Funniest movie ever.

[TRRW#31]

The Austin ESPN affiliate is trying to determine what is the funniest movie ever. There are some nominations that have no chance of winning. So I was wondering what to me is that funniest movie ever. I would have to vote for "The History of the World, Part."

 

[bevo barry]

Haven't seen the list of nominees, but judging by how hard I laughed, my vote would be for a tie: There's Something About Mary and American Pie.

 

[OldHippie]

One that I remember being very funny was Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

 

[Bevo Incognito]

The Big Lebowski, when you see it the second time.

 

[Rex Kramer]

1. Caddy Shack
2. Vacation
3. Wedding Crashers
4. Christmas Vacation
5. Weird Science

 

[RomaVicta]

Dr. Strangelove
Life of Brian
Big Lebowski

Off the top of my head.

 

[Texanne]

Sleeper.

 

[J.R.69]

It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

 

[YoLaDu]

Sophie's Choice
Dancer in the Dark
21 Grams
Requiem for a Dream
Leaving Las Vegas

my top 5. Hilarious.

 

[90 Grad]

Need a clarification:

Funniest movie ever the first time you saw it?
or
Funniest movie ever that stands the test of time?

First time I would have to go with Porky's
Test of time has to be Caddyshack

 

[PFD]

Smokey and the Bandit needs to be included in this conversation.

 

[huisache]

anything by Chaplin or Buster Keaton but judging by the entries so far, nobody has seen them.

America has the greatest treasure trove of films in the world and most Americans haven't seen anything made before their birth.

And most seem to like fart and **** jokes a lot. Classy stuff.

 

[Number_6]

Hard to narrow it down to a few, but my top 2 would be:

Blazing Saddles
Airplane

Hon Mention:
Stripes
Kentucky Fried Movie

 

[Rex Kramer]

Can't believe I forgot Airplane. And it's Airplane! Definitely in Top 5 solely due to jive humor. I wonder if huisache would put jive humor (also prominently featured in Vacation) in the same category as fart and **** jokes.

 

[Crockett]

1. Ghostbusters. It's not as funny on video or without the surprises. But Bill Murray doing the ESP test with electrical shocks and the evil-eyed marshmallow man were inspired genius.
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
3. Life of Brian (Pontius Pilate scene left me in helpless laughter)
4.Shrek
5. Naked Gun

 

[The Eyes of Texas]

Young Frankenstein

 

[mcbrett]

Airplane, Dumb & Dumber, Caddy Shack, Something about Mary, Hangover

 

[CanaTigers]

Blazing Saddles, Caddyshack, The Holy Grail, Anchorman and The Hangover got the hardest laughs from me.

 

[smwhorn]

Animal House.

 

[Michtex]

A Fish Called Wanda

 

[ProdigalHorn]

This is Spinal Tap.

 

[Bluepies]

People keep saying "Caddyshack." Do all of you play golf? Is it funnier if you're a golfer? I spent an hour and a half thinking "Well maybe all the funny parts are at the end," and then the movie was over.

 

[NickDanger]

The golf part is fairly irrelevant to golfers.

 

[ADMIRALSTOCKDALE]

the original "inlaws" with peter falk has always been a fave (and i'm 36).
as good as it gets was pretty damn funny, though obviously a whole different type of comedy from what's been posted so far.
the 3 amigos
fletch

 

[Rex Kramer]

In reply to:

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[Chest Rockwell]

(In no particular order)

Caddyshack
Animal House
Dr. Strangelove
Young Frankenstein
Stripes

Others receiving votes: Vacation, Blues Brothers, Monty Python & Holy Grail, Used Cars, Blazing Saddles, 1941, Dumb & Dumber

 

[71grad]

Up for consideration:

Some Like It Hot
A Fish Called Wanda
Mel Brooks at his best with: Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Marx Brothers: Animal Crackers and A Night At The Opera

 

[NickDanger]

I have to set this up a little. I carried no particular title, just all the water for a boy scout patrol of 9. Troop was more like 150 boys. One of the merit badges they had to earn to make Eagle Scout (and all 9 did) was called Citizenship in the Community. We had gone on a "campout" at a pretty posh place in Horseshoe Bay. Hey, they really did campout. Anyway, we had a great time with water toys, but also spent a LOT of time on the aforementioned badge. Bored the **** out of the boys. After dinner they were made to clean up and there was much grumbling. Once they were done, I informed them that the last requirement for the badge was that they had to watch a movie that demonstrated the concept of citizenship in a community (that was an actual requirement at the time - I don't know about now). They bitched and gritched and groaned and moaned. I kinda set it up as a real bummer, but a requirement. Even the other dads had no clue what I was up to. And then, when I started the movie on a large outdoor screen, you heard the crack of a whip and heard "He RODE a blazing saddle, he WORE a shining star..." and I was a rock star. They never bitched at me again in the next several years.

Did I mention that they ALL made Eagle Scout?

 

[Lone Star]

This is Spinal Tap

Nice call Prodigal.

 

[Statalyzer]

The Great Race.