Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5561 Films to Buy & Rent
Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
- Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Barbara Bryne
- Movie adaptation of the musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, about a painter who immerses himself in creating a masterpiece. Inspired by…
Tampopo (1986)
- Dir. Juzo Itami
Feat. Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe…
- A crazy, satirical comedy in which heroine Tampopo and her cronies strive to create the perfect noodle. A wonderful movie full of hilarious madness…
Three Amigos (1986)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short
- Cheesy comedy with Steve Martin and Chevy Chase lured to Mexico as gunslingers.
Tough Guys (1986)
- Dir. Jeff Kanew
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Charles Durning…
- A low–brow but likeable vehicle for macho Hollywood icons Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster who play two elderly gangsters who are released from…
True Stories (1986)
- Dir. David Byrne
Feat. David Byrne, John Goodman
- David Byrne meets some folks in the shopping malls and diners of a small Texan town, here displayed in all their "ordinary" glory. His lens on…
Vamp (1986)
- Dir. Richard Wenk
Feat. Grace Jones, Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron…
- Campy, neon–hued sex comedy–horror from the 80's in which two students travel to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their…
Weird Science (1986)
- Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly Le Brock, Bill Paxton…
- Two computer nerds generate their fantasy woman in the form of Kelly Le Brock. Innocuous teen fun.
Whoops Apocalypse Now (1986)
- Dir. Tom Bussmann
Feat. Peter Cook, Loretta Swit
- Diverting satire on international affairs with the Comic Strip crew.
Wildcats (1986)
- Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Goldie Hawn, James Keach, Swoosie Kurtz
- Feel–good football flick with Goldie Hawn as the ambitious coach who takes on an unlikely team of misfits from an inner–Chicago school.
Wise Guys (1986)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Danny De Vito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel…
- Mob comedy in which Danny De Vito and Joe Piscopo play errand boys who run off to Atlantic City after losing $250,000 and are set up to kill each…