmmmmmm...The Producers... Stuart G Jul 2014 #40
Animal House SunSeeker Jul 2014 #41
Borat Schmice2 Aug 2014 #42

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
11. Blazing Saddles.............absolutely.
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 07:56 AM
Mar 2014

I've seen it probably 200 times, and shown it to my daughter, her friends, my granddaughter, HER friends, everyone........ and I still miss some nuance every time.

When I read the OP? First thought was.........

Blazing Saddles. And yes, Clevon Little is probably one of the sexiest men, ever.

valerief

(53,235 posts)
2. You picked 3 fabulous choices. And definitely the original Out of Towners, not the horrid remake.
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 12:11 PM
Mar 2014

Maybe, also, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. SOB & Arsenic and Old Lace keep me laughing, too.

Fairgo

(1,571 posts)
15. I shot an elephant in my pajamas
Sat Mar 15, 2014, 08:59 AM
Mar 2014

Yeah you right...Straight up laugh/per minute, Marx Brothers. I'll just throw out "Duck Soup", since Night at the Opera" is taken...Rufus T. Firefly, hurray for Captain Spaulding! Viaduct? Because the Tuscaloosa! I laugh just thinking about that silliness.

 

clarice

(5,504 posts)
4. good ones...
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 12:40 PM
Mar 2014

I re-watched the out of towners the other night for the first time in ages.
Almost wet myself when Jack Lemmon was trying to help that kid in the park
and the mounted police man started chasing him.

 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
7. Porkys
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 12:44 PM
Mar 2014

The scene in the principal's office with Ms. Balbraker.... that alone makes the movie.

Life of Brian
The Meaning of Life
Mel Brooks, History of the World, part I

Skeet shooting scene in "The Magic Christian."

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
20. Transylvania 6-5000 is a surprise....
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 03:07 PM
Mar 2014

There are times when you find yourself wondering if it's all adlib...

norky55

(4 posts)
31. Good choices.
Mon May 19, 2014, 08:09 PM
May 2014

Also, High Anxiety, Me Myself and Irene, Crazy People, Let It Ride, Up In Smoke, Hangover, CB4, Tropic Thunder, The Jerk, Joe Dirt...

 

Leme

(1,092 posts)
32. Most mentioned, especilly if you
Mon May 19, 2014, 10:29 PM
May 2014

Put a 3 stooges short and a Warner Bros. cartoon in front of most of those .... I am in.

True Blue Door

(2,969 posts)
35. Clerks.
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 03:40 PM
Jun 2014

No contest - gotta be Clerks. Kevin Smith made it by maxing out his personal credit cards while he worked in a convenience store, and it changed comedy cinema. There were several moments in it the first time I saw it where I laughed so hard I could barely breathe.

Mac1949

(389 posts)
39. OK, this is old, but His Girl Friday...
Sat Jul 12, 2014, 02:05 AM
Jul 2014

with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Also, now that I think of it, Arsenic and Old Lace.



Stuart G

(38,478 posts)
40. hmmmmmm...The Producers...
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 07:18 PM
Jul 2014

and Blazing Saddles ....yes indeed..and ...

Arsenic and Old Lace. one more, but not a full length film, "Fast and Furry-ous"


Fast and Furry-ous
0h 7m - Short Film/Adventure

Fast and Furry-ous is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, released on September 17, 1949, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. It was later reissued as a Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies cartoon.
Director: Chuck Jones

Music composed by: Carl Stalling


Producer: Eddie Selzer

from IMBD....
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041349/

Storyline

In their first appearance in a Warner Bros. cartoon, the Coyote (Carnivorous vulgaris) and The Road Runner (Accelerati incredibulis) launch their neverending series of chases through the desert, and The Coyote begins his relationship with the Acme Corporation in his quest for the perfect Road Runner-catching device. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>


"The very first cartoon in Warner Bros. popular Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner series of cartoons. This one has the Coyote chasing the Roadrunner using a rather ingenious invention combining a fridge, a meat grinder, ice cubes, and skis."

The above is one of the greatest gags ever..I laugh just thinking about that one..........



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