Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5570 Films to Buy & Rent
Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)
- Dir. Charles Crichton
Feat. John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis…
- Rarely does a comedy achieve such a high laugh–count and provide substance beyond sheer entertainment value. A comic masterpiece written by and…
Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
- Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
Feat. Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lind…
- William Ragsdale returns as Charley Brewster, now a college freshman who is tormented by the undead sister of the vampire from the first film. While…
Great Outdoors, The (1988)
- Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Annette Bening…
- Dan Akroyd and John Candy are brothers–in–law who ruin each other's family vacation in this John Hughes production which exemplifies…
Hairspray (1988)
- Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, John Waters
- Divine stars in his/her final film, heading a suitably whacko cast in the first PG–rated feature from long–time mentor John Waters. A…
Hale and Pace (TV Series) (1988)
- Feat. Gareth Hale, Norman Pace
- Rotund comic pairing is in the best British comedy tradition, employing a series of reoccurring caricatures and sketches to belly–aching…
Heartbreak Hotel (1988)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter
- Goofy comedy–adventure in which an aspiring rocker kidnaps Elvis Presley (David Keith) and hits the road in a pink Cadillac.
High Spirits (1988)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Donal McCann, Daryl Hannah…
- All–star horror farce set around impoverished gentleman O'Toole's attempts to lure tourists to his Irish castle, with the promise of 'ghosts'…
Johnny Be Good (1988)
- Dir. Bud Smith
Feat. Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jnr., Uma Thurman…
- Woeful comedy with a miscast Hall as a talented high school football player enjoying the perks and pitfalls of college celebrity.
Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
- Dir. Stephen Bayly
Feat. Colin Dale, Dursley McLinden, Saeed Jaffrey…
- Whimsical British spoof on 'The Maltese Falcon' that tells the story of a precocious private eye and his kid brother who are given £200 to guard a…
Kingsajz (Kingsize) (1988)
- Locked inside an abandoned library basement, tiny dwarfs work hard to maintain their all–male dwarf commune.
When a scientist synthesizes…