List of comedy films of the 1980s

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A list of comedy film s released in the 1980s.

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
1980
9 to 5 Colin Higgins Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Dabney Coleman United States
Airplane! Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Robert Stack, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lorna Patterson, Lloyd Bridges, Ethel Merman United StatesA spoof of disaster films
Any Which Way You Can Buddy Van Horn Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith, Harry Guardino, Ruth Gordon, Barry Corbin United States
The Blues Brothers John Landis John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Carrie Fisher, Aretha Franklin, Henry Gibson, John Candy United StatesMusical-Comedy
Caddyshack Harold Ramis Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Murray, Sarah Holcomb, Scott Colomby, Cindy Morgan, Dan Resin, Henry Wilcoxon, Elaine Aiken, Albert Salmi, Ann Ryerson, Brian Doyle-Murray, Hamilton Mitchell United States
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie Tommy Chong Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Evelyn Guerrero, Paul Reubens, Betty Kennedy, Sy Kramer, Rikki Marin, Edie McClurg, Bob McClurg, Michael Winslow United States
Fatso Anne Bancroft Dom DeLuise, Candice Azzara, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey, David Comfort, Bob Curtis, Richard Karron, Michael Lombard, Ralph Manza United States
First Family Buck Henry Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Gilda Radner, Richard Benjamin, Bob Dishy, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Rip Torn, Austin Pendleton United States
Gilda Live Mike Nichols Gilda Radner United States
The Gods Must Be Crazy Jamie Uys Nǃxau ǂToma, Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers, Nic de Jager, Michael Thys, Louw Verwey, Ken Gampu Simon Sabela, Paddy O'Byrne United States
Gorp Joseph Ruben Michael Lembeck, Dennis Quaid, Fran Drescher, Rosanna Arquette, Philip Casnoff, Lisa Shure, David Huddleston, Robert Trebor, Lou Wagner United States
Herbie Goes Bananas Vincent McEveety Cloris Leachman, Charles Martin Smith, Stephan W. Burns, John Vernon, Elyssa Davalos, Joaquin Garay III, Harvey Korman United States
Hero at Large Martin Davidson John Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convy, Kevin McCarthy, Harry Bellaver, Anita Dangler, Jane Hallaren, Leonard Harris, Rick PodellUnited States
The Hollywood Knights Floyd Mutrux Robert Wuhl, Tony Danza, Fran Drescher, Leigh French, Glenn Withrow, Randy Gornel, Gary Graham, Sandy Helberg, James Jeter, Stuart Pankin, P.R. Paul, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gailard Sartain United States
Hopscotch Ronald Neame Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston, Herbert Lom, Ned Beatty, David Matthau, George Baker United States
How to Beat the High Cost of Living Robert Scheerer Susan Saint James, Jane Curtin, Jessica Lange, Dabney Coleman United States
In God We Trust Vincent McEveety Cloris Leachman, Charles Martin Smith, Stephan W. Burns, John Vernon, Elyssa Davalos, Joaquin Garay III, Harvey Korman United States
The Last Married Couple in America Vincent McEveety Cloris Leachman, Charles Martin Smith, Stephan W. Burns, John Vernon, Elyssa Davalos, Joaquin Garay III, Harvey Korman United States
Melvin and Howard Jonathan Demme Paul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen, Pamela Reed, Jason Robards United StatesComedy-drama
Midnight Madness Michael Nankin David Naughton, Debra Clinger, Eddie Deezen, Brad Wilkin, Maggie Roswell, Stephen Furst United States
Oh, God! Book II Gilbert Cates George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney, Louanne Sirota, John Louie, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Conrad Janis, Hans Conried United States
Oh! Heavenly Dog Joe Camp Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, Omar Sharif, Robert Morley, Stuart Germain, Alan Sues, John Stride United StatesFantasy Comedy
Popeye Robert Altman Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul L. Smith, Paul Dooley, Richard Libertini, Ray Walston, Wesley Ivan HurtUnited States
Private Benjamin Howard Zieff Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker, Barbara Barrie, Mary Kay Place, Harry Dean Stanton, Albert Brooks, Richard Herd United States
The Private Eyes Lang Elliott Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Trisha Noble United States
Seems Like Old Times Jay Sandrich Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Charles Grodin, Robert Guillaume, Yvonne Wilder, Harold Gould United States
Serial Bill Persky Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Jennifer McAllister, Sally Kellerman, Bill Macy, Pamela Bellwood, Peter Bonerz, Christopher Lee United States
Smokey and the Bandit II Hal Needham Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Dom Deluise, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick United States
Stardust Memories Woody Allen Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper, Marie-Christine Barrault, Tony Roberts United States
Stir Crazy Sidney Poitier Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams, Miguel Ángel Suárez, Craig T. Nelson, Barry Corbin, Charles Weldon, Nicolas Coster, Joel Brooks United States
Used Cars Robert Zemeckis Kurt Russell, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae, Deborah Harmon, Joe Flaherty, David L. Lander, Michael McKean, Harry Northup, Woodrow Parfrey, Michael Talbott United States
Up the Academy Robert Downey Sr. Wendell Brown, Tommy Citera, Ron Leibman, Harry Teinowitz, Hutch Parker, Ralph Macchio, Tom Poston, King Coleman United States
Where the Buffalo Roam Art Linson Bill Murray, Peter Boyle, Bruno Kirby, René Auberjonois, R.G. Armstrong, Mark Metcalf United States
Wholly Moses! Gary Weis Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, James Coco, Paul Sand, Jack Gilford, Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, David L. Lander, Richard Pryor, John Ritter United States
1981
...All the Marbles Robert Aldrich Peter Falk, Vicki Frederick, Laurene Landon, Burt Young, Tracy Reed, John Hancock, Faith Minton, Chick Hearn United StatesComedy-Drama
All Night Long Jean-Claude Tramont Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Dobson United StatesRomantic Comedy
Arthur Steve Gordon Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry, Stephen Elliott, Ted Ross, Barney Martin, Thomas Barbour, Peter Evans, Anne De Salvo United States
Buddy Buddy Billy Wilder Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski, Dana Elcar, Miles Chapin, Michael Ensign, Ben Lessy, Fil Formicola, C.J. HuntUnited States
Bustin' Loose Oz Scott Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Robert Christian, Alphonso Alexander, Kia Cooper, Edwin de Leon, Jimmy Hughes, Edwin Kinter, Tami Luchow, Angel Ramirez, Janet Wong, Nick Dimitri, Morgan RobertsUnited States
The Cannonball Run Hal Needham Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Farr, Terry Bradshaw, Mel Tillis, Jackie Chan United StatesAction-Comedy
Carbon Copy Michael Schultz George Segal, Denzel Washington, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden, Dick Martin, Paul Winfield, Macon McCalman United States
Caveman Carl Gottlieb Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, John Matuszak, Avery Schreiber, Jack Gilford, Ed Greenberg, Cork Hubbert United States
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash David Lowell Rich Alan Arkin, Carol Burnett, Jack Warden, Ruth Buzzi, Adam Arkin, Danny Aiello, Danny Glover, Sid Haig United States
Continental Divide Michael Apted John Belushi, Blair Brown United StatesComedy-Drama
The Devil and Max Devlin Steven Hilliard Stern Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Susan Anspach, Adam Rich, Julie Budd, Sonny Shroyer, David Knell, Chuck Shamata United StatesFantasy-Comedy
Dirty Tricks Alvin Rakoff Elliott Gould, Kate Jackson, Rich Little, Arthur Hill, John Juliani, Alberta Watson, Mavor Moore, Nicholas Campbell, Michael McNamara, Martin McNamara, Cindy GirlingUnited States
First Monday in October Ronald Neame Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes, Jan Sterling, James Stephens, Joshua Bryant United StatesComedy-Drama
Four Friends Arthur Penn Craig Wasson, Jodi Thelen, Michael Huddleston, Jim Metzler United StatesComedy-Drama
The Four Seasons Alan Alda Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Rita Moreno, Jack Weston, Bess Armstrong United StatesComedy-Drama
Full Moon High Larry Cohen Adam Arkin, Ed McMahon, Roz Kelly, Joanne Nail, Bill Kirchenbauer, Kenneth Mars United StatesHorror Comedy
Going Ape! Jeremy Joe Kronsberg Tony Danza, Danny DeVito, Jessica Walter, Art Metrano, Frank Sivero, Rick Hurst, Howard Mann, Joseph Maher United States
The Great Muppet Caper Jim Henson Jim Henson, Frank Oz Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Steve Whitmire, Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg, John Cleese, Robert Morley, Jack Warden United States
Hardly Working Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis, Susan Oliver, Roger C. Carmel, Harold J. Stone, Steve Franken, Buddy Lester, Leonard Stone United States
Heartbeeps Allan Arkush Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Kenneth McMillan, Christopher Guest, Melanie Mayron United StatesSci-fi Comedy
History of the World, Part I Mel Brooks Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Gregory Hines, Pamela Stephenson, Spike Milligan, Shecky Greene, Sid Caesar, Mary-Margaret Humes, Orson Welles, Hugh Hefner United States
The Incredible Shrinking Woman Joel Schumacher Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, Elizabeth Wilson, Mark Blankfield, John Glover United States
Modern Problems Ken Shapiro Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, Mary Kay Place, Brian Doyle-Murray, Nell Carter, Dabney Coleman United States
Modern Romance Albert Brooks Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby, James L. Brooks, Jane Hallaren United StatesRomance Comedy
Neighbors John G. Avildsen John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cathy Moriarty, Kathryn Walker, Lauren-Marie Taylor United States
Nice Dreams Tommy Chong Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Stacy Keach, Peter Jason, Tim Rossovich, Paul Reubens, Evelyn Guerrero, Timothy Leary United States
Only When I Laugh Glenn Jordan Marsha Mason, Kristy McNichol, James Coco, Joan Hackett, David Dukes United StatesComedy-Drama
On the Right Track Lee Philips Gary Coleman, Maureen Stapleton, Norman Fell, Michael Lembeck, Lisa Eilbacher, Bill Russell, Herb Edelman, Nathan Davis United States
Paternity David Steinberg Burt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Norman Fell, Paul Dooley, Elizabeth Ashley, Lauren Hutton, Juanita Moore, Peter Billingsley United States
Polyester John Waters Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, David Samson, Mary Garlington, Ken King, Mink Stole United States
Porky's Bob Clark Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight, Cyril O'Reilly, Roger Wilson, Tony Ganios, Scott Colomby, Chuck Mitchell, Kaki Hunter, Nancy Parsons, Alex Karras, Susan Clark, Nancy Parsons, Kim Cattrall United States
Private Lessons Alan Myerson Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, Patrick Piccininni, Ed Begley Jr., Pamela Bryant, Meridith Baer United States
Shock Treatment Jim Sharman Jessica Harper, Cliff DeYoung, Patricia Quinn, Richard O'Brien, Charles Gray, Little Nell United StatesMusical-Comedy
S.O.B. Blake Edwards Julie Andrews, William Holden, Richard Mulligan, Stuart Margolin, Larry Hagman, Robert Vaughn, Marisa Berenson, Robert Webber, Shelley Winters, Robert Preston United States
So Fine Andrew Bergman Ryan O'Neal, Jack Warden, Mariangela Melato, Richard Kiel, Fred Gwynne, Mike Kellin, David Rounds United States
Stripes Ivan Reitman Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, John Candy, John Laroquette, Judge Reinhold United States
Student Bodies Mickey Rose Kristen Riter, Matt Goldsby, G. Chambers, Joe Flood, Joe Talarowski, Mimi Weddell, Dario Jones, Carl Jacobs, Peggy Cooper, Janice E. O'Malley, Kevin MannisUnited StatesHorror Comedy
They All Laughed Peter Bogdanovich Ben Gazzara, Audrey Hepburn, John Ritter, Colleen Camp, Patti Hansen., Dorothy Stratten, George Morfogen, Blaine Novak, Sean Hepburn Ferrer United StatesRomantic Comedy
Under the Rainbow Steve Rash Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, Joseph Maher, Robert Donner, Billy Barty United States
Waitress! Lloyd Kaufman Carol Drake, Jim Harris, Carol Bevar, Renata Majer, Hunt Block United States
1982
48 Hrs. Walter Hill Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly United StatesAction-Comedy
A Little Sex Bruce Paltrow Tim Matheson, Kate Capshaw, Edward Herrmann, John Glover, Joan Copeland, Susanna Dalton United States
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy Woody Allen Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, José Ferrer, Julie Hagerty, Tony Roberts, Mary Steenburgen, Adam Redfield, Moishe Rosenfeld, Timothy Jenkins, Michael Higgins United States
Airplane II: The Sequel Ken Finkleman Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett United States
Author! Author! Arthur Hiller Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld, Alan King, Bob Dishy, Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, Eric Gurry United States
Best Friends Norman Jewison Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Tandy, Barnard Hughes, Audra Lindley, Keenan Wynn, Ron Silver United StatesRomance Comedy
Cannery Row Walter Hill Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Audra Lindley, John HustonUnited StatesComedy-Drama
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Robert Altman Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black, Sudie Bond, Mark Patton, Kathy Bates United StatesComedy-Drama
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Carl Reiner Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, George Gaynes, Reni Santoni, Adrian RicardUnited StatesMystery Comedy
Deathtrap Sidney Lumet Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon, Irene Worth, Henry Jones, Joe Silver United States
Diner Barry Levinson Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Timothy Daly, Ellen Barkin United StatesComedy-Drama
Eating Raoul Paul Bartel Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, Robert Beltran, Ed Begley Jr., Buck Henry, Richard Paul, Susan SaigerUnited States
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Amy Heckerling Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Brian Backer, Robert Romanus, Ray Walston, Forest Whitaker, Nicolas Cage United States
Grease 2 Patricia Birch Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Adrian Zmed, Lorna Luft, Didi Conn, Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, Dody Goodman, Tab Hunter United StatesMusical-Comedy
Hanky Panky Sidney Poitier Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Kathleen Quinlan, Richard Widmark, Robert Prosky, Josef Sommer, Jay O. Sanders, Pat Corley United States
Human Highway Neil YoungRussell Tamblyn, Dean Stockwell, Devo, Neil Young, Dennis Hopper, Sally Kirkland, Geraldine Baron, Charlotte Stewart United States
It Came from Hollywood Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Gilda Radner United States
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again Jerry Belson Mark Blankfield, Bess Armstrong, Krista Errickson, Tim Thomerson, Michael McGuire United States
Jimmy the Kid Gary Nelson Gary Coleman, Paul Le Mat, Ruth Gordon, Dee Wallace, Walter Olkewicz, Don Adams United States
Jinxed! Don Siegel Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip Torn, Val Avery, Jack Elam, Benson Fong United States
Kiss Me Goodbye Robert Mulligan Sally Field, James Caan, Jeff Bridges, Paul Dooley, Claire Trevor, Stephen Elliott United StatesRomantic Comedy
The Last American Virgin Boaz Davidson Lawrence Monoson, Diane Franklin, Steve Antin, Joe Rubbo, Louisa Moritz, Brian Peck, Kimmy Robertson United States
Lookin' to Get Out Hal Ashby Jon Voight, Ann-Margret, Burt Young, Jude Ferrese, Allen Keller, Bert Remsen, Richard Bradford United States
My Favorite Year Richard Benjamin Peter O'Toole, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna, Mark Linn-Baker, Bill Macy, Adolph Green United States
National Lampoon's Movie Madness Bob Giraldi, Henry Jaglom Robby Benson, Richard Widmark, Diane Lane, Candy Clark, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Riegert, Ann Dusenberry United States
Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures Herbert Ross Dinah Manoff, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Lance Guest, Larry Barton, Dan Butler United StatesComedy-Drama
Night Shift Ron Howard Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Gina Hecht, Pat Corley, Bobby Di Cicco United States
Pandemonium Gary Nelson Tom Smothers, Carol Kane, Judge Reinhold, Debralee Scott, Candice Azzara, Paul Reubens United States
Partners James Burrows Ryan O'Neal, John Hurt, Kenneth McMillan, Robyn Douglass, Jay Robinson, Denise GalikUnited States
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip Joe Layton Richard Pryor United States
Six Pack Daniel Petrie Kenny Rogers, Diane Lane, Erin Gray, Barry Corbin, Terry Kiser Bob HannahUnited StatesComedy-Drama
Some Kind of Hero Michael Pressman Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey, Ronny Cox, Sandy Ward, Lynne Moody United States
Soup for One Jonathan Kaufer Saul Rubinek, Marcia Strassman, Gerrit Graham, Richard Libertini, Andrea Martin, Lewis J. Stadlen United States
Summer Lovers Randal Kleiser Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valérie Quennessen, Barbara Rush, Carole Cook United StatesComedy-Drama
Tempest Paul Mazursky John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Vittorio Gassman, Raúl Juliá, Molly Ringwald United StatesComedy-Drama
They Call Me Bruce? Elliot Hong Johnny Yune, Margaux Hemingway, Raf Mauro, Pam Huntington, Martin Azarow, Tony Brande, Bill Capizzi, Harvey Vernon United StatesAction-Comedy
Things Are Tough All Over Thomas K. Avildsen Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Evelyn Guerrero, John Steadman, George Wallace, Rip Taylor United States
Tootsie Sydney Pollack Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning United States
The Toy Richard Donner Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ned Beatty United States
Trail of the Pink Panther Blake Edwards Joanna Lumley, Herbert Lom, Richard Mulligan, André Maranne, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Burt Kwouk, Harvey Korman United States
Victor/Victoria Blake Edwards Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras United StatesMusical-Comedy
The World According to Garp George Roy Hill Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Peter Michael Goetz, Mark Soper United StatesComedy-Drama
Wrong Is Right Richard Brooks Sean Connery, Robert Conrad, George Grizzard, Hardy Krüger, Ron Moody, Leslie Nielsen, Katharine Ross, John Saxon, Henry Silva, G. D. Spradlin, Robert Webber United StatesComedy-Thriller
Yes, Giorgio Franklin J. Schaffner Luciano Pavarotti, Kathryn Harrold, Eddie Albert, Paola Borboni, James Hong, Beulah Quo United StatesMusical-Comedy
Zapped! Robert J. Rosenthal Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Felice Schachter, Heather Thomas, Robert Mandan, Greg Bradford, Scatman Crothers United States
1983
A Christmas Story Bob Clark Peter Billingsley, Jean Shepherd, Ian Petrella, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin United States
Baby It's You John Sayles Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Joanna Merlin, Jack Davidson, Liane Curtis United StatesComedy-Drama
The Big Chill Buddy Van Horn Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, JoBeth Williams, Don Galloway United StatesComedy-Drama
Bill Cosby: Himself Bill Cosby Bill Cosby United States
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? Henry Jaglom Karen Black, Michael Emil, Michael Margotta, Frances Fisher United States
Class Lewis John Carlino Rob Lowe, Jacqueline Bisset, Andrew McCarthy, Cliff Robertson, John Cusack, Rodney PearsonUnited States
Cracking Up Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis, Herb Edelman, Zane Buzby, Milton Berle, Foster Brooks, Dick Butkus, Sammy Davis Jr., Buddy Lester United States
Curse of the Pink Panther Blake Edwards David Niven, Robert Wagner, Herbert Lom, Joanna Lumley, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Harvey Korman, Ted Wass United States
D.C. Cab Joel Schumacher Max Gail, Mr. T, Gary Busey, José Pérez, Paul Rodriguez, Adam Baldwin, Charlie Barnett, Anne De Salvo, Bill Maher United States
Deal of the Century William Friedkin Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Gregory Hines, Vince Edwards, Wallace Shawn, Richard Libertini United States
Doctor Detroit Michael Pressman Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, George Furth, James Brown, T. K. Carter, Donna Dixon, Fran Drescher, Lydia Lei, Lynn Whitfield United States
Easy Money James Signorelli Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Candy Azzara, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey Jones, Taylor Negron, Tom Noonan, Val Avery, Tom Ewell United States
Get Crazy Allan Arkush Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, Ed Begley Jr., Stacey Nelkin United States
Going Berserk David Steinberg John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Alley Mills, Pat Hingle, Ann Bronston, Elizabeth Kerr, Richard Libertini, Dixie Carter, Kurtwood Smith, Ronald E. House, Ernie Hudson United States, Canada
The King of Comedy Martin Scorsese Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Diahnne Abbott, Shelley Hack, Margo Winkler United States
Local Hero Bill Forsyth Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, Burt Lancaster, Norman Chancer, Peter Capaldi United States
Losin' It Curtis Hanson Tom Cruise, Shelley Long, Jackie Earle Haley, John Stockwell, John P. Navin, Jr., Henry Darrow United States
Lovesick Marshall Brickman Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, John Huston, Alec Guinness, Wallace Shawn, Ron Silver, John Huston, Christine Baranski United StatesRomantic Comedy
The Man Who Loved Women Blake Edwards Burt Reynolds, Julie Andrews, Kim Basinger, Marilu Henner, Cynthia Sikes, Jennifer Edwards, Sela Ward, Denise Crosby, Ellen Bauer, Tracy Vaccaro, Barry Corbin United States
The Man Who Wasn't There Bruce Malmuth Steve Guttenberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Art Hindle, Morgan Hart, Lisa Langlois, William Forsythe, Bruce Malmuth United States
The Man with Two Brains Carl Reiner Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, Sissy Spacek, David Warner Paul Benedict, George Furth, Peter Hobbs, Earl Boen United States
Max Dugan Returns Herbert Ross Marsha Mason, Donald Sutherland, Matthew Broderick, Dody Goodman United StatesComedy-Drama
Mr. Mom Stan Dragoti Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Taliesin Jaffe, Frederick Koehler, Martin Mull, Christopher Lloyd United States
My Tutor George Bowers Caren Kaye, Matt Lattanzi, Kevin McCarthy, Bruce Bauer, Clark Brandon, Arlene Golonka, Crispin Glover United States
National Lampoon's Vacation Harold Ramis Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy United States
Porky's II: The Next Day Bob Clark Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Roger Wilson, Cyril O'Reilly, Tony Ganios, Kaki Hunter, Scott Colomby, Nancy Parsons United States
Private School Jay Sandrich Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Matthew Modine, Michael Zorek, Ray Walston, Sylvia Kristel United States
Reuben, Reuben Robert Ellis Miller Tom Conti, Kelly McGillis United StatesComedy-Drama
Richard Pryor: Here and Now Richard Pryor Richard Pryor United States
Risky Business Paul Brickman Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano, Nicholas Pryor, Janet Carroll, Richard Masur, Bronson Pinchot United States
Romantic Comedy Arthur Hiller Dudley Moore, Mary Steenburgen, Frances Sternhagen, Janet Eilber Robyn Douglass, Ron Leibman United StatesRomantic Comedy
Screwballs Rafal Zielinski Peter Keleghan, Lynda Speciale, Linda Shayne, Kent DeutersCanada
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 Dick Lowry Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, Mike Henry, Colleen Camp United States
Spring Break Sean S. Cunningham David Knell, Perry Lang, Paul Land, Steve BassettUnited States
Still Smokin Tommy Chong Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Hans Man in 't VeldUnited States
The Sting II Jeremy Paul Kagan Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Ron Rifkin, John Hancock, Teri Garr, Oliver Reed United States
Strange Brew Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Lynne Griffin Canada
Stroker Ace Burt Reynolds, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors, Parker Stevenson, Loni Anderson, John Byner United StatesAction-Comedy
The Survivors Michael Ritchie Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright, Kristen Vigard, Annie McEnroe, John Goodman United States
To Be or Not to Be Alan Johnson Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, José Ferrer, George Gaynes, Christopher Lloyd, George WynerUnited States
Trading Places John Landis Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jim Belushi United States
Trenchcoat Michael Tuchner Margot Kidder, Robert Hays, David Suchet, Gila von Weitershausen, Ronald Lacey, John Justin United StatesAction Comedy
Two of a Kind John Herzfeld John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John Oliver Reed, Scatman Crothers, Charles Durning United StatesComedy-Drama
Valley Girl Martha Coolidge Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Cameron Dye, Michelle Meyrink, Lee Purcell, Richard Sanders, Colleen Camp United StatesRomantic Comedy
Yellowbeard Mel Damski Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Peter Cook, Marty Feldman, Martin Hewitt, Michael Hordern, Eric Idle, Madeline Kahn, James Mason, John Cleese United States
Zelig Woody Allen Woody Allen, Mia Farrow United States
1984
Beverly Hills Cop Martin Brest Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff, Bronson Pinchot United StatesAction Comedy
Broadway Danny Rose Woody Allen Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Gerald Schoenfeld, Craig Vandenburgh, Herb Reynolds, Sandy Baron, Corbett Monica, Jackie Gayle, Morty Gunty, Will Jordan, Howard Storm, Gloria Parker United States
Ghostbusters Ivan Reitman Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, William Atherton, David Margulies, Steven Tash, Jennifer Runyon, Slavitza Jovan, Michael Ensign, Alice Drummond, Jordan Charney United States
The Muppets Take Manhattan Frank Oz Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Art Carney, James Coco, Dabney Coleman, Linda Lavin, Joan Rivers, Gregory Hines United States
Police Academy Hugh Wilson Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, George Gaynes, G. W. Bailey, Leslie Easterbrook, Donovan Scott, Andrew Rubin, David Graf, Bruce Mahler, Marion Ramsey, Brant von Hoffman, Scott Thomson United States
Repo Man Alex Cox Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Tracey Walter United StatesSci-fi Comedy
Revenge of the Nerds Jeff Kanew Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, Julia Montgomery, Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese, Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, Brian Tochi, Michelle Meyrink, Matt Salinger, Donald Gibb, James Cromwell, David Wohl, John Goodman, Bernie Casey United States
Romancing the Stone Robert Zemeckis Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman, Alfonso Arau, Manuel Ojeda United States
Sixteen Candles John Hughes Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Carlin Glynn, Blanche Baker, Justin Henry, Haviland Morris, Gedde Watanabe, Paul Dooley United States
Splash Ron Howard Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene Levy United StatesFantasy Comedy
This is Spinal Tap Rob Reiner Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner United States
Top Secret! Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Omar Sharif, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough United States
1985
After Hours Martin Scorsese Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Teri Garr, Linda Fiorentino, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, Bronson Pinchot, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong United States
Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo, Frances Lee McCain, James Tolkan, J. J. Cohen, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, Harry Waters, Jr. United StatesSc-fi Comedy
Clue Jonathan Lynn Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Brennan, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, Colleen Camp, Michael McKean United StatesMystery Comedy
Fletch Michael Ritchie Chevy Chase, Tim Matheson, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Richard Libertini, M. Emmet Walsh, George Wendt, Kenneth Mars, Geena Davis, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar United States
The Goonies Richard Donner Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Ke Huy Quan, John Mutuszak, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano, Anne Ramsey, Lupe Ontiveros, Mary Ellen Trainor, Keith Walker, Curtis Hanson United States
The Jewel of the Nile Lewis Teague Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Spiros Focás, Avner Eisenberg, Hamid Fillali, Daniel Peacock, Holland Taylor, Guy Cuevas, The Flying Karamazov Brothers United States
Lost in America Albert Brooks Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Michael Greene, Tom Tarpey, Garry Marshall United States
Once Bitten Howard Storm Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, Cleavon Little United StatesHorror Comedy
Pee-wee's Big Adventure Tim Burton Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen, Irving Hellman, Monte Landis, Damon Martin, David Glasser, Gregory Brown, Mark Everett, Daryl Roach, Bill Cable, Peter Looney, Starletta DuPois United States
The Purple Rose of Cairo Woody Allen Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Edward Herrmann, John Wood, Deborah Rush, Zoe Caldwell, Dianne Wiest, Paul Herman, Van Johnson United StatesFantasy Comedy
Summer Rental Carl Reiner John Candy, Karen Austin, Kerri Green, Joey Lawrence, Rip Torn, Richard Crenna United States
Teen Wolf Rod Daniel Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Scott Paulin, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Levine, Jay Tarses United States
Weird Science John Hughes Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton United StatesSci-fi Fantasy Comedy
1986
Back to School Alan Metter Rodney Dangerfield, Burt Young, Sally Kellerman, Keith Gordon, Adrienne Barbeau, Robert Downey Jr. Sam Kinison, Ned Beatty United States
Crocodile Dundee Peter Faiman Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Blum, David Gulpilil, Michael Lombard, John Meillon, Reginald VelJohnson, Terry Gill, Steve Rackman, Gerry Skilton, Caitlin Clarke United States
Down and Out in Beverly Hills Paul Mazursky Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss, Elizabeth Peña, Little Richard, Evan Richards, Tracy Nelson, Felton Perry United States
Ferris Bueller's Day Off John Hughes Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, Cindy Pickett, Lyman Ward,United States
The Golden Child Michael Ritchie Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis, Victor Wong, J. L. Reate, Randall "Tex" Cobb, James Hong, Tiger Chung Lee United StatesFantasy Comedy
Hannah and Her Sisters Woody Allen Mia Farrow, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Hershey, Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Lloyd Nolan, Maureen O'Sullivan, Daniel Stern, Max Von Sydow, Dianne Wiest United StatesComedy-Drama
Little Shop of Horrors Frank Oz Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, Vincent Gardenia, Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks, Tisha Campbell, Steve Martin, Jim Belushi, Bill Murray, John Candy United StatesMusical-Comedy
Lucas David Seltzer Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Charlie Sheen, Winona Ryder, Ciro Poppiti, Tom Hodges, Guy Boyd United StatesComedy-Drama
Peggy Sue Got Married Francis Ford Coppola Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks, Joan Allen, Kevin J. O'Connor, Lisa Jane Persky, Jim Carrey United StatesComedy-Drama
Ruthless People Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Bill Pullman, Art Evans United States
Short Circuit John Badham Tim Blaney, Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G. W. Bailey United StatesSci-fi Comedy
Something Wild Jonathan Demme Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta, Margaret Colin, Tracey Walter, Dana Preu, Jack Gilpin United States
Three Amigos John Landis Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Alfonso Arau, Tony Plana, Patrice Martinez, Joe Mantegna, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, Tino Insana United StatesWestern Comedy
Wildcats Michael Ritchie Goldie Hawn, James Keach, Swoosie Kurtz, Nipsey Russell, Bruce McGill, Emmet Walsh, Mykelti Williamson, Nick Corri, Robyn Lively, Brandy Gold, George Wyner, Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Bruce French, Jan Hooks, Tab Thacker United States
Wise Guys Brian De Palma Joe Piscopo, Danny DeVito, Harvey Keitel, Ray Sharkey, Dan Hedaya, Lou Albano, Julie Bovasso, Patti LuPone, Antonia Rey, Mimi Cecchini, Matthew Kaye United States
1987
Adventures in Babysitting Chris Columbus Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Maia Brewton, Penelope Ann Miller, Bradley Whitford, Calvin Levels, George Newbern, John Chandler United States
Baby Boom Charles Shyer Diane Keaton, Harold Ramis, Sam Wanamaker, Sam Shepard, James Spader, Pat Hingle, Britt Leach United States
Beverly Hills Cop II Paul Mazursky Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Brigitte Nielsen, Jürgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox, Allen Garfield United StatesAction Comedy
Broadcast News James L. Brooks Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, William Hurt, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Peter Hackes, Christian Clemenson, Jack Nicholson United StatesComedy-Drama
Dragnet Tom Mankiewicz Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Harry Morgan, Alexandra Paul, Jack O'Halloran, Elizabeth Ashley, Dabney Coleman United States
Ernest Goes to Camp John Cherry Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, Scott Menville, Jacob Vargas, Danny Capri, Hakim Abdulsamad, Todd Loyd, Gailard Sartain, Daniel Butler John Vernon United States
Good Morning, Vietnam Barry Levinson Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Bruno Kirby, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana, Robert Wuhl United States
Harry and the Hendersons William Dear John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Kevin Peter Hall, Fred Newman, Lainie Kazan, Don Ameche United States
Hunk Lawrence Bassoff John Allen Nelson, Steve Levitt, James Coco, David KurtzUnited StatesA Faustian comedy
Ishtar Elaine May Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston, Fred Melamed, Tess Harper, Carol Kane United States
Leonard Part 6 Paul Weiland Bill Cosby, Tom Courtenay, Joe Don Baker, Moses Gunn, Gloria Foster, Pat ColbertUnited States
Overboard Garry Marshall Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Jeffrey Wiseman, Jared Rushton, Brian Price, Jamie Wild, Edward Herrmann, Katherine Helmond, Roddy McDowall United States
Planes, Trains and Automobiles John Hughes Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Olivia Burnette, Matthew Lawrence, Carol Bruce, George O. Petrie, Dylan Baker, Michael McKean United States
The Princess Bride Rob Reiner Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, Robin Wright, Peter Falk, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane United StatesFantasy Comedy
Raising Arizona Joel Coen Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, T.J. Kuhn, Jr. Trey Wilson, John Goodman, william Forsythe, Sam McMurray, Frances McDormand, Randall "Tex" Cobb United States
Roxanne Fred Schepisi Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Shelley Duvall, Rick Rossovich, Fred Willard, Michael J. Pollard, John Kapelos, Max Alexander United StatesRomantic Comedy
The Secret of My Success Herbert Ross Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow, Fred Gwynne, Gerry Bamman, Carol Ann Susi, Drew Snyder, Elizabeth Franz, Mercedes Ruehl, Bill Fagerbakke United States
Spaceballs Mel Brooks Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, John Candy, George Wyner, Joan Rivers, Dick Van Patten, Michael Winslow, Lorene Yarnell, John Hurt, Sal Viscuso, Ronny Graham, Jim J. Bullock, Leslie Bevis United StatesA parody of Star Wars
Stakeout John Badham Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Aidan Quinn, Madeleine Stowe, Forest Whitaker, Dan Lauria, Earl Billings, Ian Tracey, Jackson Davies, Don S. Davis United StatesAction Comedy
Three Men and a Baby Leonard Nimoy Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, Michelle and Lisa Blair, Margaret Colin, Celeste Holm, Nancy Travis, Alexandra Amini, Philip Bosco, Paul Guilfoyle, Earl Hindman, Barbara Budd United States
Throw Momma from the Train Danny DeVito Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Anne Ramsey, Kim Greist, Kate Mulgrew, Branford Marsalis, Rob Reiner United States
The Witches of Eastwick George Miller Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Jenkins, Carel Struycken United StatesFantasy Comedy
1988
A Fish Called Wanda Charles Crichton John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Maria Aitken, Tom Georgeson, Patricia Hayes United States, United Kingdom
Beetlejuice Tim Burton Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones, Robert Goulet, Dick Cavett, Annie McEnroe, Sylvia Sidney, Glenn Shadix, Patrice Martinez, Maree Cheatham United States
Big Penny Marshall Tom Hanks, David Moscow, Elizabeth Perkins, Jared Rushton, John Heard, Robert Loggia, Mercedes Ruehl, Jon Lovitz United StatesFantasy Comedy
Bull Durham Ron Shelton Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl, William O'Leary United States
Coming to America John Landis Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Louie Anderson, Samuel L. Jackson United States
Crocodile Dundee II John Cornell Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Hechter Ubarry, Juan Fernández de Alarcón, Charles S. Dutton United States
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Frank Oz Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris, Ian McDiarmid, Dana Ivey United States
Ernest Saves Christmas John Cherry Jim Varney, Douglas Seale, Noelle Parker, Oliver Clark, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge, Billie Bird, Robert Lesser, Buddy Douglas, Patty Maloney, Lindsey Alley United States
Funny Farm George Roy Hill Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith, Joseph Maher, Kevin O'Morrison, Jack Gilpin, Alice Drummond, Brad Sullivan, MacIntyre Dixon, Mike Starr, Glenn Plummer United States
Hairspray John Waters Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Jerry Stiller, Ric Ocasek, Pia Zadora United StatesMusical-Comedy
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Keenan Ivory Wayans Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Isaac Hayes, Jim Brown, Ja'net Dubois, Steve James, John Vernon, Dawnn Lewis, Kadeem Hardison, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans, Nadia Wayans, Chris Rock, Anne-Marie Johnson, Eve Plumb, Tony Cox United States
Midnight Run Martin Brest Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Foronjy United States
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! David Zucker Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Nancy Marchand, Jeannette Charles, Raye Birk United States
Scrooged Richard Donner Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, David Johansen, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum, Michael J. Pollard, Alfre Woodard United States
Short Circuit 2 Kenneth Johnson Tim Blaney, Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb, Jack Weston, David Hemblen, Dee McCaffertyUnited StatesSci-fi Comedy
Twins Ivan Reitman Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb, Bonnie Bartlett, Tony Jay United States
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Robert Zemeckis Bob Hoskins, Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Stubby Kaye, Joanna Cassidy, Alan Tilvern, Lou Hirsch, David Lander, Fred Newman, June Foray, Mel Blanc, Joe Alaskey, Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Tony Pope, Mae Questel United StatesFantasy Comedy
Working Girl Mike Nichols Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Philip Bosco, Zach Grenier, Nora Dunn, Oliver Platt, Kevin Spacey United StatesComedy-Drama
1989
Back to the Future Part II Robert Zemeckis Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan, Jeffrey Weissman, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, J.J. Cohen, Charles Fleischer, E. Casanova Evans, Jay Koch, Charles Gherardi, Ricky Dean Logan United StatesSci-fi Comedy
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Stephen Herek Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves, George Carlin, Terry Camilleri, Dan Shor, Tony Steedman, Rod Loomis, Al Leong, Jane Wiedlin United States
Crimes and Misdemeanors Woody Allen Alan Alda, Woody Allen, Martin Landau, Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston, Jerry Orbach United StatesComedy-Drama
The Fabulous Baker Boys Steve Kloves Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges United StatesComedy-Drama
Fletch Lives Michael Ritchie Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini, Cleavon Little United States
Ghostbusters II Ivan Reitman Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Peter MacNicol, Harris Yulin, David Margulies, Kurt Fuller, Janet Margolin, Cheech Marin United States
Heathers Michael Lehmann Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, Penelope Milford, Glenn Shadix United States
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Joe Johnston Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Amy O'Neill, Robert Oliveri, Matt Frewer, Kristine Sutherland, Thomas Wilson, Jared Rushton, Mark L. Taylor United StatesSci-fi Comedy
Look Who's Talking Amy Heckerling Kirstie Alley, Bruce Willis, John Travolta, Olympia Dukakis, George Segal, Abe Vigoda United States
Major League David S. Ward Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Wesley Snipes, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon, Rene Russo, Bob Uecker, Charles Cyphers, Chelcie Ross, Dennis Haysbert United States
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Jeremiah S. Chechik Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, Randy Quaid, John Randolph, Diane Ladd, E. G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, Miriam Flynn, Cody Burger, Ellen Hamilton, William Hickey, Mae Questel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brian Doyle-Murray United States
Parenthood Ron Howard Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest United StatesComedy-Drama
Say Anything... Cameron Crowe John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Amy Brooks, Pamela Segall, Jason Gould, Loren Dean, Glenn Walker Harris Jr., Polly Platt United StatesComedy-Drama
Steel Magnolias Herbert Ross Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Daryl Hannah, Tom Skerritt, Sam Shepard, Dylan McDermott, Kevin J. O'Connor United StatesComedy-Drama
Troop Beverly Hills Jeff Kanew Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Stephanie Beacham, Audra Lindley, Edd Byrnes, Ami Foster, Carla Gugino, Kellie Martin, Emily Schulman, Tasha Scott, Jenny Lewis, David Gautreaux, Tori Spelling United States
Turner & Hooch Roger Spottiswoode Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, Reginald VelJohnson, Scott Paulin, J. C. Quinn, John McIntire, David Knell, Ebbe Roe Smith United States
UHF Jay Levey "Weird Al" Yankovic, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards, Fran Drescher, David Bowe, Victoria Jackson United States
Uncle Buck John Hughes John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann, Macaulay Culkin, Amy Madigan, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M. Brown, Laurie Metcalf, Jay Underwood United States
The War of the Roses Danny DeVito Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Dan Castellaneta, Marianne Sägebrecht, Sean Astin, G. D. Spradlin, Peter Donat United States
Weekend at Bernie's Ted Kotcheff Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Terry Kiser, Catherine Mary Stewart, Don Calfa United States
When Harry Met Sally... Rob Reiner Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby, Steven Ford, Lisa Jane Persky, Michelle Nicastro United StatesRomantic Comedy

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References

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  2. Lethal Weapon (1987) – Richard Donner | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie
  3. Frightmare (1983) – Norman Thaddeus Vane | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie
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  7. Evil Laugh (1988) – Dominick Brascia | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie
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  10. TerrorVision (1986) – Ted Nicolaou | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie
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