JTB Comedy Movies (Comedy/Animation/Crime/Romance/T&A/Fantasy/Sci-Fi)
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- StarsBenny HillGraham StarkPatricia HayesThis timeless modern slapstick-format doesn't really have a plot, but is an irresistible rapid succession of independent short, comical scenes, mostly without any text, often using artificial speed enhancing in the countless chases, which have little in common except the eponymous title-hero himself, who like several frequently recurring sidekicks (especially the old bald guy, who gets countless knocks all over the place) turns up in all sort of places and is frequently tempted by too blond, young and long-legged to be true Benny Hill-girls, getting in - but mostly also out of all kinds of trouble with jealous husbands, police etcetera.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsDavid NivenPeter SellersRobert WagnerThe bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Panther".
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersElke SommerGeorge SandersInspector Clouseau falls in love with a murder suspect and tries to clear her name.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersClaudine LongetNatalia BorisovaA clerical mistake results in a bumbling Indian film star being invited to an exclusive Hollywood party instead of being fired.
- StarsBenny HillHenry McGeeJackie WrightA skit based show with Benny Hill, often containing smutty humour.
- CreatorGraham ChapmanEric IdleTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamThe original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
- DirectorGene SaksStarsWalter MatthauIngrid BergmanGoldie HawnA dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.
- DirectorRoy BoultingStarsPeter SellersGoldie HawnTony BrittonIn their sexual game, an egotistical and womanizing television host meets his match, Marion, who seeks to remain one step ahead of him.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsDonald SutherlandElliott GouldTom SkerrittThe staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.
- DirectorMilton KatselasStarsGoldie HawnEdward AlbertEileen HeckartA blind man moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother and befriends the freethinking young woman next door.
- CreatorLarry GelbartStarsAlan AldaWayne RogersLoretta SwitThe staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsLando BuzzancaLionel StanderLaura AntonelliA senator vying for the Italian Presidency seeks to cure his penchant for sexual harassment, all while a cabal of politicians linked to the Vatican try to keep the story under wraps.
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsCleavon LittleGene WilderSlim PickensIn order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsGene WilderMadeline KahnMarty FeldmanAn American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDan O'BannonDre PahichBrian NarelleIn the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.
- DirectorGeorg TresslerStarsNina FrederikCatharina ContiHeidrun HankammerFive sexy females from the planet Venus are sent to Earth to bring back sperm samples to their planet. In Bavaria they use machines to extract the samples from resisting males but soon learn that sex is an easier way to get what they want.
- DirectorMichael BenvenisteHoward ZiehmStarsJason WilliamsSuzanne FieldsJoseph HudginsEmperor Wang is leader of the planet Porno and sends his mighty sex ray toward Earth, which turns everyone into sex-mad fiends. Only one person can save the Earth, football player Flesh Gordon.
- DirectorPichaBoris SzulzingerStarsBernard DhéranClaude BertrandRoger CarelShame, the ape man of the jungle, sets off to rescue his woman, June, when a gang of giant penises kidnaps her.
- DirectorDerek FordStarsMonika RingwaldMark JonesAndrew GrantA young Venusian girl lands on Earth to explore the planet. She lands in Soho in London, UK where she has ample opportunities to research sex on Earth.
- DirectorJim SharmanStarsTim CurrySusan SarandonBarry BostwickA newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenBruce MalmuthRobert McCartyStarsIrwin CoreyPat PaulsenDeborah LoomisThree vignettes about a man who buys a weird doll, a writer who is visited by his muse and a kidnapper with very odd demands who holds a VIP.
- StarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsHotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersChristopher PlummerCatherine SchellInspector Jacques Clouseau is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom's trademark glove the only clue.
- DirectorTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleKing Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
- DirectorAllan ArkushJoe DanteStarsMary WoronovPaul BartelGeorge WagnerA young woman arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with a production company which specializes in low budget B-movie fair, plagued by strange deadly accidents.
- DirectorJoseph RubenStarsRobert CarradineJennifer AshleyMichael MullinsA group of carefree high school seniors are having the time of their lives, filled with sex, romance, and teen high jinks.
- DirectorMelvin FrankStarsGeorge SegalGoldie HawnConrad JanisA female hustler is chasing after rich men, but becomes repeatedly mixed up with a suave con man and card shark through a series of misadventures before falling in love with him.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersHerbert LomLesley-Anne DownAfter escaping from an insane asylum, the bonkers Charles Dreyfus sends 26 assassins on the trail of the forever bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsMel BrooksMarty FeldmanDom DeLuiseA film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years.
- CreatorSusan HarrisStarsKatherine HelmondRod RoddyRichard MulliganThe soap-operish antics of two families: the Campbells and the Tates.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsMichael PalinHarry H. CorbettJohn Le MesurierA young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.
- DirectorRowby GorenChuck StaleyStarsMichael MisloveFred WillardPaul ZeglerCalifornia is devastated by a big earthquake and, in a series of hilarious vignettes, a television station conducts interviews with the citizenry.
- DirectorSam GrossmanStarsStuart GoetzDeborah WhiteDanny DeVitoBobby blows all his college savings on a van and tries to get the girl of his dreams. It's a wild time with Bobby and his friends.
- DirectorColin HigginsStarsGoldie HawnChevy ChaseBurgess MeredithA San Francisco librarian picks up a hitchhiker whose car has broken down, which leads to her being stalked and hunted by shady individuals. A cop she briefly met during a function eventually comes to her rescue.
- DirectorBud TownsendStarsCathy Lee CrosbyMichael BiehnKeenan WynnA town hires an Olympic track star named Randy Rawlings to coach the high school basketball team. Randy is hired sight unseen and the town does not know Randy is a woman. The town immediately tries to force her out as soon as she arrives.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersHerbert LomBurt KwoukTo prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Clouseau. Once news of his "death" has been announced, Clouseau tries to take advantage of it and goes undercover with Cato to find out who tried to kill him.
- DirectorLou AdlerTommy ChongStarsCheech MarinTommy ChongStrother MartinTwo stoners unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to L.A., with incompetent Sgt. Stedenko on their trail.
- DirectorBoaz DavidsonStarsYftach KatzurAnat AtzmonJonathan SagallThree friends live their lives in 1950s Israel, each looking for someone to love.
- DirectorRobert J. RosenthalStarsKim LankfordJames DaughtonSusan PlayerSchool's out and it's time for a summer of fun, mischief and love for various characters on Malibu Beach.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiKaren AllenTom HulceAt a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
- DirectorCarl ReinerStarsSteve MartinBernadette PetersCatlin AdamsA simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.
- DirectorWilliam SachsStarsBill AdlerCynthia WoodDennis BowenA small-town kid hears about the wild nights of cruising the boulevard in Van Nuys, California. He drives out there to check it out, and gets involved with drag racers, topless dancers and bikers.
- DirectorDom DeLuiseStarsDom DeLuiseSuzanne PleshetteJerry ReedMiami police fence stolen goods at a storefront-sting operation equipped with a two-way mirror.
- CreatorGary David GoldbergStarsLarry BreedingStephanie FaracyZane LaskyA diverse group of college students head to work at a Catskills resort. There's shy Duane, awkward Zach, overbearing Jeffrey, and studious Michael. Regular staff includes a runaway wife Diane, chef Kevin, and strict head waiter Murray.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydTreat WilliamsHysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.
- DirectorBoaz DavidsonStarsYftach KatzurYvonne MikloshZachi NoyTeenage romance, parties and sex in 1950s Tel Aviv. Music is at the core of the lives of these teenagers. This is a comedy about three friends.
- DirectorBrice MackStarsJon GriesRuth CoxDeborah RichterA brainless teen comedy, pepped up with a few moderate erotic scenes. The plot: Roy is jealous of Sigi, who attracts Nancy's attention, and has two clumsy guys demolish Sigi's father's T-Burn classic. For the repair of the car, Sigi desperately needs $250 until his father returns next weekend. He and his friends try to earn it on the swap meet.
- DirectorTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseMichael PalinBorn on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
- DirectorChuck VincentStarsMichael AbramsJohn F. GoffKashka BartisickThe director of a failing summer camp decides to invite campers from ten years ago for a free weekend event, hoping that he can trick them into fixing up the place and also get their families to provide them some financial support. The boys and girls return to the camp and play pranks on each other and try to score with the other campers and the staff.
- DirectorGerald Seth SindellStarsSusan KigerLisa LondonPamela Jean BryantCollege exploitation film focusing on the wild escapades of the women of H.O.T.S. Sorority. The antics include but are certainly not limited to a wet t-shirt contest, a sky-diving episode, plenty of fraternity boys and even a house-keeping robot. Can the girls of H.O.T.S. overcome the scrutiny of their unliberated student counterparts and the University Administration as they unknowingly become the focus of bumbling crooks?
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayHarvey AtkinKate LynchWacky hijinks of counselors and campers at a less-than-average summer camp.
- DirectorAllan ArkushJoe DanteStarsP.J. SolesVincent Van PattenClint HowardRamones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.
- DirectorKen WiederhornStarsJohn DiSantiCharles PittRoy SekoffFrat boys compete in a farting contest.
- DirectorHoward ZieffStarsGoldie HawnEileen BrennanArmand AssanteA sheltered young high-society woman joins the United States Army on a whim and finds herself in a trickier situation than she ever expected.
- DirectorJoe CampStarsChevy ChaseJane SeymourBenjeanA murdered detective must avenge his murder after he is reincarnated as a dog.
- DirectorJay SandrichStarsGoldie HawnChevy ChaseCharles GrodinWrongfully accused of a bank robbery, a writer seeks the help of his ex-wife, who is now married to the soon-to-be Attorney General of California.
- DirectorRobert Downey Sr.StarsRon LeibmanWendell BrownRalph MacchioFour boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year.
- DirectorPichaStarsRichard DarboisGeorges AminelRoger CarelAdult animated comedy with rock music soundtrack portraying a far-fetched explanation of the Dawn of Man.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydCab CallowayJake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.
- DirectorArt LinsonStarsPeter BoyleBill MurrayBruno KirbySemi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
- DirectorTommy ChongStarsCheech MarinTommy ChongEvelyn GuerreroCheech and Chong live in a decrepit old house and drive their neighbour crazy with their loud music, weed smoking and general anarchy and slacker view on life. Then Chong meets Cheech's Texan cousin Red and things kick up a notch.
- DirectorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsRobert HaysJulie HagertyLeslie NielsenAfter the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsChevy ChaseRodney DangerfieldBill MurrayAn exclusive golf course has to deal with a flatulent new member and a destructive dancing gopher.
- DirectorLes RoseStarsPatti D'ArbanvilleMichael BiehnTony RosatoA boy (Tim Warner), expelled from military school, returns home to his fathers disappiontment. He discovers that a motorcycle gang has been terrorizing his high school, and falls in love with the girlfriend (Angie Barnes) of the gang's leader (Bull). He battles the gang, and wins both the admiration of his father and the love of the girl.
- DirectorJoseph RubenStarsMichael LembeckDennis QuaidPhilip CasnoffA slapstick comedy about the wacky antics of a group of waiters at a Jewish summer camp in upstate New York.
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayJohn CandyHarold RamisTwo friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsDirk BenedictT.K. CarterRobert HegyesThe escapades of a crew of zany parking lot attendants.
- DirectorBoaz DavidsonStarsYftach KatzurJonathan SagallZachi NoyMomo and Yudale take turns mounting Bentzi's foreign buxom cousin, but Yudale and her get stuck together. Momo raises the bar even further by proving the rumors of an accepting older buxom piano tutor, Fritzi. Bentzi looks for love.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsDan MonahanMark HerrierWyatt KnightIn 1954, a group of Florida high-school guys try to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.
- DirectorTommy ChongStarsCheech MarinTommy ChongBenita BarrieDisguised as ice cream vendors, Cheech and Chong make--and subsequently lose--millions of dollars selling a batch of marijuana with an unusual side effect.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJulie AndrewsWilliam HoldenMarisa BerensonA successful movie director makes the most expensive film in his career and it becomes a huge flop. He tries to salvage his career by reshooting the film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayJohn CandyHarold RamisTwo friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydKathryn WalkerA quiet man's peaceful suburban lifestyle is threatened by the new, obnoxious couple that moves in next door.
- DirectorSteve RashStarsChevy ChaseCarrie FisherEve ArdenA visiting dignitary, a CIA agent, a Nazi spy, Japanese tourists, an assassin and a group of "midget" actors from The Wizard of Oz (1939) all check into an elite Los Angeles hotel called Under the Rainbow.
- DirectorRobert FreemanStarsAdam LightplayGina CalabreseAlan ShubinArnie is a typical teenager who wants to lose his virginity, only his girlfriend won't put out. Maybe he can with the help of his wiseguy best friend.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsLily TomlinCharles GrodinNed BeattyA housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.
- DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsSean PennJennifer Jason LeighJudge ReinholdA group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n' roll.
- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsGreg BradfordBritt HelferVictoria WellsA virgin named Freddie has a major complex about his mother and won't let himself become involved with any other woman.
- StarsBarry MorseJohn BarronEd BishopDuring an election week, the U.S. president deals with the Russians, a deposed Shah and a stolen quark bomb while a terrorist plots an attack.
- CreatorDavid CroftJeremy LloydStarsGorden KayeCarmen SilveraVicki MichelleIn France during World War II, René Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another's true identity or presence, exasperating René.
- DirectorPaul BartelStarsMary WoronovPaul BartelRobert BeltranA relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
- DirectorTerry HughesIan MacNaughtonStarsJohn CleeseMichael PalinEric IdleThe Monty Python troupe perform a combination of classic sketches and new material at the Hollywood Bowl.
- DirectorBud TownsendStarsDebra BleeVal KlineJeana KeoughTwo young women convince their reluctant friend to open up her rich uncle's beach house for the summer to party, and invite all their friends.
- DirectorDomonic ParisStarsRobin JohnsonBarbara BinghamPatti LeeAn all-female rock band and a group of "well-endowed" sorority sisters team up to save a sorority house slated for condemnation by the university.
- DirectorThomas K. AvildsenStarsToni AttellMike BacarellaBilly BeckCheech and Chong are hired to drive a limo from Chicago to Las Vegas by two shady Arabs--Mr. Slyman (Cheech) and Prince Habib (Chong). Unbeknownst to them, five million dollars of dirty money has been stuffed throughout the car.
- CreatorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsLeslie NielsenAlan NorthEd WilliamsSight gags, puns and non-sequiturs ensue as bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues at Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.
- CreatorRichard CurtisStarsRowan AtkinsonBrian BlessedElspet GrayIn the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother.
- DirectorKen FinklemanStarsRobert HaysJulie HagertyLloyd BridgesA faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the shuttle back on track - again?
- DirectorBoaz DavidsonStarsLawrence MonosonDiane FranklinSteve AntinPizza delivery boy Gary, loudmouth David and hunky Rick are three high school students out to lose their virginity any way they can. Gary falls for transfer student Karen, who gets involved with Rick.
- DirectorBoaz DavidsonStarsYftach KatzurZachi NoyJonathan SagallThree young Israeli men join the army, and it soon turns out that they're more interested in chasing skirts than following orders.
- DirectorMichael MillerStarsGerrit GrahamMichael LernerFred McCarrenIt's been 10 years since Lizzie Borden High School's class of '72 graduated, and the preppies, the hippies and the in-crowd have returned to reminisce over good times past. Classmate Walter Baylor has returned too, but with a vengeance.
- DirectorRobert J. RosenthalStarsScott BaioWillie AamesRobert MandanA high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsEddie MurphyDan AykroydRalph BellamyA snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsChevy ChaseBeverly D'AngeloImogene CocaThe Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsDan MonahanWyatt KnightMark HerrierThe naughty high schoolers of Angel Beach High now seek revenge on a group of KKK religious fanatics and corrupt politicians who want to shut down their Shakespeare production after they cast a Seminole transfer student in the lead.
- DirectorNoel BlackStarsPhoebe CatesBetsy RussellMatthew ModineChris from a girls' boarding school loves Jim from a nearby boys' boarding school. Jordan also wants Jim and plays dirty. Jim and two friends visit the girls' school posing as girls.
- DirectorBruce GowersStarsEddie MurphyJames ArgiroGus LoundermonEddie Murphy's raunchy, raucous stand-up comedy routine is captured for posterity on this tape.
- DirectorMichael PressmanStarsDan AykroydHoward HessemanDonna DixonA pimp on the run trusts his sex workers to a meek professor of literature, who accepts the challenge.
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsTom CruiseJackie Earle HaleyJohn StockwellSet in 1965, four rowdy teenage guys travel to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of partying when they are joined by a heartbroken housewife who is in town seeking a quick divorce.
- DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsDavid KnellSteve BassettPerry LangTwo sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There they have lots of fun in and out of the sun.