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DeliriousDelirious (1991)
Dir. Tom Mankiewicz
Feat. John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms
A soap–opera writer (John Candy) wakes up in his own TV show, with the ability to control events around him by writing them, in this…
Hot Shots!Hot Shots! (1991-1993)
Dir. Jim Abrahams
Feat. Charlie Sheen
Jim Abrahams gains reprieve from the Zucker brothers to make his own blockbuster spoof in the tradition of their FLYING HIGH and NAKED GUN…
Life StinksLife Stinks (1991)
Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor
Promising, but finally undistinguished comedy with Mel Brooks playing a millionaire developer who takes a bet that he can't survive homelessness on…
Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of FearNaked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley
The second in the Naked Gun series, better than half as good as the original.
Freshman, TheFreshman, The (1990)
Dir. Andrew Bergman
Feat. Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Penelope Ann Miller
Chucklesome comedy finds NYC film student Broderick forced to run errands for small time mobster Brando (who does a mirror–perfect parody of…
Skinny Tiger Fatty DragonSkinny Tiger Fatty Dragon (Shou hu fei long) (1990)
Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Sammo Hung, Liu Chia Liang, Carrie Ng
Amusing action spoof starring the incomparable Samo Hung as one of a pair of bumbling cops who go on the hunt for drug traffickers in Hong Kong, but…
Get Smart AgainGet Smart Again (1989)
Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Don Adams, Barbara Feldon
A latterday followup to the great Mel Brooks–produced TV Series, with Don Adams returning as the bumbling spy Maxwell Smart, here trying to…
I'm Gonna Git You SuckaI'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1989) Recommended
Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Keenen Wayans, Bernie Casey
From the "In Living Color" team, this is a riotous send–up of those '70s blaxploitation films. A sort of NAKED GUN meets SHAFT, it's hip and…
Icicle Thief, TheIcicle Thief, The (1989) Recommended
Dir. Maurizio Nichetti
Feat. Maurizio Nichetti
Italy's answer to Woody Allen directs and stars in this zany love story–cum–media satire using the film–within–a–film…
Earth Girls Are EasyEarth Girls Are Easy (1988) Recommended
Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey
Under–rated campy musical about a trio of goofy aliens (incl. Jim Carrey in an early role) who crash–land in Geena Davis's swimming pool.

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