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Subgenre Sampler

 
Big BusinessBig Business (1988)
Dir. Jim Abrahams
Feat. Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward
Midler and Tomlin play sets of identical twins in this mixed–identity farce.
Bless This HouseBless This House (1972)
Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Sidney James
Sidney Carry–On James is the long–suffering head of a madcap household, whose constant tomfoolery cause him endless headaches; his…
Pocket MoneyPocket Money (1972)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Paul Newman, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin
Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy gets mixed up in some shady dealings with a crooked rancher. Amiable comedy written by a pre–fame…
Monty Python's Fliegender ZirkusMonty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971)
Dir. Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam
A particularly surreal later–Python, first released on German television. Features strange and often absurd English subtitles.
Plaza SuitePlaza Suite (1971)
Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara Harris
Walter Mathau takes on three roles in this winning trilogy of one act plys by Neil Simon all set in the same hotel suite.
Skin GameSkin Game (1971)
Dir. Paul Bogart
Feat. James Garner, Louis Jr. Gossett, Susan Clark
Beguiling comedy about a pair of con–artists who pose as master and slave to deceive unsuspecting rednecks in the post–civil war era.
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody CameSuppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970)
Dir. Hy Averback
Feat. Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Suzanne Pleshette
Tensions rise to boiling point between an Army base and a neighbouring redneck town in this off–beat satire.
Where's Poppa?Where's Poppa? (Going Ape) (1970) Recommended
Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibman
George Segal becomes determined to hurry along the demise of his ultra–demanding, super–senile 87 year–old mom (Ruth Gordon). Few…
Cactus FlowerCactus Flower (1969)
Dir. Gene Saks
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Ingrid Bergman, Walter Matthau
Broadway adaptation won a supporting actress Oscar for Goldie Hawn, playing second fiddle to Ingrid Bergman for the love of dentist Walter Matthau.…
Virgin Soldiers, TheVirgin Soldiers, The (1969)
Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport
Comdey–drama following a squad of naive young British soldiers in 1950's Singapore who fall for the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major.

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