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Stiff Upper LipsStiff Upper Lips (2000)
Dir. Gary Sinyor
Feat. Prunella Scales, Sean Pertwee, Frank Finlay
Genuinely cheeky lampoon of the “Merchant–Ivory” costume–drama with Prunella Scales, Sean Pertwee, Frank Finlay and Peter…
Mafia!Mafia! (Jane Austen's Mafia) (1998)
Dir. Jim Abrahams
Feat. Lloyd Bridges, Christina Applegate, Olympia Dukakis
Ever the low–brow, dir. Jim Abrahams (NAKED GUN et al) delivers a fair quota of spoofing lowblows to the goodfella genre, assisted by a gang of…
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)
Dir. John Henderson
Feat. Rik Mayall, Jane Horrocks
Rik Mayall delivers one of his oily variations in what is only his second feature. As a jaded music manager he decides to have his…
Scream 2Scream 2 (1997)
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette
Neve Campbell and friends get revisited by another round of cell–phone threats, masked stalkers and spotty, self–referential…
High School HighHigh School High (1996)
Dir. Hart Bochner
Feat. Jon Lovitz, Louise Fletcher
THE NAKED GUN parody–squad punish the college delinquent genre (DANGEROUS MINDS, HIGHER LEARNING etc). Jokes mainly aim below the belt, and…
ScreamScream (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Neve Campbell, Drew Barrymore, Skeet Ulrich
The horror genre gets a long overdue (if tongue–in–cheek) revamp but you needn't be an aficionado to experience the thrill of this…
Spy HardSpy Hard (1996)
Dir. Rick Friedberg
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Charles Durning
Leslie Nielsen is back for another round of movie send–ups in what increasingly seems like an exhausted genre. A barrage of hits and misses…
Trigger HappyTrigger Happy (Mad Dog Time) (1996)
Dir. Larry Bishop
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Jeff Goldblum, Gabriel Byrne
Grinning mob–boss Richard Dreyfuss is fresh out of the asylum, gunning down wisecracking old friends and enemies alike. Old friends is indeed…
Day Today, The (TV Series)Day Today, The (TV Series) (1995)
Feat. Steve Coogan
Newscasting spoof with anchorman Christopher Morris (Chris Morris) and sportscaster Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) who could be mistaken for the real…
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While You're Drinking Juice in the HoodDon't Be a Menace to South Central While You're Drinking Juice in the Hood (1995)
Dir. Paris Barclay
Feat. Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans
Gleeful sendup of the 'hood–drama genre (Boyz in the Hood, Menace II Society etc.), resounds with the impact of juicy cheapshots hitting home,…

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