Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5549 Films to Buy & Rent
Jingle All the Way (1996)
- Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad
- Big–lug–with–heart–of–gold Arnie promises his son the latest action figure, Turbo Man, for Christmas, but his neglect…
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
- Dir. Kelly Makin
Feat. Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald
- Smart satire from the Canadian sketch comedy troupe is more hit than miss. Plot such as it is centres on a dangerous anti–depressant that…
Killer Condom (Kondom des Grauens) (1996)
- Dir. Martin Walz
Feat. Udo Samel
- Hysterical horror comedy is an eye–popping oddity even for the Troma stables; it combines crude but impressive phallic special effects (by H.R.…
Kingpin (1996)
- Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Bill Murray
- Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid go bowling for the makers of DUMB AND DUMBER. The gross–out slapstick is this time charged with edgy satire,…
Larger Than Life (1996)
- Dir. Howard Franklin
Feat. Bill Murray, Jeremy Piven, Linda Fiorentino…
- Bill Murray is a 'motivational speaker' who inherits an elephant from the father "he never knew he had". Thus begins a trans–continental…
Late Bloomers (1996)
- Dir. Gretchen Dyer, Julia Dyer
Feat. Connie Nelson, Dee Hennigan
- A lonely, ageing geometry teacher has a blossoming affair with the principal’s married secretary, setting off a chorus of disapproval among the…
Lenny Henry Show, The (1996)
- Feat. Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Frank Bruno…
- Highlights from the master of mimic sketch program.
Letter to Blanchy (TV Series) (1996)
- Feat. Jon Gadsby, David McPhail
- The comedy team of Jon Gadsby, David McPhail and A. K. Grant combined their talents for this successful local comedy series. Features the full length…
Living in Oblivion (1996)
- Dir. Tom DiCillo
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney
- Another low–budget gem from the director of JOHNNY SUEDE, this time a deliriously cheeky backhander aimed at various icons of the indie film…
London Suite (1996)
- Dir. Jay Sandrich
Feat. Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Clarkson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus…
- Neil Simon’s Broadway play makes the transition from stage to screen in this relatively painless comedy about four very different couples staying…